Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
CANDIDATE MURRAY
GAVE TO RED CROSS
Complete Dcfuation Of Cheap Po-
Duublcd Liberty Bond Quota.
oklahoma city,
EX-CONGRESSMAN PATRIOTIC
Contributed 10 Liberty Bond Sales
and Nidcd In Putting John
son County Over,

pee aI 10 Ihc World
TIsHDMINGO, May 25.--T h |
statement in the Daily Oklshoman |
10 Inc effect that william II. Muir
ray NJ this city. candidate for the
Democratic nomination for gov
cruOr had subscribed but 80 cents
'o the Red Cross when called upon
boy one OF oklahoma Clty's boosters,
and repeated today in stating that
l'ti Durant Of Durant, also can
dIdate. had subscribed but 81. has
angcred the citizens OF Tishomingo.
j s. Ratliff. chairman of the
Johnston County club OF Murrays
friends. who have been conducting
campaign OF publicity for him the
past several weeks until he could
get ready to enter the canvass, was
very emphatic in his statements
tent Of such publications referring
to Murray and Durant
Ratllff said. Evidently this Is a
deliberate effort on the part OF a
bunch OF excess profit takers Of Ok
iUhoma city TO gouRe the candidates
| for state offices out OF Contrlbu.
| lons." Ratliff said: Il have made
an investigation since Yesterday Of
| Murray's contributions and have
| found. from the Rev. w. Il. Garri-
son. pastor OF the NJ. r. church,
south, who had charge Of the first
drive OF Inst January. that William
II Murray gave him the first cheek
given in tho first drive for the Red
Gross to the amount OF 81 for each
member OF his family or total OF
81 That on last Friday May H.
| lust as he was leaving for Okla
| homa city, Mrs. l.. L. caldwell one
OF the solicitors. approached him
and said that he would perhaps be
gone when the drive came off and
that Johnston county wanted 10 60
over the top the first day and that
Murray replied How much do
you WANT" Mrs. Caldwell said
We are taking this until December"
and Murray replied, put me down
for seven times seven. $40" We also
found chat. during last fall, the cit
izeps of Madill invited Murray to
make asspeech In the interest OF the
Red Cross. At that time II was DIFF
ficult 10 collect money from many
people for that cause and when he
was handed the expense money he
turned II, So, over to the Red Cross
fund in order to encourage the peO-
pie to subscribe This fact can be
ascertained through Joe Rierdon. Of
the Madill National bank.
Doubled Liocrty Bond Quota.
Ratlff further commented upon
the fact that there was not a rich
man In Johnston county and that Il
was difficult for us to reach our
quota Of bonds and other war sub
scriptions and that. on the final day
OF the drive ,of the bond issue Muir
ray more than doubled his quota in
tbis line in order to make up an ap-
parent deficiency and to enable us
to 20 over the top
Ratliff further said. 'I repeat.
this looks like IA deliberate attempt
at holdup on the part Of bunch OF
excess profit takers OF Oklahoma
city through their publicity bureau,
the OklahoWan, and we shall ad-
viHe Murray not to permit them to
do It now as we know he will not
permit 1t afterward IL he is elected
governor.
AS friends Of Murray, we ap-
prove his admonition to the war
contribution committees OF Tisho-
ipngo not to make publication OF
ms contributions lie has made it
clear 70 us that he will not approve
any fraternal order OF which he is
a member In order to bolster up his
candidacy 70 me this publication
ny tie Oklahoplan looks like a de-
llnerate purpose on its part to pros
ttnte the cause of the Red Cross to
politics
Let mo add; No man can charge
I'm Murray with sacrificing the
cause OF the country in any particu
iar Tor selfish propaganda after he
laid down hiso political life In this
district by advocating preparedness
In 1914 and 1916. which retired him
tIom congress. And he in his
speeches, now does not ston AT
praislns patriotism. but does not
hesitate TO denounce any person
VINO attempts TO interfere with the
progress Of the war movements in
every branch pf our duty. and, in
anlnS ms last, he certainly is not
playing politics"
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