The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-09
.P0L|T|C CAL WATERS ARE.
N UDDl Ed OLD TIMERS
ARE ON ANXIOUS SEAT

who will eniiven matters during the
coming campaign.
Another candidate for county Judge
has appeared in the person Of $. r.
Castleman OF Wilson. well known
attorney who would hold the office
should the voters decide to give it
to him.
! Mr. Castleman was also slow In
making his announcement until fully
convinced after talking with his
friends that he had strong following
who would work faithfully in his be
half during the campaign.
Judge Gait has eliminated himself
as probable candidate for another
term in the state legislature, and up
TO date there are but two candidates
for the place. r. A. Baird Of Head.
ton and d. S. Hoover OF this city.
| 1t is intimated that another may
Join them in the near future but no
definite statement to that effect Is
obtainahle at this time.
The situation in the first commits.
sioners district has been the cause
of considerable speculation among
local politicians, predictions have been
freely given as to what will actually
transpire before the primary, but so
far as anything has been actually
learned the chances are more than
| probable that the three candidates
will remain in the race TO the end.
The senatorial race has ceased 10
interest any former prospective candl.
| n n ~ III m
his announcement for the place and
there is hardly probability that he
will have an opponent.
Mr.. Callock was backward in max
| ing his announcement, and would
probably not have been candidate
at all had it not been for his friends
insistant urging. he is well known
TO every citizen of the county who
has lived here for any length Of time
and they all recognize his business
ability and are ready to give him
their hearty support against any one
who would have the temerity to try
conclusions with him.
| 1t has been hinted upon more than
one occasion that there might be a
lady in the campaign for a certain
office. but so far the one most 'prcmi-
nently mentioned" for the place has
given no one reason to believe that
she had such a thought on her mind,
and the chances are that there will
De no Crinoline mixed up among
the candidates this time although the
aforesaid Crinoline is going to cut
quite a swath at the polls.
Considerable interest is being de-
veopcd in the Justice of the peace
contest for Ardmore township which
is embraced in the city of Ardmore.
at present there are avowed candi-
dates for the two places to be filled,
, and it is improbable at this time
| that they will have opponents, al
| though short time ago several as
vdrants for the Jobs were on the
streets feeling OUT sentiment.
u. w. Butcher. who recently sue.
ceeded Franklin Bourland. is holding
down one Of the offices, and Hal M.
Cannon the other. both have served
the people for number of years in
this capacity and there seems TO be
no objection at this time TO either
OF them.
For constables TO serve these two
courts, F'ount Duston and Clarence
Sloan viii probably he candidates to
succeed themselves, with Tom Hutch.
ins as a probabl entry.
City Politics
!. Nothing very definite has been
said recently OF the coming city cleo
tion which takes place next spring.
provided there is no change in the
present form Of city government.
which is freely predicted.
But in the event that the change
| is not made there is likely to be
new candidate for chief of police
in the person of Fount Duston who
stated recently that he would be a
candidate for the job If the present
form of government prevailed, under
the same circumstances he will prob
\ ably have lots Of company as there
! usually is IA number out after this
job.
Talk Of city politics at this time
is rather premature as il is more
than likely that radical transfer
nation will take place before the
time for casting ballots at city pri-
mary election arrives, however many
OF the old guard are preparing for
e,entualities, and If the change Is
not made there will be a lively cam.
paign along in the early spring OF
| 1921.
The bright particular ray Of sun.
shine that dispelled lot of good
read gloom was the outstanding feat.
ure OF the recent meeting Of the
board OF county commissioners. and
their action together with the action
OF the county excise board that makes
available 3i7U 900 of federal aid mon
ey for good road purposes was about
the hest piece of news that broke
during the past week.
With the completion OF hard
surface road TO the Healdton oil
fields as contemplated. the entire
western portion of the county will
he well traversed with first class
! highways.
District number two Is the talk
Of every person who has occasion
to travel through that section OF the
county
County Commissioner George Evans
has done lot Of good work in that
district in the past year. and most Of
the highways in his district could be
used for race tracks.
Mr.. Evans has taken personal sup.
ervision Of this work all the year,
and every mile made has been con
structed with a view to permanency,
he has kept the roads dragged and
the grades are such that rains do
not wash them away.
Mr.. Evans is candidate for re.
election to the office of county com.
| ,,,iS cinpar for apntha, ta,v, ..a ~.