The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-11
Much Enthusiasm Shown As Con-
gressman Speaks OF War Records
of Himself and Opponent;
Takes" Muskogee.
RECORDS OPEN BOOKS TO
BE READILY CONSULTED
Arraigns That "sulen, Wilful Group
Of Which Ny Opponent Was a
Leader; Aided slackers, /.
W. w.; and Dodgers.
Special to Express.

Special to Express.
Muskogee, okla. May ll.--Enthu.
siastic receptions and large crowds
that applauded his utterances to the
echo and personal assurances from
hundreds Of men and women OF their
support marked the tour of the east
side of Muskogee county yesterday
by Representative Scott Ferris, can.
didate for the democratic u. s. sen
atorial nomination
He spoke at Warner in the morn
ing, Porum in the afternoon. He al.
so visited Webbers Falls and closed
with a rousing meeting at Fort Glib.
son last night. Farmers and women
formed large part of his audi
ences. He was accompanied on the
trip by Judge w. j. Crump, IL. b.
Battles and w. p McGinnis of Mus
kogee.
Declaring that their records were
open books to the public and that he
and his opponents should be judged
by their records, Ferris In his
speecehs scored Senator Cores
"Faithlessness to his country in its
hour of trial" He declared that the
draft dodgers l. w. WIS. and Boil
ohaviuto ara ,,uoniu,nua a., aunno,4t
OF my opponent. lie gave them com
fort during the war They would in
deed be ungrateful If they did not
support him he added.
In none of his speeches did Ferris
mention Cores name but he left no
doubt to whom he referred Ills ar
raignment of "the sullen wIlful
group" which my opponent was
leader-that proved untrue to
their government and merited the
applause which the German press.
disloyalists and slackers showered
upon them" was greeted with APP
plause and cheers.
Continuing he said: mot content
with having introduced a counter
part of the infamous McLemore
resolution surrendering Americas
rights; with having obstructed the
selcctve service plan and giving en-
couragement to slackers; with hav-
ing done his utmost to leave our
first contingent of boys in France
without food, clothes and ammuni-
ton; with having done his best to
rob America of a just peace and with
McLemore, Hardwick Reed Varda.
nan and handful of others OF their
lik tormenting our president nigh
unto death he tries with euphoneous
phrases sophistry and demogogery
to make loyal Oklahomans believe
that the president and congress we're
absolutely wrong in declaring for
war. lie is even so bold as to say
that he did not pursue an un-Amer-
eau course, but he cannot wipe out
his record with oratory."
The paramount issue, Ferris said,
was, do the loyal democrats OF Ok
lahoma endorse a man who stood by
his country during its hour of trial,
who stood on war measures in the
interest of his government and her
fighters, just as did Senator Owen
and every Oklahoma Congressman,
or do they endorse a man who join
ed hands with a handful of sullen
un-American senators and congress
men in their efforts to retard the
prosecution Of the war"
"If they approve of my record, or
the record OF Senator Owen and ev-
cry other member of the house from
this great state they will support me
in the primary. If they approve OF
the course pursued by LaFollette,
Norris, Reed, Vardaman, Hardwick
and a few others, they will support
my opponent, for he was one of
them, a leader among them"