The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-07-15
la Plain Straightforward Speech
Home Candidate Analyses Is
sues and Holds Closest At
tention Of Audience
RAPS The RECORD
OF HIS OPPONENT
Declares Gore AbSent at Half Of
Roll Calls Road Bill is Ex-
planned Growth Of Hayes
Candidacy

Following his reception at the train
on his arrival Tuesday afternoon, when
places or business were closed and a
vast multitude turned out to say wei
come home" to Sam Hayes. a big crowd
gathered at Convention hall last night
10 hear the Grady county candidate for
United States senator deliver his first
and perhaps his only speech in the
campaign in this county. The big bali
seats 23OO people and it was comfort
ably filled except in a small section
in the rear
In spite Of the heat, which was In
tensely oppressive, the audience for an
hour and a half gave thoroughly at
tentive hearing 10 the candidate. ap-
planding him as he proceeded ard Civ
ing tremendous demonstration at tho
close. when hundreds pressed forward
10 the platform to grasp the hand OF
The speaker.
from the kind ordinarily heard on the
stump, being devoid Of humor, anec-
cote and outbursts OF eloquence but
repIete with facts and logic The can
didate analysed the conditions con
fronting the state and nation alld out
lined the legislation which he consid-
cred necessary 70 meet the needs. His
references 10 hts opponent consisted
wholly OF criticism Of Senator Cores
official record.
Before opening his address Judge
Hayes expressed profound thanks to
the people Of his home county for the
splendid reception given him and the
interest manifested in his candidacy
Not till near the close did he touch up
on the record Of Senator Gore 1t was
pointed out that when Hayes first an
nounced in April his candidacy was
treated lightly "He is a good man but
he hasn't any chance Next Senator
Gore announces that he simply must
remain IN Washington regardless Of
consequences and look after the inter
osts OF his people, especially in rural
credits legislation and further says he
has the race won two or three to one.
At the next stage Senator Gore makes
> dash from Washington and lands in
the midst OF his campaign why
should Senator Gore leave his duties
IL Washington If he has his race won
two or three to one?' Judge Hayes
said he didn't believe in candidates
making prophecies but he ventured the
assertion that on the day after the pri-
mary his opponents would be ponder
ing the question. How did Hayes do
it?"
The claims Of Senator Gore that he
was entitled to the credit for all the
bills appropriating money for Oklaho
ma were seriously punctured. lie
claims TO be responsible for securing
over 100000 10 aid the schools of the
state The truth is that up to state
hood money had been appropriated
regularly for Indian schools. None was
appropriated the first year after state
hood because il was thought that state
taxation would be sufficient but when
il was found that Indian lands Were
not taxable. the department promptly
recommended that the appropriation.
he continued. II Senator Gore had Sc
cured S3,000.000. the amount justly due
the state because OF nontaxable In
dian lands he would have claimed som'
credit"
The Shackleford bin introduced il
congress called for federal appropria
ton of S25, ,OO0.0 for the improvement
Of post roads--a system that woul'
give the farmer good roads from hi
farm door to the postoffice.
The Shackelford bill was considere'
a splendid piece Of proposed legisla
tion by farmers, business men an
statesmen throughogt the aatiop. an
It carried by a large majority in tn
house
But when It reached the senate. Ser
ator Gore introduced a substitute bi
that resulted In the Shackleford mel
sure heing tabled and it is still in tn