The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-24

dates ana prospective candlddtes lOf
state, congressional and other offices.
The doors OF the city
were thrown wide open to the visitors
and all made to feel at home. The
crowd In attendance was large when
II is considered that the farming
class Is busy at this season of the
year preparing the soil for the crop.
Early this morning all the candi-
dates, as well as the visiting newspa-
per men were invited to drive out to
the oil folds near the city, which in
yitation was accepted The trip prov
ed to be instructive to all, and they
had the opportunity Of seeing the
work of boring for oil In progress and
inspecting the workings of a well
that produces both oil and gas
The speaking was conducted in
two sessions. one in the morning,
when few gathered in the opera
house and heard Hon. George A. Hen
SndWt utl'bdlt W Nnt NuHoNltutioiidi
convention from this district, and w.
+. Gllmer of Durant The afternoon
was given over to hearing the speech.
es Of Hon. c. n. Haskell of Muskogee,
Robert l.. Williams of Durant and
h the future governor Of the new state,
| Hon. Lee Cruce of Ardmore.
william NJ. Franklin, Esq. of the
Madill bar acted as chairman of the
two meetings and presided with his
usual grace and dignity.
All Of the speakers were given the
undivided attention Of the crowd pres
cut although the attendance at the
morning session was small but which
grew into a large crowd before the
last speaker finished in the after
noon.
Charles d. Carter of Ardmore
and c. Il. McPherren of Caddo, ad-
dressed the voters on the square in
the afternoon. DR. SKillern and the
county candidates spoke at night.
W. +. Gilmer of Durant was the
first speaker Of the day, and made a
fine impression on the audience. The
speaker gave a brief outline of his
life and promised his remarks by say
ing that he was born on the momen-
tous day. April IL, 1861, the day
when the first gun was fired in the
war between the states. He said in
part: This is certainly an agreeable
surprise to me, as | did not expect to
be called upon for a speech. | came
as private TO gain knowledge and
not to dispense knowledge. ! have
been taught since early childhood
that when ever | am called in this
state or any other state to respond to
the call of democracy and speak a
word in its defense or in its behalf.
| am son of a Confederate veteran,
and was born a Democrat and raised
a Democrat have my first populist,
socialist or republican ticket to vote.
have been voting the Democratic
ticket since my eighteenth year. We
should elect only Democrats to Office,
who have been proven. tried and true,
and no matter from what state he may
hail am no candidate for any Of
flee in my county bryan County,
and am here to assist the true Dem
ocrats who are seeking the high of
fees. believe every mans word
should be his bond, and that every
Democrat should promise to vote for
the ratification OF the best constitu-
tion that was ever written. | am n
native of the grand "Old NorthState'
but am an Oklahoman by adoption,
and am as proud Of being an Oklaho-
man as | am OF being a North Caro-
linian. expect TO die and be laid to
rest in the chilly bosom of my adopt
ed state. God grant that the first Of
hcers of the new state may be Demo
Gratis. This state is Democratic. and
when the votes shall be counted, will
roll up such majority as will bury
.carpetbag rule forevermore."
The speaker closed his remarks by
telling yarn on a half-witted fel'
low in North Carolina, who was a
runner, and who ran 200 yards be
tween the intervals Of two shots fir
ed in sharp succession, and said that
when the first shot of the campaign
is fired a number of the candidates
will be within 200 yards of the office
but when the second shot is fired they
will be within 200 yards o he office
but when the third shot is fired some
of them will be so far from the office
that they will never know they ran.
Following Mr. Glmer was George
A. Renshaw, who represented his dis
trict In the constitutional convention.
A.