The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-04
EDDLEMAN TOOK THE OATH.
The Council Disposed of the Third
Ward Contest Yesterday.

which appeared in yesterdays ARD
MOREITE, the members of the coun-
ell decided to proceed with the con-
test.
Accordingly the council took up
that part of the report not pre-
viously adopted and which con-
tanned the names of eleven voters
on whose electoral qualifications
the committee was divided and pro-
ceeded to pass upon the legality of
their votes, using the evidence pro-
duced before the contest committee
as basis for decision in each case.
The voters thus passed upon by
the council were John and Law
Mitchell, Ike Collins, Tom Ne
smith Harry Gordon, Oscar
Hall. G. Schwartz, Hugh Quinn,
J. B. Ferris, J P. Thayer and w.
G.. Rawles. Three of these, viz:
Harry Gordon. j. P Thayer and
w. G. Rawles, were declared to
have been legal voters on the Sd
day of April, 1900, and entitled to
vote in the Third ward.
This left eight illegal votes
which, on motion, were added to
the twenty-five previously reported
by the committee and approved by
the council, making total of
thirty votes cast illegally ia the
| Third ward election.
The ballot box from the Third
ward having been brought in from
the district clerks office by Mar
shall Pulliam, the council now took
a recess while a committee, COM
posed of Lee Cruce, Ii. A. Young
blood and l.. c. Slaughter remain
ed in the council room to take out
the votes declared to be illegal,
canvass them and make a report
thereon.
When the council re- convened
the committee reported that of the
thirty illegal votes they found that
! twenty-one of them were cast ff96i
. J. q. Fleming and pine for A. Ed.
i, 4 q tdd{{cciiinan. Deducting these from the
original returns they found thai
the corrected returns were as fol
lows:
A. Eddleman, 90.
J. 6. Fleming, 50.
An amusing fact which the com
:. mittee's investigation of the ballo
;. developed was that one of the votes
= challenged by J. &. Fleming, ant
which the contest committee fount
to have been illegal, was cast TO
: him.
On motion the report of the com
mittee was adopted and the com
{ mlttee discharged.
A resolution was then offeret
It and passed unanimously declaring
II A. Eddleman to be the duly electe,
d and qualified alderman chosen il
v the Third ward at the recent elec
,, ton.
IS On motion the mayor was in
d structed to administer the oath O
a office to Mr.. Eddleman, which h
did.
The condition Of the woman VIII
), was burned so badly some time ag
and who has been a charge on tn
city ever since, was brought up an
e on motion a warrant for So wa
X ordered drawn to pay her railroa
d fare to her home in Texas.
$ The papers and illegal ballot
g connected with the Third war
II contest were then ordered to b
sealed and deposited in the city
p safe.
l. On motion a warrant was ordere,
r drawn for 1925 in favor of l.. L
u Gait as payment for lot purchase,
from him by the city to which tn
>; Flow house was moved so as to re
'e move it from further obstruction
s of First Avenue, south.
{. The bill of I. J Smith for 81
u in payment of one months work a
assistant city assessor, was allow
'e ed and ordered paid.
81 A resolution was then passe
n recitlng the facts of the Third war
= contest and stating the action @
the council thereon and requestin
. the district clerk to issue a com
i0 mission to A. Eddleman as alder
g man from the Third ward.
On motion council then adjourn
ed TO meet in regular session mex