The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-15
THE BEGINNING Of THE END: SHAWNE
HERALD SAYS LEE CRUCE WILL Win

MS personal friends among lle hleH'
bership of the constitutional conven-
ton and the first legislature, and
as the Ross strength diminishee, the
anti Haskell element. He continues
to be hampered by the general feel
ing that the financial condition ot
the state demands conservative
man as governor, one who is able
to work out successfully the many
difficult financial problems winch
face the next administration, ald the
feeling, just as general and ac-
centuated by the events OF the re
cent debates, that he is not such
a man His unquestioned honesty,
h.s courage and determina.i.', VIII
hold for him a great many votes.
and his personal friends, wh) cling
10 MIN with devotion uns1 passed
by that developed by any other pol
itician, will undoubtedly hold him
many more, but as the final event
approaches, and the very g"tat i'm
portance of the proper choice in
the matter becomes clearer to .he
voters, the current is practically GER
tain to turn from him.
SO far as anyone can tell, he
contest at this stage looks altogeth-
er like Cruce to win. He has ia
better of the argument on the Indian
tax question, which has grown into
the most important issue so far
developed outside of the prohibition
question, and on the basis of gen
eral qualification for the office Of
governor, from the business, the So
cial and general administrative
standpoints, has been too great
lead to be overcome. A great many
people want a governor of whom
they do not need to be ashamed
when compared with the chief exec
utives of other states, in a social
way as well as others, and this
idea is distinctly to Cruces ad-
vantage. He also has the decided ad-
! vantage that he has consistently
! defended the democratic alministra-
/ tion. This may not be justified in
all cases, but from a political stand
(
/ point, it is decidedly valuable. Even
hose who believe that the devel-
opment of the power of the execu-
tive in this state has reached a
dangerous point. and who think that
in some instances the work of va
rious officers could have been bet
ter done, cannot avoid a feeling
OF inappropriatenes in the failure
OF any candidate to approve the work
as a whole of the party whose nom
ination he is seeking 1t was the fact
that while the other candidates were
abusing him and each other and the
state administration in general Mr..
Cruce gave his attention to the dis
cussion of the good points of an
administration unquestionably sue
cessful on the whole, which gave
him undoubtedly the best of the
meetings.
Cruce has behind his candidacy
the most effective and astute organi-
zation in the entire field, which is
alone good for a great many votes.
He will profit far more than Muir.
ray by the waning of Ross. for
while Ross is outspoken for resub-
mission and Cruce stands openly for
| prohibition, yet the Ross strength is
chiefly in the cities and towns. all
OF which are normally for Cruce.
Most of the Ross supporters were
| originally Cruce men, and will again
De Cruce men before the campaign
ends Most of all, perhaps. he will
De strong for the reason that in
'he present stage of affairs in Okla
mona, the conservative elements of
the state cannot possibly take any
chances of securing for governor
someone who might by indiscretioD
lack of balance, inability to control
himself. and extremely radical ideas
further shake the confidence of
eastern people in the sound sense
and business probity of the state.
1t is at present Cruce against the
Held with every prospect that he
VIII he the winner.-Shawne Her.
aid.