The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-07-16


aid, in its issue of Thursday, created
the biggest sensation of the campaign
by declaring Candidate Ross out of
the gubernatorial race.
The Herald has been Mr.. Ross per-
sonal organ and backer In leading
editorial that paper sorrowfully gives
up the fight for Ross and declares that
since Ross cannot hope to win, its
support goes to Cruce. The editorial
follows:
"A little less than three weeks now
remain before the primaries. The
campaign for governor is consequently
approaching the final stage, and the
lines upon which it will be decided
are fairly well determined.
The most notable development Of
the past ten days is the demonstra-
tion that Ross cannot develop win
ming strength. Tie man who entered
the campaign after the other two now
running had been well known to be
candidates for three years has not
been able to break down the feeling
that the race is really between Cruce
and Murray
Ross has made great personal
campaign. zIis speeches have been
effective, he makes a good impression
wherever he appears and he has is
sues which ought to be worth great
mary votes. He probably will have
at the wind-up the majority of the
foreign democratic vote, which is un-
alterably supporting the resubmission
movement and win vote for the man
whom they believe to be in sympathy
with their views. Is has been gen
orally believed that he will also carry
the majority of the so-called liberal
vote, and that the radical anti-Has-
kell forces would be solidIy behind
him Both of these possibilities were
in his campaign, and if these elements
had been rulIy welded into an affec-
tive working force for him, he would
have proved formidable candidate
indeed. But he has been seriously
handicapped by the lack of a force
fully organized campaign to support
his personal efforts, and the time has
passed when this organization could
be effectively done What votes Ross
receives will be due to his personal
efforts, with comparatively slight ex-
ceptions, and no man living can go
against two we'll organized campaigns
for governor without similar organiz-
alton and have any hope of winning
Ross will get many votes, more prob
ably than the other candidates are
willing to admit, but from now on the
disintegration Of his following will be-
come continually more marked. Most
'of his supporters were friends of one
of the other candidates before he ap-
peared on the scene, and as the i'm
possibility of successful termination
to his campaign becomes more evi-
dent. they will quickly return to theig
previous connections. There was hope
for him until the time OF the joint de-
bates, for no one could foretell the
outcome of the meeting Of the can
didates. But now that that series Of
meetings has passed and no enthusi-
asm of any moment was developed for
him, his campaign has become hope.
less.
Murray, who planned the debates,
forced them to be held despite the
opposition of the friends OF some Of
the other candidates. and was ex-
pected to secure much the best of
them. failed to make good the expec-
tation of his friends. He was con-
sidered to be the best speaker of the
three, and it was expected that they
would be entirely unequal to the sit
uation when compelled to meet him in
Joint debate. But If the reports of
the meetings are to be trusted, and
they are gaid to be IN the main ac-
ceptable to the Murray people as they
appeared in The Herald, Mr. Murray
failed In way very characteristic of
him, to use his opportunity Instead
Of making the high grade. statesman