The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-28
HOW CANDIDATES
MAY FILE FOR
COMING PRIMARY

candidates to file for the city pri-
mary election to be held March l8.
1t also was the first day to register
There has been inquiry and some
dispute as to the time for candi-
dates to file their declaration of in
tention to be candidate. Some
attorneys have held that the general
election law, as relating to cities,
had been amended, but acts of the
legislature in 1913 and 1915 do not
make amendment, except as to state,
county and district elections, so the
law in force at the time of the re-
vision of the laws, as published in
the Harris-Day code, is in effect
now, and it provides as follows:
"Sec. 452. How to Become
Party Candidate: An elector may
become a candidate before any po-
litical party for its nomination for
any office herein specified in any
primary election by filing with the
county election board not more than
twenty days nor less than ten days
before the date of such primary
a written notice setting forth his
name as he desires it to appear upon
the ballot, his postofhce address,
and in cities shall give his str :et
number and ward. He shall, in such
notice, state the name of the Office
for which he desires to become a
candidate, and shall give the date
of the primary and specify the po-
litical party of which he desires to
become a candidate.
"Sec. 453. Independent Candi-
dates: Independent candidates may
have#their names printed upon the
ballots as candidates for any office
to be filed at the election to be held
in cities and towns on the first
Tuesday in April, provided they file
with the county election board a
written notice as required of can
didates for a political party nolai-
nation.
"Scc. 454. Notices Presenting
Name OF Independent Candidates: {:
Notices presenting the names OF in
dependent candidates shall be filed
with the county election board dur
ing the period provided herein dur
ing which candidates are required
to file notice OF their candidacy
in primary elections"
Registration did not start off
briskly yesterday. No women,
so far as ascertained, had registered
up to noon, except in the first pre-
cinct of the First ward. There,
Mrs. I. R. Best was the first TO reg
ister, she having appeared at the
office of r. T. Dallas, over the First
National Bank at $3.50 this morn
ing.
At ]. s. McCharen's Store none
had appeared up to noon. Two or
three women called early in the
morning, but Mr.. McCharen had
not received his blanks, but got
them later.
Will Prater, also of the First
ward, had not received his blanks
up to noon, but he said no women
had called there to register
Nothing was reported from the
Second ward, the registration places
in that ward being at Dustin's Gro
cerv, No. ! Twelfth avenue north
east. and at Smithe-'s Store, 70l
Sixth avenue northeast.
In the Third waro, O. s. VOL
ycrton said he had asked the regis
rar to appoint some o.her person
IL his precinct and he did not know
If tbs Lad bHn done, but noe
had called to register up to noon.
Two men and no vCmen had
registered with s. c. Rceder at the
fire station.
In the Fourth ward none had call
ed on NJ. Ikard, Sl2 c street south
east and Rev. James c. Leach, the
other registrar in that ward could
not be reached at 602 Carter avenue
southeast.
Some changes have been made
in the registrars. 1t was announced
today that Mrs. ]. S. Downard has
been appointed in the place OF o. 5,
Wolverton in the Third ward. She
may be found at 81 + street south
west and on March 3 and 4 will be at
the Guaranty State Bank.
O. II. Vaughan will be registrar in
the east portion of the Second ward
and he may be found at Roberts
barber shop or 529 Seventh avenue
northeast.
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