The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-14
HON. 8. r. FREELlNG, CANDIDATE
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
DEFENDED THE CONSTITUTION
And Especially the Innovations in the
Jury system-Denied Charge
That He Was a Corporation
csndidste-C. N. Howe
Also Spoke.

Friday night two candidates, une for
Attorney General and one for State
Treasurer, S. =. Freezing for Attor-
ney General and c. NJ. Howe for state
| Treasurer, presented themselves to
the voters of Carter county, and also
expressed their views. Both speakers
were well received and were given
| the undivided attention Of the large
crowd that assembled at the city han
to hear them.
In the absence OF City Chairman H.
II. Brown, Hon. w. A. Ledbcttcr act.
cd as chairman. Mr.. Howe is from
Arapaho county. Okla, and is one of
those plain democrats and hard worK.
ing individuals who is not a speech
maker but vote gctter and made n
good impression. His speech was
short and to the point. and his claims
set forth In clear, concise business
tcrms as only business man can d..
The orator of the evening was s. y
Freezing who Is county attorney ut
Pottawatamic county. okla, and who
has served his constituency for the
past two terms. having been elected
the last term without opposition.
In introducing Mr.. Freezing to the
voters of this section, Mr. Ledbett"r
referred to the work done by that
gentleman in going over the country
making a plea for the Indian Terri
tory in allowing this section OF the
country to be included In the state
hood hill allowing the Indian Terri
tory to be put on the same basis as
was Oklahoma.
In introducing Mr.. Freezing MIR.
Lcdbetter said In part:
when Lee Cruce is maze COVER
nor, he will need the advice OF a
competent attorney general 10 see that
the laws against the corporations WIN
be enforced. believe that all of the
gentlemen running are well qualified
for the position but none any better
qualified than the man that | am In.
producing to you tonight, $, p. Free
ling OF Shawnee"
Mr. Freezing Is graceful speaker
and uses elegant English. lie is elo-
quent and makes fine impression.
In the opening remarks he paid a
glowing tribute to the deceased mem.
ber Of this bar. Judge Herbert, who
introduced him to the court when he
came here a stranger to argue "A case
several years ago From this tn
speaker launched into a description
Of the wonders of Shawnee, but at the
same time paid n tribute TO the thrift
of Ardmoro as city. He then began
the defense OF the constitution as pre-.
pared by the convention, and his work
of defending that instrument in Greer
county where the people have a local
grievance. From this he spoke Of the
primary system and as to the fact that
under the present management II was
too expensive for a poor man to run
for office and that something should
be done TO minimize the cost of the
candidacy. The speaker then went in.
to j"r'r1e on the change in the jury
system as written in the organic law
and showed where It was great I'm
provement over the old jury system
in as much as It did away with too
much grand jury. He denied the
charge of being a representative of
the railroad or any corporate interest
and told Of his work in making the
railroads construct viaduct ON a
section line near Shawnee.
His speech was well received and
Mr., Freezing made n number Of votes
for himself.