The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-23
MURRAY NAILS a FEW CAN.
ARDS IN SPEECH On THE
WEST SIDE; WASHITA
MY IS LINING
Up NOW
nr Charles Il. Adams.


The race fof the Democratic notnina-
lion Tor governor. arrived here Mon
Ca forenoon, jumping froaa Miami
I here he h2d concluded week 5
cxnsass ot the northeastern section
IS the state Saturday night Mr. Mar
a1y made fonr speeches this after
roun and addressed more than ~,
residents os c0rdell and farmers of
WashiiA coaniy 81 the courthouse here
/ MoAaAv night His trip during fh~
czy Was made hy automobsle. cover
i1r the sowns VI Din City. Foss, Sen
iirtl and Rocky In evere instance
/ ~ was rendered an oNasson un has
appearance and held the closest at
senilon o. his audiences fog more than
"a hour
ia spite u the fact thai both Al
txander and Robertson have deyoi-
"a much TIME TO Mr. Murray and made
repeated statements which he has re-
tsted Mr. Mnrrsy has not called the
& rne Of either az his leading oppon-
onis nor devoted more than five min
Lies toward answering any Of the
charges they have made. He has
r.erely said that ne is sure thai the
reoqle o. Oklahoma know his record
toe well TO be carried off hy false
charges or false issues. He has de-
voted the remaining time 10 the dis
cnssion of war sciiyities and earnest
r.eas for the people 10 stand behind
the qresiden; ana make every sacri-
fee and effort ,c maintain the boys
who are going forward 50 glorio1sly
over there"
Judge Robertson was here last
friday and those with whom n
writer talked ctsTacterized ms a.
dress as = weak defensive
Murray. Wsshiia county residents ia
siss. vii lead al the candidates
throughout this section and his cevo-
ton 10 strengthening the position OF
le arms O. the United States is
s-snv the citizenship in esery
4laIs
Last FRIDAY Judge Robertson said
IN substance here. a weni ali over
the state in support OF the grand
father clause bat Mr. Murray When
Invited declined 10 10 so. Inyes;i-
cation by the writer establishes ihs
fact that the grandfather clause Mas
submitted in the primary Of Isle. the
year Mr. Murray ran for goyenol
against Lee Cruce of Ardmore and
birth OF them supported the grsndfa-
TIER clause in their race. Fred 2
Egz1son OF MaskoEee was chairman
cf she campsiga committee for the
grandfather clause and Mr. Brznson
Is bow a supporter Of Mr. Murray
C-re N'sshifz couaiy farmer heard the
Robertson statement and said: Yes,
know about iAe grandfather clause.
you can see Mr Murray's signature
attached 10 every cara N the psssen-
ger cars that forbid negroes riding
with phhes-- lie refsrred TO the fact
that Mr. Murray as chairm2n of the
ccnFen;ion signed ne law.
Judge Robertson also said: Mar
ray VAS sent 10 congress By the peo-
rie of the Fourth district He served
his term returned home and The peo-
rie over there elected an unknown
o. succeed him. that's What they
think q him .; bo-ne- In A7ril.
1916 Nr Murray nsse a speech Al
tie state convention and Vas hissed
fnr Insisting that fhis Country ought
-o - repaired fer Ear and some q
the T-eosie Of the fouTsh district mis-
construed Nr Narrzys support OF
prepsredness as beng in favor Of
rzr The workinx class union o. that
district organizers q rhick fornen,
- the roasting ear rebeifion~ IN
Seminole county ana poisoned. the
Hinds of the farmers r1th the cry
,,ss Murray is for var" vhich re-
suited IN his defeat by Conxre<snsr
NcKe0rn. then an able cccspznf of
tie district bench There wss M
ference Of only - For-s in the se-sl
vote for Murray IN 7>is and 1916 in
the Fos-th dist-ic- and h< wzs beat
- ~ conbining az the op7o<ifios On
ore man Al shsxnee. IN The Four
6istrscf. lzkt week. ya1s> Robertson
failed 70 nention ais ISOLATION Ell
.-urrzys defeat
At Shawnee. . t0vn in Mr. Nsr-zr's
Old district. he made other chzrEe>-
- yinz nothing si,osf the cause of the
defeat q Mr. yrr-sF In 1876. bs'
dared Murray rith be;n< . -squ1r-
r.zn- zo1 accusing kia q net hsv.nk |
Tsit his taxes or Ii In1iaD -