The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-02

ganized Immediately after their ap-
pointment and set about at once to do
what the people had voted overwhelm-
| ingly, twice, to have done. On motion
of Frank Gault, the services of ]. H..
Connell, as president Of the Agricui-
tural and Mechanical College, and
those of B. C. Pittuck, dean, were
forthwith dispensed with, their dis-
missal to be effective Immediately.
President Bryan strenuously opposed
this motion. and within twenty-four
hours the Board was restrained by IN
, junction from further action. FOR
several months the matter was tleo up
in the courts with the entire depart
ment under the control or Preslueht
Bryan. Then came decision on June
3rd from the Supreme Court, saying
the new Board was the legal Board
A meeting was Immediately held
and the discharge of ConneIl, Pittuck
and Tom McKeown, financial secretary
of the A. & NJ College, was made a
reality. President Bryan persisted IN
his opposition to the efforts OF the
new Board to correct the bad condl-
tions that had grown up under the old
BOARD. and by the use of his influence
and authority as president has seri-
ously handicapped the work OF 'he
new Board.
In order that the last vestige OF the
old Bryan. .Brewer-Elliott compine
might be routed and the control OF the
Board brought wholly back to the peo-
ple. the new members of the Boaro
insisted that Frank Gault make the
race for President of the Board. Ihls
was deemed necessary to break the
last hold of the "Old Gang when II
became evident that Brewer and MS
hackers were grooming J. J. McAlester
for the place. Col. McAiester has heid
office in Oklahoma since statenood, De
ing elected first as Corporation Com
missioner and later as Lieutenant
Governor. He is seventy-siX years OF
age and in a feeble condition physlc-
ally and mentally He was gotten into
the race against the wishes OF ms
family and real friends by men VINO
hope to take advantage of his age-lm-
paired faculties and promote their
selfish ends. He has always been
close friends of the old Board or Agri-
culture and is business associate oi
Tom Bryan. His son, w. B. McAles-
ter veterinary surgeon, served unuer
the old Board as State Veterinarian,
resiening voluntarily to make place
for his friend, DR.. ]. X. Callicotte'
whose resignation was recently ten
dered to the new Board after an in
vestigation of his expense accounts
had been ordered.
The fact that Tom Bryan, DR.. CALI
cote. the "Juke Of Helena, and ali
their tribe are vociferous in the sup
mort of NcAlester justifieS the conclu-
sion that the contest marks the hhaI
scene of the years old struggle OF the
people to regain control of their Agri-
cultural Department.
Frank Gault is fifty.five years old
and in his prime. AS member OF the
~new Board he has been the leader in
every movement 10 correct existing
evils. He has declared unequiyocally
against graft in any form and in favor
of eliminating politics from the agrl-
cultural schools Of the state. He has
| lived in Oklahoma forty years ano
during all that time has been actively
1 engaged in farming and stock raising.
He is peculiarly fitted for the ONCE.
and stands squarely against the poll
cies of the old Board.
Col. McAlester is srventy-siX years
old and in his decline. He is so feeble
physically that he cannot walk about
the streets without the aid of friend
| " arm. Age has so dimmed his men
tai faculties that less than a year ago
J his own son went into the county court
of Pittsburg county and asked that
guardian be appointed for him, alleg-
Ing that he was mentally incompetent
TO handle his own business Design
ing men have induced him to enter this
race in order that they may take ad-
vantage of his weakened mental con-
dition for their own selfish ends and
regain control of the Department that
the people have been four years get
ting away from them.
A vote for McAlester is vote for
Doc. Calicotte. Tom Bryan, o. A.
Brewer and the Old Gang
vote for Frank Gault is a vote to
assist in the final. and complete resto.
ration of the Board of Agriculture to
the control of the people.
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