The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-03-28
OKLAHOMA'S FRIEND
RUNNING FOR CONGRESS-
Brilliant Victor MurdOck
leading Candidate for
Nomination

ss going 70 Great Bend by ile carlos
neat week to root tor Nc.ay Mu
dock % Is IN the air here that De- wiz
bc nominated. and the town Is 1901 g
bis boom Ia the enthusasm part
linos are lost sight OF and Democrats
fratoinize with Republicans in the
common cause Wicaita long has
wanted a congressman of her very
own and now Is the chance fhc pros
pect has even stimulated rss ..-..--.
fa, the municipal election next month
It Is predicted tht no less than ~
600 men and women w.il register. and
the roll for the addel purpose OF vo,-
ing for Victor Murdock az the special
election for congressman In May Il
is the Wichita way to believe any
thing that bears the Wichita brand is
the best and that il Is invincible. and
the community has taken hold Of Mr.
Murd0ck with characteristic unani-
nifty Rich men and poor men nave
Joined IN the boom The Young man
has no money outside of his weekly
newspaper salary, but his delegates
and rooters" are going to the con-
Vention in Pullman cars just the same
The business men have subscribed a
liberal fund to pay the bill, and. los
ing or winning, the young candidate
viii come out OF the contest without
tbs outlay Of a dollar OF money beyond
ordinary personal expenses And
ahen. when he goes before the people.
9f he be nominated, his friends will pay
thnt bill. too. That is the kind Of a
candidate FIR Murdock is at home
Victor Murdocks Boom.
Victor Murdocks boom for congress
<as sprung by the Republican city
convention IN February. while he was
in Topeka reporting the Legislature for
ehe Wichita Eagle. OF course, there
were influences leading up to it-plans
shAi he was wholly unconscious Of
bui the beginning of the popular
mzsement was in the city convention,
anu when the resolution was adopted
and published to the district it put
other plans TO sleep and also put a
cfimp in the schemes Of the machine.
The machine had planned TO nominate
s. W Forsha, but here, suddenly and
without warning, was sprung a candi-
tlaia 20 whose family and newspaper
Chester l. Long. the head and front
'oi the machine, was under greater OBJ.
liGainns than to any other political
inanence IN The state Long could not
afford TO take up the cause Of any par.
ticmlr candidate among so many who
sre his friends, even the cause Of a
Murdock but he could command the
smachine 70 keep hands of and he did
The directors of tho machine would
moi believe It until they had received
their orders They could not believe
owen that Victor Murdoch was in earn
est 1t was insubordlnationl The word
~ .;lu machine had gone out to Forsha
Gna Murdoch must be told that he was
violating the rules They went TO him
That's right they said, patronizing-
~ Go in and carry Sedgwick coun-
~ and make me congressman. It is
IA good way for young man to begin
sn politics II will pat the fellows
under obligations to you" Not on
your hfee he brusquely replied. 81
am IN ihis race for Murdock' That
settled h. and the machine scattered
and sought cover in the booms OF To-
eal candidates
His Wife and His Mother.
Two women who are very proud OF
Vieior Murdoch started his boom
They are his two best friends, his
mother and his wife They could not
.Eei out aud mix among the people
bw he has another friend who knows
the people and the two women used
him The man is the ever faithful and
honest Dave" leahy. who has known
Spstor Murdock all his life Theli
plhns were laid while Mr. Leahy was
on a. bed Of sickness. First he sewed
the seed OF the boom by sending for
poiher friends of the young editor, and
fhen. when he was able to get on
cr0tches. he took the street Il tool
iiiile work after the boom was under
way. tfnr Victor Murtock has never
MISSED a primary "a convention or q
poiIcica meeting Of any kind in Wich
zta since he was old enough to vote
AZ is a famous mixer and a loya
friend, and so when his case was pre-
scented by his Irish advocate. Leahy
Il took hold o. the popular mind an,
All othar booms stood aside.