The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-09

While Mr. Dearmon was speaking
IN hIs introduction Of Mr Wilson.
Jack Walton. the democratic nomi
nee climbed over the back OF the
platform and took seat A mum
ber OF people In the crowd reeog
nlzed him, whereupon a rousinE
cheer broke out that all but stopped
MIR Dearmon IN his introduction oil
the state superintendent. The crowd
auleted. however. and many times
during Mr.. Wilson's speech, cries
of 60 ON Dob--"Pour II on EN-
Bob" gave evidence that the cvowu
was ready to hear more from tue
Grady county man.
Mr. walton's talk was in the maii
n Abatement. starting with his an
pearance of public life, his early
life. where he had lived. what ne
stood for and the trials he had
encountered lie referred TO the
money hc had saved the people OF
Oklahoma city IN getting writ OF
prohibition against the gas com
many IN Oklahoma City. preventing
The raising of rates 10 cents PEI
600 cubic feet and saving the
poople OF Oklahoma City 100000.
Battenberu Story "A Lle.'
Referring TO the three per cent
gross production tax. Mr.. walton
stated that the Standard OIL com
many and It's interests would 40
ANYTHING possible to have II re-
pealed. "That crowd" he sail
''wnl vote for John Fields, because
they know that they can't controI
Jack walton"
Touching ON his politics, Walton
declared, Il am a democrat. nave
always been n democrat. q Jeiier
sonian democrat. The party mas
gotten too far away. Let's brint
'er back to the principles OF Jei
ferson."
Touching on the Oklahoma COZ
lege for Women. located here' MI
Walton said, ut has come to IN.
ears, that | have said that when
am elected governor, VIII nam
Prof. Battenberg as president OF I'M
Oklahoma College for Women ina
Is a dirty lie My slate is clear
have promised no one
Discusses Shawnee Platform.
Considerable OF Mr. Walton
sneech was devoted TO a discusslo
of the Shawnee platform. He III
ened the Shawnee platform of ls2
TO the platform of 1906, farmer-l'
Dor. which, he stated, was IN
father of the constitution OF OKi'
homa. This, he said, was referre
10 by William j. Bryan, as the pe'
constitution in the United States
AT the Oklahoma City conve'
tion of democrats said he, "nlne'
ner cent of the Shawnee platforl
was adopted. Now, John Fields
irving to steal the other ten p'
cent"
He dwelt at length on the non
ownership law, stating that flel'
was attacking the idea now. /
declared, however, that when flel'
was last in the race for govern
OF Oklahoma, he advertised a non
ownership plank as a part OIL n
nlatform. 1.-The home ownersh
law is all right said Mayor WI
ton. "What we swant is more mon
in that fund in which to broad
its scope as is consistent with go'
government"
Refers to State Bankers.
1T would be hard for the par
ers of the state to elect a pet'
friend than am to office sa
Walton. "At that, they have go
licking coming to them from II
They condemned me and the sha
nee platform while in session
oklahoma City. They have be
fighting me at very turn.
"One thing is certain, if elect
governor, am not going to ad
cate the removal of the capl
from Oklahoma City, but am G
tainly going to change the seat
government from the vicinity
Main and Robinson to the capi
building where it belongs
Walton referred to Fields as
"pro-British jackass' and drew
picture OF him clad in an old hi
ory shirt, pair OF baggy trouse
slouch hat and cowhide sho
making speeches through the we
ern part Of the state, in an Ell
TO fool the farmers with his ma
up
He declared that Fields did
pay any taxes, either real or p
sonal and read an affidavit fr'
the assessors office in Oklaho
City. stating that diligent seal
had been made of the rolls for
years 1920-1O21-1922 and that Fiel
name did not appear thereon.
"Youve heard about Fields Il
stock" said Walton. "Do you KIN
what that livestock consists of
will tell you. It's one poodle q
sent the dog catcher of Oklaho
City out to Fields place to inve'
gate and he found that John Fie
was not even paying dog tax
VhOnnpn MeetinUS