The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-20
ELECTION AUGUST 6, WITH PRi
MARY JUNE I.
SENATORS BY PRIMARY
oklahoma's Laws to Differ From
Those Of Other states-Deleaate
On School Land Question.
Reported Today.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 20.-Thc clec.
tion committee today reported to the
convention recommending the general
election at which the constitution is
To be voted upon, as well a. ,he Sc.
lection of state, county or district of.
ficers chosen. to be held August 6.
All citizens of the United States or
members of any Indian tm
have resided here for at least six
months preceding this date, are en-
titled to vote \ mandatory primary
for all parties for the selection of
candidates to be voted upon at the
general election is to be held June /
being the first Saturday. The nomina.
tion of United States senators is one
feature of the primary. The report
orders that the Oklahoma Territory
primary election laws shall govern so
far as applicable the provisions out
lined in this report.
This report if adopted, will be out
of line with the opinion handed down
by tne judiciary committee few
days ago, which decision was that
the convention had no authority to fix
the methods or qualifications in the
first election, the same being done
by the enabling act.
The committee named by the SUI
preme election board is as follows:
ID. n. Robb, Otoka. and Dyke Ballin-
ger, Anadarko, Republicans; John NJ.
Young, Lawton; j. Il. Wyland, Mus
kogec, and j. G. McClclland, Pond
charge OF both primary and general
elections. receives s. per diem ani
appoints election commissioners liz
each county, who receive 81 per day
The first legislature is instructed
to enact laws for the election of all
officers by direct we of the People
and when the federal constitution
lei nits, that of United Stutes sena.
tors also. In case of t.c first prima
ry election au1 pend'lg laws to the
contrary, the persons receiving the
highest number of votes in the pri-
maries for the respective offices are
to be the nominees.
The convention spent the entire
day in a debate of the school land
Iquestion without reaching vote.
Two reports were made, one passing
the matter up to the legislature, an
other providing for the immediate
sale of about million and a half
acres, valued at $l5,0O0,000 The en-
tire public land holding Is estimated
lat $4,000, 900 About 5000 lessees are
urging immediate sale in suitable
tracts with reference rights to them
selves. The convention will more
than likely pass the question up to
the legislature with recommendations
that sale be arranged so far as prac-
ticable, the policy of the state being
strictly against the tenant system.
A Business Mems association has
been organized here with member
of all the leading towns in the new
state, which will urge the submission
of a local option provision with the
constitution.
Mr.. Graham. delegate from Mariet-
ta, gave notice today that he would
call up the Jim Crow car provision
Thursday and will ask for its con-
sideration on that date.
The democrats are in caucus to-
night over the proposed injunction
suit in the supreme court brought
by the commissioners of Greer coun-
.ty. The courts officers have served
Isl of the 112 delegates, the hearing
having been set for Saturday. The
conventions special legal committee
to direct its case, this morning re-
commended the appointment of at
torneys to handle the situation, agree
ing, however, that the supreme court
was without jurisdiction.