The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-22
THE OgLaHOWs GOVERNOR OK
ROUGH ROAD.
Inc Oostng Of Pres sel. NI-daugh
from the E5r3r1 t5-~a. Scro9.
VII Cause Rolz- Sailing
0Dccst0- .- Ss-3te.
special 20 the Arsnorsl.s

tl- serenity OF tlr - FADl4IaL a4-
miuistratiou 10 Oklstoms will be
and that Governor
William " jenkins will be CON
PEELED % run severe gauntlet
tor confirmation by the United
States Senate. Plans arr already
being laid for sn organized aud
systematic attack upon him and
as least three U1ited States Sens-
tors have openly deciaied that IL
biz confirmation cannot be defeat
ID 10 The senate. it can a. least be
prevented IL other words. If
majority OF the senate cannot BE-
iai1csi 70 vote agaius. him, action
upon the nomination will be .udef-
i1ite.y postponed so that q vote
eanuOt be- secured at the Eext
session. This would be- praciic.
rical,y the same al. a defeat and
wo1.d be Interpreted by the presi
dent a. sufficient notice 20 justify
him in appointing some other man
a. governor Of the territory.
The trouble arises over the re-
cant removal Of President + d.
Murdaugh Of the Edmond Norma.
School. and the appointment q
Professor EmbOliz a. his successor.
Enboliz is from Ohio, and has
been for years a close personal
friend CT jenkins. Murdaugh Is a
democrat, but IL is admitted by all
that he Is competent aud efficient
instructor aud has done much 10
build up the Territorial Normal
school.
Sometime ego when II was an
nounced that a change was likely
to occur. a number Of prominent
senators. republicans and demo
Gratis, wrote Governor jenkins urg
Ing him to retain Murdaugh
Some Of them saw the governor 10
person during his recent visit to
Washington, and il is stated that
assurances were gwen which led a,
least two senators 10 believe that
there would be no change. No
sooner had the governor returned
to the territory however, than Mr
Murdaugh's resignation was de-
msnded, aud accept d without
delav.
The position o.: president Of the
Normal School Is universally con-
ceded to be outside Of the scope OF
politics. aud it is insisted by Muir
daugh's Senatoria, friends that hi'
removal for political reasons is 9
prostitution Of the school system
OF the territory.
Since this occurred another in
dictment has been found against
the governor Ia his letters "a
members Of the senate who wrote
him in Murdaugh's behalf, be
offered various explanations which
did not tally. Unfortunately foI
the governor those letters were
forwarded 10 Mr. Nj rdaugh' /.
brother iu Washington Ia some
OF the communications the gov
eruor states that the charge va.
not made for an, personal or poll.
tical reasons % while IN others be
asserts that IL was a political nee
essity." Other contradiction:
occurred 10 the governors com
muuicatious which indicate that b,
did not deal fairly with the sena
tors who communicated with hin
. 10 Murdaugh's behalf. Those let
tiers have been carefully collateC
and placed in the hands Of Sena
tors Harris, OF Kansas and DAME
/ OF Virginia, for use when the sen
ate reconvenes next December.
The fact that Murdsugh was re
moved for political reasons woul,
/ furnish a cause tor contesting Mr.
Jenkins confirmation, but It i
probable with a large republican
majority in the senate. this woul'
be over looked. The fact, however
that be attempted to willfully mis-