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TULSA DAILY WORLD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1917 5 ROBERTSON, GAULTj- AND DURANT LEAD Dopester Picks Men He Says Will Lead in Democratic Primary 1918. FARMERS PLAN President of Board of Agricul ture Will Have Strong Following. pulse of the people" haa been further diagnosed for mora favorable symp toms. "Alfalfa Hill" Murray, falling to hear anything like a unanimous call of the manse ut the Shawnee meeU ing. Is at present engaged In nn effort to mobilize a throne at Oklahoma City to whom he can dramatically warble. ''My private Interests and con-1 siderations shall be sacrificed to the cause of the commonweal." Bill's friends say that his candidacy Is un certain, but there are others who be lieve he will be In the race. Frank (limit's close :rlends say that It is a cinch he will be very much In the Bin ninr ' fray. There will be still others In the ulli r An I contest whose announcements will be made later. The Favorite. No matter what the ultimate line up of the already announced, probablo and prospective candidates, and d m- : reKaiillnc all future possibilities, the favorites in the 1 1 S campaign, in it y opinion, will be Robertson, Durant and. (iuult. Of this 1 have found suf-i flcipiit evidence in my travels thru i many counties during, the past ten j months, and tho range of sentiment na- (Ily WILLIAM GENTRY.) Notwithstanding a variety of tlonal Issues before the P"l'' theM canvassed has been of sufficient mas- Lot. midsummer days and the long r,ltU(lo l0 BU,ipy the llllsls fllI. a relv. time intervening before the next , H()Illlbly a0CUrate pie-electoral fore Bubernutorl.il primaries, there is con-:caHt slderable activity among announced Jt" ,H poKMn,l0i however, that un probable and prospective candidates , foreRPpn fcV,,ntSi Htruteglcnl maneuvers in a nrellminnry endeavor to pain ad-I ,, ,,t1j ti,,.,. vantaKes in what may be called the naye more or pag i)e;irlllg'ln changing skirmish for position in the scrap for , the t.oni.lu8io8 rPUehed after having the democratic gubernatorial nomina tion in 1918. Many of the candidates, yet unannounced, have their captains in the field: lieutenants are busily engaged In perfecting organizations; weighed the expressions heard upon j my travels; but such things will have to be of a radically bombn.stic nature to upset my calculations for the rea son that opinions and Intentions of orderlies are reconnolterlng tho sltua- the f.liminK element are as adamant Hons, and, in a few instances, past compared to those of our urban rlti party differences are being brought to i ,,pnry And t i8 amonK tn0 rurni the surface for reconciliation. (classes that I have found a serious In many sections the rank and file . determination to actively engage of the Democratic party ore being . themselves in the selection of the next urged to gather for effective n.obilixa- Democratic candidate for governor, tion, and thousands of details are be- Thls determination is almost uni lng arranged for the big battle that , yersul among the farmers, stockmen will be fougnt to a irazzie a nine and rurai merchants thruout the state; it is particularly strong among farmers and renters, and It is growing by leaps and bounds. There is no room for controversy over the statement that the farmers und live stock raisers are in a position to name the next governor of Okla homa, but there are hundreds of pro fessional politicians who will tell you that these elements cannot get to gether, that they are indifferent, that they will not go to the polls and that they have never been known to agree on a single gubernatorial candidate. Ordinarily such arguments would be sound, any JiKliiig from past per formances such assertions are true. hold in the it not for a combination of circumstances which will reverse the old order of rural campaign Indifference, All Arc Ii'U'niilnid. There can ba no question about the men on the farms having awakened to their strength the strength of con certed action; they are aware of the effect of their pus negligence in state elections; they realize that their in terests have never received equitable over a jear hence.