The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-20
WARNER OF MISSOURI,
LANDS ON THE DEM
OCRATIC SInE
i'm THE CHEROKEE STRIP
Republican Majority Causes
Some Material Changes.
Special to DAILY Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington. Nov 20 20-senator War
ner Of Missouri is expected here next
Thursday He viii be accompanied by
the members Of his family and will oc-
cupy apartments ~ g Cairo apartment
house. The senator's seat has beea se-
lected for him in the senate. 1t viii ~
on the democratic side OF the house in
what has been popularity known as the
Cherokee strip. II Is directly 20 the left
OF the vice presidents stand. who Is
the presiding officer OF the senate The
senator win be seated in the third row
from the front on the aisle close To the
gallery wall. IIumediately in front OF
him win be Senator Burkett. the new
senator from Nebraska, who has grad
uated from the house into the senate.
To his right viii be Gov Lafonet.e Of
Wisconsin, who won fame through his
ra;e regulation agitation and who has
kept the country in doubt as TO whether
he was going to aece.t the place in the
senate All question as 10 Lafollette
| coming has been settled as Il has been
learned Ia the past thirty days that Mrs.
Iafolet.e has been in Washington and
made an offer OF $50, 900 for a residence
here that suited her fancy
senator Warner will have some able
! company. In front of Lafonette, and
close enough for Senator Warner to
nudge him, viii be Senator Brandgagce
Of Connectiout, and to his right Senator
Knox. the former attorney general OF
the United Stp.es. Senator BullSey Of
Connecticut and Senator Flint Of Cali
fornia are the other republican, senators
in his immediate neighborhood. In the
case Of BullSley and Brandagee it Will
be the first time In the remembrance
of the clerical force of the seante when
two senators from the same state 50.
side by side in the senate chamber.
Senators on the Democratic Side
There are seven republican senators In
.he Cherokee stiip. as that portion OF
the democratic side OF the democratic
side OF tho chamber reserved for repub-
licans Is called. Because Of the large
republican majority In the senate It has
been found necessary 70 place the repub-
lican senators over with the democrats,
all available space on the republican side
being occupied by republican senators.
The seat which wgs occupied by soma
tor Vest in the last years OF his attend
ance at the sessions OF the senate was
near the democratic cloakroom entrance.
He usad Il because he was TOO weak to
walk further down into the senate cham
Der. and was able 10 hobble from his
seat into the cloakroom when he grew
tired Il will 90 TO Senator Frazier this
next session. senator Cpckren's seat
was one Of the most desirable in the
senate chamber. II was directly below
the presiding officers rostrum sena-
| tor Daniels OF Virginia win get It next
session, In the case OF old senators
they art assigned 10 the seats for which
they apply is the order of their appica
tions as fast as seats are vacated,
With the newt senators it Is the GUS
tom to place them arbitrarily wherever
there are vacant seats and after they
are sworn in they can arrange trades
on their own account to improve theil
locations.
Senators Lafollette, Bull<ley and Bran
dagee win be swora in at the same time
that Senator Warner takes the oath
two weeks hence Senator Alger anc
Senator Long Of Kansas viii leave tn,
Cherokee strip and will get seats Of
advantageous location on the republican
side Of the chamber