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Mail Tribune 100, July 11, 1922 By Alissa Corman Jul 12, 2022 02:35 PM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago July 11, 1922 RECALL VOTE ORDERED BY COUNTY CL’K Election Will be Held 20 Day from Tomorrow or August 1st—Expense to be $3000 or More—Ashland Ministers Issue Statement Assuming Responsibility County Clerk Chauncey Florey announced this afternoon that he would call the special election for the recall of Sheriff Charles E. Terrill. The call will be issued tomorrow, which will throw the election on Tuesday, August 1st. “There has been considerable contention on both sides regarding the legal phases of this matter,” said the county clerk, “and I have opinions from the state attorney general and the district attorney upholding the position that signers so not have to be voters at the last general election. I am personally satisfied that there are enough in the 1700 names to complete the required 1235 names. There is nothing for me to do but call the election.” Every possible legal phase of the matter was gone into before the final step was taken, entailing an estimated expense of between $3000 and $4000. The candidacy of D. M. Lowe, farmer and fair exhibit collector, who will make the race against Sheriff Terrill was also confirmed. Responsibility for the promoting of the recall is taken by the Revs. W. Judson Oldfield and C. F. Koehler of Ashland, in a column article in the “Open Forum” department of the Ashland Tidings of yesterday. The claim is made that the Ministerial association of Ashland and Medford, and the W. C. T. U. of the same cities, back the movement, though it is known that local ministers are divided on the issue. The letter urges citizens “not to becloud the issue” by believing reports that the Ku Klux Klan is back of the recall, which (the recall) is referred to as a “righteous movement.” The exploded charge that Sheriff Terrill “was drunk at Kingsbury Springs” is reiterated, and the claim made that the affidavits are ready to prove other allegations against the sheriff. ... The Citizens Committee of 101 continued to circulate its petitions today, and report close to 1000 names thereon already. Kenneth Beebe of Central Point phones to request that his name be removed from the same. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]