The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-04
Address to Voters Aroused Great In
terest in Assessors Race.

Sol +. Kimbrell. a candidate for as
SCISSOR of the county, addressed Il
large and attentive audience at the
Airdome in this city Friday night Ills
speech was we'll received ana aroused
more interest in the assessors race
than has been heretofor manifested
In his speech Mr.. Kimbrsll Went
into detail and told how he believed
the office of tax assessor should ne
conducted He stated in forceful lad
guagG that he thought the peoples
oaths should be regarded as highly
on a tax reduction as in the trial Of
important cases in courts of law. cot
he said that the man who is rot
wiling &c pay his portion Of the taxes
according to what he owns should be
reported TO the equalization board. AR
kimDrel said that he also thought
that before man is recommended to
DE raised by The assessor that the said
assessor should make a personal in
spection of ali property in controversy
over nmety-five per cent of the peo-
pie, Mr.. Kimbrell said or even
creator per cent than this, were will
ing to render their property fairly if
the assessor is willing to act fairly
with them
TIL" speaker showed clearly that he
has made CLOS and careful study of
the tax laws and understands them
thoroughly and, if elected he will
know how to apply these laws to any
ana all cases
Sol Kimbrell has been twice elect
ed in the Graham township. carrying
four boxes out Of the five in the town
ship. Ills second election was with
a heavily increased majority, over his
first and with a stronger man oppos-
ing him
Mr.. kimbrell has strong follow
ing of representative citizens from the
western part of the county favOring
his election. During the past few
days there has been large number
of citizens from the western part of
the county favoring his election. Dur.
ing the past few days there has been
large number of citizens from the
western part of the county in the city
and they all say that that section is
SllolIS lol MINDFUL loi dSStSSbI Anu
they say he puts into practice the
things which he advocates in this
campaign. They also stated that Mr..
kinlbrell had some personal enemies.
but 1t was due to personal matters
and not TO his official conduct.
Not one voter has ever voted Sol
f. kimbrelrs qualifications to do the
wol k. or his willingness. The only
scrap that has bean made on him is
by the people wanting the position,
or by their friends and relatives.
Mr.. Kimbrell said in his speech he
mad never sluna any mud at his OPP
ponents and did not intend to- He stat
ed he oily wanted to win for the
very reason that he was qualified to
fill this important position.
MIR Eimbrell said h believed Tax
Assessors SHOULD be paid a stipulated
salary and their remuneration not
based on the valuations of the prop
erty. He believes that assessors and
taxpayers should petition the ieaisla-
tire to change this law.
Parties from the eastern portion OF
the county state that Sol F.. Kimbre'i
is the only man running for tax as
SCISSOR with whom they are acquaint-
cd The others have not made that
par of the county as closely as hn
Mr. kimbrell has made a speech lr
nearly every school district in Car