The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-29
GOVERNOR
OPPOSED To
RING RULE
is CRITICIZED BY CHAIRMAN
GEISSLER OF REPUBLICAN COM.
MITTEE FOR IGNORING RECON-.
MENDATlON.

Oklahoma City, Okla. June IS
Governor Williams has fully outlineC
his policies as to election machiner,
under the law in letter which h,
wrote to Harry H. Becler of Checotah
who was appointed by him to be re
publican member of the state election
board. The letter is in similar Ian
guage to instructions that have beer
given to A. l.. Walker of Waurika. The
democratic member of the board, who
was appointed several weeks ago. The
! desire Of the governor to eliminate ring
rule and machine policies in the elec
tions which he urged in his campaign
| for the nomination and election. is re
iterated in the letter to Mr. Beeler In
this letter governor Williams refers
to the law creating the election ma
chinery of the state and proceeds as
follows:
Section 4 of said act also provides
that the state central committee of
the two political parties casting the
highest number of votes at the last
general election for state officers shall
have the privilege of selecting and pre-
senting to the governor the names Of
as many as five electors And that
when the state central committee of
political party so submits a list of
electors, the governor may select one
from said number as the representa-.
ton allowed such political party. And
that such appointment shall be made
one each from the two dominant politi-
cal parties by and with the advice and
consent Of the senate. If any political
party fails or refuses to submit list
of nominees as herein provided, the
governor may, notwithstanding such
failure or refusal, appoint a represen.
tatiye Of such party to membership
upon the state election board
Such list was submitted to me with
in the time by the chairman of the
state central committee of the republi
can party, but I am advised that it
was selected by the chairman and not
by the state central committee of the
republican party, and, even if it were,
such recommendation would be merely
advisory to me and not mandatory. |
The mandatory clause is that the gov.
ernor shall appoint one each from the |
wo dominant political parties.
investigation discloses that you are
low member of the republican state
central committee from Mcintosh
'ounty. Sec. of the act of March IS,
81, provides that "the county elec.
ion board shall consist of three mem
'ers, to be chosen in the following
manner:
"'The state election board shall
elect one member OF said county
oard, who shall be secretary, and the
wo political parties receiving the
ighest number of votes at the last
eneral election shall each name one
lember of the county election board:
rovided, that not more than one mem
er of such county board shall be
"A
toner's district in such county. And
hen such members of the county
lection board are named as herein
rovided, they shall Immediately
ualify by taking the oath of office as
by law provided for other county of
GERS. The members of the county
lection board first appointed hereun- .
er shall serve until the second Mon. ,
ay in January, 1913, or until their .
are appointed and qualified; .
rovided, that upon the failure of any ,
olitical party in any county to select :
member of the county board the +,
ate board shall proceed to fill such Il
lcancies by appointment, after due
Dtice by registered mail to the chair -,
an of the county central committee +,
such political party; provided fur p
Ter, that not more than two members ,
any one political party shall serve .
l such county board q,
Law is Mandatory. o
Under the ruling of the attorney s
neral of this state, this section is {,
andatory as to selection of one mem .
,r each of the two dominant parties "