The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-03
BANQUET is
CRITICIZED
BY THE S0L0NS-LEFT MANY
SORE SP0TS-FAILED OF IT'S
PURPOSE
speeIaI to the Expresa.

Special to the Express.
Guthrie March Oklahoma City
lost friends Saturday night at the ban
quet rendered to the members Ct tie
Legislature and the state officers. The
BANQUET was excellent. The spread
was we'll prepared and the diners were
promptly served, but in other respects
the entertainment failed in its pur-
poses Of winning friends for the loca-
ton Of the state capitol.
Automobiles met the train at the de-
mot and the $50 machines we're ample
to accommodate the members OF tho
legislature and the state departments.
With their wives, but several were com
elled to walk up town, while a number
Of cars were to be seen in the line that
did not contain a single member Of
the legislature or a state officer. They
were occupied by the attaches and
hangers on incident to such excur-
sions. One of the parties was news
boy who sells papers around the city
hall. He had probably traded for the
badge that was furnished the parties
invited and this badge entitled him to
free entertainment. He got his auto
mobile drive and no doubt enjoyed the
outing, but it is presumed that his In
fuence with those wAo will locate the
capitol will be very slight.
While the banquet programs an
nounced In beautiful letters that the
function was given to the members Of
the legislature and the state officers
neither Governor Haskell nor Speaker
Murray was complimented with an as
signment to one of the 27 speaking
numbers. Neither of these gentlemen
was present but the same was true Of
Lieut. Gov Bellamy, who was On the
program.
The most unfortunate feature Of all
was the management of the toast pro-
gram, The names on the printed pro
grams were well distributed among
members of the house, the senate, the
state departments and the members
the local chamber Of commerce. This
arrangement was ignored altogether.
After three home men had been heard
nd one member of the house had spek-
en- about half of the local visitors left
the hall in a body 1t soon became
apparent that the senators were being
slighted and after three of their names
had been skipped and house members
called instead, 80 senators out Of the
"a present left the hall, and local Wis
itors we're leaving every minute to the
discontinue of those who were trying
to speak. Finally the senators were
called upon but they were absent as
was the audience of 1000 with the ex-
ception Of about 200. Several mum.
bers were not called at all as the au-
dience had vanished.
Today in the lobbies Of the hotels
groups of legislators are discussing
he apparent rudeness Of the citizens of
the metropolis and the chamber of
CONNIE rec is being roundly Gems ed
for the trick it played the unsuspect-
ing solons. We're the invitations TO
be repeated, single coach would car.
Try the visitors, instead Of seven. the
number used yesterday. About the
nly delighted man In the city is Speak
er Murray who refused to attend. say.
ing that he was not here to junket,
but to make laws. The report has
been generally circulated since the
Legislature convened that Oklahoma
City is not friendly to the present ad-
ministration, and those who hold to
this belief are saying q told you so.
IF Oklahoma City secures any very
great fayors from the present Iegisla-
ture she will have to make some
amends for the occurrences yesterday
evening or else the members of the
Legislature viii be too mpgnaninous
to hold the grudge against them and
try to punish tahe innocent for thu
sins of the guilty few.