The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-14
MINORITY
RANKS ARE
DIVIDED

There IS blood on the moon on tAc
minority side ol the house. and herc
Is open strife among the Republicans
answering the senate roll CAL There
Is reason, The rganiza ion-lnat
means Joe Norris, state caalrmsn
"a seeking 10 dominate lne mlnMily
members Of both houses There hc
feckoned wrong. When he srlcctel
senator Beeler and Representative
Clark to Head the minority In me tw
houses. he forgot Senator Brawnlea
and Representative "GristmH8 Jones'
Brownlee Is a follower Of the Old
cough rider element lie never did get
square deal fr m Norris and don be-.
ieve now that such a taing s possible
When he aw0ke % find tue new and
Unknown Beoler weasing the badge Of
lonor and saw the royal double cpss
ranging on his own coa lqpel, ne tf'
lyed. and resolved again.
Beelel won the caucus rnnlqaua
or leader. II was a Norris victory
But. after The Beeier committee slate
lad been made out and haniad 10 le
tae Subcommittee Of the senaie spIf
strange things occurred The lnkneAn
Beeler was eliminated fr-m Inc splen-
nd committees assignments he had
selected for himself and eanslgaei %
he rock pile. with the tlil5 81 "Chlif'
nan IF the Committee on Geological
survey. while bis opponent Brown ne,
was given about all that WAS lefl lur
| he minority. sequel-A warm lienlel
4 ana satisfied Bruwnlee q hot Nn'fi'
Il ana cool. collected Brownlea When
Inc house organized the unhorset
Zones. conceded % be the M ST bril-
Mant Republican in The lowe baHy
was astfaclscd again and deNlad hi'
ambition. why Jones is g peFpelua
candidate he really believes he wanu
10 be governor. said an emlssafy lfoA
he Norris throne ON Then cam'
ihe elevation Of Clarke. tie tawne'
] spokesman for Congressman heNnie
Again The organization made ou
ls recommendation for committee as
ilgnmants rhe arrangements wa
/ X nderiuly aud leariully drawn
Nefv Jones mM in the small plA'
elt the aXe senatOe lsr1whle e
/ iroiher who Is house member iht
year. felt the chill 81 Che sseel as
d vas pushed against his back by w
iand If Norris
But things changed again. ana NhF
he house committees we're real q.
,nmlnaied Nv Jones was very mus
evidence, while pawnee elark wa
dven such assignments as would g
ord him plenty { time % read M'
;uires speeches IN congress and CO.
+ ,erse with Norris On 'whnt np8l' hay
K eene
1aen The war broke out.
Clarke discovered that Jones wa
whiting him on the foor, that hc wa
,elng made laughing stock bg men
G lers Of his wn party.
! Norris was appealed 10.
Tie called housc cnucns for Tnei
! las afternoon. Result Jones sUo
pal. The whip was applied but d
). never flinched,
j Then came the big stick again, Boi
, ne senate and house members wef
I, aalled end nrownlee and Jnes 100
? lhe rapid fire from the orgahlxauo
a ior more than two hours lest night
!. After hurried consultation Nofrl
ana Secretary House slipped from ih
G aueua and caught belated train {
/. Ok,ah ma City A friend tipped Il ol
!, that they were going 20 Jones hon
people and bring pressure % bear Q
them 20 stlp Jones under penalty Z
an Organization" fight against 0kli
homa City as a candidate fzr the siAi
capital
In fact. one Organization man d
I. clares he knows uf over a hundred le
Z ters that have been wcltteu By Repul
lcans in the legislature TO friends owe
!. the state. asking them 60 remenba
z Oklahoma Clly'a desertlon Of the 'ol
= ganlxallen"
. '11l bet a hundred dollars right no'
that Oklahoma City Is beat said
!. prominent Republican member las
4 night
Anil she war i on. with Clark 10
lovlssg Norris Instructions 70 bloc
: legislation and Jones taking a sian
Iagalnst hlm, with Beeler aesonncta
i nrsNnloe and HfoVnlee 9awlnE wood
/. ~s..-s+~%s=
Ell nyle. one Of The Two practices
miners IN the house, Is chairman 8
mines and mlnIns. Ne Is nel a