The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-12
GREAT STATE FORCES
ARE FOR LEE CRUCE
HIS SUPPORTERS ARE JUBlLAN /
WHILE HIS OPPONENTS ARE
LOSING HEART.

The political forces in this state
that elected Cnas. y. Haskell the
first governor will elect Lee Cruce oi
Ardmore the second governor. Mr.
/ CIuce has all the advantage in the
world in the battle that will close on
/ the night of August >. Some of the
most prominent workers against Mr..
Cruce have become ukewarm and it
is predicted that they will be in the
Cruce column before the close of the
campaign. Cruce headquarters is now
deyoting much Of its time to the
Grandfather Clause. and is lining up
the fight that will be made against
the republican party in Nocember.
The fight for Cruce is today practical
ly won but the forces will by no
means be idle.
r. j. Pollock an active farmers un-
ion man in this county has compiled
series of statements concerning the
work of Mr.. Cruce in the interest of
the producer Said Mr., Pollock today
Lee Cruce as banker has been worth
a great deal to the farmer. He be
lieves that the man who produces the
wealth of the country should have his
fair share of the wealth and his aid
rendered TO the farmers in marketing
their crops ought to make a friend
to Lee Cruce of every farmer in Ok
lahoma. He loaned the farmers mon
ey 10 handle their own cotton, there
were times when our account was
overdrawn as much as $4,000 and in
favOring us instead of the cotton
spectators, Lee Cruce endeared him
self to every laboring man and farmer
in Oklahoma. The opposition has at
tempted to hold Cruce up as a nation
al banker who was opposed to the
farmer, but his record proves other
wise and when every farmer of this
state knows the attitude Of Cruce to-
ward the farmer, they will be for him
to a man"
Mems Cruce club in this city last
night puts new force in the field
for him. Guy H. Sigler was elected
chairman and Edward Gait secretary.
A committee On membership was ap-
pointed and a committee on program
will have some good young men
speakers for the meeting next Mon
day night. The club will meet each
Monday night until Mr.. Cruce Is nom
mated in August and then the fight
will be made for his overwhelming
election in November.
The chairman of this club will
name a committee of three men in
each precinct to urge the people 20
register in the city.
Good news has come from the
northern portion OF the state where it .
is said Cruce will have almost the
solid democratic vote for him. The .
odds by which he carried his home
town and county in the first election
is abundant evidence that Lee Cruces .
home people-those who know i'm
Dest, love and respect him and YOU'D .
gladly trust him with the highest Of
flee in the state. Their loyalty to Mr.
Cruce Is held by him as one of the
most cherished things in his life and
that solid strength at home has given
him a prestige in the state that can
not be overcome. The news that
came from the northern side was a
letter written by Jim Price at Enid .
to John r. Whayne of this city. Price
Is a travelling man. In his letter he
says Cruce is gaining fast and other
are losing. Every farmer
is for Cruce and the Grand-Daddy
clause in that section of the state.
Enthusiasm in Ardmore increases
as the election approaches and this
county will give the same majority
and little bigger one to Cruce than
II did before.