The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-13
ALFALFA BILL MURRAY
COMES TO THE CITY
IN A TAtkATivE MOOD HE
OPENS UP TO NEWSPAPER
MAN.

Tishomingo and candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor,
was in the rity Friday night en-
route t. Oklahoma City, whore the
state demorrati, committee met yes
tcrday
Mr. Murray was in talkative
mood and said much which he eau
toned va, not for publication. but
he dealt dt length on many ques
tiOns which the newspaper man
could handle without rcsorting to a
breach OF confidence in publishing.
How the political game. Mr..
Murray?" broke in the reporter, af-
ter making himself known. To this
he replied that he was not talking
politics yet. that the game hadn't
started yet. and that with him things
would rock along as they are at
present until he deliycred his dec
laration OF principles, or platform.
which he hoped TO have ready by the
first of March.
How about the democratic plat
form. Bill?" he was asked He slid
down into his chair and drawled
out. "Why. there might be a plat.
form promulgated upon which
could not and would not stand. In my
speech which | hope to have ready
early next m-nth. | will set forth
what stand for and upon the prin-
Nples advanced therein I will make
my campaign. OF course. realize
that no matter what advocate,
nor how ! get up my opening speech,
there will be certain interests ready
10 dsscct Il, pick out what they
want To make campaign capital out
VI. and 60 after me therein. am,
therefore. shaping il carefully and
am going on record for what | stand
for in a way that ! can't be fought
effectively with my own fire"
Here he was interrupted by the
assertion that his formal announce.
ment didn't tell why he was can
didate, what he stood for. what the
people could expect of him. and
that it only dealt with Bill Murray.
That's right" he said. and do you
| know what the boys from the forks
OF the creek are saying? They say.
/ Bil Murray told all about himself
wonder il the other candidates
viii do as much?'
why do you take the position you
do with respect to the newspapers
/ or the state?" he was asked
because | learned long time ago
/ that il you couldn't hand the news
/ papers something that you couldn't
| ride with EN-, and for that reason
I'm going 1t alone. Some newspa.
| pers have said that the farmers
union was going to support me, but
| that Is not true: the farmers union
as a body Is not going to support
any candidate. About fifty per cent
OF the farmers union are democrats,
/ the other fifty per cent Is divided
| among the socialists and republi'
! cans-and great number OF those
! in the latter rank will this year
| go into the democratic primary.
In my mind. the main question
(after the primary will be. who
are the people Of Oklahoma willing
tC trust our constitution tots
! friends or its enemies? That Is go.
ing to be- the question upon which
the battle will be fought--and II Is
well for there are interests in whose
hands the state constitution would
not be- safe. The republicans, and
even TAFT. have shown their hand.
even before statehood and they are
ready now TO do their worst TO
shatter the fundamental parts Of our
/ constitution.
! Asked as 70 what effect the present
.
/ have In this campaign Mr. Muir.
/ ray said that ho hoped that il
wouldn't be- allowed to be injected
INTO the race. II know where Has
1 kell stands" he said, "and his ma
chine has been built up as far as
II can 60. OF course Haskell IL
going 10 look after his own wei
fare and viii arrange for himself in
time 20 come. He Is throwing his
support 10 Robertson now. but ]
don't know where he'll he thirty days
from now.
Mr., Murray talked about the work
of th" constitutional convention,
What ~ had accomplished while n
member oi the first legislature, but
would not divulgc anything that