Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-18

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views on personalities and planks fol-
I the Forthcoming campaign, In which NJ
| hopes to have an audible part.
Silent on the question Of his owr
| candidacy for the White House, Muir
! ray, in an interview, turned pair o.
/ callouSed thumbs down on Franklin u
Roosevelt, Newton D. Baker and owen
| D. Young. as he discussed volubly the
state of the Union.
! For the minute, so the Governor
said. his chief interest in life Is TO ge'
on the Platform Committee at the
| Democratic National Convention, anc
get somebody to second my motions.
Then, this being accomplished, ne
promises to make it hot for govern
ment by injunction
Recalls Bridge Tilt.
The Governor still recalls that in his
| toll bridge tilt with Texas, Federal
Judge in New Mexico, some distance re-
moved from the scene of the interstate
war, invoked the power of injunction
! to restrain four filling station proprietors
from guiding tourists to any boundary
road except via the toll bridge, then the
! subject of controversy, and the momory
rankles.
This and many other things the
| Oklahoma executive expanded on, lean
| ing back in chair in his room at
George Washington Inn. one leg swung
over the side, as he pulled on cigar
and occasionally tugged at soft felt
| hat.
The interview was between a session
| with the "talkies," pose for photog
rapherS on the east front of the Capt.
| toll and a visit to the National Wom-
ems Democratic Club, where he spoke
as the guest of honor at buffet sup
per. Last night Gov. Murray addressed
an overflow congregation at Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church.
Gov. Murray was launched into the
field of political discussion while on
his way to the Capitol to be photo
graphed with Representative Tom Nc
Keown Of Oklahoma when he en-
countered Representative Crowther, Re-
publican, of New York, who declared
his intention Of shaking hands" with
a candidate for the presidency"
I'm not a candidate" Murray saic
then, and as he retraced his steps to hi.
hotel he explained that he was sayine
nothing until the Oklahoma Democrat:
hold their convention on February q
to name delegates to the national con
I
vention.
Describes 1912 Convention.
This he'd Murray to recital of hi
victory over opposing interests in get
ting the machinery in motion for selec
ton Of the delegates to the Forthcoming
State meeting, and turned his thought:
to the Baltimore gathering in 1912
where, according to the story. Oklahoma
stood for Champ Clark, while he was 6
! Wilson man. and paved the way for tht
! break to his candidate by coupling Clarl
with Tammany.
The account was interrupted as Gov
| Murray went to his room, but there tht
| question Of his candidacy Immediately
required as newspaper men began 1rtnt
| questions.
Emphasizing that he had but one in.
! terest for the present, the Governor
told his auditors ito take this down"
THE Democratic party stands fol
written constitutional government" III
dictated. to be interrupted by a question
as to the relation Of this to prohibition
| AS quick as fash the Governor sho
back Damn it, lets not get off on fool
| ish Questions-or are you one Of thost
liquor nuts that can't talk of anything
elSe?"
He continued: We deplore the prac.
tice Of inferior Federal courts in thu
abuse of their equity powers by in
junction, or to destroy that palladium
of liberty, the freedom of speech anc
We condemn such practices as violativ<
Of the Constitution and dangerous Il
American liberty, and we pledge Demo.
cratic members of the House and SEN
ate that they will impeach any Fedora
judge who abuses his power in the
future.
Will Amplify Dry Views.
Now, I guess that will stop govern.
ment by injunction the Governor de-
clared.
Later, however, Gov Murray was
brought back to the subject OF prOhi'
bition and expressed the belief that il
was not a party matter and that the
same way TO repeal was open that hae
been followed in adoption of the dry
amendment. He promised, however
to amplify his views when he ad
dresses the Anti-Saloon League to-
night .
Turning to the subject OF candidates
he praised the abilities Of former Sec
rotary Of War Baker but added that g.
regard him as q baby in foreign affairs
And the security OF nation de
ponds upon its foreign policy" he con
tinued, even If people living in TIE in
terror don't understand that.
Asked about an attack he was report
ed to have made on Gov Roosevelt
Gov. Murray denied this, but ampli
fed:
The President next time, OF all time
in American history, must not blow will
the wind He can't say I wonder VIVA
this fellow Is going to say wonde
what that fellow is going to say
wonder about labor. or the Kiwani
Club or the Ku Klux Khan No, ne
got to say: I wonder II this is right
I wonder If I have the power under tn
Constitution TO do it, II the answer
yes then go ahead and do 1t. I'm al
ways betting that if you're right, an
have the power under the Constitution
to do thing, the people will back you
Franklin Roosevelt doesn't quit
stand up TO this test"
Young "UnthinkabIe
The name of Owen Young was men
toned.
The head OF our greatest monopol
is not even thinkable as a candidate,
: he shot back.
What about Gov. Richie?
He hadn't studied him"
Speaker Garner?
No comment.
: Some one suggested that the Governo
: had about read out of the party" q,
) the leading candidates.
Murray wouldn't commit himself
/ He wants the Democratic platform t.
ignore the League of Nations.
= The League, he said, would onl
hasten the end Of civilization"
s How" he ives asked.
( The response was to dig up red
a covered book which carried the cap
ton: Speeches of William H. Murray,
e and in parenthesis, Alfalfa Bill"
= In this book, Murray said, was
q cnnY of his speech the first made Il