The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-17
OF THE CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE OF THIS COUNTY.
HON. LEE CRUCE ENDORSED
For the Nomination Of Governor-A
Number Of Matters Pertaining
TO Complete Organization
Were Discussed.

'NH0Hiln " NdIltI t'uhlN htl AT
the city hall in Ardmore Saturday af
.ternoon and formed permanent or.
ganization Of Carter County Demo.
cratic Central committee. The com
mittee was organized with twenty.
three members.
Immediately after organization,
nominations for a permanent chair.
man. secretary and treasurer were
heard. Three names were placed be-
fore the committee for chairman, c.
w. Young. Berwyn; j. II. Gotcher
Elk, and J. ID. O'Brien OF Lone Grove
by secret ballot, G. ". Young was
elected as head of the organization
H. :. Suggs Of Bcrwyn was elected
secretary, and Spencer Mitchell of
Ardmore, treasurer
In response to calls. after the ON.
GERS had been elected, all replied
with short speeches Of acceptance, in
which they spoke Of the work of the
party and what each individual was
supposed to do to make the orgsniza.
tion perfect.
4 committee. composed OF ID. W.
Fields. J. ID. O'Brlen and c. II. Dav.
export. was appointed by the chair
to prepare the names of committee
to act as Financial committee Of the
organization. This committee retir.
ed and soon returned. submitting the
NJ H. Logan of Healdton, II. H.
Brown of Ardmorc Allen Speake Of
Woodford and II. S. Suggs of Ber-
wyn. The names on this commit Ae
was submitted to the house and
their selection approved by unan.
imous vote
With reference to serving on
these committees, Allen Speake ask
cd that his name he withdrawn from
both the Central committee and the
Financial committee. He gave as
his reason the fact that he vas a
candidate for office and il Ould rot
be policy for him to serve on the
Central committee. He suggested
the name of Dow Taylor of Woodford
and that he be- excused from the
Central committee. He also asked to
be excused from the Finance commit.
tee and suggested the name Of Geo.
Akers of Wuodford on this commit
tee. The chair accepted the suggest.
ion of Mr. Speake with reference to
his withdrawal from the Central
committee and appointed Dow Tay.
lor rs member of this committee
vice Mr.. Spcalc No ac;on was TAX.
en- with regard to releasing Mr
Speaic from the Finance committee
and the chair will take this matter
under adyisement.
The members of the committee
present, who assisted in perfectnc
the organization were: Spencer
Mitchell, Ardmore; l. j. Coffee,
Brock \. Overstreet. Cheek; W. NJ
Cox. Durwood. H. II. Brown, Ard.
more; j. d. O'Brien. Lone Grove; G.
l.. Lowery, Keller; DIR. NJ. H. Logg~
llcaldton; G. W. Young Berwyn; H.
s Suggs, Berwyn; c II. Davenport,
Glenn; T. J. Welch. Newport; G. l..
Tyson, Chagris; DR.. j. w. Fields,
Springer; Tom Finley, Glenn; Dow
Graham; VIM. Kirkpatrick, Fox. and
j. II. Gotcher, Elk.
With reference to the work of the
committee, the chair called upon II.
H. Brown for few words Mr..
Brown stated that 1t was probable
that no member present was well
yersed in politics. He, himself, is
Of the opinion that the State Cam.
paign committee would furnish the
County Central committee with in.
structions in the form of circulars,
which would contain information as
TO how to conduct their affairs, lie
is in favor Of the committee meet.
ing as often as possible. The Ques-
ton Of when the committee should
meet again was brought up and Ay a
vote, the chair was given power Ia
call a meeting at any time he saw
tit. One weeks notice will be given
members of the committee before
the meeting is to be held. The sec.
retary was instructed to notify per.
sonally all members Of the commit.
mittee. We should get well organ
the date, also the date of meeting
will be published in the Ardmore
papers a few days previous to the
time OF meeting.
Chairman Young OF the committee
made a short talk just before ad.
journment In which he offered much
encouragement TO the members.