The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-18

become a common statement That ne
needs only TO reach the people and
they are convinced by his words
that his administration has been
both wise and economical. While
his hand seems to have made
/ indelible mark in the fight for
| governor, the fact remains that a
majority of his personal and politi-
cal friends who have stood by the
governor from the very beginning
and who remain with him still in
the face of onslaughts by the repub
lican parity have announced them
selves for Cruce. 1t IS far from
stating Governor Haskels position
to assert that his friends for the
most part are for Cruce
League Is Late.
Murray has the support of the
Anti-Saloon league but it came at
late day when the recommends
tions Of a republican president Of
that organization will have little eff
feet among the strong men in that
organization who have alrea1y made
up their minds as to the character
of timber they will choose for gov
ernOr. Some of the strongest mem
bers of the Anti-Saloon league in
Oklahoma are supporting Cruce and
no less than dozen of the leaders
among them have since Saturday
condemned the action of the league
and declared their purpose of con
tinuing for Cruce.
"Mr. Cruce is a prohibtonist at
heart one of them said Sunday.
"Of Murray's heart we know moth
ing. The Anu-Saloon league should
stand for clean men in office rather
than men whom the league thinks
can best serve its purpose. Many
OF its influential members are min
listers who preach public righteous
ness from the pulpit and admunish
decent living among their individual
parishioners Those men would not
be true to their doctrine if they
deserted the man who prays for
the man who blackguards, the man
who stands for public righteousness
Tor the man makes any ends sub
serve his political needs"
Murray a Loser.
Many a fair-minded man three
months ago believed that Murray
Had a chance to win the nomina-
tion, but they are bold to assert to-
day that he has lost ground i'm
measurably through his frequent at
tacks upon men and organizations
who are opposing him, and upon the
state election board. whose integrity
had never even been CHALLENGED bv
the republicans. Since Murrays
charge was published in a republi-
can newspaper it has been repro
"uced IN nearly every republican
newspaper in the state. and nearly
a. of them have editorialized upon
1t, The state republican press bu.
reau at Guthrie has seized upon it
the same as it has seized upon the
purponed disclosures Of Ross
against the state administration.
Murray has brought the gravest
charge ever made against a politi-
cal organization in the United States
and that more than a month before
the primary election That charge
lost him personal friends by the
score, and the influence Of those
personal friends and of others who
resented the insinuations has spread
into every nook and corner of the
state. Murray charges that the elec-
tiou boards viii steal a nomina.
tion for a candidate before the pri- T.
mary he may as well charge that
the republicans win have the eIeu
tion stolen from them next fall"
said former friend of NIurray's
for the same election boards hold
the general election that hold the
primary election"
About the Negro.
There Yet remains some doubt as
TO Murray's real attitude toward the
grandfather clause amend
ment to the constitution. although he
sought to explain it in the press
and on The stump. Yesterday a
member Of the state senate. in the
lobby Of the Lee-Huckns hotel. 5e-
rlared that Murray never has i'm any
speech stated emphatically that he
Is in favor of the adoption of the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
lion affecting the right of suffrage
He has dealt in generalitics." said
the senator, "and has declared that