The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-04
WHEN OLD ADMINISTRATION
GAVE Way TO SUCCESSORS
Outgoing Mayor Sings Swan
Song and New Mayor Speaks
Words Of Cheer

With formal ceremonies the Barnes
regime stepped down and ont AZ the
city council meeting last night and
| the newly-elected city officers an Re
publicans save W. n shearer. Demo.
cratic councilman from the Second
ward. we're sworn Ia by the outgoing
city clerk e. w Kinnan
Three couuellmen From second Ward
An embarrassing position presents
itself IN the city council and for that
reason the body was not organized
last evening BY Mayor FarQuharson.
W. IL Sheaser and TO- w. Taphell
both presented certificates OF election
as c0uncllmen. while A. h. Johnson
was only recently elected by tho
council 70 nll the vacancy caused Dy
the removal Of J. s. Lyons from the
city The two new members were
sworn h. thus making three alder.
men from thar ward. The queaiIon
az TO who Is entitled 20 the seat Is to
be fought out In the courts.
How II Happened.
The Republicans nominated Two
men IN the primaries, one TO fll the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Mr.. Lyon and the other to succeed
j. =. Fal.iield, whose term expired
yesterday The Democrats nominated
but one candidate The city council
prior 70 the election and after the
primary election elected A. r. John.
son 10 llll the vacancy At the eiec.
ton y. w Trapnel received iga vote8,
W. H. Shearer 1928 votes and E n.
Tallman i0a votes.
spurlock Raises objection.
Councilman Spurlock objected 10 the
swearing In Of both Trapnell and
shearer by the city clerk. After the
newly elected officers had taken the
oath of Office the old council ad.
iourned, on motion Of Councilman Ken.
nedy following which Mayor Barnes
made a speech cungratulatlng the out.
going administration upon their work
while In Office and dwelt upon the i'm
proyements that had been made
He thanked the members for their
eourlesies towards them and conarat.
ulnted the city ON having elected a
Republican administration. He dwelt
at length upon the necessity 81 tho
city going forward and spoke of the
state capital as q necessity for Guth,
fle. He urged the new admlniatra.
tion 70 bear IN mlnd the coming cap.
Ial location election and 70 make the
best Of cur opportunities He apollo.
gized for the filtration plant delay and
the trouble over the Flftb street
bridge.
As the outgoing mayor left his seat
huge bonuei OF ealla lilies was pro.
scented to him as o token OF appre.
citation OF bis services
New Mayor 9peaki.
AS Mayor Fafuuhnrson took che
seat racnted by Mr. Barnes. Mra.
Leonard presented TO him beautiful
p0tled Easter iliy In behalf OF the
West slie W. G. r. T.. stating that
they we're confident he would make
Guthrie the cleanest city IN the state.
Mayor Fnfquhufson followed with u
speech % acceptance Ia which he paid
4 high tribute TO the gentle sex, stat.
ing that Il gave him pleasure to see
the Guthrie women taking an Interest
IN The city government Following
this Any0r Farqnharson addressed The
citizens w the council chamber thank.
ing them for their confidence IN him
BY eleellng him chief executive Of the
city and asked for their eo.0pefation
In all matters, adding that the council
was willing ~ all things TO hear sug.
gestIons from any OF the citizens. he
urged The Citizens committee 10 SIT
with the council regularly and give
them counsel IN important matters.
ile dwelt al length upon the necessity
uf the city taking hold of the many
industrial proportions nov knocking
al our door and urged cooperation
of all n civic bodies on common
level to work for Q Greater Guthrie
ie stated that If the citizenship Of
| lGulhfle made the same record the next
four years as It has tile past Two m
! the way Of foTtifying ourselves fol
the capital election that We woulr
J have no eanse 10 worry about the
capital being taken away from Gnth
RE.