Oklahoma: Lament of the Senior Sooner

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The Harris Factor. Monroney and his wife this month moved back to Okla homa City for the campaign, but have found his organization in tatters. Since then, Democrats have coalesced to help. Tom Finney, a former Eugene McCarthy aide, arrived to reorganize the campaign. Junior Senator Fred Harris, a Hubert Humphrey lieutenant, became cochairman. There is even a newly formed "Minis for Monroney" to combat the "Bellmon Belles." Yet the latest polls show that Monroney has slipped behind Bellmon by as much as 6%. No Republican ever rates a shoo-in role in Oklahoma. However, unless Harris goes on the national ticket and somehow sweeps the state, Monroney may get to know Oklahoma much better after the November election.