The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-14
RUTH TO FIGHT
HIS REMOVAL
Attorney Who Was %COmmend
For County Election Board
Is Wrathy
OBJECTS TO METHODS EMPLOYED

h''Vlh'A 'luIleN II. hutllf WIN
was recommended by the Demo
cratic county central committee FOR
the position u chairman Of the county
election board, to succeed Rev j. r..
Disch, and who was turned down by
the stnte election board, win now
nuke II fight for the place.
Il did not seek the place and did
not want It." said Ruth, but to be
turned down IN this way does not look
right to me. / shall see why It was
done
Ruth went 10 Secretary Joe Morris
Of the county election board Tuesday
afternoon aud asked for II full eN
planutlOn, lie said he wanted to
know why the state election board re-
fused to confirm the recommendation
Of the county committee.
The members " the election board
gave II out that their action was taken
because 40 many proxies were voted
Mt the meeting Of the committee when
Ruth was recommended. They said
they would confirm only when there
was n full meeting NJ the board. or
at least II majority u It's members
present.
Warm Row Brewing
Apparently there Is II very warm
row brewing among the Democrats.
with Ruth eading the hosts " the
county central committee. Ruth has
something Of u reputation MS IL fighter
and he IL backed by IL large part Of
the committee. Allen NJ Street. chair
man Of the county central committee,
X said to have chosen Ruth for the
place. along with other city Demo
Gratis, aud Street was charged at the
time Of his selection with having
manipulated the meeting OF the CON.
mittee.
II was said that notices ~ the meet.
ing were sent to those only who were
known to be 'snfe' for Ruth ny chair
man Of the county board, Others who
were believed 10 BE- against him were
not notified ~ the meeting at all, II
was charged.
The matter IL less complicated now
since II Is known TINT Rev. J. Il. Dlsch
chairman of the county election board,
Is about 10 leave the city. The place
he has held vii therefore become va.
cant. That does not change the atti
tude Of those who oppose Ruth, how.
ever, II II IL n fact that there In al
considerable number opposing him, ~
has been stated.
Dlseh Made Reputation
Chairman Disch made n reputation
for honesty AZ chairman Of the county
election board. With the help VI All,
other member " the board he cleaned
out many ~ the ward heelers who had
been n part ~ the election machinery
In this city for years. Larry Reedy
and others like him no longer had d
part In the elections and the count
~ the ballots was far more s%atlsfac
tory than It had been for years.
IL llt ubhIN lhN NNillll lIfu NY MI
pointment and then asked me TO re
sign / would have been very glad e
do 80" said Attorney Ruth. but I,
try to dispose Of me on II technlcallt!
goes n little against the grain.
The attorney gave no intimatlOn nj
the course he intends to pursue. Il
may be that the recommendation q
the state election board will be follow
ed and another meeting Of the count!
committee held TO make another rec
forces will have a chance to fight
out for him In the open. II Is likel!
that II this Ia done Ruth will 90 int
the fight for the place, not becaus'
he wants TO be a member Of the coun
~ election board but because ne II no
satisfied to I've ditched as the stat
board Is trying 10 ditch him.
Want Another Like Him
There IL n faction In the count,
committee that has stood by Chairman
Disch. and another faction that Ia
been against him. He Il accused o
not having voted 'er straight IN IN
last election, and that led 10 the ei
fort to Dust him. While II II true tina
nisch IL no longer to he considere,
since he will not be a resident Of IN
city after n short time, still he vet al
example that some members OF III
committee and n good many voter
would like to zee followed by his sue
ceSsor. They believe It will he possI
BILE TO find another Disch and pu
him In the place that has been hel,
with such honor and success by tn
fighting preacher.