The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-02

Judge W. L Eagleton Of Pawnee is
in the city.
Judge Brown county clerk Of Texas
county is here.
Dr. Herbert p Stagner of Coyle Isl
a possible candidate for the leader.
ship of the lower house for the Re
pubicans.
! Judge w. A. Ledbetter, of Ardmore.
is here mingling with his colleagues
OF the constitutional convention.
! j b Thompson. OF Pauls Valley
hartman of the Democratic state cen
/ trad committee and his brother Judge
~ c. Thompson of ArdmOre, are in
the city tcday to see the legislative
wheels 5egin to grind.
~, Ary NJ Carr. of Altus, a delegate
rhe constitutional convention. is
iere attending the preliminary or
| lksnization Of the legislature.
w. c. Hughes of Oklahoma City
constitutional convention delegate.
excuses mis- attendance in the city
during the preliminary organization
of the legislature as the desire to re
turn to the scene Of hi scrimes"
Colonel c. A. Sgeen. representative
from Johnson and Coal counties,
struck a keynote in the Democratic
lcaucus of the lower house Saturday
might when he publicly thanked the
Oklahoma Democrats for their mag
nifceat support that they had given
the people of Indian Territory in Sc
curing for them self government and
the BLESSINGS OF statehood
At q caucus of the Republican
members of the lower house Saturday
might Dr. Abel J Sands. o. Beaver
J county. was elected chairman and
Chas. A. Frasier, Of Noble county,
secretary. The election of a minority
! leader was defrrcd until this evening.
While the voting for chaplain was
I'm progress al the House caucus Sat
larday night Speaker Protein A. II.
Ellis created considerable laughter
by believing out. Check" when his
name was called for the vote. Repre-
sentative Ellis never offered an ex-
planation. because he thought every
body knew why" He was in a
brown study at the time.
Ham p. Bee of Ardmore who WAS
ele ted reading clerk of the Senate ig
"A Texas Deplcrat His step-father,
1 Colonel Stilwell u Russell is judge
of the district court for Carter county.
All OF the Republican members of
1 the House and Senate have arrived
in the city There arc eighteen in the
I lower house ana five in the Senate
making q total Of "23' They have
been dubbed the "Skdoo Apostles
Caswell Bennett. OF Ardmore a first
cousin TO Lee Cruce. is in the city
No one is surprised that w. A.
Durant of Durant, an indian, who was
seraeantat-arms 10 the constitutional
convention. was elected representative
from his county since hearing the
speech nominating A. II Ellis, of
Orlando, speaker pro ter1 OF the
lHouse, Saturday night Durant
makes an attractive as well as force
ful speech.
Ed 0. Cassidy, of Shawnee, is the
Unanimous choice for speaker OF the
third house. Jap Peddicord, secretary,
land "Mississippir Clark. who was
ldcorkeeper IN the Constitutional con-
lvention, succeeds to tie correspond
ing position by right OF discovery,
The chaplancy is being hotly contest
ed The leading candidate is Charles
n Barrett
De,egates C. O. Frye, Of salisawi
land Hudson, OF Henryetta, parcels OF
| the Twelve Apostles OF constim-
bonal convention fame, are here help
|fng to settle the Republican senatorial
nominations.
The farmers are the first class to
lorgaaizo. of which there are over 40
representatives ia the lower house
la'one. j. Roy Williams, OF Comanche
county. was elected chairman of com
luittee on rules and permanent organi-
/ EEIIONa a. ID. LhNAhAANif Va ANt'fft-
county. IS temporary chairman and r.
NJ. johnson, of Minco secretary.
Dr d. b. Ray, Of Oklahoma City,
Chaplain OF the House, is minister
lof so years experience Ae insisted
Ion commencing his duties inmedi-
lotely apon the adjournment of tSe
caucus by thanking the members Tor
me honor and onoring mp prayer.
lTms was preceded by verse from
lopraise God From Whom an Bless
lnes Flow" which was led by Chair
lican Whiiehurst
Speaker Bin" Murray announced
In his speech OF acceptance Saturday
lmeht before the House caucus that
he would follow hte same policy while
lFpeaker OF the House as wnlle presl'
ldent of the convention. in that he
,.,...td oontinue 10 vote on an promo