The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-30
AN INTERESTING
TWO THIRDS
Laws to Be Enacted That Were
Initiated by First

The personnel of the second state
legislature is now a matter of interest,
individually to at least two-thirds of
the members composing the first legis-
lature and the political atmosphere
has begun its lnocculating influences
upon the common people The argu-
ment of each candidate for reelection
is based primarily upon his record as
a law-maker and the unaswerable ne
cessity. In mis- opinion, of his being
returned to the capital in order that
laws have been initiated but not enact
ed may be completed in accordance
with the constitution and the stand
ard set by the first body of lawmakers.
One of the conspicuous candidates
for speaker OF the second legislature
IS Representative McCalla of Love
county an admirer of W. II Murray
and an initiator In some respects of
the first speakers methods. He is said
10 have Murrays support Represen-
tative VandevenIer of Washington
county whose announcement of his
desire to succeed himself has been
published, Is also said TO be an as
pirant for the speakers chair. He is
a conservative who stands between
the Murray methods and those of the
opponents of Murray.
Senator j. Elmer Thomas of Lawton
Is being groomed for president pro
TEN of the senate to succeed Henry 8.
Johnson of Perry, who is a candidate
for congress against Mr.. Mcclure in
the first district Senator Agee, who
was a candidate against Johnson at
the opening of the first legislature for
ir hnfnU t4ronA n
again enter the lists
Representative Vandaveer of Cleve-
land county has announced his oandi-
dacy for reelection. He will be op-
posed IN the primary canvas by ). w.
Hutohins of Lexington. Roland Hughes
I of Norman is an aspirant for the
honors OF flotorial representative from
Cleveland, Caddo and Canadian
counties.
Senator II. Z. p Stanford of Ok
mulgee, of the minority, has entered
the race for congress from the Third
district, as has also Senator II. S.
Blair from the Fifth District.
William Allen of Alfalfa county,
who was unseated during his term as
the sesule Of the Determination of an
election contest investigated by a leg
islative committee, will again be a
candidate on the Republican ticket.
Dan Murley, who succeeded Allen, has
announced that he VIII no. enter the
race. Representative j. p. Evans of
the Alfalfa and Grant counties district,
whom the minority members were un-
able to manage, seeks to sit On an
other Independent seat at the hands
OF the Republican voters.
Senator Wayne of Lexington. who
represented Garyin, MeLain and Cleve-
land counties, Is a candidate for re-
election, as is also Emory u. Brown
lee of Kingfisher, who was a spOkes-
man for the Republican members of
the upper house. Harvey Utterback
and Eugene Watrous, VINO represented
Kingfisher and Garfield counties, have
been endorsed by Republican clubs
for reelection.
In Custer county Representative
Howell Smith will run again Milton
Bryan OF POttawatomie county has de-
clined TO be a candidate again and
Victor g. ..arlOw Of Shawnee is being
petitoned TO enter the race. The
friends OF n. NJ. McElhaney Ia Pitts.
burg county are petitioning him TO be,
come a candidate second time.
The Republicans of Comanche
county probably will endorse ]. b.
Phillips as a candidate against j Roy
Williams of Lawton, who Is a eandi
date to succeed himself.