The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-20
Greatest Crowd Ever Gath
cred at Court House on
Hand to Insist on
Candidates

Ewing {. London will remain
sheriff OF Carter county for at
Deast two weeks more. This was
decided at n meeting Of the county
commissioners ut 1:30 o'clock Mon
day afternoon when 1000 citizens
Of the county met with the off
cials.
Delay was taken after an opinion
Of the attorney general had been
read by Chairman Joe Taylor. The
opinion was from Elmer T.. Fulton
who is here prosecuting custer
charges against Chief Of Police
Dick Hignight.
The opinion held that the permanent
appointment of a sheriff would not be
taken until the courts had made final
disposition of the custer case in which
Sheriff Buck Garrett was ousted on
last Friday morning. Mr.. Fulton
said that he understood an appeal
had been filed by attorneys for Gar
rett 80 that Judge ". d.. Oldfield
10 pass on the petition.
Therefore, in the opinion of the at.
torney general, the county commits
sioners have no power to appoint a
permanent sheriff until Judge Oldfield
passes on the petition.
Judge Rutherford Brett Of Ardmore
voiced his opinion that the appoint
cate matters should the supreme court
uphold the petition for new trial and
reverse the decision Of the Carter
county jury, which ousted Garrett.
Taylor Wanted Action.
Commissioner Taylor was determined
TO take action in the matter at this
sitting, and make an appointment.
This was opposed by Commissioner
Roy Johnson. who made a motion
that action be delayed until the next
regular meeting which will be on
March G. Commissioner Marian y.
Pierce seconded this motion.
1t was decided that action would
be taken on this matter at 80 o'clock
in the afternoon of that date, and other
business attended TO during the fore.
noon.
Not since Carter county come into
existence has there been a more his.
torical gathering than that witnessed
in Ardmore Monday.
Representatives from every section
of the county was present TO take
part In the matter OF laying their
claims before the county commission.
erS.
II was estimated that from Wilson
alone there We're 500 people. A citi.
zen from that city stated that this
figure was a conservative estimate.
Ministers. doctors. farmers. bank.
ers, business men from every walk OF
life, women with babes in arms, WON.
en representing various groups who
have taken an active part in all OF
The proceedings. legionnaires. former
county officials. present officials. al
legged gamblers. bootleggers. citizens
from every class We're crowded in and
around the little room occupied by the
county commissioners who were de.
liberatins on the sheriff question.
There was bat little levlty evident.
Ia fact. 50 small was the number
who attempted u lght.heartedness over
the situation that they. too. must
have felt the seriousness OF the sltua.
lion ahd contented themselves with
only brief comments on the matter.
Even the Time worn comment, We'll,
when women begin 10 take part in
poliucs- think 1t time, etc." failed
10 -yince the customary reply.
over all The bustling. jostllng crowd
there was q tense quletness. Small
groups gathered and talked IN low
tones. there was no boisterous laugh.
ter nor loud talking. all interest cen.
tered oh the outcome OF the delibera
tions taking place in the county com
mlssIoners' room. and when the infor.
nation was given that action was
postponed for Two weeks the crowd
quietly dispersed as they had gathered,
giving no demonstration as to the feel
ing over the matter