The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-31
COMMITTEE BROUGHT
IN TWO REPORTS
Motion to Adopt Minority
Findings Brings Forth
Acrimonious Debate

There was a lively time IN Tie house
yesterday evening. when the commit
aeo on privileges and elections sub
niited It's report on the Murley-Alleu
contest for a seat in the house Of
representative.
II viii be remembered Kat Allen
republican, was given q certificate OF
election, and on the face OF the re-
turns WAS elected By q majority OF
fnirtyseven votes. Murley, democrat
claineG that gross frauds hzd been
perpelraied and that he was the one
who was justly entitled to the seat
Accordingly he instituted contest
The COMMITTEES decided on recount
Of the ballots. The story OF the trip
OF the subcommittee to Cherokee. the
refusal of County Clerk Kincheloe to
give up the ballots aud his trial be-
fore the house for contempt is still
fresh in the public mind.
The committee decided that the re-
count showed the election of Murley
and yesterday submitted a report to
that effect The report also recon-
mends the seating OF Murley and the
oustIng OF Allen The majority re-
port IS signed by Chairman London.
Skeen, Paschal Harris and Stett-
nnnd. The report states that Mufley
really received majorit& Of 235 on
a recount Of all the ballots. IN those
precincts whore the ballots had not
been tampcref with his majority was
three votes The report gives a fun
recital Of facts and may be found in
full in the house journal printed else.
where in todays Leader
Minority Report Submitted
A minority report was also submit
ted, which states that ihere was never
any evidence to show what ballot
boxes were opened by the Alfalfa
county grand jury, and recommends
that Allen be allowed 10 retain his
scat The minority reeqrt Is signed
by Boyle, Wilson Sands and Chapel
The, adoption OF both reports was
moved the minority to be substi.
tule for the main report Chapel
took the floor and made long and
earnest plea, citing many authorities
He had number Of afldayits from
citizens Of Alfalfa county which he
desired TO read This was objected
TO and Tillolson then moved that he
be permitted TO read them IN his argu.
ment in connection with the case.
Whltehurst moved to table. A roll
call WAS demanded and the motion
lost BY vote of so 10 43.
London objected to the reading OF
tha atlldayiis as they were no part Of
tho records IN the case. and not takon
before either the committed or sub.
committee. McCalla. who had been
called 90 the chair. ruled That Lon
don's objection was well takon. Chap.
pei appealed from the decision OF the
chair. llis appeal was disregarded
and the chair ruled that ne had no
right TO read the aflldayits. Many
members sprapg up with parliamen
tary and other impurities, and some
member shouted elias tll.s house a
right 10 control itself op not?"
House Was In Uproar.
IN a moment the honae was in an
apipar and there were cries Of "eet a
new chairman
McCalia welded the gavel With vie.
~ and called for the sergeant -ai.arms
The house became quiet long enough
10 allow an answer 10 a parliamentary
inqm1y and tie stormy debate pro
cecdeG
Tlloison was for geiting evidence
from any possible source and said he
stood for Justice. regardless of poll
tcs Murray made characieris,ical-
y strong speech. as also ala Vande-
veneer. Aehby, Eryan, Tilloison and
oihors. Their remarks were mostly
aiQpg technical lines as 10 tho ad.
niiesion cs evidence IN courts Of law.
~ applied 10 the case under discus
Eior
Finally tlryau offered as a suhstltu
er nat ali testimony taken ON ialiy
80 thls CASE ba read before the house
and eonsldfred IN the case. This pro
Noled some further discussion and
another ron cad was demanded. by
which The Bryan substitute Was lost
hY s Voie Of As 10 AZ. Just al hh
i1ncilun W1itson, Of Mcfain. arrived
aHd asked 10 be excused from voting
be did not nndemland the matter
fiifr some more parliamentary lus
ng te housa voted 10 excuse him.
sands challenged the vote and whit
tn then voted ave. making the
tie a he. which however, had the
fH ~ losing the motion.
Roll Gail Is Verified
Ihf vote Was verified 81 The clerk
Cor me 1fsi time dufing ihe session
t1ct mtnher uas found % have voted
frfilf 1lla Che house tnen voted on