The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-12
Vast Audience Stand in Approval
Of Ministers Crusade Against Vice;
Doctor Weith States He Did Not Seek
To Create Sentiment Adverse to Judge
Champions Discharge of Official Duty

One Of the largest crowds that has
ever assembled since meetings have
been held at the corner of Broadway
and street, on the Masonic lot,
were present at last nights meeting.
Hundreds of people sat in cars and
stood around because all seats were
filled Through the kindness of the
Harvey Brothers. undertakers, an or
gan which they have recently pur.
chased, is being used for the open
air services. Charles Poulter lead
the singing. A duet, Our Only Hope"
was well rendered by Mrs. N. c. Wood
and Charles Haynes. The ministers
who spoke were DR.. Crayton S.
Brooks, DR.. C. C. Weith and Rev. r.
l.. Jackson.
The two points especially empha-
sized last night were the wide open
ness Of Ardmore and the determine.
uon that 1t be stopped.
Rev. Jackson stated that two min
listers with others had gone through
scme of the places Of gambling and
had seen the sights. He stated that
he, himself was one of the minis
ters and emphasized the wide-open
manner that such places were being
run. Rev. jackson stated that Ard
more and Carter county were among
the chosen places Of the world; that
long ago God had stored great wealth
and waited for man to come and
claim II as his own. He stated that
this would be the greatest place in
the world TO live if all influences
of vice and sin that are now going
on so openly should be a thing of the
past.
DR.. Weith, the second speaker. stat
cd that even boys are permitted to go
in such places and gave an example
of a messenger boy that vas allowed
10 go in unmolested. He emphasized
the strong sentiment that was back
Of the movement to stop such condi-
tons and stated that tire great mass
rf people who are determined that
the conditions should no longer exist
would not be satisfied until they
were changed.
DR.. Brooks also spoke of the strong
sentiment back of the movement and
emphasized that he believed the Time
has come when these conditions are
not going to be permitted to go any
longer. He stated that the ministers
are not trying to dictate to the people
whom they should vote for; they
ought to know who will best control
The affairs. He said that he had
come to Ardmore to make it his fu-
ture home; that he had bought prop
orty here and that no longer vice and
sin should run rampant.
At the close Of the service an op-
portunity was given to any one who
has any definite plans to suggest to
present them. County Attorney r.
T. Brown stated that definite infor-
nation should be compiled. 1t was
decided that if the property owners
did not cease permitting such condl-
tions to exist the places Of business
would be made known at a future
service. DR.. Brooks put the propo-
sition that all who were in favor OF
what was being done and who desired
to see the law enforced to stand. And
the great audience arose. showing
much enthusiasm.
The ministers state that their main
objects together of those back OF
them, are not TO cause people any
trouble in the courts but to give the
public the right information and to
bring about change in the conditions
of affairs that now openly exist.
Dr. Weith's Statement
The following letter was received
this morning by the editor Of the
Ardmoreite in which DR.. Weith makes
statement to correct erroneous im-
preston set forth at last nights
meeting:
Editor Ardmoreite:
It is reported that in my remarks
at the open air meeting last night, I
stated that Judge Thomas w. Cham
pion was in the law office Of his
lrother at the time that the messen.
ger boy was sent to collect bill at
4 certain building. This is mis-
take. do not remember making
such a remark or attempting to Gre
ate the impression that Judge Cham
pion was present or knew anything
about the transaction. My purpose
was to show that even little boys can
go unhindered into places Of vice.
AS far as l know Judge Cham
pon had nothing to do with this par
ticular transaction.
If anything that said would create
a different impression, 1t is a mistake.
CHARLES c. WEITH.