The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31
SUMMING UP OF RESULTS.

OON mllNo " VI NNS ~ - ~
The closing hours of the campaign
in the state witnesses q great spec.
tacle Of energy being spent i'm the
race for governor and for or against
the adoption Of the grandfather
clause 10 the constitution. John x.
Williams, manager for Cruce, and
Pres Lester, manager for Murray
are both absolutely confident OF sue
cess. or a. least they state they are.
William O. Beall. a newspaper writ
er on the Times-Democrat, who is
not fayoring any candidate for gov.
ernor, but who has travelled over a .
wide area OF the state and who |
bases his judgment upon the re- |
suits OF having come in contact with |
the people in the towns and on the |
farms. estimates that the democratic |
voting strength OF the state Is 1875 |
900. and that Cruce will receive co. |
900. Murray 10000 and Ross $4,000.
Cruce headquarters does not credit
Murray with as many as 30 900 votes
and the Murray managers claim
more than 10000 for Murray ard less
than 10000 for Cruce. Persons who
are anxious to arrive at the probable
strength of the candidates pay very
little attention to the forecasts given
out at headquarters, they would 'ath.
e. rely upon what unbiased news
paper men say and upon actual polls
OF different counties that have been
taken.
The Cruce managers have refused
to scatter last hour circulars ana
those distributed by the Murray oeo-
pie have been Disappointing Whom
The faisity Of the claims of Iast
hour circular Is known Il never fails
to make against the candidate who
distributes it. Just so with the Muir.
ray circulars that are out now
The Cruce people in every nook
nnd corner OF the state are confident
The Murray followers admit that
the voters are leaving Murray. some
are going to Ross and some to CWce.
They feel their man is a sure win
nor. Letters from every county in
the state received at Cruce head
puGrtcrs indicate that Crucc will be
the nominee by large majority.
This condition of affairs especially
exists throughout the Chickaslw and
Choctaw nations. The Murray boost
trs have lost heart. They have Mit
work with few exceptions and hose
who are sull in the campaign ar.
NeNed and worried over the siua-
ton and give way TO fits OF uucon-
u1llable anger when they meet the
opposition in debate. Murray himself
Als not only shown that he becomes
angry ana bitter and loses his head
in emergencies. but his followers
haye apod him I'm the same proceed
ure, and they are losing the conf
0ence Of the people in their meth.
ods. There is absolutely no doubt
but that Murrays strength is falling
away from him.
fhe Ani-Saloon League of the
state is sending out its second LOT
of literature in behalf Of Murray
These circulars and cards that have
been sent out is like waving a red
flag in the face of a bun TO the
prohiAitionists The more that 1.
sent out, the greater the protest from
minister's and church people all over
the state. And this same literature
~hich has one display line saying
"A VOTE FOR CRUCE Is A VOTE
FOR RESUBAISSION," while il is
denied by the Cruce people the anti.
prohlbttionists have turned jodss
Ross as a man who has no chance
To- win and they are going to Crice.
The church people who are support.
ing Cruce are glad TO see the anti.
prOhibitionists use such good iudg.
ucnt ~ to come into the Cruce
camp. Ross is on platform that
cannot win in Oklahoma. II a repub-
lican should win he will make the
winning on the same platform that
Ross is on and he stands absolute