The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-13
NO DEARTH Of CANDIDATES IN STATE
INTEREST AROUSED IN COVERNORSH|P

Although it g. quito carly TO talk
politics. Oklahomans. who take TO the
game as few AmericaLa do. are al
ready casting about 20 feel tue pulse .
Of the voters, and in dong 80 am
billions are being admitted and cam
paigns plans laid.
The past week has developed no
end OF political gossip In fact 1t has
practically forccastcd the possible
field that will. with few additions.
bc offered to voters next year.
cruce is Candidate.
Tho moe' notable announcement OF
the week was the positive declaration
OF Hon lee Cruco. Of irdmorc, that
hc would hc candidate for the
gubornatorial nomination. Persons
active in his former race for that
position were in close conference
with Crucc at Oklahoma city Thurs
day night. and they made the au.
ihorizcd statement that Crucc would
formally announce his candidacy
within few days.
Dunn for Supreme Court.
That Judge Jesse J Dunn. OF Alya,
viii not be IL candidate against Crucc.
but will adhere TO his former deciara-
tion that he preferred Judicial
career. was at once assured when
Cruces candidacy waB authoritativcly
announced Within the past few
weeks the name OF Judge Dunn has
been linked continuously with the
gubcrnatorial nomination. While this
talk came largely from mutual friends
of both Cruco and Dunn, II vas never
the race and that the possibility of
Dunn being a candidate was entirely
conditional upon the refusal of Cruc"
to oflcr himself SO with the positive
assurance tina, Crucc was in the race
the enort to influence Judge Dunn
was suddenly terminated.
That fudge Dunn Will be a candi-
date 20 succeed himself on the su-
pcmc court bench is assured He
will likely have no opposition in his
own party
Murray Forces Quiet
The absence of William H. Murray,
candidate for the Tlbcrnatorial nomi-
nation. was noted At the state Fair
Democratic Day. Few OF his most
prominent lcutonants were in the
crowd That Murray Is quietly work
Ing Is generally known. there has
been report current for several
weeks that Murray would soon an
nomco personal platform. the most
prominent feature or which will be
the constitution from cover 10
cover" This means that the Alfalfa
statesman will oppose the proposed
amendment Of the constitution which
now restricts railroad building by
prohibiting the merging of lines.
While this view Is strongly supported
by the allied labor unions OF the state,
that body is by no means friendly to
Murray and Il is said that a deter
mined opposition to his candidacy
VII be made by officials of the yari-
tlus labor organizations Fault Is
found with Murray attitude toward
labor i'm recent years
Is West a Candidate?
It Attorney General West a candi-
date for the goycnorship
This interrogation is being heard.
The general reply from those who
should know something OF Vests am.
bltions is thar ne is not nov a can
dida,c but will likely be in the run
ming within a few months.
That West aspircs To the governor
ship is not denied by even himself
u is said hc hopes To- win the nomi-
nation on MS record In official graft
prosecutions There are about thir
,ycu counties in the state that have
officials under fire The coming bat
tlo between the state and the rail
roads over two.cout loros, ls believed
hy Vests followers aa anordnt am.
other srra, opportunity
Thompson for Attorney General
o state Chairman j B Tlomp
D. 3D.