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GUTHRIE, Okla. Dec. 2.-oi,la.
homa's first State Legislature, COM
posed Of 1os representative and il
senator's. was formally opened here ID.
day, with nearly all The members pres.
ent. In ilta political complexion. the
new body is largely Democratic, the
lower house being composed Of %
Democrats and IL Republicans. anil
the senate having 50 Democrats and
only Republicans.
William Murray, familiarity known as
Alfalfa Blllp Murray, former president
of the constitutional convention. Is
the leading candidate for the speaker.
ship Of the house OF Representatives.
He has announced that he IS against
all rings and cliques and TINT II he
is selected 70 preside the corporation
Hobbies Will have d hard tine CON.
trolling him. 4
One Of the ifirst acts u tie Iesisla-
ture is expected to be the ratirication
Of the selection Of Robert i. ovens
and Thomas r. Gore. the blind orator.
as United States senatoss, While
they have already been elected by the
people and appointed By Governor
Haskell. Il IS the opinion otieeni an
thorihes that they cannot tale their
seats In the national senate untii the
legislature has given them theIr ere
dentials The constitution provides
that each State shall be entitled to tEo
senator's, who shall be elected by the
legislature thereof, and repeatedly the
national senate has refused to admit
themw who have been appointed ibygoy-
ernors whose State legislatures has
failed to elect senators. 1t Is said
that the case Of Oklahoma ls the arst
instance where governor Of State
newly admitted has sought to appoint
senator's before the meeting Of the
legislature.
Senator Owen; Is a Bryan Democrat.
as is his blind colleague. Senator
Gore, but the latter Is by far the most
radical in his political opinions. oven
will ally himself with the tariff revi.s
sIonists in the senate. Physically he
will have few superiors In congress,
and he Is also a scholar anu a briiliant
debater. He has Indian blood in his
veins. like Senator Curtis. OF Kan.
sas. and, Ike the latter. is proudof II.
Senator Gocei Is a radical Of radicals
and is often referred to as a Populist
and sometimes as a Socialist He is
the first blind man 10 be sent 10 the
United States senate and this alone
will attract attention. but hardly mors
50: perhaps. than his ability as an ora.
tor.
In the Oklahoma legislature the
farmers and those Identified with AZ
rlcultural pursuits predominte. and
,.s,. .s soas mas sesn felefred % sneer-
,,s, 10, =, st.s Srs, eaisSls - sne shn1e as
successful in his political aspirations
under statehood. as is evidenced By
the fact that some OF the most abIs
members OF the newslegislatIire are I'M
,.,ha. [ =. ~ n.easas ena cnoetaN
a. @ y, Se.ns .,.e espeslal,y Wen represent.
4 ~, y W. = .ns y, mouse p stump
Asnoy. q Geiafsaall eoanty. Who is q
muster N. ol sarcasm and ,rid dicule- Among
,, e 'eaaels u sne senate are Roy Stat
lot, ,o,a; ,ne oslahoma olty editor. Camp
oeil Russell, a leader in the farmers
T,, T nuoSenen.s 3lel: ana an !. I. Yeaser. Of
u.ss: .sa
A,.nons tne important bills which srs