The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-19
Stores Close at Ninnekah to Hear
the Former Candidate and
Rousing Meeting is Held
at Rush Springs
WILL SPEAK HERE
AT LATER DATE
Compelled to Cancel Chickasha
Speech = Makes Convincing
Plea in Behalf Of Williams
and Scores Fields

Large crowds that gathered at Min
nekah and Rush Springs Saturday to
hear Judge ]. B. A. Robertson, former
! candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor, were completely
captivated by the speaker, who made
a convincing argument in behalf OF
Judge R. L. Williams and the entire
Democratic ticket The two meetings
were decidedly the most enthusiastic
that have been held during the pres
ent campaign.
As a result of the train on which he
was coming to Chickasha being late,
Judge Robertson was compelled to
cancel his date here but he promised
to come back later in the campaign if
the committee can arrange his
schedule that way He expressed the
greatest satisfaction with the fine re-
ceptions given him at Ninnekah and
Rush Springs and said he would be
more than glad to return for speech
in Chickasha.
judge Robertson arrived ia Chicka
sha on the morning train and went to
Ninnekah in an auto. accompanied by
Col. I. j. O'Neill, candidate for state
senator, Frank Plato and c. +. Dayton
Col. O'Nell made short speeches, pre-
ceding him at both places, and was
given very attentive hearings. Al
though he has been making three and
four speeches a day, Judge Robertson
was in good form and had his time
permitted he could have held the
crowds much longer than he did at
both places.
AT Ninnekah the stores closed dur
ing the speech and business men join
ed with d large crowd of farmers in
attending the meeting. AT Rush
Springs an even larger crowd turned
out to hear the distinguished speaker
and was equally as responsive.
q am doing for Judge Williams what
would have expected him to do for
me and what | know he would have
done, said Judge Robertson. Il am
making the best fight | can for the
Democratic ticket because l know it
is worthy of support of every voter and
because it is the only ticket that holds
out any nope for the people of this
state
81 have known Judge Williams for
many years and know his service to
the people of Oklahoma. | am familiar
with the great service which he rem
dered as a member of our constitu-
tional convention and served with
him three years as a member of the
/ supreme court. | know that he is
man of great heart and mind and that
| he will make a great governor. !
know that he is man of unquestioned
honesty and that he has the ability
necessary to give us a successful adj
ministration.
Taking up the Republican candidate
for governor, the speaker presented a
striking contrast. John Fields and
his party fought statehood and fought
all the progressive measures for which
Democracy has stood in this state. The
record of the Republican party in OK
lahoma before statehood gives no as
surance that it can be depended upon
to do anything for us now
Referring to the charge of extrava
eance in the expenditure of state
money. the speaker said in part
.'While / was travelling over the STATE
in the primary campaign took occas
sion to visit all our state institutions
our state schools, our asylums, oul
school for feeble minded and others
went into all OF them to see how the'
we're being conducted and how th'
ueople's money had been spent an'
: after doing so want to take Off m
+. hat to the Democracy Of this. state TO
: expending the peoples money SO wei
t eNo state in the Union is bette
/ equipped with educational and elee
] mosynary institutions than Oklahoms
4 When / wanted to send my daughte
/. TO school looked around for an inst