The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-19
LEGION MEN TO
DEMAND HEARING
On APPOINTMENT
Bill Brooks is Only Opposi,
ton and Has the Support
Of Buck CARROTS
Following
WHOLE COUNTY is
AROUSED IN NATTER
Clean Government Clan Say
All is Lost if Present In
cumbent Not Named

When the county commissioners
gather Monday afternoon TO decide
who is to be tho sheriff of Carter
county until the matter is again set
tied by an election in November they
will face the representative citizen.
ship of this county. Hundreds Of per.
sons are expected to greet the COM
missioners to insist that their man
be named
Ewing c. London, present incum
bent, will bear the backing Of the
citizens committee" the American
Legion, numbers of civic clubs, a
great band o. Wilson and Healdton
citizens and petitions bearing approx
matcly 5000 signatures. it is said.
The Citizens committee" that group
Of mon named at former mass meet.
ing. will possibly bear the greatest
weight In that they will speak the
sentiments of great eoncourse of
citizens People from Wilson and
Healdton will gnther al Convention
llal shortly after noon and march in
body 10 the commissioners meeting.
! Every post commander Of the Ameri-
can Legion In the county is expecter
to be present to add weight TO the
London cause. And besides this
weight of sentiment. another angle
has developed in favor of London.
Legal minds will present the posi-.
bllity of tangle should any one else
be placed in office while Sheriff Car
rett is still fighting his cause. They
will contend, it is declared. that since
London WI sappointed by the court,
he must hold the place until the SUI
! preme court passes upon CARROTS
claim for a reversal and new trial.
Another contestant for the sher
IFS office Is Bill Brooks, former dep.
uty and widely known in the county.
Petitions We're being circulated for
him generously over the the county.
1t is claimed that many OF CARROTS
former deputies are out with petit
tions, while ag many az 90 other Pc
I titions are being presented by persons
/ generally.
! Brooks cannot be said to be o Car
rett candidate, because Brooks will
probably run for sheriff himself. but
+ he is possibly more acceptable TO thc
/ Garrett supporters than Is London
because London is undoubtedly the
man those VINO oppose Garrett want
Brooks is Pierce's Friend.
Brooks Is a close friend OF CoDmis
/. sionor Pierce. and Is considered a
good man. Pierce is favorable TO
him. Just what Chairman ole Taylor
OF the commission board will do Is
prohlematlcal Roy Johnson favors
London.
Sentiment in Ardmore and Carter
county generally is wrought up 10 q
high pitch over the affair. London
himself. has made a good sheriff and
those who are taking the least inter-
est IN the matter, declare that as u
matter OF absaraot justice, Lcndon
should remain in office, He has
agreed to do this, providing he has
/ the support of a great number ~
people. There is no doubt that he
/ has this
Possibly nothing that has ever o.
cured IN Carter county has aroused
such general interest. Those who
have wagcd fight for clean gov.
ernmont' insist that if some man
other than London is placed In Office
everything VIII be- lost.
There has hcen u great deal OF tail,
Of another mass meeting but this has
been abandoned with tho understands
ing that when the commissioners meet,
they will find al possible forces there.