The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-05
WILLIAMS
PREPARING
FOR CAMPAIGN
cRUcE CAMPAIGN HEAD
QUARTERS GROWING
ACTIVE
ADVISORY COM MNlTTEE
TO BE SELECTED
c(ucs to Answer Charges
Made By silly
Radicals
',EpecIal TO Daily Leader.

special 10 daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, OKul., Sept. 5.--
\ John X, Williams. manager OF the Hon
Lee Cruces primary campaign for
governor was selected by the Demo
cratic state committee, chairman ol
the Democratic state campaign com
mittee. He will conduct the campaign
for the election Of Lee Cruce and 9th
er state candidates,
An advisory committee was select
ca from the various congressional
districts to assist him. Williams viii
select his own immediate advisers,
including campaign secretary, also
his office assistants.
II Will select his own press men
He will open headquarters in the
Democratic state headquarters in the
annex OF the LeeafIukins hotel and
commence to further promote the cam.
plain plans.
State Chairman Fred Branson's rela-
tonship with the campaign commit
tee will be the same as Joe Thompson
occupied as state chairman during the
Haskell campaign, that is, in an ad-
visory capacity. He may have charge
OF the speakers bureau. A committee
or fifteen will be selected by Chair
man Williams from the five congress
sional districts TO advise with him as
to the political needs in those districts
When committee of probably fifteen
ar more members will be selected by
Williams from a.long the prominent
Democrats of the state as general adj
Vyicorc ~, 40 N, na ION naafTapa
The men who will be connected
with the campaign in aiL active way
are the Democratic standard bearers
and the strongest supporters of Dem
sVracy in the state This organiza-
ti5n is winning crowd. Mr.. VIII
liams successfully handled the reins
OF the campaign for the nominee OF
the Democratic party in the primary.
and he viii have the honor and pleas
IRE of seeing his creative work car
rled out with himself mt the hem.
'rne first big gua in the campaign
will be fired about the middle OF the
month when Mr.. Cruce VIII make his
opening speech.
In this keynote speech it will be
found that his iaudation OF the Dem.
cratic administration means the pras
Ing OF every Democratic Office mold
er from the highest to the lowest in
the state. lie will by comparison
show that Republican government IN
Old Oklahoma was a government OF
graft and greed, as at least two i'm
stances. yet fresh IN the minds OF the
people. prove. These are the mix-up
at the Norman state insane asylum
and the Capitol National banl.Iailure.
The Democratic administration OF
state affairs will, and probably should
he, campaign issue The personal
affairssof no member of the Democrat.
ic party can be made political issue
The cry Of fraud In the primary el-
ectson Is one that can not be .attrib-
tited 10 either party as the ones most
guilty in Oklahoma county. where re
= count Is being held, have been Re-
Rubllcans.
srhe Daily Oklahoman, a strong Cruce
supporter and Democratic paper
leads the fight against these frauds
With money aid the free use of its
colums to convict those guilty OF
crimes against the elective franchise
The. socalled Gore investigation
will assist John R, Williams in the
frcndnpt OF the Democratic state cam
paiEnshy showing the corruption Of the
Republicans In the conduct oi Indian
affairs, past and present
That lhe. Republicans are up in The
air Is shown hy Vice President Sher
mans talk at Enid. He stole Hon