The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-24

and Oil city and Milo and such places
as that, that he had visited were con.
Ccrn,d they are for Lee Crucc to
man. first. last and all the time MI
Avery made a humorous ailusion 60
candidate Murray, tAat brought down
thc house:
They call him Alfalfa Bill said
Mr.. Avery. because he planted about
six acres and "a half over there In
Johnston county one time TO alfalfa.
And then they changed the name to
Cookie Burr bin. because he let that
alfalfa patch grow up in cookie
burrs."
Mr. G. W. Young was introduced
after Mr. Avery finished. and spoke
for a few minutes, giving a history of
Murray's connection with the Scquuy.
an movement and said II the people
of Oklahoma had followed Murray
leadership in those days they never
would have had the blessings OF state
hood. but would still be- under the
old carpot-bag domination lie said
Murray was too much OF politician
to fill the bin this time. that SAT-,
and sane statcsmauship were going
20 be- needed at the helm ot state the
ncNt four years ard that Lee Cmce
was the ideal man for Governor
Lee Crucc was greeted with cheers
as he rose to address the throug tha,
had assembled to hear him. When the
cheering ceased tnc vast auditorium
was as quiet rs It could be-, the pco.
pie were listening to catch the words
ot the speaker
Mr. Cruces speech was largely q
heart to- hear, talk with his friends
and uciphbols ana his sentiments oX-
pressed Ia uat speech met "a hearty
response from the pcop.o There was
never a candidate in any coui try more
popular with his home people than Is
Lee Crucc. lie said he had not dodg.
ed single issue that has arisen iu
the campaign and was greeted with
cheers when he said the man who
was too cowardly to express his opin.
ions on state questions vas too coward.
ly To be governor OF great state
like oklahoma. lie declared himself
uL the prohibition question as ne did
IN the lloldcuyillc speech and said
that prohibition was not an issue in
the campaign, that many of the best
friends OF prohibitioY were attempting
TO have IL eliminated from the state
campaign and also stated that mans
democracy should not be measured by
hts oplLion on the prohibition qucs-
tion. ON the tax question he was gull
ty Of no lodging and came out plainly
Tor the taxation of all property taxa
bic under the laws OF the state. On
the efforts that are being made to az.
ray one class against another In the
campaign he said the man VINO -.
tempted such was dcmagogue. that
there were no classes in Oklahoma
lie preached the doctrine that all men
are created equal and are equal ana
that the man who strives to create
lines separating the people into class
es is not working for the common
GOOD He said he stood for progress
a.d that if the progressive people
voted for him he would get almost an
uulrimous vote in Oklahoma for the
state is made up of progressive peo.
| pc.
Judge Jackson OF Sallisaw. who
came $50 miles to attend the rally,
said Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee and
| Haskell counties would almost cast
solid vote for Cruce. He said those
counties were against him before be-
cause they did not know him and they
! were for him this year because they
| did know him. He predicted victory
for Cruce by an overwhelming major
/ ity.
John Castecl OF sulphur mcdc a wit.
ty speech, in which he kept the vast
crowd laughing. He said Cruce was
the most able man in the race and
should be selected as the democratic
standard bearer and that Murray coun
ty would be In the Cruce column by
a big majority
Chas. L. Kcndrick OF Davis made
one Of the greatest speeches OF the