The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-10
POLITICAL CAULDRON IS
BEGINNING TO BUBBLE IN .
CARTER COUNTY AS THE .
FESTIVE CAN ND|DATES
POUR OIL ON THE FLAMES
tBy Redyus)

& Gradually the political situation III
/ Carter county is taking on more col
or, and before many weeks have pass
ed into the great consequently there
/ promises To be a general cnliyening
along the whole front that will call
/ for close observation upon the part
of those not actively engaged in the
game itself but satisfied to watch
/ proceedings from the side lines
/ In the announcement column Of
/ the Ardmoreitc will he noticed names
of II prominent gentlemen who have
already entered the lists, each with
the firm conviction that he viii be
a winner, and before another week
has passed into history the chances
are that many will be added and
henceforth tho race Will take AN adj
ditional interest with each succeed
ing day.
The principal feature that is upper
most in the minds of the prospective
candidate this year, is to get out the
voters at the polls, not only at the
primary election, but To the general
election that follows soon after. For
this reason every precinct committee.
,n,,, H. ooi,,, -. H., i,,,..1 a.. his
dnty and ,rrod to norrn,.,5 ~, In ,hc
interest Of his party.
Tn" voters. men and women must
rccisto,. ,l,iy ,.oar harn,o ,ta,. ,,..I In,
ner,nittod f, yo,n and ., ,h, nron.r
time precinct registers will be circu.
latng in their districts. ectt.ug the
names Of an who are clcgiblc To- cast
, h,llot
# ,rrst lao ,ono.r,b.,,l ,l,o. ,,,, ono
will y. ,I,oy,,l fo ,.oto il, , ,,..i,,t
,yl,,so r.,r, il. mot -, ,h, lis, ,,,r..
for. II .cho,,.s an ,,,,a .o,,.r,,l.,,
c,stin,r - b,lIor n 500 char t,o,. .,,o
nat o,.,r,.l.od b,. tho r,of.,,,,.
Tbo H.. or candidate. i'm carter
count, rrorpisc. to H.. . lo,,.,i,,. or,
This vear and tbis fac, T.. ooipo to
mako If in,n,r,t,v. tl,,t son,o toIl
hus,lin, ne done. i'm order tb,t any
candidate reach the coveted po,,
Xct much iutnrcst hq. hoon drv..
onol I'm 9nv n3rticnIa,. ,,co ,t rro..
ont but that is inst tbo calm before
the storm and ,s soon us th. trees
lcgjp to bud and the green grass
appcar- thcro will be boorJ vehicles
of cvcry do.cripliou. possipa along
tho HIGHWAYS In every district i'm the
county. late AT night. laden with can.
didatcs VINO will be making medicine
and LAYING pl.ns for the coming pri
mary election. which takes place on
the ard dav OF August
Heretofore the openiuc run of the
primary campaign has been fired at
Newport. Whether this will be
changed ~. wear has not bcen de.
cidcd. but wherever it is discharged
it viii be some explosion and one
that will be heard in covry section
of the bailiwick.
Following the opening date the
usual custom has been to let the
candidates frco-lance upon their own
initiative for few days. after which
the picnics and other public gather.
lngs begin to take shape, after the
crop has been "laid-by" where all the
candidates assemble and tell the
"dcar pec.pul" what they want. what
they intend to do and what they will
rot do if returned u winner in the
contest for the office to which they
aspire.
There arc several favored localities
where these campaign picnics have
been held i'm the past, and they have
always been well attended. sometimes
with as many candidates as voters
present. but this seems to he the fay.
orite outdoor sport of the aspirants
for Office and the people good natur.
cdly tulerfic their whims. It has
been suggested that the real big pic
nic of tho season be held at Whit.
tincton Park. in Ardmore. nn the
4th of July. This too has been
feature tried i'm the past and has al
ways bccn the source of much enthu
siasm.
If this plan is carried out this sum
mer the well known welkin had as