- That battle prom ises to be an epoch-making event In Its fury and recrimination; it will be a veritable scorcher. In the first place, there will be several elements heretofore unknown In gubernatorial primaries. There will he considerable activity among men who have never shown more interest in a primary election than to cast their voUs. The real diBtiiits vill be heard from in a manner hereto fore unknown, und a decision will he reached on merits rather than by manipulation. No More Machines. Annthnt ntina. nf th. nrlmnrlM will be the demonstration of a general They wou,i- Pe'haps. weariness of witnessing the conven- L'om !lB Pr,mar'l's! were tional campaign machinations, and a manifest effort on the part of the farmers, live stock breeders, small business men and laborers to nomi nate a man on whom they can de pend for an equitable and honest ad ministration of the state's affairs. In the conl and oil regions the men of big affairs feel at liberty to center on an honest, capable candidate who will give them nothing more than a square deal; they ask nothing more j consideration at the hands of electives than Justice, and as yet their minds I and they are determined to bo heard are open to a choice. In the agri cultural counties of the state things are different, and farmers have al ready delved into the situation to the extent of displaying an unusual In terest In the coming campaign. As far back as last winter the Fred for once, ns it was expressed by a Custer county stockman. The candi date in whom they feel they can place their trust und upon whom they can depend to safeguard their interests will be the man who will poll their votes. Hut the claim for their sup- erlck leader started the ball rolling port will have to be sound; it will by the publication of an editorial in . have to be honest; It will have to be wnicn it was claimed that Judge Rob- ; convincing, and it will have to with ertson should be given the Democratic nomination for governor In 191ft on account of his having gracefully withdrawn from a former race for the good of the party, and nssuming that Robertson would have been the nominee in the last primary had it pot been for the largo number of votes Al Jennings deflected from him. Ijiter Hill Durant came out with a flat-footed announcement that he is 'a candidate for the of five of gov stand the scrutiny and anulysis to which it will be subjected. It , will even have to be recognizable at a gin nee and absolutely devoid of in tricacies. Once considered and weighed, and a choice made, nothing less than an explosion will be required to change the preference of the majority of tl! men on the farms of Oklahoma from nnn entifliilntn to nnntlmr I'nut nor- ' formances of the most consplcuous- ernor subject to the action of the announced and probable-candidates Democratic primaries." liill Alexan- have already been discussed by the der asserts that he has been from- majority of the farmers and their fa- iseu me support or Hoy Stafford, the vorltes have been chosen. A small Oklahoma City newspaper man. and minority are still undecided in their ran get the support of Hob Williams ior me asking, but he Is still with holding his announcement until the IS MORE THAN GLAD TO TESTIFY, HE SAYS Wife Tried for Two Years to Find Relief, But It Was All in Vain. SPENT MANY A DOLLAR Nobody Has Greater Cause to Be Thankful to Tanlac Than Himself, He Says. oi can ell them 1t holp.d my wile, too, and of a'l the peoplo who have mado statements about hem benefited by Tanlac nono have Kroatr cause to bo thankful than ws have." said O. W. Forester, a well-to-do far mer of Cato.isa, Okla., in :v conver sation with the Tunlac reprcsenla- nve in trie jiex&ii urug store-ut Tulsa, a few dtys ago. "For two years," he continued, "my wlfo suffered from rheumatism und dyspepsia and was never able In all that time to f.'ml anything to relieve her until she got Tanlac. Nothing she would eat agreed with her but would Just stay in her stoi.iach und make trouble for her. She would bloat up after eating until she co-jld hardly breathe and many times I thot she would die before bhe could get relief. Her feet and legs would well with rheumatism until she couldn't get her shoes on and the pain was almost unbearable. She suffered so, especially at night, she could hardly sleep nt till and it was hard for her to get around during the day. '"Pnnlac has been a wonderful thing for her and the results she has gotten from It havo been astonish ing. She Is row on her second bottle and the rheumatlsTn Is already about gono. Her feet don't swell like they did and she has very little pain. Her appetite Is good now and she can eat fceartly wlthoi.t -my in ml e ufier wards. She hasn't had one of those awful smothering spells for sometime and I honestly