The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-24
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For this reason he maintained that
he could be of greater benefit to the
people of Oklahoma than ever before.
you can send someone else to the
United States senate" said the blind
senator, "but you cannot elect him
to the Craftsmanship of some of the
most important committees, the posi-
tions that i now hold and for that
reason you should return me, who can
be of real service to you"
Senator Gore stated that he did not
wish to return to the United States
senate upon the demerits of any one.
but was making the race strictly on
his own merits and his record as
senator since statehood. In speaking
of his record, and the things he stood
for and would advocate, he mentioned
but a few on account of the limited
time. He enumerated a number or
bills he has had enacted into law
and others that he is fighting for. He
was very emphatic about national
system of highways, national, state,
and county and stated that the farm
ers of this country were paying I'M
mense fortunes every year to get their
harvests to the markets when it could
be done for very little if the roads
of the country were in passable con-
dition. He touched up the stock gam
blers, who were gambling in the pro
ducts of the farm, and also the part
he played in getting rural credits for
the farmer.
The senator, during the course OF
his remarks, stated that it was at one
time a great pleasure to him to be
instrumental in securing a federal
building for the city of Ardmore, and
said that there was every indication
at present that the work on that build
ing would begin in the very near fu-
ture After the senator had told OF
the various committees of which he
was either a member or chairman
and the time that a newly-elected
senator without experience in the
! upper house would have to serve
in the senate before he could hope
to reach those places, he told Of some
of the forces that were fighting him
in the state.
In doing this, he stated that there
were five forces after his senatorial
toga in the state, the first four were
| Indian grafters, who were disappoint
ed in not receiving large fees from
the Indians for conducting affairs tha
| the United States had contracted t
do without price, the disappointed of
| fce-seeker, who felt that he was re
sponsible for not landing him in a ia
| lob: the peanut politicians of Okla
homa City, who had always been op
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posed to him, and by the same token
he was to them ]. F. McMurray, thu
attorney who had contracts with thu
| Indians that would net him the enor
nous fee of four million dollars, hat
he not stepped in and smashed hi
hopes and aspirations, by having the
| contracts annulled and prevented thu
payment of this fee for doing thu
work the government had agreed t.
do without charge, and last, and least
was Charles Ames, whom he termed
as the attorney for the corporations
who was lending his voice to his op
ponent in this race. The senate
stated that he was perfectly satisfied
for Mr.. Ames to be in the ranks o
the opposition. If Judge Hayes coul,
stand for Ames to be fighting for him
he ought to be perfectly satisfied
In conclusion, the senator thanke
the audience for their patient after
ton. and promised that, if by thei
votes on the fourth of August, the
returned him to the United State
senate for another term, he woul
be indeed grateful, and would promis
now, as he has in the past, to rende
them efficient service.
Senator Gore left this morning owe
the o., n. NJ. & P. railway for Ring
ling, and will campaign today anon
the towns to the west, and in tn