Murdock was covering the Kansas legislature when he decided to run for a vacancy in the United States House of Representatives and was elected to follow Chester I. Long, who had resigned to take a Senate seat on May 26, 1903.
Murdock was covering the Kansas legislature when he chose to run for a vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives and was elected to succeed Chester I. Long, who had resigned to take a Senate seat on May 26, 1903.