The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-23
County Races This Year Haze !.
Been Well Mixed-.- Some Close
Contests Are Now Expected
Both Judge Race and Sher-
iff Race are Hot; Many
Running for Commission
ers; Reform Element
Claiming Big Victory in
Contest.
BY A v. BARROW


will be disappointed and many more
will be happy. So much for the finale
OF the election.
1t Is The last eight days Of campaign
Ing that Is worrying the long list Of can.
.didates In Carter county right now. How
do they stand In their respective races?
What will the count of ballots mean?
say that the reform element" must
win. lust hat they mean. they do
not express positively. They say the
county needs a great change. and they
bit that It was COMMA
Others who say they know, declare
that the old gang cannot be beaten
that the most popular men belong to
the bunch. and that popularity is sure
10 win In any kind OF election.
Here and there one NETS a fellow
who declares the machine" is still in
existence and that it has been cleaned,
. oiled and repaired and that The same
old engineer is at the wheel.
Started Mt Newport.
The opening gun OK the campaign was
fired ut Newport on July /. All OF the
candidates and would-be candidates
met there on Saturday night and paid
d tribute OF respect TO Uncle jim
Avery now deceased who had prcsid-
ed over The ~et,rSie for many years.
They shot, hmis AMI declared the
race was to ihe.spCe " and VIII, each
hoped he would be the victor. 1t was
said the best man would win.
Speeches were short that night, and
AZ the time has heightened into weeks,
the speeches were longer and longer.
Al first opponents were referred to as
My Honorable Opponent" Those
days have passed and it is only the
courteous candidate who pats his op,
.ponent OF the back and offers him a
light from his cigar.
Rallies In County
Although nearly all of the candidates
had covered the county by auto and
. on train, distributing cards and tack
Ing up plucards. meeting dates were
arranged and invitations We're extended
TO all candidates 10 attend and briefly
outline their respective platforms.
j. 3. Moore and W. f. Freeman. as.
pirants TO the district judgship. were
the %forerunners In making speaking
dates AMI furnishing fuel for the rally
fires. At first only a few candidates
attended the meetings. Now, Il candi.
date Is making as many places as
ne possibly can.
Candidates nave joined hands. rented
cars and made joint tours OF the county.
but al no time has two seekers OF the
same office shared the back seat Of a
Ford on a trip into the country.
Every Section Is Visited
Even the most remote farmhouse in
the county has been visited. IL is told
that several OF the candidates, working
in the Tussy and Tatum ~neighborhoods
had crossed the county line and start.
ed work IN Garvin county In Marietta
distributing cards.
Rallies have been hold in the morn.
Ing. noon. afternoon and night In all
parts Of the county. and in nearly
every community candidates have
workers on the job to take care OF
whatever is necessary.
Some Races Hot.
The race for district Judge and that
for the sheritf's office are the big prob.
lens for political dopesters this year.
In the former there are but two candi.
dates; in the latter six. Moore has the
supper OF the Carter County Bar as.
ISOLATION. while Fireman has u past re.
cord as district judge.
Sheriff London has served since Buck
Garrett was ousted; Gus Gaines and
Bill Brooks are former officers: Brit.
ton, Carter and Uncle George" Evans
are strong believers In law enforcement
have large acquaintance and
themselves US having the ability to at.
tend TO the affairs OF the office In a
business.iike manner.
Marvin Shilling " Wilson, John l..
Hodge ana Hugh W. Rose are fighting
for the nomination as county attorney.
Hodge Was the first Ia the field and
has been one OF the hardest workers
during the campaign. Shilling and
Rose have lost no time and have passed
up no opportunities 10 further their
plans.
Judge NJ i. winfrey, who is com.
pleting his seeond consecutive term, has
as opponents A. Is. Ssay. Franklin Bour
land and Lloyd o'Dell. Judge Winfrey
is conceded by the dopesters to be the
Oldest candidate running for office while
oDell IL the youngest. Many OF the
. old.timers nave said that O'Dell has
seen making many votes during the
short time that he has been campaign.
INK. since he Is usually the first AT u
rally and the last to leave.
A contest showing considerable class
and one which Is stlll much a problem
10 those on the sidelines, Is that for
county clerk. Mrs. Claudia Mcintyre
ha. been 4 ~tireless worker since she
came out for the office held by Adam
Alexander. present deputy clerk. and
candidate for re election, Madison Daw.
son and 4 y. Hendon are both making
good races for this office.
Commissioner Mixed Up.
SO many candidates have announced
in the races for county commissioner
that only the printer who Is preparing
the ballots and the secretary OF the
election heard know the exact number.
joe Tavicr' In district three a.,a Mar.
ion Pierce In district two have their