The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-30


viii a fair. clcan campaign an the
part OF Mr.. Marray's opponents but
since Robertson and Alexander have
for weeks been engaged IN cam
psign OF ylndlstisc and situpcration,
hurling mud at each other with an
|oeeaslonally rub in Alfalfa niil' DIR
ecfion. the public has become lm. a.
tirnt with their tactic and then Muir
lrAy has come along and In quiet.
Eentiemaniy manner. has spoken for
perhaps five or ten minutes In reply
a. their attacks and then devoted the
remainder Vi has typical two hoar
meeting 10 an address ON prepared. !.
ness both In the present crisis and
the future, a tribute TO the boys who
are carrying on SO glor!onsly over
there" and admonition 10 DO every
thing. nor ~our bisr but TO the full
100 per cent OF our efficiency -oser
here" In order to give them real
chance la this crisis and let them
know thar We are behind them 70 the
Is nickel and the last ounce of en-
erEs. under the direction OF the
~crld's greatest statesman. the Pres
ident. The contrast between the
tactics OF Mr., Murray on the one side
and Robertson and Alexander on the
other, has beer too great TO he lost
by sane minded public And II has
been the common experience In each
town 10 hear such expressions as
this: Bill certainly made great
speech tonight and made a To- OF
vctes:~ '"yes. Was sort OF on the
fence. but now my mind Is made
up:s lie easily turned thousand
votes here" Yes. and very man
that heard him and enihused by him.
will 80 out and work for him 10 ihe
last ditch These are only few OK
ANGLES Of the expressions overheard
IN every town he has visited
And now comes the withdrawal
rhoorback this candidates. friends
end that candidates friends have de-
c.ded that they have no chance. no
principals up 20 now have said they
are going 20 quit. but these state
Ients are ia the effect that their
4 lends have made their decisions for
them They have decided that Can
didate So-andSo can't win and lro-
rose that they unite their strength
In favor OF Candidate This or Csadi
date That Sncn a story gained rome
Little circulation IN Muskogco last
week until the promoter tackled the
wrong individual. lie is a Murray
man. but has been somewhat inactive
He was approached by one who claim
I'd TO be representative OF Alexsn-
der. who said that he and others were
arranging TO have prominent Gault
man and prominent Murray men come
cut in statement that they were for
because their men had no
that they would cleo, Alex
al der in this way The Mnskogee
nan put the skids under the prorosi
lion in manner typical OF Murray's
friends when he said: "you can't
got the Murray men. they are no, OF
hat stripe" The other then said
But We have plenty of money and
he proposition win be submitted in
ssny places before Sunday. The
who communicated with /
Murray headquarters In regard 10 the
after warned all Murray leaders
nd asked 10 warn the people over the
'tate to watch for this and all other
'inds OF trickery. Murray has this
ace won" he wired "He win be
ominated by over lo.oco over his
earest opponent"
Mr. Murray offered little commint
n the matter. believing. evidently.
lat the people generally know that
c does not lie down in race.
sult's friends. when they receive
ord OF this story no doubt will
burn up" Alexanders representa-
We for he. too. according to their
a,ements. Is going 10 finish. no mat