The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Okla.) 191?-1915, 1914-03-14
Judge R. L. Williams Proven
Constructive Candidate

A pamphlet recently issued by
friends Of Judge Z. l.. Williams, can.
didate for Governor. reviews in brief
manner, his services in the Constitu-
tiOnal Convention and as Chief Justice
and a member Of the Supreme Court.
Any friend may receive one by ad.
dressing him at Oklahoma city.
The following is the introductory
synopsis:
In selecting the next Governor OF
this great new state II is evident that
the voters are going to be largely
influenced by the proved ability Of
the candidates. At statehood it was
largely n matter Of experiment, as
none Of the candidates had had an
opportunity TO demonstrate by act
ual service their fitness for the places
they sought. and where the candi-
date has filed a public station and
demonstrated his dtness il is not to
be assumed that the voters are 20
ing to turn down the proved man
for an untricd man. The exigencics
and demands of the times will not
permit of any mistake to be made In
the selection of the next set OF oil
fcers for the State Of oklahoma,
and the way to provide against mis-
takes In such selection Is for the
voter TO select tried men: men who
have been tried by public service and
who have proved that they are capa.
BILE, honest, economical and efficient.
Judge r. l.. Williams, Of the Su-
preme Court, IL a man of this char
acter He has been tried and welgher
in the balances OF public service and
! has proved himself not wanting in
I any of the elements that go TO make
up a faithful, honest, courageous and
| efficient public officer. Being
chosen as the first Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF this state, the
duty devolved upon him OF plotting
the court, as its presiding admins.
trative officer, through the first year
OF its existence. From that year until
this that court has commanded the
respect not only of the people of this
state but of the United States. 1.-TWO
territories, within the borders of each
OF which but q few years ago thu
white man was a trespasser. flung
together as a sovereign state under
the most progressive--or most rad.
ical, as some critics would insist
constitution yet evolved two ter.
ritories markedly disslmilar from
the standpoint of private law and
governmental organization, the In
dian Territory having never known
the semblance OF self-government; q
constitution bristling with innova-
tions, establishing as axioms prop
ositlOns hitherto gravely mooted-
all this presented grave perplexities
10 Oklahoma's high tribunal. For
over six years Judge r. L. Williams
and his associates on the supreme
court bench have wrestled untirlngly
with these problems, often with scanI
precedent 10 light the way. In
writing the opinions OF the court
on constitutional questions and others
demanding a thorough grasp OF the
fundamental principles OF govern
ment the lions share of the work has
fallen 10 Judge Williams, and prop
erly so, for he bore conspicuous part
in framing that constitution and he Il
most Iealous in vitalizing the prin
ciples thereof"
Judge Williams service In tht
Constitutional Convention marks hin
as man having great fundamental
grasp Of government II is admitted
on all hands that practically all OF tho
provisions Of Article Nine of the Con
stitution, relating 10 public service
corporations and creating the Corpors
tion Commission and providing rs
powers, were not only wri,te1 by him
but were reported by him as chair
man Of the Public Service Corpom
tions Committee 10 the CONSTITUTIONS
Convention. and threNoh his leader
ship incorporated Ia ,be C0nsttutipi
OF this State.
la addition to that ne was 9utllcl
Of the two-cent passenger railroh'
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