The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-02
5 CANDIDATES
PLAN BIG DRIVE
Owen, Wilson and Walton
Will Use Many Speak
ers in Windup
WALTON HITTING BACK
Has Awakened to Nature Of
Assault Being Conducted by
Owen and Goes Cunning"
by CLARK {. HUDSON.
Worlds capital Correspondent
CITY. July 1-ttcu


OKLAHOMA CITY July Head
quarters of all the democratic aapIr-
ants for the g1vcrnorship have mado
elaborate preparations for tho clos
ing month OF the primary campaign,
and flood OF speakers VIII be
poured forth upon tho patient public.
owen and Wilson will each have 40
20 80 orators Illuminating from Tho
hustings, while walton speakers VIII
attempt 90 make uG 81 earnca' ness
what thcy lack I'm numbers. owen
has adopted tho plan Of establishIns
district headquarters at various
points. which arrangement ~ holng
followed 10 somc extent by Wilson;
while Walton Ollngs 90 the old Gus
tom Of county headquarters directed
from the central organization.
Walton Ends Tour.
Walton has Just closed q tour Of
MURRAY Carter, Love. Marshall Coal,
Johnston nnd Pontotcc counties,
where he has been making four or
five speeches a day. Beginning Mon
day he starts at Prague for n two
weeks tour covering tho entire
northeastern section OF the state,
passing TO tho southeast on the nth.
Regardless 81 a"y reasons which may
ne htNlkllfuH W hliN'Il ~ N'l' ~ 'l'lk it.'
largest crowds Of the campaign In
Carter county. which IL counted rs n
Walton stronghold, his meetings
were crush; while at Ringing he
was kidnapped by a train of SO auto
mobiles and carried off TO Hcaldlon
whore ho had no date.
Wilson has Just closed n trip
through the Santa Fe counties from
Murray to Kay, and now begins n
tour Of the western section. owen
has invaded the east side. and con-
trary TO his early announcement he
has entered Justify upon n personal
campaign. on July Fourth Wilson
"a scheduled TO speak at Elk city and
Clinton. while Walton WIZ tell II to
'em at Welcetka, Hcnryetta, Bcggs
and Okmulgce.
.+ "Standlng" About Equal.
Very little change can he noted In
the relative standing OF the three
candidates. A constantly increasing
number OF voters are expressing
themselves. but the proportion does
not show any change. Runners are
employed by some headquarters TO
spread Information that other caudi-
dates are losing ground. but this IN
clear propaganda The Walton
strength still holds its prlmacy
throughout the state. with Wilson
second and owen third Undouhted- 70
", II there were q decided drift from
owen to Wilson the latter would be-
come a dangerous contender with
Walton. but there are reasons which
seem TO reduce tho probability Of
such a drift unless the followers OF
owen decide to do II without any
direction and In defiance Of plans
arranged by the bosses what Is
known In politics as n manufactured
campaign has been planned for
owen all along. to he handled
through the party machinery and
Rbetted by the banks and their in
fluence In the various communities.
The skeleton OF this plot was adroltly
planned and finished with exquisite
touch, hut II failed TO put on any
flesh, a carefully organized straw
vote" recently taken by the Okla
homan was inauEurated In the inter
est Of owen. and II was expected 20
show that gent In the lead so that a
stampede" could he started for
him; but In some inexpllcahlo man
ner the padders became confused
with the adders and there was n
grating sound in the machinery
which proved TO have come from a
stripping OF the gears.
owen "Nost Vicious"
The owen crowd IL particularly
vicious against Walton, ana spends
approximately thrce-tenths OF its
time laying poison Tor the oklahoma
city mayor. 10 is ovens Wow that
Walton Is "A very dangerous fellow. q
bloshevik and nincompoop, besides
being In the way Also. that he II
being supported only by n sorry class
of cattle, some of whom don't even
wear silk necRties, and who carry
bombs in their overnlls pockets
Taken fun and in profile II appears
that the campaign against Walton Il
becoming more and more yirulent ai
time goes on and experts get on tn,
Job. which rather effectively contra,
diets any rumor that tho mayor Il
either weak or is losing ground.
Recently, Walton has been talIlnG
notice OF the character Of the cam.
paign against him, and has begun &c
slash out. He is going after over
with a scalpel. much to the dcligh
of the proletarians who gather rounC
about to witness the dissection.
Tho Walton gfroprhplda ppVpr nm