The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-09
AND STRONG SPEECHES DELlV
Erred LAST NIGHT.
{. c. M'kDAMS AND T.P. GORE
e. c. MeAdams and T. p. OGRE ....
One a Candidate for Attorney Gen
eral. the other a Candidate for
the United ststas Senate From
Oklahoma.

The little brown eyed woman of
I.awton. and the candidate for attor-
ncy general made many votes for
themselves by proxy and otherwise as
result Of the speaking last night
at tho Robson opera house.
The crowd was larger than usually
attends such meetings and the ladies
were out in good numbers. Tho fame
Of these two speakers as orators was
sustained as both men We're in good
form and made speeches that will
ever he remembered by the Democrat
ic voters Of this city and by the
ladies who attended.
r. =. Gore. one Of the speakers,
Is known far and wide as the blind
orator Of Oklahoma. ana MI Mead
ans Is known as one of the strongest
dcbatcrs on the stump fer Democracy
which reputation he gained las, fan
while stumping the staoa FOR the par
ty in the election Of delegates to the
constitutional convention. The fact
that Hon. r. =. Gore is blind inano
manner deters that gentleman from
making good speech and pleasing
the crowd AS to McAdams a South
Carolinian by birth and an Oklahoman
by adoption, he has already gained
a state wide reputation as a lawyer
and speaker. both Of which he de.
serves
McAdams Is one of the few men
that came to the defense of the con
/. stitutional delegates last winter i'm
: mediately after the holidays when It
. was worth great deal to man
to take side at that time when
the grand instrument was still i'm the
\ embryonic stage
I Tho candidacy Of Mr. McAdams has
4 . ceivod the endorsement of all the
Democratic members Of the Oklaho.
ma City bar as to his ability as a
l1wyor His ability as Il speaker he
1 % istaincd, and many present stated
1 rat the clearcst exposition Of the
d constitution was made last night.
IL II. Brown, president of the city
l Tomocratic club, actcl as chairman
OF the meeting and In his usual fe
fictitious manner introduced the first
; sIeakor of the evening. f. G. Me
| lams OF Oklahoma city. candidate
for attorney general of Oklahoma.
Mr.. McAdams. in the opening OF
his speech. paid glowing tribute
to the city OF Ardmore and to its
: growth He said in part: Ladies
+ How citizens and candidates. Com
!, Ing from a state wherc negro Is not
. "rmittci to know when election DAY
7 mes around. and where there are
70 white Republicans. | feel at home
iH Ardmore, the Gibraltar Of Democ.
! 0 cy Your streets. and the new build.
Is In the course Of erection, speak
4 % cloqucuce Of the push and enter
] Use Of your city ! am glad to see
so many ladies out. I believe I'm wo.
, mans suffrage by proxy that is for
them 10 express their views al the
! ballot box through their husbands.
: Il they are allowed to vote by proxy
4 | will get the majority | am great
winner among the ladies' Tho speak.
er then told story of having met
u'cc gentlemen from this city in
4 Oklahoma city not long since and ask.
IN them as TO the size of Ardmore.
O "a Of the gentleman spoke up and
81 4 that Ardmore was as large as
F u Worth or Oklahoma city. lie
| led Col Suggs mp to prove IL. am
| u On called mp Val Mullins, and final.
| ly called up man named Young. All
/ ei Ter of the two towns We'll. be.
licyed &C. and after they left | called
on q George Garrison, who formerly
liv a here and asked who the three
gentlemen were. Col Suggs is a news.
paper man. Val Mullins lends money.
, and AR Young was formerly a preach.
er but is at present running for the
LEGISLATURE" After telling this story
the speaker told the mares nest
story and the pumpkin Following
tlis the speaker got down to bust.
, ness and gave a short history Of
tho opening OF Oklahoma in 1889 and
the growth and development OF the
country lie then told as to how the
people We're treated with perfidy by
Bird Mcclure, the representative In
congress from the territory, in the
'tchood natter
Mr. McAdams then told OF how the
people sent delegations to Washington