Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-24
MURRAY ASP|RES
70 BE SENATOR
"NIFALIN BILL TO OPPOSE
BOTH OWEN AND HASKELL.
WILL RESIDE IN TULSA
Announcement Comes After An Nj
Day Conference With Democratic
Party Leaders Here.

last night tnat 'AilAlla lll MURRAY,
Of Tshomingo, is to mako Tulsa his
future home and conduct his race for
the United States Senate from this
point, opposing Charles \. Haskell
ex-governor Of oklahoma, ayowed
/ political enemy Of Murray and Stna-
| tor Robert l.. owen. Other pupmi-
nent local Democrats, after an all-day
conference with Murray in tho office
Of Bob LozIer, confirmed the above
announcement That It was intended
the announcement should be made at
this time was Indicated yesterday
when Mr.. Murray told newspaper
men that there was no particular sig
n.ficance attached to his visit here
and that he had nothing Of Il news
nature to divulge.
While it has been known in state
/ Democratic circles for sometime that
Murray has a strong desire to enter
the senatorial race, nothing of a defi-
mite nature pointing toward this end
| developed until yesterday.
Cookie Burr" Bill, who was prcsi-
dent Of the first oklahoma constltu-
tional convention and was defeated by
| Lee Cruce for the goyernorship nom
| lnation in the primaries Of tho state
/ in 1910. arrived in Tulsa yesterday
morning from Muskogee. Practical
/ ly all of the day he was closeted in
the office of Bob Lo2ier. Lozier was
/ Murray's campaign manager in Tulsa
| County last November, and it was
| largely due to the well-known cam
| paigners efforts that Murray re-
/ ceiyed a handsome ma 4orty over
Cruce in this county.
All day long yesterday a stream Of
prominent local politicians visited the
Sage OF Tishomingo," and all tho
conferences were held behind locked
doors. For more than an hour Murray
conferred with Lo2ier and Jim Sykes,
and co-incident with tho announce
ment last night Of Murray lntcu-
ton to conduct his senatorial race
from this point, came the deClara-
/ tion by a coterie of Democrats that
/ Sykes is to run for Congress from
this district and Is to receive the un-
| qualified support of Murray in this
respect. II has been rumored for
some time that Sykes would make the
race for Congress and il has been
limited that Lozier would be his cam
| paign manager. Sykes and Lozier
were prominent workers for Murray
In his goyernship race. Among those
who conferred with Murray yesterday
was Buck" Lewis, a leading Demo-
crat of Tulsa County, who has always
been an avOWed Murray man.
That Tulsa is the logical geogra-
phical center from which Murray
should conduct his campaign Is the
opinion of leading Democratic poll
ticians here. The fact that Senator
Gore resides in the Western part Of
the state in itself indicates that It
would be a hard matter for another
senator to be elected from that part
of the state. While Senator Bob
owen. and Ex-Governor Haskell have
neither publicly announced their in
tention to enter tho senatorial race.
it is not denied by their supporters
that both will be candidates for the
office. Haskell acquired the owner
ship Of the McAlester Herald Demo-
crat last spring for the ayowed pur-
pose of using the publication as one
Of his organs in the senatorial race.
It Is said. Mr.. Haskell also owns the
New-State Tribune at oklahoma City,
which will be moved to McAlester this
week. Both Senator owen and c. n.
Haskell reside at Muskogee.
Said q local Democrat and Murray
man last night:
Tulsa is the only town Of conse-
quence in the state that is not rep
resented in the state administration
or in Congress. Not an elective office
Of any consequence has been filled by
a Tulsa man. Therefore, we deserve
some favor from the voters of the
state in this line. Murray has no
business or financial interests to keep
him tied down anywhere, and 1t will
be an easy matter for him to take up
his residence in Tulsa. BY being cleo
ted to the Senate he would accom-
plish the purpose for which he has
strived so long, namely to knife
Haskell, and 1t would also be a fulfill
ment Of his desire II he could admin
lister defeat to Bob owen with whom
he Is on no friendly terms. There are
hundreds of Democrats In Oklahoma
who are not unwilling to declare their
unhelef in Haskell and Senator owen
has many enemies In the party. The con
tingent opposed to both Haskell and
owen believe that in Bill Murray they
have an honest and conscientious
man, and a loyal Democrat. Tulsa is
one Of the strongest Murray strong
holds in the state. as was indicated by
the majority poled for him last No
yember when he opposed Lee Cruce."
1t will be remembered that in the
Tulsa County convention. prior to the
state Democratic convention I'm 1910,
the Cruce delegates were unequivo-