The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
CAM PERSISTENT
WITH HIS QUERIES
Commissioner Refuses to
Let Walton Close In
vestment Incident
By CLARK @. HUDSON
worlds capital Coffcsuondent

OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. l.# Whcu
the versatile gentleman wrote MaNor
WaltOn's state mcnt regarding M
rating iu DunH ana itndHtreots iu
liou ~ an answer 90 Cam Russell.
closed with a grand lloquent sweep
~ the pen in the terrifying words
this closcs mo incident" he made
very bad guess win Russell. al
incident just isn't closed that way.
Also. n is difficult Tor ono party to
a controversy 10 close an incident
without snyiug something about the
subject matter. Accordingly the
doughty little warrior from Warner
took a. fresh hitch IN his pants.
grabbed mp basket of figures just
Of the adding machine, ana started
out iu earnest
Cam" Enjoys II.
Politicians have long sought 10
nnnihllate Campbell Russell lie has
campod on the TRAN ~ more de
signing aud reHlgnlng political ex.
periments In this state than any
other man, ana they arc now strong
enough 10 organize against him.
Therefore, any time that Campbell
enters frncas he has TO fight not
man hut vendetta club. But Cam
rs dauntless lie swings n wicked
bolu Nothing suits him better thnn
10 issue forth ln battle array and
plunge into the midst OF somebody
who is Just about to crown himself
with royal dladcm. SO u happened
that almost nt tho exact time that
Jack was closing the incident" -"
Cam was opening 10 again. and II has
boon open ever since. like a yawning
Yosemite.
This business OF closing Incidents
Is sometimes very disappointing to
even the most subtllo and crafty
politician. To toll and moil over
"A document for days. expecting Il
TO close an incident when cntapultcd
out into tho public eye. and then "a
see II miss the opening entirely.
must be u severe strain upon poll
uclan with Il nervous system. II
doubtless fills him with chagrln. To
declare an incident closed by issuing
a solemn proclamation 10 that effect
and then to witness the thing gape
| open like u barn gate IN a high
wind. must at least be dlsConcert.
| Ing. But this was not the first dis
| appointment OF that sort King Har
| old, upon certain occasion. de-
mandcd few fayofs Of the ocear
which were not complied with.
"Cam" Campaigns Sensation.
Say what they may. Cam Russell
| has been the sensation OF the cam
! pnigu up 10 this hour. He is of ne
7 ordinary mettlc. Neither is he n mar
! to start off TO war without ammuni'
! tlon. II was pretty generally fig
ured, when he wrote the letter tC
/ Mayor Walton. that he had tn,
| dope" or he would not have writer
| n. II he had gotten out on n lint
II would have been the first time ir
his political history; 20 the betting
! was nt least even that ne would bi
able TO make good In case OF a show
! aawa. And when the mayors al
| legged answer came out without ans
| wering any Of the questions whlcl
Cam had NO meticulously prepared
/ II was predicted that open season ol
closed incidents would be declared
muy pronto.
The result IL that Cam Russell 1
definitely In thn campaign agains
the mayor until tho November end
And he viii draw crowds. ri
speeches are lined with sarcasm an,
etched with Irony. lie has homel,
philosophy that appeals particular.
To the farmers, and he will rocciv
attention. III he consents. he ca
draw crowds to hear some one dc
nounce him, Thus ScarCy, VIII
DasNed IN the sunshine or tQNerno
Robertson's favor as pardon and pa
role attorney when the pardon an
parole business was at It's best, ha
! challenged Cam to "A duel OF word
and wits. and OF personalities. Thi,
OF course. is calculated to devert IN
public mind from the issue whic
Cam has raised. and convert the dis
Cu-sion into a cat fight The Constl
tutiOnal Democratic c!nh. which VT
have something to say about Rus
sells dating, Is opposed To pugillsr
In politics. and looks with dlsfavo
upon the proposed Joint discussio
80 long as Robertson controls IN
militia and Walton the police.
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