The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-25
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OUT PLATFORMS
IN OIL FIELDS
Speedy Enforcement and Past
Records Keynote of the
Speeches at Writ Mon
day Night

udy NlgNI
Speedy enforcement Of all laws was
the general theme of candidates who
spoke Monday night at Writ and at
the Oil Field Workers picnic and rodeo
during ;he afternoon and night. In all
some 500 persons heard the messages
0f the candidates, who worked also at
ssaldton, both In coming and going
Som Writ.
Guy Sigler, candidate for representa-.
tive, opened the fire works and laid
bare his expectations should he be elect
ed. He pointed out that it now takes
from one to three years 10 get fun
disposition of criminal cases in the
courts OF the state; and in civil cases
1t takes from to IS months. Should
cases go to the supreme courts. il
takes from four TO five years. That
is the condition that should be remedied
he said.
On Spending Orgy.
I'VE haven't improved the methods Of
enforcing the laws since the laws We're
first written" he said we have ad.
ded more laws and still more laws,
but there has been nothing TO clarity
the court procedure and speed up ac.
tions- OF the courts. Ii is not my in
tention to pass new laws"
THE leghlatgpe spends something
like s20,000.0O0 every two years, he con-
tlnued. There are SO institutions 10
be kept up out of this. This is too much
money 20 be spent in this way. The
state, the county. the municipality is
on a spending orgy and 1t is time We
call kalt. before the burden grow
too big for the taxpayer TO carry.
Sigler added that he favored rural
schools and a free text book system
and would work toward getting these
changes.
d. S. Hoover. candidate for re.elec-
ton, spoke briefly and pointed out that
he had been appointed on nine stand
ing committees three Of which had
been. agriculture, education and oil
and gas. He blamed the republican
majority in the last legislature for the
was because of so many new members.
Authority of Judge.
Authority OF the district judge is high
er than that of any officer in the dis.
trict, j. B. Moore said in presenting
his views. He showed how the office
dealt with problems. both civil and Grim
inal and urged that the voters consider
the district judgship as business and
judge It in that light, "for business
standards should be introduced and will
apply 10 the greatest good of all tax
payers"
Look into the past records OF the
candidates before you cast a vote. was
a keynote he sounded that was picked
up by those who followed. IF | have
ever deceived a person; il ! have ever
done a wrong act: il | have not kept
faith with my party and principles and
clients and friends. then I'll get out
of the race and stay out" he declared
emphatically and was greeted with up
plause.
Against Delay of Courts.
Marvin Chilling. candidate for county
attorney, is another one against delay
in court procedure. In snappy, short
talk. with declarations that came dir
ect from the shoulder, Shilling drove
his views hCme THE county needs and
wants law enforcement; they are entitled
TO ii. ana IL I'm elected, they will get
IT," he said
'"rhere1l be no ring TO tell me what
10 do or how to act" he continued. Il
know the law and / know how it ought
10 be enforced. Look into my past and
see what I've stood FOR then believe
yol wiz -' vc'" vote for me-"
Others Were Present.
IHncs FOR county
superintendent, told OF her work In the
roo. Jom 4. Spears said he had
add,d "a $4,000 10 the tax rolls OF Car.
ter county in the city OF Ardmore by
house to house canvass; Adam Alex
ander bases his candidacy on his pas,
record Of five years as deputy county
clerk Madison Dawson pleaded that o
young man be given a chance,
a. B. Seay. candidate for county
Judge. said that too few cases were
sent from the county court to district
court and that he would enforce all
the laws all the time. Lloyd O'Dell
asked that the young men be given q
chance and told the best Joke OF tn,
entire assembly OF candidates; Frank
lin Bour!and urged speeding up jus
tice and pointed to his past record and
life. Hugh W. Rose said that he might
be accused OF several kind Of roses but
never the American Beauty Rose ant
asserted that he stood for strict Law
enforcement and speedy justice.