The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-03-16

a second, Mr.. Bledsoe insisted that |
the club be given the name OF
Bryan. Motion was made to table
Mr.. Bledsoe's amendment. Then
came a wrangle .on parliamentary
rules and everybody wanted to
talk at the same time. The chair
raped with no avail. Others
stood ON tables. and backs of
benches begging the crowd to keep
quiet. v Quit rapping and make
'em hush," said some one to the
chair Finally order was restored
and the amendment was declared
tabled.
The club then went into perman-
ent organization. Mr.. Herbert
put in nomination the name M. l..
Garrett for president, his nomina-
tion was seconded by w. T. Nixon
and !. C. Cruce and Caswell Ben
nett.
j. C. Thompson was nominated
by Thos. Norman. His nomina-
ton was seconded by VIM. Frank
lin and w. A. Ledbetter.
When the question was called
for, it seemed impossible to count
the votes in such a crowded house
of excited people. The Thompson
men passed to the north side of the
building and the Garrett men to
the south side. Each side was
flied through the ratings and
counted.
Fraud was charged on both
sides and a second vote was taken
by the Thompson men. The vote
as announced by the chair stood
100 for Garrett and l26 for Thomp
son.
+ Mr.. Thompson expressed his
n gratitude to his supporters, hui
'e said. In ruling over this club
III shall know neither friend nor foe.' ,
You are the man we wanted
came from all over the house. W.
: all want Thompson, now," said ,
IL prominent Garrett man, and Mr.
&c Thompson's election was mad,
Il unanimous.
10 The other offices were filled a
!, follows: Byron Drew, first vic
- president; /. r. Mason, secon,
'e vice president; Vester Mullen
'e third vice president; James Ma
theirs and Dave Best secretary ant
~ assistant secretary respectively
Moran Scott, treasurer, and w. d
Gibbs, corresponding secretary.
Mr.. Eddleman said that it wa
= no longer a secret that Ardmor
was the proud possessor of tw
&c aspirants to the Office of nations
l., committeeman in democratic ranks
~ and in the discussion which fol
L. lowed the club adopted a resolu
e ton. introduced by Mr.. Ledbetter
l. as follows:
4d Resolved, That it is the sense c
this club, that the candidacy of {
e. I. Bledsoe and A. j. Wolverton 70
of democratic national committeeman
! from the Indian Territory, should b
submitted to an election of the mem
e bers of this club to be held on Satur
s. day, the 31st day of March, 1900, be
e. tween sun rise and sun set, in tn
he town of Ardmore, Indian Territory
at which election all members VIII
have been enrolled members of thi
'o club, shall be entitled to vote; sue
n election shall be presided over by tw
ID judges, one to be designated by th
IN said 8. T. Bledsoe and the other (
:. be designated by the said A. ]. Wo
verton, and the judges of such cleo
oI ton appointed by them shall have tn
Id rights, in case of difference be
as tween them upon any question G
al the legality of any vote at such cleo
- ton, to elect a third person, VIII
~ shall perform like functions wit
III themselves, in the decision of sue
or controversy.
Ia Such election shall be held in tn
ne day time, by ballot, and the resul
-, thereof certified by such Judges I
the president of the club. Th
judges of such election shall hav
~ the authority to appoint two clerks
he to assist them in the conduct an
at management of such election.
j. The club then adjourned subjec
,o to call of the chair, after one o
IS the warmest meetings held in tina
at portion of our town since tn
,e night the former court house wa
destroyed by fire.