The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-05
]. I. BROWN ON
ALFALFA BILL.

SO much has been written about
Alfalfa Bit" as he is dubbed. that
an article on the convention would be
without a description OF
that remarkable man. for he Is truly
remarkable Oklahoma City people
knew nothing OF him until he appeared
as candidate for president Of the
convention against oar candidate
Hughes. AS soon as President Murray
is seen and known It is very easy to
SEQ why he SO easily won ont in that
battle. His personality. strength Of
mind and force of character, easily
carried him through Indeed. It would
have been Surprising If any other re-
sld laG happened. His sue ess was
simply the tribute that Humanity gem
orally pays to born leaders of men.
Nh. Murray Is aged about from 3S to
l5 years. has straight black hair. IS
lean and angular in build, about five
feet ten inches tall, wears a long
heavy mustache. Is quick and nervous
in motion, and don't think he ever
sits down in an easy sleepy way. and
doubt If he ever carries. on a long
friendly conversation simply for
conversations sake" He dresses in
plain ordinary clothes and is rather
slouchy in dress AS president OF the
convention he Is quick as thonght.
seems to know every member at a
glance and to have his name and dis
trict always at his tongues end He
is firm ana positive in his rulings and
pronclhces them like one having au-
thority to com1und. and he seems 70
have that obedience and Difference
paid to his commanding control that
IS always paid to strong and deter
mined men.
This convention when II first met
was a body of LIP men, almost all
strangers 10 each other, and most OF
them entirely unaequaiated with legis
| lative methods and procedure and haC
a weak president been chosen, half Of
It's usefulness would have been lost
| Notwithstanding all the delays ant
| dlsappolntments that convention Il
going to succeed, and to no one mai
more than to MIR. Murray will tha
success be due. In thought, he IS a
! quick as lightning and he comes to
conclusion while an ordinary maj
| SDsld be su king his fingers and a
ones be acts, and acts with the vigc
Of his dominant and determined no
tare. He believes in himself, believe
he can do things, ard he does them
and best Of all he does them nearl.
always right.
lie is always fair TO every member
3gst in his rulings, and while i hay
seen dozens of presiding officers. al
round and round. he is the best one
ever saw On the floor he is one q
the very strongest OF the members
he Is ready in speech. talks in nei
vous and jerky manner, but alway
with great and clear force and stron
and clear reasoning that carries COZ
viction and gets results am clearl
convinced that he is thoroughly a
honest man and hates with a bite
hatred all treachery. and seems /
thoroughly abhor all forms of graf
= In legislation he is a radical an
stands on the very front of the pi.lxi
line Of all propositions except "th
i, niger and on that he is years benin
the age In which he lives, and ever
! good hearted man so regrets this. b
! cacse, say what you will, this persc
4 is bound 10 rise high and be a grar
+ and good power in this new state al
to be so filled with those feelings ar
deas o ia bygone age t1wards his I,
a low human beings is SAD indeed. TIL
: natural ability and worth acknop
edge and admire; for his excellel
work In the convention | thank hi
most heartily n Democracy we mu
: lsuffer and If orr two senators must !
= OF that party then hope divinity W
enable MS to see that on the neg
4, grsst.on he is wholly aud radical
wrong and could | see him reform'
, on this one error | wonld be indeed
joiced to sit on the floor OF the Unit,
States senate. If thus reformed,
= would be well. for this man has I
\ ability, the integrity, the courage al
4 the force TO indeed grace that po
{ tion. This is as true a pen picture
| can draw OF the mu.h and wrongful
Is abusSl Alfalfa Bill"
N JAS L. BROWN.