The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-26
BIG GUNS READY
FOR bARRAGE IN
DEMO CAMPAIGN
j. Elmer Thomas and Judge Chan,
Jones TO Speak Here Tonight at
Courthouse: 10 Answer j.
Melton Speech.
TOUR OF COUNTY TO
BE MADE THIS WEEK
Mrs. vanLeuvan. Assistant Attorney
General Of Oklahoma, Billed for
Series Of Addresses; Mrs.
FpIkerson Active.

speakers on the program. new mo.
mentum has been added TO the dem
oeratic party'a campaign In this
county.
Two big. powerful guns Of democ.
racy will be fired this evening In
the county court house whore ex-
Senator ]. Elmer Thomas. OF Medl-
cine Park. aud Judge Cham Jones.
Of Waurika, democratic nominee for
reelection. will discuss the issues
OF the campaign. This will be the
Medicine rark statesmans first pub
lie appearance here since he re-
ceived the democratic nomination
for representative In congress from
the Sixth district. the office now
held by l.. NJ. tNicl Genaman. OF
Lawton, Mr. Thomas republican op.
ponent.
Judge Cham Jones. In his address
here tonight. will briefly answer the
argument made by Attorney Alger
Melton In his address here Tuesday
evening, democratic headquarters
here announced this morning.
The speaking this evening will be.
gin promptly at 1880 o'clock and
everyone Is cordially invited, the an.
nouncement from democratic head
quarters state.
Mrs. Van Leuvan Coming.
That no chance to refute the argu-
ment Of the socalled Constitutional
Democratic club will be overlooked
here was indicated today with tho
announcement that Mrs. Kathryn
Van Leuvan, assistant attorney gen.
eral of Oklahoma. will speak here
Saturday evening at which time she
will answer the charges made by ).
7. Freezing, former attorney general.
in his address here last Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Van Leuvan Is one of the
outstanding figures in the political
circles of this state. She served sew
eral months as assistant attorney
general under Mr.. Freezing. She
did not support the oklahoma City
mayor in the primary campaign but
since he was accorded the nomlna-
tion, Mrs. Van Leuvan has been one
of his ardent boosters.
Under the auspices of the Wo-
mems Democratic club OF Chickasha.
Mrs. Van Leuvan will address the
women of the city in the city hall
here Saturday afternoon at 300
o'clock. She will be introduced by
Mrs. /. II. Harness, president of the
club.
At the request of state democratic
headquarters, G. A. Dearmon, mana
ger of the party's campaign In this
county and officials Of the Women's
Democratic club, the assistant at
torney general consented to remain
in Chickasha Saturday evening and
answer the charges made by Mr..
Freezing.
Mrs. Fulkerson Here.
The second Of a series OF precinct
meetings called by the Women's
Democratic club OF the city was held
Wednesday afternoon in the Congre-
gational church, corner Ninth street
and Texas avenue. Talks were
made by Mrs. Martha Il. Fulkerson,
of Anadarko, vice-chairman Of the
democratic committee Of the Sixth
congressional district; Senator G. A.
Dearmon and B. B. Barefoot. There
was large attendance at the meet.
ing, it was reported.
Another precinct meeting will be
held this afternoon at 800 o'clock
in the First Christian church, cor
ner Sixth street and Iowa avenue.
Mrs. Fulkerson and Senator Dear
mon will speak at this meeting. A
meeting Of the democratic women
of wards three and four will be held
Friday afternoon at 800 o'clock in
the city hall.
Mrs. Fulkerson. who has ben ac-
tive in the campaign for several
days, and e. Brightwell, commander
of the Raymond T. Hurst post of
the American Legion. will accom-
pany ex-senator Thomas on his
speaking tour in the county yhis
week. Mrs. Fulkerson will make
short talk at each Of the places
where Mr.. Thomas has been invited
to speak. Mr.. Brightwell will in
troduce the Medicine Park man ana