The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-07
|EN|D HEARS
/ CANDIDATES
IN DEBATE
DEMOCRAT "BIG FOUR
CONTINUE SPEECH
MAKING TOUR
LACK OF ADVERTISING
AGAIN IS ENCOUNTERED
]. '. Callahan PTssldes Over
Meeting and introduces
the Speakers
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Enid. Okla, July 7.--trour Demo.
cratic woud.be governors finished
the second round OF their battle OF
wits in the opera house, at this place.
The same condition was met here
which was met at Anadarko--not u
bill had been posted to notify the
public OF the coming meeting
]. Y. Callahan was chosen as the
chairman Of the meeting and intro.
duced Alfalfa Bill' Murray Az the
first OF the quartette OF debaters,
Murray took up the Torrens land
system again In his speech aud stated
that probably Cruce did not under
stand It: he said that perhaps Cruce
got his Information from his abstract
partners az Ardmore. Mr.. Murray
also dared Cruce to declare that he
was not In favor OF the bank guar
anty law.
Murray voiced the opinion that no
coal land should be sold In Oklahoma
without vote OF the people and de-
clared that the Democrats In con
vention In Tulsa In 1908, had adopt
ed resolution favorlng such restric-
ton; that Cruce was there and asked
why he did not make his opposition
to the resolution known at that time.
Here Murray took shot at the OK.
lah0maa, declaring that they had lied
about him in endeayoring 10 connect
him with the McMurray deals.
The speaker denied that he had
introduced In the legislature 4 proyi-
sion to prevent Indian land taxes and
here produced the house Journal to
prove his contentious. Referring to
dis record, which had been attacked
In this respect, he declared that
Cruces only record consisted Of his
activities as a bank president aud as
an also ran for governor. et,a
Ross FoIIws Murray.
Murray was followed by Col. Leslie
p. Ross. Mr.. Ross was vicious In his
attack on Haskell In dramatic terms
he reviewed his Democracy and de-
clared that no living manls big enough
to put him out OF the Democratic par
ty
Mr.. Ross read an editorial from a
Kansas Democratic paper TO the ef-
feet that Col. Ross was realDemo-
cratic Democrat running for governor
In the state OF Oklahoma. He pQLed
fun at Kirk. declaring that KIRK had
lived In every state but Kansas and
that he would vouch for him as an
excellent farm hand
Mr. Ross stated that he was for
the taxation of the Indian lands and
told the people that his record all
through his public life coincided with
Democracy.
cruce Kept His Coat op.sf
Lee CrlIce followed and while every
man present had his coat Off and
they asked cruce TO take his off, he
stated that he never took his coat
off In the presence OF ladies' The
crowd missed the point OF the Joke.
II seemed
Mr. Cruce gave an alibl TO Murray's
charges and cited time an time
again where Murray's wires ed
to be crossed He continuN. lis
speech In upholding the present adj
ministratlon and for fifteen minutes
delivered what he termed a Democrat.
ic protest against common enemy,
which latter Characterization he ap-
piled to those who are opposIng bis
candidacy.
Kinks Feelings Touched.
Brant Kirk was introduced, follow
Ing the Cruce speech. He jumped
rough shod into Murray for neglect
Ing to mention his name during his
speech and told the giri present that
he would have their support because
he was young good looking and IN.
married He declared that he liked
Ross because no could put his fin.
gers on him. but that Cruce was on
the fence. which fence ne styled as