The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-14
MURRAY WRITES FRIEND TOUCHING
GOVERNOR AND SENATOR'S RACE

d5. or -ae people would desire OF
h.m Heretofore my public career
ha. been one Of power, and if /
se-g enabled to do many things,
both il the constitutional convention
nd the first legislature. ii was by
reason of NJ qosi.!on due TO this
power % do these things. Hence,
imagine The situation in which the
rl-..ou Of Congressman places me,
l-5.- e seniority system Of rules,
and you vI 10 doubt see that l
sometimes cLzte because Of the lack
st authority 10 accomplish the things
tta, I would accomplish had l the
1ea.- ss senator, man Of strong
a... power. who understands the
rule. z-t laws governing Iegislating
--- ere-cl=a more power and infln-
---. upon legislation than every
--a 5e- of congress from the stat.
F-gr This standpoint, the senatorial
-cza is desirable one to a man
Ilse myself who has always glori-
ead 70 achievement. would rather
come out Of a position and, looking
sck. be enabled TO say that l was
-h- author Of this and that, as my
mind and conscience dictated was
right and have opposition by reason
q, doing these things, than to re-
.ire from public Office with universal
-opularity but unable to say that
had done anything or point 10 a
single statute or law due to my ef-
forts The desire for success, the
accomplishment of things, has al
ways been my second nature, but TO
be embroiIcd in race for the Unit
&C States senate, where my motives
and positions will be misconstrued
and urged by a yillainous gang of
politicians who have always opposed
mo. you viii readily understand il
not a very desirable thing
with reference to the governor 5
,Tce, patriotism says TO me: Make
The race. but my own selfish inter
es's and the best interests Of my
family dictate that ! should not run.
j.. was my ambition, because of the
goWer one had in being governor to
bring about certain results-to fix
and establish presidents in the CON
struction Of our constitution. was
my chief ambition until last fall
when, while canyassing the state, |
realized for the first time that
could be nominated in 1914 for gov
ernor merely by asking, and then
began seriously to consider wheth-
cr, from every standpoint, really
desired the Office | know the needs
Of the state. | know what should
be done, and God knows that imbe-
City official crookedness and Span
ish method of politics and intrigue,
have caused our state to suffer long
enough, but the man who would un
dertake to do this work, in view ot
the fact that at present he would be
engaged largely in fighting undesir-
able men in his own party. will 70
quire much courage and foresight
and unless | could accomplish these
! things, | would have no desire to he
governor at all. From a financial
standpoint it would be a great sacri-
'ice, as it would require evrey CEN
of the salary to pay expenses, ant
would require every moment of time
But | would be willing to forego tn.
sacrifice If | were sure OF a posi-
tion whereby the states fair nam,
could be placed alongside the bes
Of American states.
But you must remember that GER
tain other officers compose tn
boards and assist in making the Sc
lection of certain administrative Of
ficers, such as secretary OF the Ian,
Office and warden OF the penitentiar
and unless the governor has asso
Gated with him men who are bot
able and honest, his administrator
would be a failure. With an honest
able attorney general; an homes
state treasurer such as Bob DunloT