The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-29
.LABOR'S FORCES OPPOSE
MURRAY'S NOMINATION

in connection with the graduated land
tax bill, the usury bill. the telegra-
piers bill, the child-abor bill, S-hour
bill, the fullcrew bill and the bills
known as S1a and Slb, which related
to the state labor department, and
with "underhand work against practi-
cally all legislation proposed in behalf
of the agricultural and laboring mass
es,' and holding that he exercised
gag rule as speaker of the house of
/ the First state legislature and offered
insult to women, the executive board
Of the State Federation of Labor,
jointly with the legislative committee
of that organization, and j. A. West,
former president of the Oklahoma
Farmers union, and o. II. Mathews, a
former member of the executive board
of the Farmers union, Sunday adopted
resolutions denouncing Murray and
pledging labor to fight his candidacy
for governor in this campaign.
The labor leaders first revived a
resolution that was passed at Ard
more, July %, 1908, and followed that
with a stronger denunciation of Muir
rays record. The resolutions call
upon all fairminded men to cooperate
with the laboring men in this effort
to defeat Murray in the primary cleo
ton.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, The resolutions adopted
by the Ardmore convention of the
Oklahoma State Federation of Labor
with reference to VIM. II. Murray of
Tishomingo, on July 20, 1908, to wit
Whereas, Speaker VIM. II. Murray
of the house Of representatives of Ok
lahoma, has by his own actions proved
himself to be representative of class
interests instead of the interests of
the masses; and,
Whereas, His duplicity in connec-
ton with the graduated land tax bill,
usury bill, telegraphers' bill, child
labor bill, the S-hour BILL the full-creN
bill, and the bills known as Sla and S1b
Uelative to the labor Department.,
and his opposition as well as his un-
derhanded work to practically all leg
islation proposed in behalf of the agrl-
cultural and laboring masses, shows
conclusively that he was the repre-
sentative of the corporations; and,
Whereas. His gag rule as speaker
of the house, and his disrespect shown
ladies', has proven him to be a man
destitute of honor and void of princi-
pie; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Oklahoma
State Federation of Labor, in conven-
tion assembled does hereby pronounce
VIM II. Murray as unfair to all union
members everywhere, and we pledge
our efforts and ballots to the end that
he shall be defeated for any political
office he may aspire to, and we shall
regard any official or party that con-
tinues to boost William II. Murray as
an enemy to the masses of Oklahoma
And whereas, There has been held
since that date three sessions of said
Ctptn EAHAro Of | a1N hn
said resolutions have never been re-
scinded or the truth of the accuss
tions therein contained questioned;
therefore, be it
Resolved, by the executive board
and the legislative committee of the
State Federation of Labor in caller
session this 18th day of July. 1910,
that the said Ardmore resolution is
hereby reiterated and reaflirmed, that
Mr. Murray's actions since that time
have not been such as would convince
this board and committee that he
a different attitude with
reference to the interests of the farm
ers and laborers in Oklahoma: that
while in his speeches throughout the
state in his canvass for governor, he
has represented to the people that he
every measure championed .
by the farmers and laborers, we call
especial attention to the fact that the .
records show that he only voted for
hem after opposing them with all the .
ability at his command, after he saw
hey We're going to become laws, and .
n this connection We call attention to .
hat section OF the resolution which .
his duplicity in connec-
ion with the graduated land-tax bill,
Isury bill, telegraphers' bill. full-crew
)ill, child-labor bill. S-hour bill, the
)ill known as Sla and Slb, relative to
abor department, and his opposition
Is well as his underhand work TO
all legislation proposed in