The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-16
COUNTY POLITICS
WARMING Up
CANDIDATES ARE PREPARING TO
BREAST THE TAPE FOR THE
GREAT AUGUST HANDICAP.

sound that you here nowadays like
the gentle escape of imprisoned steam,
is not from the giant locomotives in
their stalls at the round house, nor
yet from the safety valves of the yari-
Gus boilers used in manufacturing
! plants about the city, but is caused by
the simmering of the political pot
at the court house, with candidates
sparring for the getaway in the great
August handicap.
With the elimination of Judge Rus
sell as a candidate for reelection to
the district bench, the race in that par
ticular event has simmered down to
three candidates who will soon take
the stump and present their claims for
party preferment to the dear "pee.
pull" They are w. f. Freeman, pres
ent county Judge, Judge j. c.. Thomp-
son of this city, and the newly appoint
ed successor of Judge Russell, A. Ed
dleman of Harietta.
This race promises to be a spirited
one las all three are campaigners par
excellence and are amply prepared 10
spill oratory upon the ambient atmos-
phere. There is another pretty fat
office to be filled now that the last
legislature in its great wisdom CD
consolidated many of the county Of
fees in order to make a showing be-
fore the mass of people, who little
realize the amount of work necessary
to conduct the business of the county
in a business way. However, it was
good campaign dope and they consol-
dated the offices of the clerk of the
county court and the clerk of the dis
be known as the clerk of the courts,
and Fred Haynie, the present incum-
bent of the district clerks office, is
the only candidate announced so far
for the job, but it is probable that
there will he several in the race be.
fore the Ides of August. The office of
register of deeds has been consolidat- |
ed with that of the county clerk, and |
w. =. Frame has SHE'D his castor in
to the ring and says he wants to
serve the people for another term |.
This far he has had no one to say
that they don't want him to have it,
but the game is young yet, and that
announcement may come later.
For county attorney w. r. Bleak I,
more seems to have a clear field. al |
though it has been intimated that a |
former county official has his eye on
the place and may conclude to try .
shot at it before the people. The Of |
flee of county judge is going to have |
several candidates in the race accord
ing to the dope at present although .
but two are positively known, those
two, Guy II. Sigler and eX-county judge
Winfrey, are almost certain to lock
horns with the chances very flattering
that two or three more will make
things merry for them before the bal
lots are cast For the office of sheritt
the present incumbent, Buck Garrett
will ask the voters to retain him i'm
office He will be opposed by a forme"
Deputy, John CHM, and the first sher.
iff of the county, J. II. Akers, who
will also ask the people for another
chance at the job.
Thomas Overstreet has announced
as a candidate for the office of couu
ty superintendent of public instruc-
ton, but Superintendent Thurston,
who is the present holder of the o.
flee, will oppose him and ask for an
term.
For the office of county commls.
sioner there has bee none announce :
ment so far, that of ]. W. Johnson who
wants to succeed kirkpatrick from
he second district, who will not be q
/ candidate for reelection.
The office of county weigher will {
lave several candidates after it, the
present incumbent. Smith Redmon
md it is whispered that w. NJ. Kirk
patrick, present county commissions |
will also ask to be given the prefer
,nce. SO far there is but one an
for the office of county
ak assessor. r. s. Hendon, who has
zen chief clerk for ]. S. Clarkson
or the past term, wants to hold the
,ffce. and so far he is unopposed The =
Ionest yeomanry are promised some
pells of oratory during the coming -
ummer, and as soon as the crops are d
aid BY and t. spring pullet ripe, il
he candidates will infest the rural