The Washington times., 1924-08-04
WAL TON SEEKS.
SEAT IN 4.
SENATE
Oklahoma Governor, ousted
BY Khan, TO Fight In
visible Empire"
BY ROBERT JAMES
international News service.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Aug.
4.''I've been crucified to the fiery
cross. and as long as there's 9
breath left in me. I'm going to
fight the Ku Klux Klan."
Former Governor ]. G. c'Irop
Jack) Walton. Democrat, though
impeached and deposed by the
Oklahoma senate BY unanimous
vote for ''nalfeasance in office.
has made this statement In no less
than one hundred speeches of q
whirlwind campaign he IL making
for the United States Senate, while
s'barbecueing" his way to the pri-
maries In this State, to be held to-
morrow.
It Is the toga Of Robert L. owen.
Democrat, who IL retiring at the
end Of his present term to private
life. that has ess=tSd scramble In
Oklahoma, and no Sess than nine
contestants-five Democrats and
four Republicans-are out seeking
Owens toga.
Unique Campaign Planned.
Walton's mode Of campaigning
always has been unique. This time,
instead Of the famous Jazz band
to round up an audience, he takes
q more serious turn carries with
his cfcss-country party three or
four CAPITALISTS. similar to those in
the Salvation Army. ana entertains
his auditors with religious hymns.
When a sufficient crowd has
assembled-and it's usually at q
country barbecue-the former gov
ernor takes from his black linen
duster coat pocket q Bible, reads q
few lines Of Scripture, asks to be
led In prayer by the chairman and
then explains how, In his opinion.
the 'sKu Klux Khan conspired
against me to GUST me from the
governorship" and adds that II
elected Senator he will fight the
hooded organization as "long as
there's q breath left in metz
Running against the ousted gov.
ernor In the Democratic primary
race. four aspirants are agreed
upon at least one thing-to beat
Walton-but none is willing to
withdraw and concentrate his
strength upon a new candidate to
be selected by the State central
committee, as was recently sug-
gested.
Huris Challenge.
I'VE win take any one Of them
or compete with the entire crowd!"
Ben La Fayette, Walton's cam
paign manager. declares. adding:
We have the field beaten
whether there Il q withdrawal or
not. Mr.. Walton was shanefully
deposed as governor by conspiracy
fostered by the Ku Klux Khan
when he started his fight against
tarring and feathering parties In
the State, and we shall fight to
the last ditchr'
The field against Walton--one Of
whom now bears the standard of
the Oklahoma Farmer Labor organ.
ization, which Walton led to power
in 1922-has various platforms.
c. J. Wrtghtsman, Tulsa oil mil.
Iionaire, is the Farmer-Labor can
didate for the Democratic nomina-
ton and advocates constructive farm
and labor legislation.
Former United States Senator
Thomas p. Gore, blind, but an able
orator, at one time at swords point
with Woodrow Wilson on the
League Of Nations issue and in
league with Senator James A. Reed
of Missouri and others, has striven
to stage Comeback" His on
ponents accuse him OF kan pro
8. Prince freezing, former state
attorney general, prosecutor OF the
famous Clara th-Hamon case at
Ardmore in 1921, IL 'WiIsonian
Democrat. He is said to oppose
the khan.
q. B. Howard. Of Tulsa, present
Congressman from that District, Is
making the race on his record in
Congress.
g. 0. p. Aspirant.
In the Republican camp Presi-
dent Coolidge's policies are given
the ''four-square o. K" by Eugene
Lorton. editor and publisher of the
Tulsa Daily World. Lorton is anti
khan and has waged a war against
the organization through his paper
More or less independent. but
pronounced aspirants for the nomi.
nation, are G. B. Leedy. State
Senator. OF Arnett; w. b. Pine.
Okmulgee business man, and Doctor
Hugh Scott, former Assistant hi.
rector Of the Veterans Bureau in
washington.
Senator Leedy was the author Of
one of the ''klan unmasking'' bills
considered when this legislation
was accomplished following Gov.
ernor Walton's removal from
office.
Like all other Oklahoma con.
tests, the ''free-for-all" race is ere.
ating wide spread interest both for
and against the former Governor.
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