The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-13
OKLAHOMA
HAS PLENTY
OFFICIALS
Another Board Appointed TO
Locate the Normal
WHICH ONE WILL ACT?
Governor Jenkins Thinks
There Will be No Difficulty

Guthrie, 0. T, Aug. 12.-The action Of
the last territorial legislature in arrang-
ing for a southwest norman school has
caused a muddIe in political affairs that
It may take some time to clear up. Gov
ernor jenkins announces that he had
appointed a commission to locate the
normal school. This commission con
sisted Of James H. Wheeler, Oklahoma
City; W. c. Tetericlz, Blackwell; George
S. Green, Guthrie; John Embry. Chandler.
and Luther Martin. AIva.
According to the announcement by the
legislature the normal school is TO be
located in Greer county. one of the last
acts Of Governor Barnes during his term
OF Office was the appointment Of com
mission to locate this normal school. Gov
ernOr jenkins now hasCwo commissions
on his hands. and the question naturally
comes UP. which OF the commissions VIII
located the school2 The commission
named by Governor Barnes consists of the
following men: c. NJ Cade, Chawnee:
DR.. i a. Southard, Perry; Z. J. Lowry,
Saltwater; a. J. Slime, Alva, and c. B.
Ames, Oklahoma City.
According to the provisions Of the nor
mill the members of the commission are
TO agree on a site between August 10 and
September %. Notwithstanding the fact
that Governor jenkins has appointed q
new commission to locate the normal
school, the members of the Old committee
met and organized with DR.. SOuthard as
chairman, and c. 3. Ames as secretary.
The members OF the commission agreed
TO meet at Oklahoma City on the nine
teenth of this month ana VIII make a tour
Of inspection Of Granite, 3Iaugum, Mt
View. Altus, CoTden Elk City, Weather
ford, Anadarko, Geary, Lawton and other
towns in the southwest portion of the ter
ritory.
The real cause Of the appointment Of
the new commission, while not officially
announced. is that the intmation had
gone out over the territory thta two of
themen on the commission. Stine and
Cade, were interested in the Choctaw rail-
road, and would make an attempt to To-
cate the normal school at VVeathorford
This brought a string Of protests from
Greer county, which naturally supposed
that It would get the normal Not only
but the people of Alva. sent in objections
to having the normal located at weather
ford or on the Choctaw railroad, for that
meant If scuh was the case, fl would cut
Off q large portion OF the territory now
drawn on for students by the Northwest
efR Territorial school. These protests.
together with the fact tnat the normal
school viii be located and built during
91s g.,
and that he would be held to blame for
any mistake made. undoubtedly lead him
to believe that a new commission was
the proper thing under the circumstances.
Fear of criticism also undoubtedly had
something to DO with the appointment
of the commission.
The members Of the commission ap-
pointed by Barnes were very indignant
over the situation. Several of the mem
bers stated that hey had expressed them
selves to Governor jenkins being per-
fecuy willing to resign from the com
mittee whenever he thought necessary, /
or If he wanted to make other apopint-
ments. but that they had never received
any intmation that another commission
would be appointed. One Of the members
talked as thought he would like to see
the matter tested in the courts, but this /.
viii hardly be done.
Governor Jenkins was approached about /
the matter and said.
''The appointment Of a new commits /
sion was not from any personal feeling /
that 7 had toward any OF the men ap- (
pointed. by Governor Barnes. T thought (
1t the proper thing. under the conditions. /
toappoint another commissioner. and cid I
So"
what about the legal conditions in ap- /
pointing another commission2"
fThe appointment. of another commits I
zion viii hold Just as good as any other /
appointment or in case the members had I
resigned. i think that everything win be 4
al right and That the normal win De 4
'ocated 90 the satisfaction Of the majority /