The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-19

stacks in Ardmore, he wanted to see
the bucket brigade organized. He
said the filtration plant and the sep
tic tanks were not yet doing the
work they were guaranteed to do,
and that experiments were being
made with them and that Prof. De-
Barr was analyzing the water from
time to time.
Mr. Dawson went into details in
explaining the sewer work and gave
the number of feet of sewers to
each ward and said the third ward
and the first ward received more
than the other wards and said sewer
was laid on every street where an
outlet could be had and that the
board could not cause water to run
uphill.
Commissioner Dawson said the
mavor could not take credit for low
ering the tax rate because the spe-
cial session Of the Legislature called
bv Governor Haskell resulted in that
Legislation.
On the question of law enforce
ment the speaker said there was al
ways a contest for mayor and there
was a reason, he said he had been
asked many times where the trouble
was. He spoke kindly of Judge Rus
sell and said he ought to have the
commentator of every citizen lot
the work he had done and said h
the mayor had done his duty on law
enforcement that Judge Russell
would have no need to enter into
the work. He said the Indians were
supporting the police department
and we're working the streets. That
the city influenced the county, that
the county copied after the city and
the influence of Ardmore was felt
throughout the county, nothing so
wrecks a community as disregard iof
law. The speaker said he was for
Ardmore first, last and all the time
that he wanted to see our boys fill
the halls of the state legislature
and the halls of congress, and they
must have healthy atmosphere. he
said there were widows and children
that need the mayors protection, the
mayor should be a conscientious
man, he should respect his oath.
should give every man a square deal,
and should give a safe and sound
and economical administration.
MIR. Dawson referred to the forum
letter in the Ardmoreite Friday af-
ternoon in which some person want
ed to know why he voted against the
only two Confederate veterans that
were in the employ of the city He
said that the people elected him to
make a complete change in city en-
ployes. and he voted against them to
please the people and not to carry
out his own ideas. "You said you
wanted different officers and voted
to please you; it may not have been
to my liking" he said.
Mr.. Dawson closed with an appeal
for votes, he said he wanted to be
mayor, he wants to be the best mayor
Ardmore had ever had. the votes are
in the hands Of the people, they have
right to vote for whom they please,
that he wanted to see smoke stacks,
dinner pals and gas developments
and believed in progress.
When he had finished there were
repeated calls for Cotner. The mayor
responded with brief talk and for
time there were cries of "Cotner!
Cotner," until it seemed every voter
in the house was for Cotner; and then
again they would turn and cry for
Dawson, Dawson" until it was hard
to believe there was a Cotner man
anywhere. Then they turned and
cried hurrahs for "Cruce, Cruce."
and it seemed a good natured crowd
that was out for fun, and then the
crowd would surge again like mad,