The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-16
GriSt for Mill.
LEGISLATORS WILL PRE-
SENT PET MEASURE
School Land Lessees Already
on the Ground for Pros
pective Fight.

Of the Northumberland disticf. is
mled aiga With petitions received from
all parts OF his district especially from
Beaver county asking the legislature
to extend the herd Jaw over that ooun-
~ Mr Candy wiz father that meas.
ure in The house and expects favorable
results The governor in his mes
SAGE has also recommended the pas
SAGE Of such bill
Prouty's Famous Printing Bill.
frank Proutv IS one Of the news.
paper men elected to the Eighth leg
islative assembly. he has meas
ure drawn looking toward the instruc-
zion CT voters in the use Of the Aus.
iralian halioi It is a good law when,
as Dir Prouty SAYS it IS taken into
consideration that during the past two
years between ten and fifteen per cert
Of the total ballots cast in Oklahoma
elections have been muiilated These
ballots arc not always cast by ipnor-
ant class Of recple. but in the MAJOR.
ity Of coses by gocd citizens who not
understanding The ballot vote it any
old way rather than ask assistance.
Prouty's bin will ask that lhe clerl,
Of each county order the Australian
ballot printed two weeks before each
election in both parties papers in the
county seat, giving the names of the
candidates of al parties and below
the ballot to print that part Of the
election law necessary to ins'-uct
voters in the use Of the ballot. There
was such a law IN the statute books
several years ago ana siree its repeal
The mutiluted ballots have increased
alarmlngly in number
Interested in Quarantine.
one Of the members greatly inter-
ested in the quarantine measure.
which viii be introduced in The lower
houce during the present week Is Rep
resentative W. y. Walker. Of Payne
county. He Intends devotihg the
greater part Of his time and Influence
10 the passage of measure that will
protect the interests Of the ca.tlemen
Of Payne county and all the Eastern
Oklahoma counties which are ow be.
low the federal and territorial quaran-
tine lines and therefore exposed 10 in
roads from infected districts. He be-
lieves this dctars the cattlemen in
those counties from fair chance with
the rest Of the territory.
MeTasgart Interesting the Lessees.
Just prior 20 the convcning Of the
legislature the following letter was
sent out by ex.Represeatative A. Nc
Taggart, OF Woods county. TO the
school lknd lessees In all parts OF the
territory 6s IS president Of the
lessees' organization and Is interest.
ing them in laws which vii! protect
their rights
Il desire to imp ess upon the mind
Of the president Of each county orgaI.-
izalion an9 any olher lessecs who can.
the necessity OF attending the terri.
,nrial meeting OF the lessees union.
called TO meet in Guthrie. In coun
ties whore these is no organization /
desire to see that your county is rep
resented This viii be an important
meeting as the statehood bin now
pending In congress recognizes the
rights Of all the citizens OF Oklahoma
except the lessees who settled upon
this land. provided homes fo- their
families aided In improving the coun-
Try. making Oklahoma one of The most
progressive states or territories in tho
union only to md en- the eve OF state
hood that they had no rights in the
purchase oi their homes. Lessees, you
also owe yourselves a duty I'm The con-
sidcration Of bill that win be intro.
iuoed IN the session OF the legisla.
ture regulating the leasing Of this land
in case vo shonld fail to get state
hood at this time"
NJ NcTagcart is now here direct
ing the campaign Of the lcssees i'm Sc
curing favorable legislation Flo
backed ur the resolutions PASSED by
both houses asking that tee preference
right be reins.ated iH the Familton
statehood bill aud with others Is now
preparing the school laod bill q be
Introduced Mr.. McTageart Is at the
head cf he lessnes lobby, Mr.. Gayman
Is watching their Interests in the house
and AIR lhreadgill in the senate.
Some Mutual Insurance Legislation.
In an likelihood the assembly viii
be ASKED 10 give more latitude 10 the