The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-25


lation Ills great work would never
be forgotten by a grateful common
wealth and he would prove just ns
great a friend to the people as Ia
the DAYS gone by when they place
him IN the governors chair.
Judge swain's Rabbit story.
Judge swain. OF Texas. q promineui
and well known citizen OF the Lone
Star stale, was present and was callel
on for an aedress He also praised
the snepkag, Tor his great deeds OF
lstatesmanship. and told Of his early
acquaintaneefwiih him Ia Texas
when Murray first came to Texas
said he, he got off the train and
walked six miles ont 10 a ranch and
applied for work on being asked
what he could do he replied that he
could do anything. He rode a buck
ing horse TO the entire satisfaction
OF the ranchman and was then told
4 TO so out and herd the sheep into tho
corral. In about two hours he came
. back. red faced and out OF breath. and
reported.
did you get the sheep all into the
& Ipen. asked The ranohman.
Yes. all but two frisky young
lambs" he replied.
why" exclaimed the ranchman
there are no lambs at this time OF
the year"
Come OUT and see for yourself
said the future statesman
4 "On going out TO a grain bin Muir
Tray threw open the door and said
there they are, and the. deuce of a
q run they gave me t0b.~ii
THE catllem8H &ss sssiSBished to
find TWO biz shiYefine .!rtnellng Jack
q lrabbits.' ~
Judge swain was frequently ap
i. lplauded. especially when he told OF
N Murrays efforts TO aid governor Hogg
h In his great work as 10 sound cor
4 lporatlon legislation in the state.
How Many Will Return7
w. B Anthony was supposed to an.
swer the question. How Many Of us
4 win Meet in the Next Legislature?
He spoke in commendation OF the
work OF the body, believed they had
passed wise laws and that in the great
4 majority of cases the people would
approve the records and send back
all who desired TO make another good
record as lawmakers for the greatest
g state in the union. He, TOO praised
the speaker for his sound Judgment
and wise counsel as a director OF the
y legislation that was now upon the
statute books.
Or. connell Speaks.
Dr. j. H. Connell. president elect Z
b The A. Il NJ college al saltwater. waa
present and invited TO speak. He
q IS another old Texas friend of the
n speaker, and told of his work In the
3 Interest of scientific agriculture. As
an example OF how he had stood be.
a. "a nd
those who sought 10 grind them down,
he gave concrete example. When
the Indians were here last winter cor.
ferring as TO legislation on the mescal
B bean, big Indian agent came into
~ the sneakers Office and demanded 10
be admitted 10 the hearing. He said
81 NJ. was government agent and that
he demanded 10 hear the testimony
of the Indians on the question. Tile
speaker stated that the presence OF
n the agent would intimidate the In
dians and that they would testify ~
the agent desired II he was present
The legislature wanted the truth and
not statements that might be made
under the agents intimidation Tha
u agent was not admitted, and neither
was any other OF the Indian agents
present incidentally, the Indians re
81. telNtu tlt lhnA law ANi ""i"" wv
~ were seeking
lh "Modern Statesmen"
~ Or. Riddle. OF Chlckasha. said hc
w would not attempt 10 give reclta
or a catalogue OF modern statesmen
as he had only to say behold the
q, multitude" He said that he had neat
he ~ always agreed with the speaker
n Except when he was mad, but thai
M when he had cooled down he sO0r
~ saw the deep reason behind the speak
N er's ideas, and the wisdom and homes
ld lty OF his purposes He jokingly said
e. that he was now willing TO withdfaN
" from the race for governor, and give
&c way 10 Alfalfa Bill" He felt sure
cy that when the time .ame the peopl'
es would endorse his works by mahhs
an him governor OF the state, and tila
he when he was elected he would b'
ri sure TO place an eleciic on the med
~ ica board The doctors good In
ns mored remarks brought forth Shouts
OF laughter and applause.
Brain Enthusiastic.
M W. r. Brain. OF Atoka one OF IN.
"a hard working employees of the hOus
IN. told in a humorous way of his widl
nd travels. IN all of which. he had neva
found better ssiatellban Qklahoma
ak or greater tmag7 5Aap tas sDeak,s
III of The house Sp9aGing JoFofhe enl
,ls ployes he said thai 10 o man the
n1 loved and respected the speaker sni
Oh that when The lime for action cam
en- they could be depended upon 10 ms
is 10 give him their hearty support.
Plttman Reminiscent.
- H. Pitiman c0labOref with th'
speaker in the constitutional conyen
lion and also as chitl clerk OF no.
house. gave the listeners one of iho8'
happy bits OF eloquence for which hi
Ms so Justly noted o. of his hlll
was an exhibition Of a photograph o
Aurray's cabin home near TishOnhn
go where the sight unseen c0nstl
tuition" was supposed TO have beei
buried In the cookie burr patch 10 M
back yard.
IIe told Of Murray as an architect
a builder Of the constitution OF grea
state Recently he had read thi
sneech delivered when Murray wa
chosen PRECEDENT of the constitutional
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