believe they are gone for good. I on more" th.in. glnd to tell about Tunlao for 1 have spent maiy a dollar for other medicines that wero of no benefit to my wlfo and I can appreciate a good one like Tar lac." Taiilao la fold In Tulsa es'Cl'.isitety by Key Getman'a Rexall drug store, Quaker Drug company and 1'urltan l;rng cotnpany,under the personal di rection of a special Tanlac represen tative. Ady. . choice. Still others are asking ques tions and weighing the qualifications of the three most formidable candi dates, but these are confined almost exclusively to urbanltes. Corporation Talk. ' I'pon a number of occasions I havo bocn asked upon what record Robert son expected to claim the farmer votes and upon what grounds he based his belief to their support. Not a few of these men read the charge In the Durant News that Robertson Is a corporation attorney, and later the speech of Frank Gault before the Canadian County Breeders' associa tion. In which it was claimed that Hob Williams will support Robertson as the price of the latter's withdrawal from the conflict in 1914. A fellow In a small town in the western part of the state claims that If Robertson was caught by the heels and held up the railroad passes fulling out of his pockets would scatter all over crea tion. In the rural districts a man's connection with such interests Is slightly different from waving a red flag at an Infuriated bull. I was told that such a man was extremely pre sumptious In supposing a farmer would vote for him. Under such circumstances in the country districts it was not surprising to find the Robertson sentiment nil. He Is looked upon as a man whose connection with big corporations has made him dangerous to rural Interests. It Is pointed out that he is unfamllln.r with the live stock and agricultural needs of tho farmers. His strength , snins itseir almost exclusively to the larger cities. Other adverse expressions heard on my rounds were to the effect that Robertson betrayed his friends by his withdrawal from the 1914 campaign; that ho was defeated In a race for re election to the Lincoln county attor neyship on account of his indifferent Incumbency, and that he is "a fairly good qunrter horse," but a loser ut long distance for a big prize. On the other hand, It is claimed that the Chandler man will have the support of the Williams administra tion, and that his campaign fund will he about the size of a Rockefeller wad. His friends are strong In their eulogy of his fitness and qualifications for the gubernatorial stool. They claim that his having been selected by rail roads and oil companies as their at torney Is conclusive evidence of his capacity for handling big affairs. At tention Is called to the many -friends It U alleged he made during his for mer campaign, and that his partisan ship, personality and party loyalty en title him to the Democratic nomina tion. There is one thing certain: With the Williams machine shattered tho It be behind him, Robertson will make a hard fight, If not a successful one. If defeated, the voice of the farmers, live stock breeders, small country merchants and what Is known as the common people will huve been heard. Williams support means everything to Robertson's showing, but It Is claimed by two separate candidates w Arrivals For the Past Week Include Many New and Exclusive Models in Autumn Suits, Coats, Dresses fwym r The woman who looks her I tlP INlll iQ best in a tailored suit will AUVs UUlbO.. find such models here of fascinating interest. For hev who likes freedom and ease of movement, there are dashing styles of unusual beauty. Materials are broadcloths, velours, burella cloth, fine serges, Poiret twills, silvertone and oxfords. The approved shades are brown, gray, navy, taupe, green, black with a few fancy mixtures. Coats are decidedly longer; skirts somewhat narrow, though not lengthened, but show pleated and gathered effects. Models un usually charming, priced at $25, $27 JO, $30, $32J0, $35 to $125 The Coats: The popular coats for fall are full length models. In materials of Pom Pom. Bo livia, velour, twills, zibelaine, broadcloth, velvets and plushes. Diversified and unique ideas in belted effects, others in plain models. Shades are taupe, burgundy, purple, bect-root, navy, green, brown and fancy mix tures. Two-in-one and mannish tailored collars. Priced at $15, $1730, $20, $22J50, $25 to $125 Fall Skirts: The new fall skirts are arriving rapidly. The materials are very at tractive, prunella