The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-10
TWENTY TEAMS OF
ARDM0RE CITIZENS
CIRCULATE RECALL
M e m bers of Committees
Present Petitions Asking
Removal of the Mayor
and Commissioners
M A N Y ALLEGATIONS
CHARGE THAT OFFICERS THWART
WILL OF THE PEOPLE FOR
MANAGERIAL FORM OF
GOVERNMENT

Tomorrow morning, at o'clock, 20
teams, representing the citizens COM
mittees of Ardmore. will circulate
petitions for the recall of Mayor w.
+. Freeman, and City Commissioners
w. S. Fraley, j. l.. Wilson and Roy
V. Shores. The petitions have al
ready been printed and are now in
the hands Of the men who will distri-
butte them.
In support of the petition for the
recall of the mayor, 1t Is alleged that
he has been guilty of neglect OF his
duty as chief executive of the city
of Ardmore; that he illegally transfer
red or caused to be transferred on
from the library fund to some other
fund known to the petitioners, which
library fund was specifically created
under the charter of the said city
and the constitution of Oklahoma;
that the said w. +. Freeman has
used great effort to defeat the prac-
tically unanimous attempt Of the citi-
zens OF Ardmore to obtain a change
in the form Of government; that
though he has been efficient and cap
able in thus thwarting the will OF
the people, he has not been efficient
in administering the affairs OF the
city; that he has allowed the city
and taxpayers Of the city to be de-
frauded out of large sums of money:
that he has caused other funds than
tho library fund to be Illegally trans
ferred that he has failed and has
not made proper effort to obtain or
conserve a water supply for the city.
and that he has otherwise been so
incompetent In office that the affairs
OF the city are in danger in his
hands: that the citizens and taxpay-
ers in general have no confidence in
his integrity and ability to manage
and control the affairs OF the city.
Similar allegations are contained in
the petitions asking for the recall
Of Commissioners F'raley and Wilson.
In support Of the petition for the
recall of Commissioner Roy V. Shores,
It is alleged that he accepted the ap-
rointment as commissioner at the
special request Of w. +. Free
man. that he, the said Roy V.
Shores. would be friendly with
the said w. f.. Freeman in the ad-
minlstration of the affairs of the city
and would vote on all matters per-
tanning to the government affairs OF
the city OF Ardmore as wished and
desired by the said w. +. PREGNANT;
and that since his appointment as
such commissioner. he, the said Roy
V. Shores. has voted In the manner
and form wished for by the said w.
r. Freeman: that the said Roy V.
Shores prior TO his acceptance OF
said office as commissioner, signed
a petition requesting the city Off
GERS to call an election on managerial
form of government. but since the
said acceptance OF such commission
ership, by reason OF the agreement
and understanding between him and
the said w. II. Freeman, voted as
one OF the commissioners against the
managerial form of government; and
that he, by SO voting as such COM
missioner. has defeated the practical
Is unanimous voice of the citizens
OF Ardmore in their demand for n
change In the form OF government
and though he has been efficient and
capable In thus thwarting the will
Of the people, he has not been and
Is not efficient in administering the
affairs of the city, that since his
appointment as commissioner, by reas-
on OF his incompetcncy. he has failed
to and has not made proper effort to
obtain or conserve q water supply for
the city, and that he has otherwise
been 80 incompetent In office that the
affairs of the city are in danger in
his hands.