The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-31
ADRIAN MELTON
BOOKED HERE IN
TALK ON FRIDAY
VIII Urge Election. Of Every Demo.
cratic Candidate; Announcement
Comes as Surprise In Face
OF Brothers Speech.
DEMO HEADQUARTERS IN
FINAL CAMPAIGN PLANS
J. Elmer Thomas 10 Speak In verden
Monday Afternoon; District
Judges viii Linn and Cham
Jones Booked for Talks.

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County democratic headquarters
announced this morning that Adrain
Melton. local attorney aud member
of the firm OF Bond, Melton and
Melton. had consented TO speak In
the court house here Friday even
ing at 1890 o'clock He will urge
the election Of every democratic
nominee.
Announcement Of Mr. Melton's en-.
gagemcnt to speak here In behalf of
the democratic ticket came as
surprise TO many who were closely
connected with the party's campaign
headquarters here. because several
days ago his brother and law part
ner, Algcr Melton, announced his
opposition TO Mayor Walton's can
didacy for governor. Several days
ago, Alger Melton spoke to large
audience here under the auspices of
the Constitutional Democratic club,
organized to defeat the democratic
nominee
Senator c. A. Dearmon, manager
of the democratic party's campaign
in the county, stated this morning
that plans to obtain n band to add
TO the Fridays nights event was
being made.
As the campaign draws to
close. county democratic hcadquar-
ters this morning launched their
final drive to raise funds with which
to carry en- the fight up to the
time the polls close next Tuesday
evening.
Linn and Jones Take Stump.
Judge VIII Linn, OF this city, and
Judge Cham Jones, of Waurika, both
district judges of the Fifteenth ju-
dcial district and democratic nomi-
nees for reelection, will take the
stump this week in behalf of the
democratic ticket.
Judge Linn will speak in Poccaset
Friday night, November 3, and in
Amber Saturday night, November A.
lie will urge the election of every
democratic nominee from constable
to governor.
Judge Cham Jones of Waurika is
billed to speak in Minco, Friday
night, and in Tuttle Saturday night
Judge Jones made a rousing demo
cratic speech here last week.
The talks by the two district
judges are billed to begin at 1880
o'clock.
Verden to Hear Thomas.
Senator j. Elmer Thomas, demo
cratic nominee for the Office of con-
gresham from this district, will
speak in Verden Monday afternoon
at 2 O'clock. After addressing the
voters of Verden, Senator Thomas will
rush back to Comanche, his home
county, and there conclude his cam
paign.
The Medicine Park man intended
to rest his case with the voters of
Grady county after his tour of the
southern part of the county last
weekend but his friends and sup
porters in Verden were so insistent
on his appearing there before he
ended his campaign that he decided
to speak there next Monday after
noon.
Emmett Brightwell, commander of
the Raymond 7. Hurst post of the
American Legion, who delivered a
number of addresses in the southern
part of the county last Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, announced after
his return to Chickasha that he is
elated over the prospects of a great
democratic victory in this county
next Tuesday.
81 found that Jack Walton and the
entire democratic ticket had much
more support in these districts than
| had predicted" Mr.. Brightwell says.