being the most popular with serges and velours very closely following. Solid shades and plaids in a large range of patterns; models are plain, pleated and gathered, broad belts, patch pockets. But ton trimmings. Splendid values and an assortment that is broad enough to give everyone a satisfactory choice. Prices range from $6.50 to $25 FallWaists Every type is repre sented in the display that awaits your ap proval. The daintiest waists of many seasons in georgettes and sport taffetas. Shades of flesh navy and all-white. Some of the models arc extravagantly beautiful, others are plainly tail ored. No matter for what occasion demand ed, you'll find the de sired waist mode in this display. $3.25, $1.75, $6.50, $8.50, $10, $12.50, $15 and up to $20 fy Authentic ad- Serge Dresses: -aTd fa11 t??1s wwOw awwwww in fine quality serge that affords the ultimate in satisfaction to the wearer. Also combinations of satin and serge. The favored shades are blue and brown, with an extensive variety braided and embroidered trimmings. Straight line models, pleated effects; others in the surplus waist line, creating the stylish loose effect; wide and throw tie belts, collars of satin, self and broadcloth. Dresses that are well cut, well made, well finished and priced reasonably $12 JO, $17.50, $20, $2250, $25 to $55 Silk Dresses: The first display of silk dresses for street and afternoon wear presents modes fashioned in charmeuse, pussy willow, taffeta and satin. Shades of taupe, black, brown, with navy the most favored; georgette Bleves and collars. Wide and throw-tie belts. Many in draped effects; others with full gathered skirts and loose pockets. Silk braids are prominent in the trimmings, also beads, em broidery and the new chain stitch $25, $27 JO, $30, $32 JO, $35 to $10 Children's Coats Arrivals of the past week have brought the selection of children's coats up to a high mark. Delicate shades of pastel, also black, burgundy, green, navy blue and gray. The styles are. wonderful in design and offer the children an equal se lection, with their eld ers, in distinctiveness. Mothers will find it to their advantage to make early selections. Prices range $6.50 T0 $27.50 Children's Dresses Now comes the question of outfitting the children and growing girls. The children's department is ready with an extensive showing of silk and serge dresses, in navy and brown; smock and braid trim mings. In Peter Thompson and other stylish girlish mod els. Many -with belt effects. 1'rlced from- ti$10 TO $22.50 Infants' Caps and Hats Entire remaining stock summer caps and hats for infants ami children go at following prK-es: Rrg. $1.00 values at $3.00 Reg. $3.50 values at $2.85 Reg. $3.00 values at $2.25 Display of Fall Footwear Modes A most inclusive collection of footwear for every purpose, presenting all the new leathers in solid and two-tone combinations. This autumn's shoes are more shapely than ever and our large stock assures you of .correct styles, perfect fit and high quality. The very latest for fall Is the army boot; button style of khaki colored cloth with dark brown leather tip; welt soles, solid leather concave ar:...1:':1 $12.50 9-lnrh white kid lace boot, flexible welt sole, medium long vamp, with lV4-lnch solid leather heel. Just the boot for street wear. (J" " pA 1'rlced at pllit)U 9-Inch Morocco brown kid boot, laco pattern; welt solo and slender covered heel, Kxtremely popular boot for fall wear, l'rleed 50 IHIMMtKVS SCHOOL SHOES Children's shoe stocks are very near the comple tion point, offering a full rango In sizes and styles for both boys and girls. Let our export fitters insure the child of complete comfort In footwear. Nothing so Interferes with the child's studies and advancement as improper-fitting shoes. Sliver gray, 8V4-lnch lace boot; very fine kid; turned sole and slender covered heel. Designed by J. & T. Cousin for either street or dress wear. I'rlced $16 In the Infants' Cozytorium On the second floor in the Infants' Cozytorium is as sembled all those dainty and beautiful garments that so delight the heart of a mother. Wonderful little dresses, novelties, underwear, caps and hosts of other articles so necessary in baby's every-day life. Besides the apparel are CRADLES, CRIBS, CHAIRS, TUBS, BABY PLAY COOPS, CLOTHES RACKS, CLOTHES HAMPERS, WASH STANDS all in finest grade white enamel finish. These Prices for Monday Only 40-inch silk and wool poplin, in all the new fall shades; extra value, per yard $10 40-inch crepe meteor in