The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-23
MURRAY COMING
STRONG AS RACE
NEARS ITS FINISH
RENDERED REAL OVATION
AT CORDELL AND OTHER
TOWNS.
He REFUTES ALL CHARGES
ut Pays Scant Attention to OPP
ponents, Giving Time to Ear
nest Pleas to the People to Stand
Behind the President in War.
BY Charles II. Adams.
Staff Correspondent The Daily
Ardmoreite.

al GIG.
Cordell, Okla. July 23.-William
II. Murray who is now conceded to
be taking the rail on the home
sstretch of the race for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor ar
rived here Monday forenoon Jump
Ing from Miami, where he had con-
i cluded a weeks canvass of the
northeastern section of the state
Saturday night.
Mr.. Murray made four speeches
in the afternoon and addressed more
than zoo residents of Cordell and
farmers of Washita county at the
court house here Monday night. His
trip during the day was made by
automobile, covering the towns of
Dill City, Foss, Sentinel and
Rocky. In every instance he was
rendered an ovation on his appear
ancc and held the closest attention
of his audiences for more than an
hour.
In spite of the fact that both Al
exander and Robertson have devot
= ed much time to Mr.. Murray and
made repeated statements which he
has refuted, Mr.. Murray has not
called the name of either of his lead
ing opponents nor devoted more
than FIVE minutes toward answering
any of the charges they have made.
He has merely said that he is sure
that the people of Oklahoma know
Ais record too we'll to be carried off
w false charges or false issues. He
has devoted the remaining time to
the discussion of war activities and
earnest pleas for the people to stand
behind the president and make ev-
cry sacrifice to maintain the boys
who are going forward SO glorious
ly "over there"
Statements of Opponents
Judge Robertson was here last
Friday and those with whom the
writer talked, characterized his ad-
dress as weak defensive" Mr..
Murray, Washita county residents
insist. will lead all the candidates
throughout this section and his de-
votion TO strengthening the position
of the arms of the United States is
solidifying the citizenship in ev-
cry locality.
Last Friday Judge Robertson said
in substance here: 81 went all over
the state in support OF the grand
father clause, but Mr.. Murray when
invited declined to do so.
Investigation by the writer es-
tablishes the fact that the grand
father clause was submitted in the
primary of 1910, the year Mr.. Muir
ray ran for governor against Lee
Cruce of Ardmore, and both of them
supported the grandfather clause in
their race Fred 7. Branson OF Mus
kogee was chairman of the cam
paign committee for the grandfath-
er clause and Mr Branson is now
supporter OF Mr.. Murray. One
Washita county farmer heard the
Robertson statement and said: ~ es
know about the grandfather clause
YOU can see Mr.. Murray's signature
attached to every card in passen-
ger cars that forbid negroes rid
ing with whites" He referred TO the
fact that Mr.. Murray as chairman OF
1 the convention signed the law.
u Murray for Preparedness
Judge Robertson also said: "Mur-
ray was sent TO congress by the peo-
pie OF the fourth district. He served
his term returned home and the peo-
pie over there elected an unknown
TO succeed him that's what they think
of him at home In April, 1916, Mr..
Murray made a speech at the state
convention and was hissed for insist
ing that this country ought TO be
prepared for war. and some of the
people of the fourth district mis-
construed Mr.. Murray's support OF
preparedness as being in favor OF
war. The Working Class Union of
that district, organizers OF which To-
mented the roasting ear rebellion
in Seminole county poisoned the
minds of the farmers with the cry
that Murray is for war;" which re-
suited in his defeat by Congressman
McKeown, then an able occupant
of the district bench. There was a
difference of only 3S votes in the
total vote for Murray in 1914 and
1916 in the fourth district and he
was beaten by combining all the op-
position on one man. At Shawnee.
in the fourth district last week.
Judge Robertson failed TO mention
his solution of Murray's defeat.
At Shawnee. a town in Mr.. Mur-
.ay's old district he made other
charges, saying nothing about the