The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-08
By W. +. Kerr.

Yet fixed, Lee Cruce, democratic nom
nee for governor will deliver tle
initial speech of the cam )aign for the
state democratic ticket The speech
is in course of preparation. 1t is
based on the platform adopted by the
state demo ratio conventio.. in Okla
homa City August / and the issue S
of the fight will be the. issues of the
platform.
Mr.. Cruce returned yesterday from
Colorado. In the summer resort Of
Manitou he has been taking a quiet
rest and has fully recuperated what
he lost physically in the midsummer
primary campaign. II am ready tor
the fight" he said. Il am Tejuvenatcd
by my recreation of three weeks and
am fully prepared to enter the cam
paign."
The sojourn of Mr.. Grace in the
mountains was of inestimable benefit
to him. During the primary fight lie
made nearly three hundred speeches,
delivering as many as four in DAY
on some occasions. His recreation
was in the nature of a rest. Hun.
dreds OF Oklahomans in the SUNNI -
resort knew that Lee Cruce was there,
but not many found the little hillside
cottage where he ate and slept and
quenched his thirst on healing waters
Only once was he drawn into con
siderable Oklahoma gathering. That
was at the soda spring one day when
Tom Waestaff OF Kansas, whom Gov
ernor Stubbs defeated for the nom'n
alton for governor, blew into town
and began talking about insurgency,
OF populism, as he called it from tie
standpoint of a candidate who nau
been defeated by the measley lnsur
gents, and an argument ensued that
involved Mr.. Cruce, Bill Hackney OF
Arkansas City and other men of more
or less note. Mr.. Cruce, however
had an engagement with Morpheus at
the hillside cottage and he didn't stay
to the end of the discussion.
Will Answer McNeal.
The challenge that Joe McNeal, re-
publican candidate for governor
spread over the state during the alb
sence OF Mr.. Cruce. in which he bold
ly demands the prosecution of election
thieves and other miscreants, will be
answered by Mr. Cruce in due time
The answer will state in unqualified
terms that the democratic candidate
and the state democratic organization
are a unit in demanding clean ele =
tions.
Isolated cases of alleged perpetrl
ton of election frauds, scattered
throughout the state, have caused the
republicans to give statewide signiii,
canoe to the charge. In PRACTICAL,
all OF these cases, so far as investiGd
tions have shown local issues have
contributed to irregularities. II is
safe to say that were there a state
wide recount the results in the suber-
material contest would be changed but
little and the changes would in most
cases be due to honest mistakes Oh
the part of election officials. The
fact that the law provides that the
election callers shall be of separate
political parties and that each caller
shall examine the ballot would saddle
Irregularities upon republicans as We
as democrats. and election frauds. Il
proven, could not be chargeable 10 tao
organized efforts of either political
party.
The campaign committee that has
been selected by Mr.. Cruce and Other /
state convention candidates will meet /.
in Oklahoma City today John Z.
Williams OF Hobart, who conduC ted |
the primary campaign for Mr.. Cruce,
having been selected as chairman of .
this committee, will preside over its
deliberations. The committee VIII
map out a plan OF campaign ami A.
range for contributions. Headqua
ers will be opened immediatel" in the
Lee Huckins hotel the campatSl com
mittee working in connection with the
state central committee, OF wnlcn
Fred F. Branson of Muskogee, is
chairman and Duke Stallines 81 Du
rant is secretary Luther Harrison
will be retained as press manager.
The place and date for the opening
speech of Mr.. Crucc probably will be
fixed within the next few DAYS. NJ.
Cruce is preparing the speech which
will bear the keynote of the campaign.
Until ii is delivered no other imp1r-
tant speeches will be made. By the
first of October Chairman Williams