The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28
Leading Candidate Receives
Ovations as He Tours
State in Own
Defense.
NOT A FACTOR
Lack of Organization and Past
Record of Candidate Dis
courage Leaders.
General Resentment of Sub
marine Methods Shown by
Polls Made by Robert
son Supporters.

ton but days distant is now possible to form def
mite idea of the govenorshp The general apathy
the past month has last been broken all state cand
dates are in the field busy in their
Inc most striking feature of the week has been the
inability of the Alexander down campaign
donations from bankers Exposure of this method fnanc
ing political campaign has thrown the bankers
and they leaving the State hopeless of meeting
the final day plans he had laid
IN desperation Alexander has at last resorted to long
send in additional drafts Their refusal caused
various sections of Oklahoma. The candidate himself has
confined ms activities the past week to southwestern Okla
homa he has made few speeches to small crowds His
present temper revealed by the character of
tacks being made on Robertson checking by Robert
sons friends in the territory covered shows splendid
ment of U-boat political tactics.
Candidate Murray has suffered most within the past
weeh' havhg no acuve organization except IN few county
seats he has been forced to work his to his self adver
ed of speaking with the result that few voters have
the pleasure of hearing his effort
M Mu1os sSss o where h Murray has Fred
voiced his disgust at the outlook. Although Sage Of
Ishomngo continues to talk briefly candidacy
many of the Alexander attacks Robertson employed
This led declare that Murray ignored
The fact that Murray has nothing say by word or
printed @ line against Alexander has likewise given basis for
In clever but deceptive creation Alexander declares that
ne en nt 0n az s keeping the oil tax at three
ried to the present tax Intelligent voters beginning
present oil tax is too ow then he favor raising
it, and that will than likely be shown great
of state the corresponding
value of oil will necessity require an of oil tax
abOvs three per cent to heavier burden tax
strated in this important look into the future.
Murray Haunted by Old Record.
BILL introduced in by the farsghted Sage
1st 1917 following his defeat for has the
author great uneasness and his friends end OF trouble AS
the official document itself all the Murray
not deny either its purport his authorship
This doctrine of franchise is the plans that
force in Germany and known as the Prussian system
1t would operate repeal of the principle that "All
of right free and equal
1t would give to greater voting power than is
given to another and discriminate against the abog and
the the districts unfortunately might
have had educational advantages.
Under the Murray plan, Mr. Murray himself, would have
four votes One of his tenants unmarried would have but
vote married man with several children might have three
votes but the average would not be more than two.
The soldier boy private who has not had grammar
school education could many the
ing over the top while the officer commissary
If Mr. Murray's cumulative plan Of franchise OPP
legal voter Mr. Murray would put this Constitution
which no State law could modify Negroes well whites
would have from one to five votes each according casca
1t will be recalled in this connection that Mr. Murray re-
fused make speeches the Grandfather Clause
refused to speak for the Fair Election Law which
white supremacy in this state.
This German system of franchise of Murrays hob
bes Its adoption by this country such thing poss
ment established substitute form rule
liar to that of native India The workings of the
produced Pussansm in Europe destroy which people
Attack of President Resented.
Copies of Murrays speech Frederick
he declares President Wilson had up
class statesman that the President should have plunged this
country into with Mexico have been received by voters
with disgust and resentment In fact the past bunders of
Murray toward organized labor and his scheme of putting
Oklahoma the liquor business which he succeeded only
to be repudated year after the county dspensarie
established likewise appearing ghosts to haunt him in
his present straits.
Robertsons Leadership Assured.
Other candidates for state offices who been the
field testing sentiment returning the capital
port that Robertson will the state They say that the
reports showing the swing of sentiment Robertson
has not been exaggerated and that the receiving
tons at STOP The unique method of completely
each county by automobile accompanied by large deega
tions of supporters. has set pace Oklahoma politics.
and shows the thorougness of the Robertson organization
Judge Robertsons headquarters here receiving hum
ded of letters daily resentment the personal
character Of campaign started by Alexander and recently
adopted by Murrays campaign managers.
Judge Robertson will speak this week in Latimer Pitts
burg Coal Atoka Bryan Pushmataha, McCuran Choc-
a