The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-07-02

Mr.. Hugh Johnston makes state
ment that he had not resigned and
had never thought of doing so,
and that the company had not dis
banded, no we did not disband,
but it is on Hugh Johnston,
Horace Kendall and Bob Nc
Gees account that we did not.
These three men were the leaders
that wanted to resign in q body,
and we discussed it pro and con,
until they were all in favor OF dis
banding in body. when Mr.. McGee
said let's put protest before the
council and let them act upon it
and if they fail to give Us Justice,
then he was in favor of walking
out in a body aud resigning. Mr..
Kendall and johnson were heartily
| in favor of this. The city council
acted upon it and ignored our
members application for drivers.
/ and elected a man that had his ap-
plication in for membership in the
department, but was rejected by
the investigating committee a'om-
posed of Will Frasher, chairman,
Hugh Johnston and Will Bryant
and was acted upon by them as un-
favorable. it was then acted upon
by ballot and turned down by the
department. Mr.. Slaughter came
around and asked Mr.. Nichols II
Dud's application had been acted
upon favorably, and he was told
that he didn't know, as he was not
present at the meeting when the
application was acted upon. The
FIRE committe of the city council
then had a meeting and confirmed
this young Slaughter as driver
: We protested the election Of sale
7 Slaughter, as it was strictly agains
9 our bylaws and constitution t.
elect any one that was not mem
Der of the Ardmore fire department
at the time Of said election and W
elected Mr.. Will Frasher as driver
and had our secretary to presents
i to the council for approval O
;. same, but by a vote of 6 to 2 the
4 elected Slaughter. and simpl
: ignored the application of Mr.
Will Frasher; our applicant fo
! the position Mr.. Will Frasher
was elected by acclamation by th
company.
u Mr.. Johntson says that b
/ heartily endorses the action of tn
company in electing Dud Slaughte
/ as a member of the re-organize
company. We will say that as
/ member of the investigating com
IL mittee he acted unfavorably upo
: the application of Slaughter an
told several members of the com
pany that if said Slaughter was re
v ceived as a member in said fir
department that he would hand i
his resignation whether any on
), else did or did not, but at fhe las
:. moment the leaders who were i
favor of disbanding went back o
| what they said and stayed in th
q company. Our chief, Asa Holma
} was informed by certain membe
II of the city council that there wa
concocted scheme on foot to hay
the company disband and then re
- organize for their own persona
: benefit. We hardly thought thi
possible but when we disbande
we found it was the truth in ever
d particular. Mr.. Johnston state
that they have a membership G
|. twelve at the present tim w
will state that there were tii,s Gise
y members in all and eleven ) ..aber
(, resigned and we expect four NOR
:. to resign when they arrive in Arc
= more as they are out of town 9
If Epresent. Mr.. Horace Kenda
claims there were three paid me
= and seventeen volunteers. AS
= Holman. as chief, says there ha
/, not been put two paid men in th
company as the third was was nc
elected by the company as the tim
: y we resigned We want to than
:. the Hon. Mayor Gardner an
y Aldermen Burch and Cruce fo
what they have done in our behalf
or also the business men and privai
at citizens of Ardmore. We thin
we acted conscientiously an
= righteously in this matter an