The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-11

A rousing mass meeting was held
last night in this city for the purpose
Of discussing the proposed amendment
to the state constitution. 1t was de-
cided to make a thorough campaign
for the amendment and upon the sug-
gestion of Writ Franklin a plan was
agreed upon.
At each voting box in the city an
organization is to be effected consist
ing of a president and secretary and
executive committee. The duty OF
the latter will be to see that the pre-
cinct vote is out on election day. The
people generally are for the amend
ment but everybody is too busy to
think of it and everybody will be too
busy to come to the polls. The organ
ization is not planned for the purpose
of educating the people how to vote
their minds are already made up on
that point but it is desired to get
them to come to the polls. In each
of the nine precincts in Ardmore two
or three men will work all day getting
out the vote. In the precincts outside
of Ardmore the same plan will be car
ried out.
Representative u T. Rexroat was
made chairman of the Ardmore COM
mit;ee and he has appointed certain
men at every box in the county to
take the lead in his precinct and those
who have been selected are being no
titled over the phone.
1t is also planned to meet the Ma
rietta people next Monday night.
About fifty boosters will go down on
the afternoon train and remain there
until the night train which brings them
home about midnight. Mr.. Rexroat
will take this matter up with Marietta
to see if they will arrange a program
of speakers to entertain the Ardmore
crowd. 1t is believed that Marietta
will be as much interested in the re-
peal of the anti-railroad amendment
as Ardmore is and the boys look for
ward to a pleasant social visit as well
as to one that will be OF material
good to the state.
Ardmore will hold itself in readiness
to send out speakers to any portion
of the county that asks for them and
will cooperate with the organizations
in the different precincts of the coun-
ty.
The campaign to remove the shack
les from Oklahoma has started, April
25 offers the people an opportunity
to turn Oklahoma loose.
Following are the resolutions unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, an amendment to article
8, section of the constitution Of the
state of Oklahoma has been by res
olution of the legislature of the state
submitted to the people for their ap-
proval and adoption at an election to
be held April %, 1911, and
Whereas, the business men of Ard
more believe that the proposed amend
ment is in the interest of the develop
ment, growth and prosperity of the
entire state of Oklahoma and more
particularly of Ardmore and Carter
county and the welfare of all citizens
Of the town and county, and
Whereas, since the adoption Of our
constitution, the building of new rail
roads and the extension of existing
lines has ceased because of the limi-
tations and restrictions of our consti-
tuition, and
Whereas, the amendment as pro-
posed will modify the constitution OF
the state in such way as to bring
about great activity in railroad build.
ing in the state and more particularly
in Carter county and the city OF Ard
more without in any way diminishing
the control of the present or future
lines of railroad, or making of freight
rates by the corporation comhllssloh'
and
Whereas. we firmly believe the
adoption of the proposed amendment
will bring millions of dollars into
Carter county and will therefore great
IL reduce the rate of taxation and will
greatly increase the value of real es-
tate both in the county and city, and
Whereas, such increased building Of
railroads means the development OF
the oil, gas. asphalt and other mineral
resources of our county and the open
ing of new farms. thereby increasing
the wealth of our citizens in all class
es-labor, mechanical, mining and ag-
ricultural, and thus increasing the
wealth and onnortunities of all There