The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-03

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knie. and. AFTER deyotlng only few
r.omenis 20 the campaign. delivered
us set war speech and several hun.
drad peogle listened intensly for
more than an hour and a half. Beau
liful little Rogers park afforded an
admirable place for the meeting and
i was estimated that The crowd was
little less than a thousand in a town
OF perhaps three hundred Feopis It
was one Of the most responsive audi
ences in the last two weeks and both
Sneakers were well receiyd affordd
attentive and respectful harinsz and
Were highly compllmented At the close
Of their addresses. Murrsy's address
on war activities and war aims was
admitted by dozens of his listeners
70 be the most able discussion Of its
find heard there He was frequently
interrupted by outbursts OF applause
and HE denuncistions OF the kaiser
and his followers were hailed with
enthusiastic approval
Senator Knie devoted practically all
OF his time to a discussion Of Robert
sons stand on the gross production
take and unyi,alized constitutional
amendment known as PA" The
senator vas frequently scathing inI
his alignment OF Robertson lie
openly charged Robertson with secur-
irg financial support from Standard
Gil and described Robertson posi-
ton on the gross PRODUCTION tax az
Unfair 10 the public generally and
his stand on the medieal---chiroprac
tic fight as being exactly like that
~ the old time school teacher who
vas willing 10 teach that the earth is
tither flat or round as might best
suit the school board He declared
that the town OF poteau would lose
st leas, $500 annually in taxes by
tie vitaiizsiion OF "Ie-A" which Rob
trtson. he said. approves. This
amendment provides Tor the Jumping
OF the assessment of corporation and
bnbiic service properties and he In
sisted that II that were authorized
The corporations would likely pay on
basis OF 8 or . mills levy instead
Of ~ or is mill levy a. is fire.
orently the rate In the majority OF |
counties. vT |
Senator Knie also took a sho, al the |
Mariand and other leases. which. he
said had the legislature moi com
relied competitive bidding on the
extension of these leases the public
school funds would have lost a fund
which probably would have amounted
to more than 5000 900. Senator Knie
charged that Robertson openly "a
vored the extension OF these leases
with little or no return 10 the state
The senator's arraignment Of Robert
son IL the first that the writer h..
heard during the csmpaign. IN fact.
the first time he has been present
when any candidate or his repres.u-
'aiive has discussed Judge Robert
son.
An inexplicsbie misunderstanding oil
Mr. Murrny's Tulsa date made Il ap-
ear for . time that he would he
handicapped at this place which f.
10th BY Robertson and Aierauder
lsiined to be hoibed Of their sup-
pori When Murray's friends learn
ID II his arrival fhey conducted II
personal campaign TO assure him a
'esrinE. The result was a stree,
meeting even larrer than the record
'resking crowd st Oklahoma Cny las
friday nigh The city Of Tulsa may
'e admitted a. debztabie ground. win
Likelihood Of stronger AiexanderI
blowing than that for Robertson
he county. however. IL declared foi
q for Murray by . very large vote
yer all the other sIx csndidsses. nj
even hszsrded that Murray wall
AIRY the county. Including the city
n Nsrray's Tulsa address vas aionr
be same lines - those be has been
siivering the past two weeks and
ore. Re eevessd the usual few min
'es 20 derIsi OF the seven or eirh
hoorbecks that have been clrcuissed
y The othe. Candidates In a. effors
= trends believe. n hsrsss him as
ell a. - discre6if him. He reizfe6
. real facts a. given by the writer
~ Nondsy sffsr careful insesfi-
,flon ana verfficzfion of each
ztemenf Mr. yarrsy has made Thsl
ar talk vas received viii unssss1
.pr0ssi a. Tulsa The crowd vas
tponsise 10 the Point of sncbected
''ha<izsn ~ tines II vxs . fy<i-
I s-reef meeting vf1h fhe cruul n