The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-03
MANY CHAN G {
At TER HEAR|NG
MURRAY SPEAK
Ct tREitNATORlAL CANDI-
DATE Is GREETED en-
THUSIASTlGAlLY ALONG
ROUTE; IS MAKING
VOTES FAST IN A
WHIRLWIND
FINISH

S9ecial 10 The Leader.
Tulsa. Aug with the location Of
active Murray. Alexander and Rob-
ertson headquarters here. Tulsa Is
leyond the lukexarm stage in the po-
l.iical campaign While Murrays
Headquarters are modest both In loca-
ton and office staff, composed en-
tirely Of his loyal friends. the Alex
.nder ani Robertson forces are con-
Quoting campaign such as reminds
an old 's.e TROOPER" OF billing ike
a circus Elaborate headquarters
offices. as large number of what are
described -salaried workers and
autographs. banners and wall and
fence plasters galore. announcing The
candidacy of Alexander and Robert
son rival the circus advertising OF
the Barnum and Bailey shows which
viii exhibit here Saturday. Many
are asking where does all the money
come FROM The Alexander forces
arc not slow TO take ADVANTAGE OF this
query when Il refers TO Robertson
and charge that the Standard OIL peo-
ple are financing the A campaign.
n fsci the Alexander speakers do not
hesitate to say so openly In their
speeches. The Robertson crowd. OF
course. denies this vehemently and
rarity as comeback revive that
story about Alexander carrying on his
campaign through the aid OF state
funds, referring. Of course. to the
charge that Alexander is conducting
his campaign ALE drawing his salary
as state tress'.rer and also making
veiled allessti NJ OF Alexander sup
orr from bankers whose institutions
ere the repositories OF state funds
In any event The lavish expenditure
Of Alexander and Robertson forces
funds Is creating a great deaf OF curl
osity az 10 the source OF the con,r,-
buttons and also a lar-e amour, Of
discussion a. to what Alexander and
Robertson support really Is.
Murray. on the other hand While
making one OF the most aggressive
campaigns ever Staged IN the state. fs
steadily gaining through the well
known fac that such money a. l. be-
ing spent by hira Il his own. with the
sole exception Of such expenses AZ
arr being met b. his loyal friends m
III portions OF the stste. Hfsa weir
kro~n fact APPARENT 10 anyone
'raveiins over the state and sabssar-
iistinr By newspaper publisher and
'os printers IN all portion Of okis
iona that Nurrsy's friends have
'ho~n their loyalty IN q manner sur
prisins 70 the disinfe-ssted observer
hey are s7endins stfirrnx efforts sps Z
iaeir osa money simply because they
card him ss the most capable mar {
. the democratic eubernatorszi con- ,
ets and one Who + snhsndlcapsed !
- s1f rre- -nomfrafior suprorr or
re -soninstion promises. 4
At fotesa "Wednesday night sen 1
'ior Bob knie Of co-deil. xbo is .
@nI<isninF for Alexander. ut IN an ,
pFearsnce. under The impression hat b
y one else vas biilss for that .o.n :
hat nirht POtesu vas on Senator !
Snie's route iist but tn ..urrsy h
'eetisT for Wednesday rixtt hsa a
'een advertised for several DAYS. jus, 4
. he has o. several p-sriosr cecs- y
ions. Mr. Murray exten6ss 70 he a
I>xssder representative the cou-Te Il
, ~ parsiri7.sins in his ne.sEnr =,
s1e>R Enje opesed the meeting srd ca