The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-18

hlOWd county. nave never SetH
the democrats more enthusiastic,
more loyal and more patriotic. We
have the true advanced spirit OF
the age and We are Un'y waiting for
November Sth to prove it." "Repub-
lican ISLANDERS are misnomers in our
county" said ]. l. Howard of Rog
ers county. quiet, effective work in
the First district is cementing the
party and educating the republicans
to our ideas" said G. y. Berry of
Pawnee
Cruce is Confident.
Lee Cruce of Ardmore, nominee
for governor, was in the city early
in the day but did not remain for
the committee meeting. Il find a
growing interest in our platform, -
he said, and a thirsting for knowl
edge about the great principles OF
the party. Everywhere | hear of
the spread of democracy and the ad-
vancement OF progressive thought
over the nation. The democratic vic
tory in Maine, the excellent chances
against the Roosevelt organization
In New York, the insurgent move.
ment, and the actual hungering OF
our people for a continuation in
Oklahoma of progressive government
indicate the most ardent interest.
insurgency is not actively at
work in the field here as it is in
Indiana, Ohio, Kansas and Iowa, but
there is no doubt of a strong senti
ment against reactionares in con
gress and it is having its effect in
the campaign for state offices. The
republican state platform is a stand
pat document and If an insurgent
can't swallow that kind of plat.
form in voting for "A candidate for
congress he cant swallow it in vot
ing for a decided advantage and
there is no doubt OF the result We
need democrats to get to the polls
in order that our great victory may
give us a higher political standing
among the democratic states of the
country"
e., Campaign Committee Meets.
In the afternoon the state cam.
paisn committee held meeting in
the assembly room of the hotel,
Chairman John II. Williams OF Ho.
bart presiding. The session was ex.
ecutive and only matters of interest
in the conduct of the campaign were
discussed. The committee consists OF
p. J. Goulding OF Enid, Frank Lake
of Pawnee, F. S. +. Amos of Vinita,
William Hastings OF Tahlequah, J.
W. I.ankford of Atoka, Smith Matson
Of Ardmore, r. \. Sneed Of Lawton,
j, l.. Carpenter OF Mangum, W. T.
/ Fields of Guthrie, Samuel Massin
gale Of Cordell w. l.. Alexander OF
Oklahoma City, J. b. Doolin of Alya,
c. f. Conley of Lehigh, w. L.
Garrison of Pond Creek, Scott Glenn
OF Shawnee, w. NJ Anderson of Ok.
lahoma City and J. A. West OF
Pauls Valley.
Candidates in Conference.
In ;he afternoon some of the~can
didates for state offices held an in
formal meeting. Among the candi
dates present We're: George Henshav
of Madill, for corporation commits
| sioner; X. l.. Wilson of Chickasha
for superintendent of public instruc
ton; w. il. l.. Campbell of Ada. fol-
clerk of the supreme court: Robert
Dunlop of Newkirk, for state treasur
er; Leo Meyer of Elk City. for state
auditor; c. A. Taylor of Pond Creek
for state examiner and inspector
and c. l.. Daugherty OF Oklahoma
City, for state labor commissioner.
New Campaign Book.
The candidates and members OF
the committee were presented with
an elegant new campaign book JUS,
out from headquarters. 1t contains
the Fairfax speech of Lee Cruce
his letters TO McNeal. photograph
and brief biographies of the state
candidates and other information OF
interest to the voters. The Fairfax
speech is continued throughout the
took on each alternate page and the
preface is an excerpt from the
( speech wherein Mr.. Cruce declared
that politics will never be made
p,rcr and cleaner by unclean voters
but an honest citizenship, constant
ly and diligently asserting itself