The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-15
MURRAY COMES BACK


Onttnu0I from FpSo one
cd that /, the Speaker Dc th. own out
OF the window" which was published
at the time liz the daily press. These
are instances where those who stood
oppo ed 10 bills ciiaHxl the!r vote
ester fusing evs @ glp3wars TO defeat
legislation
AS to the conduct OF the supreme
election beard | purposely stated that
| Il am not uneasy abont The count be-
fore your board for the state al
large No. did | intimate that two
OF the members OF the board had con-
nived at or enlorsed the policy that
had been pursued by Mr.. Branson;
nor do care 10 do 30 now.
| wish to repeat what said in my
! former letter that honest men will
not object to being watched. nad dis
honest men must be watched
In the course OF this campaign |
have stood upon principles, ami de.
cl'ncd to deal In personalities, even
in the matter OF the state COVE nmert
upon those po.icies which have caua-
ed mon 10 differ, but have plead
with the people TO view my own ie.
cord, the policies for which ! stand
and my character. | have defeated
! the assaults OF every battalion lin.
[ Ell rIIb against me. whether IL be the
/ questionable methcus uf9a aet Of de.
based and lnsidious politicians or
whether aided by corrupt method OF
! bribing ana purchasing the daily
press, or whethes through me taflu.
ence OF the large interests, who have
| always fought me, yet The ouly re.
source left TO win their nomination
as against me would be by stealing
The rominatlon.
/ had not asked for the removal OF
anyone. but submit that any election
officer who Is the manager OF any
( candidates campaign should be com.
PEELED to desisi from such manage
ment. or compelled 10 resfgn
Replying In part to your 1ettor and
In part to the interview of Mr.. Bran-
son. wish to nste particularly that
In my letter 10 Mr. Linn, | and not
complHn of the action of The Demo
cratic ommlttee. because II can have
notbih 40 do directly with the qnes.
tion 81 the eonnt. The count Is left
completely IN control N the election
boards Of this state, county aud pres
cinct, and expressly stated: II am
not uneasy about the count before
your board fer the state at large.
| wv ccwplaint agasnst Rranson IL as
q member OF the statt election
| board
submit again that II il not fair.
not ccn1nciqe To honest elections Tor
any man who liz the manager or ac-
lively working for any candidate for
| any office TO constitute any part OF
| the election machinery OF the county
/ or precinct. and that the situation
| as disclosed by the news items OF
what occurred In Pottawatonie coun-
lty, and what Is here recIted with
refe ence to Mcintosh county, bears
out what stated in my letter To Mr..
/ Linn and AA .sIrect keeping with the
plan az disclosed TO me In strictest
confidence by friends
/ II under the law watchers can not
be authorized, then submit il Is
proper for You TO authorize and di-
i rect the state election board b select
ane Murray man, approved by man.
ayers. 10 be placei upon every county
board and one np0n every precinct
board as well as a Cruce man, where
ever possible 50 to do. or al least tt
direct that no county or precinct 81
ccti-n board shall be composed on
| tirely OF the supporters ~ friends ol
any one candidate in this race to ths
end that snutilatea ballots may not bt
used as method 10 defeat the peo
pies viii and that an hcnfst election
and q fair count may be rad Oh ths
Ind, day cf Angn.t. This you can Dc
under the law. an request this much
II lose this nomInati.n by honen
c5nnt. | shall bow gracefully 10 tn
viii cS the majority but # receive
the nomination By majority yot'
counting all mutilated ballots In IN
nteresL OF each candidate. Slial
!. take that nomination. No power VII
!, prevent my duing this
- - - -.sl-ssss..... l~k
!, not object to l,t.lnG watched and a dll
& honest man must be watched
81 Trlily aD1 respectfully.
WM III Atl<'tAN