The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-12
HIS COURSE OF CITY lMPSCN E
MENTs ENDORSED.
THE ELECTION WAS ORDERLY Y
The election was orderly CO.. .....
And Was Marked by Hard Work on
the part Of the Friends Of the
Various Candidates for
office.

Judging from the result of tuc rri
mary held yesterday MAJOR r. W.
Dick ha, been vindicltcl IN hig
course and the people would like to
see two more yeats Of progress and
prosperity, street Improvement,
street car lines and orcr things to
make Ardmore the best city ia ne
new state.
The old saying, "Vox Jopuli. Vox
Del" was never bettur proven 'han
the result Of the election yesterday
when no stone was ieit untarnod 10y
either side TO bring their candidates
to victory. The course Of municipal
Improvements that have been car
ried on by II. w. Dick ana the citv
council since he has been in Office.
has been endorsed in terms 'ha, are
Iunmi,takabe and that the 'plc OF
Ardmore are willing ard dcsir1us OF
seeing the city the best in the south
IwCst. The fight was hard tough; aud
ineitaor side gave up until about ten
O'Clock lat night when Dick had
gained at every count
The greatest interest was mauifcs.
ted IN. the race for che. )f ..olice
land while Garrett was picked By
many ms a sure winner, liait ana
Booaor were not without friends mi
throughout the entire day carriiscs
with streamers flying to the 'reczo
lbearing the inscription vote for
Tom Hale" could be seen going to
the polls with voters.
The race for alderman in the first
ward was sharp and for a time. 1t
looked as if the editor would beat
the old time citizen OF the town, but
the people spoke, and when The din
lof battle was over the same man who
was here to- see Ardmore grow from
a struggling village on an Indian res.
lervation to city, was declared elect.
led
| Considerable money changed hands
on this race. and two or three days
before the election some of the ad.
lherents of the editor were offering
bets of to 1 odds. and few TAX
ers IN sight Yesterday AT noon the
lchange took place and no money
lcuuld be found ON the editor at an.
even break.
The assessor and collectors race
was never in doubt and from the
time the first count was announced,
Caudle was in the lead, which he
kept until the end The four aspir-
lants for this office are all men who
are well known here, but the voters
Thought the man who had served the
people well as assistant should be
1.-THE one to be promoted.
Judge Gait received the largest ma
Ijority OF any against his opponent,
and the Judge is all smiles.
The race between Caswell Ben
nett and Richard NJ Lester for the
city attorney was closer than any
one had any idea 1t would be and
Bennett came in with majority OF
122 votes.
The day was marked by being
free from any disturbance and no po-
litcal fight took place. The crowd
was good natured and orderly and
! with every man bending every nerve
In his body in his work for his ia
vorite candidate.
The surprise Of the day was the
victory Iof George IMshner in the
Third ward over Morris Sass. Dash.
: ner announced himself yesterday
morning and beat Sass by SO major
lity.
The vote was larger than usual on
account of the large number of re-
publicans that took part in the cleo
tlon and took the obligation to sup
port the nominees of the party.
The following is the vote polled
by wards.
WARDS