Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-12-01
ID DRAW
 F0R s45000 PRIZE
LOTTERY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CAPITAL SOON AFTER
 CONGRESS ASSEMBLIES
Six Year Term for the New State of Oklahoma at Stake-Blind Senator from that Commonwealth Will Be One of the Contestants.

The only lottery recognized by the United States senate will be held in the | legislative chamber soon after congress assemblies. It is held only at rare inter vals, incidental to the admission of a new state. A $45,000 grand prize is at issue. Will blind man grasp its
 Senators-eleet Owen and Gore of Oklahoma will participate in the draw ing to determine which one of three pos sible prizes each shall have. There is two year term, worth $15,000 in salary; four years term, worth $30,- GOO, and a six years term, worth $45,- 000 Senators from new state have rarely had such an opportunity.
 By the provisions of the constitution, the membership of the senate is di- vided into three classes, so that one third of the senators shall be elected every two years. Until Oklahoma came into the union there had been ninety senators for many years, and that meant thirty for each class. Therefore one of the new senators must go one of the three classes and the other into another of the three classes They may draw the two and the four years terms or the two and the six years terms or the four and the six years terms. The drawing must take place on the floor of the senate. The sergeant-at arms will prepare three slips, marked one, two and three, for the two, four and six year terms respectively, and place them in a box The new sena tors just after they are sworn in, will step up and try their fortunes. They now hold their commissions by appoint ment from the governor as the legisla- ture will not meet till January. There is some question about the legality of their commissions, and they may have to wait till January before taking their seats, in which event the drawing will be deferred.
 | The election of blind man like Mir. Gore to the senate is generally regarded as misfortune. For that interest there will be a very keen interest in the for tune he has in drawing. Probably the two senators will be required to deter mine by lot which shall have the first drawing. That might be very impor- tant, for the first man to draw might grab the coveted six years term. But, on the other hand, the first man might draw the two years slip, which would improve the chances for the second sen ator
 There will be a consolation prize, for l I.l l.. AI will be the senior senator, which is of more or less importance in matters of 1 precedence.
 Counterfeit presentments of Theodore Roosevelt are not especially welcome around the White House, as certain man, whose name shall be NIT. Blank, has just had occasion to realize He really looks very much like the presi- dent. His features are much the same, likewise his expression in conversation. He wore the Roosevelt style of specta- cles, and, while re is man of small stature, he walked and acted very like the president.
 As several others with local repu- tation of looking like the president have done, this man came to get hand shake with the real thing. Perhaps he expected to be invited aside into the inner office for half hour g chat. While he waited in the large public vestibule, he enjoyed the surprise of strangers, who wondered whether the president had dismissed the doorkeepcrs and abol- ished the secluded rooms.
 Finally, the handshaking line was formed, the president taking his stand in the cabinet room as usual. The counterfeit presentment moved along and took his turn.
 I'm so glad to see you, MT. Blank, ' said the president, repeating cordial and oft used phrase in greeting visitors and giving the admiring visitor hearty handshake.
 "And how do you do, Mrs. Jonesa This is a real pleasure, the president added to the lady next in line, and the handshakers debouched through the back door to the asphalted space in front of the White House offices. | sf x x
 Oklahoma, although the newest state in the union, will have twice as many votes in both the republican and demo- cratic national committees as any other state in the union. She will be able to outvote Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and all the big ones. This has come about because when the Oklahoma and Indian Territories were separate each had national committee man. It is now too late to throw these committeeman out, so that, while Okla homa as q state will not have voice in determining who shall conduct the next campaign and where the conven- l tions will be held, two of her citizens