The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-30

ting on stool in the Harvey eating
house in this city last night, Governor
Haskell affixed his signature to the
state capital bill as enacted by recent
special legislative session fixing the
capital of the state at Oklahoma City
The citizens of Oklahoma City had met
the requirements of the governor short
ly after 6 o'clock and he Immediately
took the train for this city. In com.
pany with w. A. Ledbetter and Charles
Putnam, the governor swung off the
west side of the train and slipped into
the Harvey eating house, where Has
kell ordered a hasty dinner and just
had time to give zest to meal, and
signed the bill.
1t was Immediately handed to AS
sistant Secretary of State Leo Meyers,
accompanied by Charles Dougherty,
commissioner of labor; e. M. Trap,
auditor of state; James Menefee, treas
urer of state; Leo Meyers, assistant
secretary of state; A. P. Watson, cor
poration commission, and R. j. Allen,
state board of affairs, and Governor
Haskell boarded the waiting train and
rushed back to Oklahoma City.
For the first time after long fight,
extending over a period of 21 years,
Oklahoma City is the de facto capital.
Just what action state officials will
take, however, now that the bill has
been signed, is not definitely known,
but it is not expected that any one OF
them will move before the supreme
courts decision on the case now be-
fore it for consideration, and also in
view of the fact that all of them have
been enjoined from removing the
states offices from here.
Guthrie interests have already start
ed court proceedings against the legal,
ity of the bill, and it is anticipated it
will be several months before location
is finally determined.
Haskell's plans are not made public
Governor Haskell did not go uptown
after signing the bill but remained al
the station until later train when
he returned to Oklahoma City. There
was a general exit of state officers
last night from Guthrie on that train
Among those who went to the new
capital were James Menefee, state
treasurer; Charles Daugherty, state
labor commission; A. P. Watson, cor
poration commissioner; Leo Meyer, as
sistant secretary of state; George Hen
shaw, attorney for the corporation
commission.
Other officers were called over the
telephone and asked to join in the
exodus from Guthrie last night but
some refused to leave until today. Be
ginning tomorrow all official state bus
mess will be conducted from Okla
homa City unless the officers are en-
Joined in the courts. 1t is considered
doubtful whether any injunction car
be obtained that will invalidate bust
ness conducted at Oklahoma City, as
| it has been stated authoritively that
the supreme court will recognize Okla
homa City as the de facto capitol al
| least pending the decision of Guthrie's
suit, which was filed in that court 8
few days ago, to have the capital 10
cation set aside.
Governor Haskell stated last night
that there will be no hurry to take
state records and furniture to Okla
homa City, except such as is actually
needed for matters that must be trans
acted at the capital. The offices that
cannot be housed in the old higf
school building will conduct all cler
ical business in Guthrie until the tenn
porary capitol building is completed
Oklahoma City business men were
given until o'clock last night by the
governor to raise the $71. 200 demand
ed, which is in addition to the guar
antee of a $1,OOOOOO free capito
building and fifteen acres of land fol
the capitol site. The committee which
was soliciting the funds worked in
cessantly for the last two DAYS raising
the money by subscription among the
citizens. the Northeast site holding
company refusing to raise the money
The deeds to the Northeast site were
turned over to the governor in propei