The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-29
RODDIt'S GAMING BILL
SENT TO THE MORGUF
Friends Of the Measure Ur-
able TO Overcome The
Governors Veto

The late' Tuesday afternoon senate
session was the stormiest that body
has yet had, occasloned by the effort
of the Oklahoma City combination to
ride a bill through the senate before
the people OF the state had time 10
call their representatives attention to
the seeming unfairness Of The bin AMI
ITS sideline provisos.
Fathered in the house and number
led 16, Stafford was according TO the
Iexigencies, ordered to command in Tho
lppcr house. Senator Graham ready
on the bill. in no mild manner Gallo
attention TO defects. and in answer 80.
the queries OF the adherents asked Il
the people behind the bin we're IN
earnest about being fair to the state,
why not waive enabling act rightsg
This would have placed the l6O acres
desired BY the Oklahoma City State
Fair association where the land might
get back 10 The state at the expiration
of the ten year lease, but this was not
accepted BY those after the land.
In the debate which followed many
OF the big debaters OF the senate
seemed 20 be ready for war Redwine
Taylor and Davis were detailed on
committee work with others, and did
not participate. and Stewart led the
! fight for he measure against tho
member from Marietta. Stafford's az;
temp, 10 even keep the bin before
the committee OF the whole for dis.
cnssion proving a rank and complete
failure.
Franklin bore a message Of peace,
| by offering to substitute which would
give the state considerable protection
at the expiration Of the lease bul wes
lastounded when the senator from Ok
lahoma city declared he wanted no
lchange in The bill
Wars and Rumors Of Wars.
Graham launched into speech
(which declared the grating influ-
lence OF the state should never lay its
hands upon the heritage OF The schools
so long as he had voice and strength
/ 10 oppose, aud HIS eloquence rams
with such olearness that the empty
lchamber and galleries We're rapidly
filled with listeners and the Marietta
man shone for the time with greater
llustre thaE In any other period of the
session and he has long been listed
lin the topnotch class of debaters and
lreasoners OF The state. Agee. Yeager
and others undertook to stop the fiery
Texan in his denunciaiion @: aat
! legislative clique that would figal o.
prevent the farmer lesseca 81 ;hr
stale leasing one more year bae& ~
and seek for some corpoti.t.ca
lycar lease on the school iaids
they We're too illy prepared Cor his
ready answers and flow of I'll.
Senator Stafford realized his ncas
ure was being imperled mid ass, ;
the chairman of the connnintc.
Idtor Williams, 10 rule tie suc.
out OF ord er alleging he Vas s,c1hin
on the merits Of the IN wlf-h d i.
pending Franklin motion WAS aniy ~
10 settling lease at expiration s
| en year contract Ss,miar Sf-fff.
declared Graham TO be exercising his
power of eloquence not attemptine
more The cheir ruled as requested
and Gr6 nam apolOgized TO the chair
liof making what the chair Thought
was an error, and also apologized
FOR bringing in and exercising q tai
ent which the gentleman from Okla.
| hOma does not and can never possess. "
Senator Roddie reserted the chairs
lruling. declaring the friends of the
| bill had attempted TO speak TO the
bill, and shutting out the reply would
ibe unfair. adding that ne thought the
chairman was being misled By his de
Sire TO hasten work. Brook gained
recognition and went after he bin
declaring Il a cheap attempt 20 get
something from the state IA return
for huge gob OF nerve upon the par.
/ of the association and their apparent
friends In legislative circles
Interest was higher, than before
when Stewart seeing that the active
adyocafes OF the bill We're down and
out went 10 the rescue ana the legal
controversy between the two attor-
neys was one not soon to be forgot
ten They differed over the power
and duties OF the legislature. aud diff
Tered sufficient Tor big controversy,
Stewart coniending that the enabling
TACT rights We're supreme and could
he changed only the same as the CON
lstitutiOn. Stewart resorfed To elO
quence 10 aid bis cause and made the
iaudience shout approval OF his word
lpaiuung description OF this handsome.
Irose-bodccled orator. astride some
lfaner know not Of but beside hin-
lfeif with aversion 10 a harmless meas
lure. riding rough shod over those sem
ators who are moi skilled In debate
or public niterance-a senator who
has always been fair, but has ridden
wrong. refusing TO attend our COM
lnittee meetings when on this hill and
now seeking 20 Kill H.; also make The
cOmmitsee appear as II ordering ont
a measure here ior consideration with
/ q prOfiso in Il bis enough io imDeril
1.-THE heritage OF the school children Of
lihik slaff
Hnlups Enters the Lists.