The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-12

an apostle by lot. In other instances
the casting Of lots as a means Of de-
cislon or selection Is given high recog-
milton. Two candidates, receiving an
equal number OF votes at an election,
are required 20 cast lots for the office.
A tie vote was recently decided In this
manner in Massachusetts,.
BY the constitution Of Arkansas. Coli
orado. Missouri and Ohio the judge Of
the supreme court first elected were
required TO cast lots TO determine which
should be the chief justice and to determ-
Inc each judges term OF office. Upon
the admission OF a new state, a drawing
is had in the United states senate to
determine to which class each OF the
new senators shall be assigned. No
plan has been definitely determined upon
by the interior department. but OF the
plans considered that which stands the
best chance OF adoption runs along these
lines.
There will be a period OF registration,
lasting thirty Or forty days prior 70 the
opening, during which each applicant
for these lands will be required 10 show
by written proofs that he Is qualified 20
make homestead entry and actually de-
sires to do as a means OF procuring
home. II his proof is satisfactory ne
will be registered as qualified appl-
cent and given a certificate to that effect
and he viii draw a rumber which Will
determine the order In which he win be
permitted, at the opening. to make a
selection OF land. The work OF regis
tration will continue until thu qualifca-
tions of all applicants and the order In
which they win be permitted to select
land have been determined. The regis
tratlon certificates will not be transfer-
rable. and to make the identification of
applicants complete so that there may
be no transfers the APPLICANTS will be
photographed by a rapid progress which
can now be utilized at slight cost to the
government. The registration will be un-
der the supervision OF the register and
receiver. and a corps OF experienced
clerks familiar with public land trans
actions and fully qualified 10 conduct
the registration I'm an orderly manner,
Every applicant will be required TO reg
lister IN person excepting honorably dis
charged soldiers may be permitted 20 reg
lister by an agent to the restriction that
no person snail act as agent for more
than one soldier and no soldier viii be
permitted TO register through an agent
unless upon clear proof that he actually
desires 20 obtain home from these lands
by compliance with the homestead ls-;.
There will be ample provision TO pre-
vent old soldiers from being imposed up
on through the Misrepresentation or the
neglect OF an agent.
The drawing will be under the super
vision OF a non-partisan commission.
composed OF two or three men whose
character is so widely known throughout
the country as TO make their control OF
the drawing a guaranty OF its absolute
fairness. The numbers placed IN the
box before the drawing commences will
more than cover the number OF people
who desire 10 register. No advantage
will be obtained by being the first To
register and all win have an equal chance
OF drawing the first number The first
man TO register may draw the last num-
Der. When completed the registration
VIII show the numbers which are now
drawn, and at the opening they will be
disregarded. II numbers l. 3, 5, are
drawn and numbers and remain In
the box, the order OF the selection at
the opeping will be J. and 9. as II
thHre were no numbers and4 The per-
iod Of registration viii be long enough
70 admit OF the easy registration OF All
applicants. The man who registers on
the last day will have the same oppor-
tunlty Of drawing one OF the earlier