The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-16
LOCAL POLITICIANS
ARE ALL GUM SHOH|N 6
THROUGH THE JUN Giles

Considerable ''gumshoeing" has been
going on IN local political circles dur
ing the past week, and all the boys
are making preparations for the
grand blow off that is to open the
campaign at Newport on the night
Of June 10th.
Some high class jockeying for posi-
ton has been going on and there is
a well grounded rumor current that
a general rcvisal of some of the di
visions in the announcement column
might be looked for within a short
time.
Just what this means is not appar-
ent to the naked eye, and as the
wise ones are reluctant about giving
out information at present, it is but
the matter Of a guess as to what this
all means.
A leak Is looked for "prcnto" and
then the thing will be settled.
A little bird has whispered that at
least two more candidates for the
state legislature will shy their bon.
nets in the well known ring within
the time limit for candidate filing, in
that event .here will be whole lot
of excitement in that particular quar-
rel. as the two most prominently
mentioned, but who refuse to allow
their names to be used at this time
are some spellbinders wnen il comes
10 the great American pastime Of poll
tics, and the residents of the rural
a r. Il an
| listening to words and phrases that
they never heard before. and per-
haps never will again. in the event
these two concluded TO get in the
game and mix with the two who have
already placed their names before the
voters Of Carter county for this job.
1t has also been whispered that a
well known lady school teacher OF
this county has about made up her
mind to put her millinery in the
above mentioned circle. and conduct
a lady-like campaign for the office
of county superintendent of public
instruction.
She is aided and abetted by n host
Of friends who would rally to her
support, aand from present indica
items her chances would be on a par
with the other three candidates in
the rucus
However she has not fully decided
she may come in the last moment
unless she changes her mind, which
is a woman's prerogatve. so her stat
us at present time cannot be said tc
| be fixed.
No new candidates have announced
for any office this week, and the
: present crop is beginning to hope thai
they will go their way unmolested tt
the end Of the campaign.
One of the very potent reasons thai
more candidates are not in the fielt
is that salaries attached to the JOBS
are not near so much as a good ordi
: nary common laborer gets for hi!
efforts with a pick and shovel. ant
the latter without responsibility o
office.
When the state legislature fixed th'
salaries to be paid county Officials
and enacted it into law, dolla
went way farther than it does today
and a man could actually purchas
, cigar for nickle.
Now about the only thing a nickl
Is good for Is to add to two or thre
more before it will elicit a smil
from the cashier in any marke
[ place.
, For that reason man with tn
ability to hold office, in all rrobabil
ity is employed where his salary i
much greater than he could hope t
get by serving the dear pee-pul there
fore he Is not taking much interes
: IN politics.
This reason is also keeping man!
, women out Of the game.
= An office has always been a lur
: to a woman who is politically inclin
: ed, but women as q rule are keen 10
t the main chance. and they can Sc
n no chance at all holding down al
i office at sl25 per month, under
heavy bond, with responsibilities tina
i would make a wooden Indian hum
e shouldered. when they can get tha
=, much. and often more if they ar
capable. in a pleasant office withou
responsibilities whatever.
From present indications it woul
appear aside from the race frs
named in this article that the crop @
: candidates Is about all in, and
: VIII be up to this bunch to max
e their initial bow under the gavel G
Uncle Jim" Avery at Newport o
= the night Of June 10th.