The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-30
SHERIFF'S RACE HOT
Mccullough and Bays Seem to
Be Running Neck and
Neck; Outcome in Doubt
THREE-WAY SENATOR SCRAP
Hudson and Graham May Di-
vide Klan Vote; Norvell
Thinks He'll Beat Both
BY KIRK n. LATTA

Tulsa county. after the st~ang-
est and hottest primary cam
paign In It's political history, pre-
sents the most puzzling elccuon-evc
appearance imaginable.
Nobody knows which way the cat
Is going 10 jumper how far.
Here is the way the political situ-
alton seems TO stack up In this
county on the eve ~ the democratic
and republican primaries:
The greatest interest and also the
most battling uncertainty may be
found In two contests-the Walton
Wilson's owen battle for tho demo-
cratic nomination for governor and
the Mccullough. Bays scrap for the
republican nomination for sheriff
There are many other close affairs
I'm which It ,s impossible TO predict
the outcome with any assurance OF
accuracy. but the two named over
shadow the rest.
Record Vote the Outlook.
with more than 27,000 voters
registered at the special To-day reg
istratiOn recently: with the interest
in the primary high for many rea-
sons and with women taking "A more
active part than at any Time since
they secured suffrage. all Indications
point to record -smashinE vote In
Tulsa county Tuesday 1t IL con-
scrvatively estimated that from 22,-
900 10 $4,000 votes will be cast In
the county. while the city vote prob
ably will come near the 1900
mark. This, OF course. is dependent
on fair weather.
The county election machinery ~
prepared for the Tuesday rush, All
officers for the lO7 precincts In the
county have been designated and the
voting places definitely fixed. pre-
cinct officials will get their supplies
on hand Monday In order 10 be ready
for the tash.
Polls Will open Mt 0 and close at 7
o'clock in the city. and in the coun-
try the voting hours will be from s
to o'clock.
II is indeed peculiar politics that
makes Rob Wilson. the candidate
OF the short grass country, a favor
ite 10 carry Tulsa county. But such
IL the case. Wilson first, Walton
second and owen third, is the way
Tulsa county looks at this writing.
No Trouble to Find Answer.
OF course there In a reason, and
one that II is not at all hard to
fnthom. II is the Ku-Klux Klan
support that has made tho veteran
school head stand at the head Of
the list In this oil district where un-
der normal conditions he would be
running very poor third to owen
and walton Wilson was listed as
right" owen as fair" and Walton
as wrong I'm the Ku-kluN slatcs
published by The world one day
last week.
Normally there would be no rca-
son whatever for wilson getting any
votes at all. save, OF course, a scat
toring few In Tulsa or any similar
region. Wilson stands for every
thing that IL unfavorahle 10 the oil
district Throughout the campaign
he has repeatedly declared his plan
10 take the rich taxes from the
wealthy sections Of the state--from
cities such as Tulsa---to establish
nine months schools in the sparscly
settled districts which can't
thing at all TO recommend him to
the voters In this district II has
never been made known. But here
on the eve OF the primary we find
him q hot favorite to carry this
county,
Others Not Giving Up.
Mayor WaltOns hackers do not
concede that Wilson viii carry the
county. although they recognize
his great strength. They are hoping
that the fact that the khan indorsed
Wilson and At the same time listed
owen as not Objectionable may split
the klan vo.e enough that walton
win romp under the wire ahead OF
both. Walton, II Is conceded by all,
has the labor vote sewed up II any
candidate ever did. Walton gained
strength by his visit here Friday
night.
Nor have Judge ovens support.
ers abandoned all hopes Of Tulsa
county. They believe he will poll n
heavy vote and are Just hoping that
| something viii happen to upset the
done before TUESDAY some ~ 'he
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