The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
KLAN TO Be THE ISSUE
Avowed and Anti-klan Men
Seek Different Offices
From the Voters
JUDGESHlP INTERESTING
Pawnee Jurist Had no One TO
Oppose Him so Will Hold
Over Again

Despite the fact that the primary
campaign is "a matter of history
history which is already three weeks
old--various nominees have been
all too quiet, ia the opinion of local
political pfosnusti,ht0ts So far as
could be learned the last week, no
move has yet been made In the way
OF the fall campaign.
Evidently the candidates have
been resting from the primary la
hprs. AZ least many OF them have
hied away TO the sparkling Spavi-
nnw and other fishing streams IN
various sections ~ the state. Where
a month ago candidates were so
thi,k the ordinary citizen expert
enccd trouble In Keeping them from
under his feet today they are al
most as scarce as hen teeth. And
politics just amt
All this, Of course. applies only
20 the county tickets. The two
candidates for governor have been
skirmishlng around a little at the
state capital. but 20 far. the local
battlefield IL az quiet as a Missouri
pasture on hot Sunday afternoon.
Shcrifrs Contest Here.
Just who will be the successful
players IN the big November game
- fhAFtN a. IluNAfI Ol AL
this early date ana fcw IL any are
speculating at least during the hot
weather. Certificates OF nomina-
ton have been issued to all on the
county tickets except In tho demo-
cratic sherlffs race. Here an issue
OF contest was raised by II. j. Gray.
defeated candidate who ran third
TO r. D. Saadford and Bob Atkins.
sanford, according TO official re-
turns was nominated by several
hundred votes. but Gray. after the
county election board denied his
AFFIDAVIT for n recount carried the
, matter into court and n will be
| Fought out before District Judge
Valjoan Biddlson within the next
row days, However. II Is believed
that tf a recount is made, Sanford
viii b- shown the winner.
Al any rate the spectators are
figuring that r. j. Bavs. present
county investigator ana republican
sheriff nominee ana Sandford will bo
opposing candidates. a third man,
Harry Stege. Independent candidate.
~ also IN the race. He vs. expected TO
be In the race. too. Both OF the other
men have been indorsed by the
ku-kiux Klan, while Siege Is run
ming on an anti-klan platform.
Due OF course, 20 Gray's contest, the
sheriffs race is wholly n matter OF
unccrtInly but those who claim to
kcc~, say that Sanford, II he re-
mains the democratic standard
hearer. viii be tho fayorite to win
While Stege win be regarded az n
dark horse of uncertain strength.
But tho race will be no walkaway.
tits said, az BAYS commands a great
deal of strength. or did In tho prl
mary and but for the fact that this
is normally democratic county
would probably be the favOrlto.
Next to the sherlffs race in in
terest is tho contest for county at
torncy with John Goldesberry. re-
publican candidate. opposing Font
l.. Allen, democratic nominee. Hero
again. tho Rlan issue is injected az
Allen was indorsed by the Klan.
Goldesberry was listed as "fair."
Cole Has no Opposition.
While the, sheriff and county at
toruey contests will draw the great
est interest locally il is expected
tnat Tho district 1udgeshlp races VIII
prove highly entertaining. On the
republican side are running. Joseph
A. Gill NJ. G. Spradling and W J..
Soavcr while under the rooster's
flag are Albert G. Hunt, u I. J. Holt
and W. Il Williams from this Coun-
ty and Redmond s. cole from Paw
nee county, Judge Cole is without
an opponent and IS already elected.
The other three races, however are
expected to be "horscraccs" from
the start
The race Cor court clerk between
Mrs. Frances Harvey republican.
ana present incumbent and Hal
Turner democrat rs also rated ms
thriller Turner. former deputy.
showed great strength iU the prI-
nury and while Mrs Harvey Is pou-
uldr and hns undoubtedly given tho
b"~t administration OF tho Of
flee since n was created she has \
job ON her hands i'm beating her on
puucut, according TO party generals.
The various other races for couu-
ty offices viii attract the usual at
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