The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-11
JOINT DISCUSSION
BY CANDIDATES
GENERAL SUMMING UP AS IT is
VIEWED OVER THE STATE
CRUCE IN THE LEAD.

/ The past week has written history
int, the campaign for democratic
nomination for governor.
Events have shaped themselves
/ thick and fast and from out Of the
mass of confusion which reigned a
week ago two certainties have been
Born. First, Bill Murray has forever
put behind him any chance he might
have had b be governor of the SOY
ereign state of Oklahoma.
! Secondly, one man has loomed up
large and is the central figure of the
clearing political horizon. This man
is Lee Cruce.
Since Monday last, when the can
didates met for the first Of a series
of match-up debates, the scenes of the
political world have been changing
rapidly.
These several debates closed at Du-
rant Saturday.
They had been held under condi-
items imposed entirely by Murray, and
with everything governing the meet
ings wholly in his hands.
Allowing all this Meeting him as
he would, his three opponents who
seek the same office to which he
aspires overshadowed Murray.
Murray had offered the challenge
and had defied the chairman of the
democratic campaign committee and
the democracy of the state that the
debates might be held
And that which he longed for will
defeat him. 1t will defeat him, be-
cause he has disappointed the pub
lie; an objectionable sin for poll
tician. Again, the debates have
shown that Murray is not an eXecu-
tive of even ordinary ability, and that
he is not the man to lead any party
or body of men. because he cannot
be cool when the time demands cool
heads, and cannot meet in the open
men who can give him as good as
he sends.
The public had expected much
from Murray on the debaters' plat.
form. Unable to find his strong
points, his supporters had said, wait
until he meets Cruce Ross and Kir,
in debate. Bill will eat EN- up"
Wen, they have met. All four OF
them. Murray fixed the conditions
And yet Murray did not eat 'em up
In fact the only thing he did eat was
his words at Ada when Mr.. Crucc
arising from the audience made hin
retract a statement, in the middle o.
his (Murray's) speech.
, Murray on the debaters' platform
has disappointed his friends. He ha.
caused his opponents to rejoice. II,
has shown lack of ability and judg
: ment During the week, he has op
+ enly insulted more than a score .
2 gentlemen. He has attacked newspa
+ pers and public and private men he
T. cause their views did not tally Will
e his. lie has often repeated an ugl,
. word in referring to one of the great
est papers of the state, and has cas-
an insult On Judge of the highes
!. court of one part of the state. II,
+ has insulted stenographers. newspa
+ per reporters and automobile driver
!, and his insults have been seemingl
!. willful. His manner in every town 4
4 which the debaters have been held
has been that of a coarse fellow lou,
mouthed. ever ready for an argumen
and openly rude
The papers and public Of the stat
have been watchful of the debates
They have missed but few of tn,
events leading up to them and bu
few occurrences that have takel
place during the debates Therefor,
they must of a necessity know o
Murrays actions. his ungovernablt
anger on occasions and of his fizzl,
as a prominent candidate.
Bill Murray might have beer
speaker Of the house.
He might have been member o
the constitutional convention.
He might have been a politician o
note during the shaping of the state
but Bill is missing something now
He needs an advisor some one W.T.
cool head, and quieter nerve 20 tel
him what TO do This Bill is without
and he is like runaway engine
without an engineer. Dspoutsmg fire
and vengeance at every bound.
or the candidates, only one. Le,
Cruce. has retained his bearing o. s