The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-11-18
SESSION
STILL DISCUSSED
Governor Orders Rooms in Hotel at
Guthrie Prepared And Will Go
Back to Guthrie Saturday.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 1S.-The prob
ability Of special session Of the Ok
lahoma legislature at an early date to
permanently locate the state capital
of Oklahoma now appears to be strong.
Several unofficial statements ema-
mating from Governor Haskell's head
quarters at Oklahoma City were made
credible here Thursday afternoon by
State Treasurer james Menefee, who
had just returned from an extended
conference of several state officers
with Governor Haskell at Oklahoma
City and who said that the governor
would call special session about
Monday week, which would be Novem-
Der 2S. Treasurer Menefee said the
proclamation might set the date a few
days later but that the special session
was certainty.
What is taken as q strong hint by
the governor himself as to what he
is going to do, is the fact that he called
Jim Brooks, proprietor l.
Hotel here, down to Ok y
yesterday and asked that his former
family apartments here be immediate
ly prepared for use. Brooks came
back and had a large force preparing
the suite and says that Governor Has
kell will be here Saturday morning at
% o'clock.
It is believed that the governor is
returning to Guthrie solely for the
reason that he wishes to personally
direct the capital legislation and must
be here to do It since the decision of
the supreme court in the capital case
Tuesday makes II plainly apparent
that the Legislature could not be legal
ly assembled except in Guthrie.
Governor Haskell yesterday after
noon refused to make any statement
as to the possibility of legislative
session. He has been busily comforting
with attorneys. state officers and visit
ling legislators, and has sent out wires
to many legislators asking their opin-
ion as to the necessity of a special
session. At noon yesterday the gov
ernor had received eighteen kilograms
from that many legislators fayoring
the special session.
1t is also understood that Oklahoma
City adherents are already being fined
up and that Oklahoma City agents
are hurrying out into the counties af-
ter pledges from the Legislators for
Oklahoma City Should the legisla
ture be assembled, every indication
points to very lively fight not only
between Guthfie and Oklahoma City
but with several other ambitious cities
in the contest. "
Under the, capital bill which gave
Oklahoma City 10000 majority and
which the supreme court Tuesday de-
clared void, 0klahoms City an1 Guth-
rie were, really the only candidates
though shawpee'g pane was on the
ballot. None of the other towns in
the state had a chance.
In the legislature the situation will
be different. Muskogee, the second
lefty of the state in size, is already be-
ing doomed as compromise eandi-
date, while Shawnee, Ell Reno. Nc
Alester and Tulsa and probably 1gnsrs
will appear before the probable Iegis-
lature as candidates. N
Several state, leaders are strongly
protesting to Governor Haskell the
impropriety of him calling together
the new or third legislature. the term
of the second legislature expiring No
vember 2Sd, and say that such a step
is an affront to Governorelect Lee
Cruce, who takes his Office the first of
January and conyenes the legislature
in regular session at once.
President ]. P. Connors of the state
board of agriculture said he thought
the impropriety of such step was so
plain that Governor Haskell would not
be guilty.