The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-02
|lIKENS HIS CAMPAIGN TO
that OF jim HOGG
FIays Se|f-Sty|ed Labor Leaders
and Is Confident Of
Success

VIM. II. Murray, president of the
constitutional convention and speak
er OF the First house of representa-
tiyes, announced today for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor, in q
signed statement. 1t is definitely un
derstood that his headquarters vii
be opened and campaign conducted
from Tishomingo, with additional
headquarters in old Oklahoma ter
ritory, probably either in Lawton OF
Enid.
The full text Of Murrays state
ment Is as follows:
10 the Citizens of Oklahoma:
Herein confiding in you my pas
history-my stumbling boyhood, my
staggering youth, and imperfect man
hood-in an effort to rise from or
phanage, poverty and ignorance,
hereby announce my candidacy fol
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor in the primaries to be held on
the second day OF next August, sub
ject to the Democratic vote of said
primary.
Believing that public officer OF
d man seeking public position has nc
private character, beyond that which
he bears to his family, | here state
for the benefit OF all interested thai
have resided all my life in Texass
and In the Chickasaw Nation, having
been born November 81, 1859, neal
C0llinsville, Grayson county, Texas
NY mother died when was years oi
age and upon remarriage Of my faith
er was removed by him to Montague
county, Texas, in the vicinity of Mon
tague town until September IS, 1881
when | ran away from home in com
pany with two brothers, going to Wise
county, picking cotton four miles
west of Decatur; removed to Keetel
and Garvin in the southern part Of
that county. engaged for a few
months in picking cotton and chop
ping cord wood, subsequently attend
ing school; worked upon farm fol
z w Loper, whose sons live at Tish
omingo at $3.50 per month for one
crop season; worked on a brick yarC
ir Greasy Bend west of Aurora; raj
cattle on the Trinity river for ont
james Craig. Went to Springtown
Parker county, attended College Hi
Institute, subsequently taught schoo
at Goshen and Mllsap in said county
removed to Buffalo, Leon county
thence to Cade, Navarro county,
where | taught school; also for som'
months In Limestone county. Livet
few months in Farmersyille, Colin
county, and at LeGrange, Ledbettel
and Round Top, Fayette county. Re
turned TO school at College Hill lnsti
tute for one year, later was associat,
editor OF state weekly paper, tn,
Farmers World, at Dallas; establish
ed and edited the Daily and Weekl
News at Corsicana admitted to tn
bar to practice law. and after a shor
while removed to FIT. Worth and form
ed partnership with Less J.. Hud
son. with office in the Powell build
ing; remaining there a year and
haif: removed to Tishomingo, wher
have since lived.
During this period. for gainful o,
cupation, had picked cotton, choppel
cotton, chopped cord wood. worked O
brick yards and by the month on tn
farm, punched cattle farmed on rent
ed land, attended school, acted as boo
agent, and as drummer on the road
edited newspapers, served as news
paper solicitor, newspaper reporte
for the Ft Worth Daily Gazette, a
school teacher, lawyer and proprl'
tary farmer. ),
Within Oklahoma now live person
who knew me at these various place
among them DR.. j. II. carp, Oklahom
City: DR. Harris, Konawa: G. w. O.
rec. Henryetta; g. w. Lewis, bric
mason and Mr.. Crow, OF Marlow; d
Bobo. Norm1n; DR.. Standlfer, El
| city; Henry G. Gilliland and Sam Gil
and and bis brothers OF Jackso
county: Millard Hewitt, Of RlIloua
and Lotus boys of Washita couiit,
lB. w. Taylor, Bertrand. 4CimarfU
county; N. =. Nancee aobanker. lGn
man, Oklahoma: Jess Hill, Tulsa; Bi
: Kendall and other Kendall boys I
T. Roger Mills county, including mar
others whose names are too numerot
TO mention.
In this recital pnrposely omit al
: successes or failures may have
made, and give these places Of rel
dences and the occupation have Il
lowed that any citizen OF Oklahon
may investigate my past conduct
d boy. youth afId man. My only 7
elnuest is that whatever charges M
3 be made against me should be MAJ
: IN the open, and call upon the pc
: pie now to make the opposition fig