The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-09
MURRAY TO GRUCt
Candidates for Governor Talk
About Proposed Joint
Debates
Snscial to me Leader.

Special to The Leader
Tishominso, Okla, June 8, 1910.
Hon Lee Cruce, Ardmore Okla.
Dear Sir have read your favor
Of the Srd inst, accepting my pro-
posed discussion between US and
j. b. A. Robertson and Col. l., P.
Ross as the same appeared In your
official organ, the Daily 0klahoman.
1 have received acceptance from the
other gentlemen named.
You state that nave omitted
mentioning the Hon. F. Il. Herring
and General Brant Kirk as candi-
dates for the same position omit
ted both. because there Is no evidence
that either is candidate for COVER
nor, but rather candidates for slough
ing votes from some other candidate.
] had Information prior to the an
lnorlcement OF the said General
Brant Kirk that your headquarters
in the Lee Hotel, directed by John
r. Williams. the insurance agent, and
John B, Doolin, the abstracter, had
secu ed the services OF General
Brant Kirk to run, and evidently that
was why he singled me out of ali
the candidates for a bitter and sour
rilous attack, and your letter seems
to confirm this information. have
40 desire To discuss matters concern
ing the governors office with any,
one except those running Tor COVER
nor.
You complain that have fixed all
conditions. but you accede to the
same You fail, however, to point
out that any such conditions are un-
fair Ii you or your campaign man
ayers will point out the unfairness
pf them shall be glad, through ms
representatives to modify them with
a view Of making them fair, with but
one limitation, that is shall not
agree to any plan OF physical combat,
Or to answer In any way, having the
senmblance OF dueling in the heat OF
passion, and which you yourself have
designated the Kentucky plan.
want to strip this discussion both OF
fire-water and fire arms.
You state that we differ on -four
question, lto-wit The Grandfather
Clause, so-cslled, Taxation of Indian
Lands, Torrens Land Registration
System, and the wisdom. of the states &
purchasing the coal and Asphalt
lands. ! assume that you know
whereof you speak for the reason tia,
there are no official records by
which your own position can be as
certained. while you have the bene
s,f f,ff dol In Ipt
the sanctity of an oath, as disclosed
BY the records OF the constitutional
convention and the first legislature
But for the purpose of disclosing my
position to those who have not hac
access to thej printed journals of thu
constitutonaV convention and the
first legislature. | here state my posi-
tion upon eafh OF the four question:
named
Isl. ..As-.t4 the Torrens Land Reg
same can bsystem. your Muskoge'
revised version of you
Gasoline. Aeclaration, discloses tina
I'd to II and that you viii
epaired Wee | have taken the po
I'm for 1t. Your opposi
of gasoline Ell based upon the propo
will bankrupt the state
nAunpF m u instance the thirtJ
IN MIX d suits in the Fedora
yIvtVAtt is you showed your ig
he operation of the Law
Civ (stem It will not bank
ate, but 1t Will bankrup
~, e Indian Territory grafterl
made up lot of titles w,tl
- Of unloading on some new
10 our state desiring to buy |
nnmUD as II will declare these title
III ,elonging TO the fullbloods. from
9m these grafters attempted b.
:. @ntal cunning TO rob. Had tn
2 Iofrense Land System been In fore