The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-27
ANTLERS AND HUGO
STILL WONDERING
Why the Hen Crossed The Road
and Why's The Wild
cat Wild

Vlnita won ID the house this morn
ing IA the contest ior me location
Of The Eastern hospital for The insane
Originally there we're only two can.
didaies for this institution. Hugo and
Antlers. Later q bill was introduced
locating Il az vinita.
The committee on public buildings
In each hause sent a sub.commiitee
% visit each Of the three towns. None
Of the members Of the subcommittee
were paid hy the state.
Under the report Of the Joint com.
miitoe Antlers was unanimously rec.
commended FOR the location 81 lhc ln-
slliuton lt was stated this morn.
Ing that By agreement between Hugo
aud Anilers one was to retire from
the fight II the other received lav.
orable report Consequently the Hugo
people made no ight
There were two bills on today's
calendar On this question one BY
Williams locating the hospital az Ant.
lera. and another By Ralelne and
cosne. locating Il at Vinlta. The lat.
ter was brought up for consideration
and at once a motion was made TO
substitute the Antlers bin tor II.
Then followed the debate.
Williams opened the debate by tell
Ing OF Anilers, her water healthfuI.
ness and general advantages. Rat
eife followed with an able argu.
ment for Vnita While II was not
brought out IN the debate. That city
offers 100 acres Of land 0n artesian
we'll Free fuel and light.
nurnetle spoke briefly for Ylnita
and liowell Smith. Of Custer coniri
buled alkO 10 the debate
Ross was for Anllers lie took the
man and showed That q great many
Of the public buildings that have al
FeadY been located have been placed
IN the old Cheroka nation ie thought
ihat they hal been punched too much
MeCalla took an opposite view and
spoke warmly lor VInita showing nus
mef0us reasons why she Institution
should 20 to that place. Iie said the
question as TO whore other Institutions
wera located relative to Vinla had
nothing ai an 70 do with tho merits
of tho case.
Harrison followed with arguments
similar g0 those Of Ross. ne hellev
ed The Cherokee uatlun hal already
been given more than It's share Of the
institutions Nud pointed out the ed.
Vanlages of Hugo as they hppeared
Il him
Sherman, who has been one ol the
eplel menhars this morning broke
hts long silence n i record breaking
speech for Anilers. tlis speech was
me Of tho slrougeat heard IN The
house this session He stated that
one reason why be had never spok.
IA before WAS that he did not be.
lleyo IN buttlng hts head against 4
stone wall. as the democrats were tn
The majority and would do hs they
wished anyway. He Plead ably for
sntlers and charged that Vlnitn's
boosters had agreed t9 abide by he
report OF the subcommittee. He
lhougfs they ought net 10 back n.
to ihe fight now. bat should lay
down ar Hugo haa done. tle called
attention 10 the fact that the report
Tor Antlers was unanimous. McCalla
asked him II he ha1 MT told me VI
nlta people al The banquet N that
city that he ishermanl was for "
alle
shefmnn replied thai such wae The
way 81 politics He YRS being roy
aliy entertained and would mover u.
low anyone 10 V mere generaus
than ha. AZ lais talk telling ihe Ya
rious lobbyists lhnt uemher' vas
fuf their town WIS Just hot ait
Gllmnf uDone HE 0uty' aM. a
fillmer followed h 4 AllmplYAHllalk
III AhlHh lie Rhld Ahaa kptlw@ini waAi
Gof allaihat nv saldaak
Il hanauai III dr4 state A al pf
these towns ne hed told them no was
lnf them for the asylnm. SO far IS he
was concerned he hail lvel up 70 his
aefeement as n The eommltteo he
had voted once caea for VInlla HUGO
and Anilera
RateIiiln closed tn debate and stat
I'd Thar Finlla hal neYeF entered an
aefaaneni hc hound By the report
4f an4 rnUinlffea
Then oalne the roll cali and Ylnita
ven OIL ht a vote Of EH e 48. lfImem.
hers helNe thsenl Tleh ii was ilief