The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-05
(By Jack Snyder)

MS term OF OIllCe next July, anu
with a party organization that is
looking about for a series of alibs
as to why such things happen. the
Democrats of Carter are beginning
To realize for the first time in their
young lives, that the primary election
does not always settle matters in an
Oklahoma election.
Before the election, there was not
one among the most sanguine of Re-
publican partisans who believed that
county nominee had a chance in
last Tuesdays election, however, their
state if depression did not deter
them from keeping very busy among
the voters, and the forks Of the
creek" were frequently visited in
voice. and cast ballot accordingly
on the day of election.
On the other hand, the Democrats
who had deemed that their little fam
lily fracas at the primary settled all
matters politically, were more than
inclined to take matters easy, and not
until few days before election was
The result is now history, and
party leaders have already announced
that they have learned their little
lesson in the school Of experience and
intend to profit by 1t in the years
10 come, and the chances are that a
party organization will be maintain
ed that will do something other than
meet and pass few resolutions in
the future.
The women, that unknown quantity
that cut such a wide swath in the
recent election, will have to be fig
ured in the future, the idea that
they will vote as they are told is q
myth, and the sooner it is dispelled
the better all parties will profit by
their suffrage.
The Democrats Of Carter county
have been asleep, they slept in fan
cied security, but the alarm CLOCK
Of Tuesday, November 2, brough
them out of their slumbers with q
jolt that they will do well to remem
ber in the future, unless they desire
to relinquish the power that the!
have welded since statehood, ant
pass the leadership into other hands
The Results
Following is the result of Tuesday
election as furnished by the count!
election board.
National and State Ticket
Cox, COOS; Harding, $3.50; Debs
6U.
&. $. Senate
Ferris, $3.50; Harreld, 3,542; Bag
we'll, 573.
Congress
Carter, 6,225; Shinaberger, 1888
Allen, 624.
Corporation Commission
Echols, 6,042; Hughes, S,311; Thomp
son, 525.
Judge Criminal Court Appeals
Eastern District
Davenport, 5,s65; Bessy, 1882
Dewey, 564.
Justice Supreme Court
Second District
Brown. $3.50; Elting, 1895; Mar
enell. $50.
Seventh District
Bailey, 6,05s; Nicholson, 1857; Ker
nedy, $50.
Seventh District
Bozarth, 6,O02; Miller, 1881; Castl'
berry, 531.
Eighth District
Rainey, 5,958: Kennemer, 1926.
State Senator
Carlock, 6,O65; Butler, 1855; Stan
barry, $50.
For Representative
Hoover, 5,s35; Hudson. S,49s ZeI
nj. s5s,
County Ticket
County Judge
winfrey, 6,193; Hutchinson, 1910.
County Attorney
Mathers, 6.059; Howard, 3,425.
Court Clerk
Lasley, 6,1S2; Rttenhouse, 3o43.
County Clerk
Harris, 6.174; Denney, (Soc.) 49s.
County Treasurer
Haynie, 6.Oi2; Chivers, 2,s1O; Ku
kendall, AZ.
Garrett, 5,l73, Cardwell, 1886; Bu
Ter, 1856.
County Superintendent
- Xaneis, 6,4l9.
County Surveyor
Clay. G,O66; Croft, 40.
County Assessor
Spears, 6,066; Cobb, 3.104; Clemer
l95.
County Weigher
Rogers, $3.50; Loughridge, 2,sS
Roff, 42l.
County COMMISSIONER
First District
OBrien, 1,32l Johnson, 1893; Bla
lock, l5S.
3 Second District
Pierce, 1,6l4; Colbert, 1.125; b
Ter, l07.
Third District
Taylor. 2,4Ss; Ward 1897,
The principal fight for county of
GERS launched by the republican par
was for sheriff and commissions
and the battle was fast and furio
all through the day with both sid
claiming the advantage, and II W
not until the votes had been count
that any one could hazard guess
to the result.
Cardwell. republican nominee
sheriff. gave Garrett. tried and W
politician, the race of his life, n
CARROTS election is due to the ~
Of his friends who worked early n
late for him both before and duri
the day OF election
Johnson who defeated oBrien
commissioner in the first distr
owes his victory solely to his Den
cratic friends in that district.
johnson is personally popular amo