the new shades of grape, navy and crow blue, dark taupe, hunter green, rich brown;, per yard $2 Fown's two-clasp French kid gloves, in colors of navy, wisteria, ivory, mole, tan, brown, pearl, black and white; also black and white with contrasting stitching; finest quality, per pair $2.50 Fowne's two-clasp lamb-skin gloves, in colors of tan, gray, navy, sand, black and white; per pair $2 One lot of colored bedspreads, in pink, blue and yellow, plain hem and scalloped; size 80x90; regular $5.50 values; special Monday $4.89 25 pieces of new all-wool challis, in both light and dark colors; 27 inches; yard, 89c 42-inch all-wool plaids and stripes; suitable for skirts and dresses; the yard. . . .jfJJJ 35 pieces all-wool Ottoman cloth, in all the new shades for fall; 40 inches; yard $1J0 Children's Hair Cutting, Bobbing Bring the boys and girls to our hair cutting and bobbing department; com petent workmen will give them the best attention. Located on second floor off Ladies' Rest Room. Art Goods Department The art goods department is ready for fall with unlimited assortments in all articles. Located on balcony at rear of the first floor. with the possibility of Its going to the third. BUI Alexandor says no can have It for the asking; Kobertson's friends claim It as a foregone con clusion, and many friends of Bill Durant say that Williams would be an Ingrate If h failed to throw the administration strength other than their favorite. As to Hill Durant, I found the sit uation less antagonistic and fewer evi dences of contemplated organization. The forces for and against him place him In a position of comparative neu trality. Those who claim his past per formances unsatisfactory admit that his sins are those of omission rather than commission. His warmest hench tnsn art at a loss to know from what tource will come the votes necessary to his election. In many localities I found men who point to Injr inl's legislative record us bolng exceptionally clean; they say he has wielded the party whip In the house of representatives since state hood in an honest and exemplary manner. It cannot ' denied that during his long carei as a legislative leader JS1I1 has formed many lasting fi iendshlps, many of which will' be given tho acid test during the coming primaries. Home of these friends are not so certain of a Kobertaon-Wllllams compact, and quite a number believe that Williams will be found behind the Durant battery whon the guns be gin to boom. la niy canvass among the farmers. however, time and time again the lm- provemeni or tne larmcrs ana biock men's lot In every session since the convening of the first Oklahoma leg islature he failed to promote the en actment of a single law pertaining to the betterment of the Ihe stock and agricultural conditions of the state. Some fellows told me that. In conjunction with Nesbltt and Kd- monds, he tatheretl the marketing; bill a measure Intended to assist the farmer In marketing his products hut they hedge on the credit due their favorite on account of the prob lematical results that will accrue to the farmer. Approval and criticism of the law are pretty evenly divided. Whllo the ii. in from Durant is slightly bandlcaped by the onus of! being generally considered an habit ual office-holder and a professional politician, thore can be no doubt of the loyalty of a host of his legislative friends, and should they stump their respective districts for him, Hill should make a good race, even with out the support of the Williams outfit With Williams behind him, he would be a most dangerous candidate and have an excellent chance to finish In a neck-and-neck decision. Numbers of farmers are positive In their belief that Frank Ciault has dis played greator executive ability In tho administration of his department's of fice than Williams In tho administra tion of the executive affairs of the state, No, the big fight will be between Ouult, Durant and Robortson. Gault will be the farmers' and breeders candidate. Durant will have a rea sonably certain general coterie work ing In his behalf, Robertson will have the big wad. The influences of Rob TVl'.llams and Scott Ferris will be felt In the cam palgn, for both are prospective sena torial candidates ami the advantages afforded by joining forces with the successful gubernatorial candidate can be readily seen. Un the other hand, these influences are practically nil among the men on the farms and are hardly of sufficient strength to detrac. their votes from Uaulu