The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-20
GUTHRIE EELEGATE is
AMONG VICE PRESIDENTS
Mock Session Productive Of
Great Good RumOT and
Much Fun
Special Il Daily Leader

Special n Daily Leader
sulphur Okla, Sept 2O-The first
reunion Of the Constitutional conven-
lion members and those of the or
ganizations assisting in ratifying and
vitalizing the constitution terminated
with the organization of a permanent
association and elecing officers. VIII
liam H. Murray of ,loningo was
made president; T. . laahy, of Paw
huska, vice presider Fl large; Vice
presidents representing ue supreme
judicial districts as follow - II. z.
Brewer Of Webber Fails, w. A. Ledbet-
ler of Ardmore, Helry h. Asp of Guth-
re, Cham Jones of Ryan, and w. j.
Caudil of Hobart. Mias Lasater OF
Fauls Valley was made secretary, ].
A. Anderson of Pond Creek assistant
ecretary and w. b. Hudson of Henry
eta treasurer.
TO Name Officers Annually
Officers are TO he elected at each
reunion. The president and vice
presidents constitute the executive
committee, which will provide for
holding the next annual reunion, after
which the convention will name the
meeting place. Officers and employees
We're made members of the convention
for reunion purposes.
Following suggestions in the ad-
lress of Justice II. +. Williams, upon
the necessity of preserving the official
convention debates, the convention
al fnI bs
next legislature to provide for pub
lication of the record, and President
Murray will name a committee to pre-
sent the request 10 the legislature.
Fifty-seyen members of the Oklaho-
ma convention answered roll call.
Very few of the Sequoyah convention
I'd the First legislature members
we're here.
aook Convention Held
A mock convention, with motions
md resolutions, was in session for two
lours. The members engaged in good
latured quibs, all of which had bear
ng upon the sessions held in Guthrie.
Spot Durant appeared and assumed
lis position as page. Delegate Caudill
)f Hobart introduced, his resolution
x inst smoking in the hall, and Dele
,ate Leahy Of Pawhuska secured ad
| ption Of a motion re establishing the
ounty bounda les of Comanclie cSin-
ty.
Delegate Baker OF Wewoka asked
hat suffrage be granted to women.
Tariff
"If that subject is to be reopened,"
said Delegate Haskell, Il want the
ariff taken off ink bottles"
"And move an increase Of the tar
Fl on paper weights" added Delegate
! 2ak r. whereupon Delegate Leahy,
, yho was seated in a direct line be.
ween Governor Haskell and Judge
'aker, asked permission to move his
eat.
. BY order Of President Murray, Ser
| geant AZ Arms Durant removed a
White man from the Jim Crow section
If the gallery.
North Pole
Discovery of the North Pole got on
he boards soon after the convention
esolyed itself into committee of the
whole, for the purpose of Considering
General oIders Delegate Hughes of
oklahoma City was presiding. Presi'
| lent Murray offered a resolution that
owing to the Pole controversy the
/ convention commission former presi-
lent Roosevelt, now in Africa to pro-
,eed Immediately to the polar regions
10 determine whether Cook or Pea1S
| old the tru h.
4umor IN Session
Mr. Ledbetter asked that Delegate
Asp be appointed as a committee TO
| nform the exPresident."
Delegate Haskell urged rhat the ex-
President be made to remain at the
Pole indefinitely, stating that he would
prefer that the conventions commits
sion read TO the Souh Pole, as that
vas farther away fru OK kahomas
The committee ard5e reporting
rogress, and asked e8ts D sit again.
When President Nurf again assl
sumed the chair a page carried to
| aim three sacks of popcorn, which he
ate while conducting the convention.
After other motions aud resolutions.
among which was one by DR.. Riddle of
Chickasha, member of the First leg
islature. adding the chiropractic
school of medicine to the list recogniz-
ed by the S. ate, the session adjourned
subject to call of the president.
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