The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-29

FfiHdfI iOT ttltItioV oI " &C
hold charter board.
Initiative, referendum and re.
call Tor city officials.
No civil service.
Election to be held early IN
coming year.
Commission governments was unant
nluusly agreed upun at splendid
meeting IA The city hall last tight
Adoption OF the modern form Of GOV.
ernment Is contingent on the trahdnf
ol an accepiable chnrler aud the -.
lection Of capable commission.
Elections are 70 be held as vafiy as
legal requirements can be met
First. there will be primary for
selection of ircehodcrs 10 write tas
charter. then there is to be an cleo
ton on the adoption OF the chatter:
third, there viii be al eIccti0s for
commissioners, provided the charter
is adopted
The charter writer's win be seIest-
ed by process Of e!smnaiion.
Action last night Uas practically
uraulmous The only division WAS
iu election OF a chairman BY 4 good
majority Il g. l.ilne was elected
Chairman over Senator y r. Bcifief.
" A Rayson and ~ r Derwln
were elected secretaries
Nomination. for freefolders were
attempted. bur the motions were lost
and the probabilities are for free
iorall a. the primary. The oppoill.g
Sides the flank crowd" end TIN
roye" esoh had states prepared. but
bctl were waived ln the interest og.
harmony
In the prelinlnafies. j. j. Housioh.
Felix Adler, J j. O'Rourk and A. u,
Boies figured IN motions Mayor Far.
puhafson anuolmced tnat the clec'
ton seomed to be a fpregonc concln-
sion. aud said That as soon us ihe
city attorney APPROVES tue petitions
be viii issue the cuil
W II Coyle WAS tho first sprekcl
on tue general proposition. atd he
came ont tlatly for three cpmmla
siuBers and q business system, Ia
nnd soveral othcrs SAM thoy wcrr iinl
violently Ii favor OF commission yuf7
efnment tnt recognized the fact ~
iihe people were going TO niskc q
Change
The speakers were MIR CoyIe,
Judge A. Il Huston, ~ NJ Cartef, ..
H. O'Ronrk. a. H. Bolcs, Felix Aflcr.
-sator A O. Farquharson, Waiter
/ Warren, Milton Brown. Councilman
/ 81 /. Morrison. John Goloble. j. j..
+ Houston + n. Gredr. Frank Z. Buck.
II J. leonard. r. l.. Williams. Only
Warren and FarQuharson displayed
malice against the proposed chang"
+ - II C0yie. John Golohie and NJ. H..
/ Morrison were particularly strong IA
lheir appeals for common sense. en-
/ laleement OF Guthrie vision and sali
Treatment OF all the people.
Without question TINS was the best
mass meeting ever held IN Gutnrle
All expressed Willingness and desire
to forget politics, let the capital hgns
20 as il may apd 70 boost Guthrie ate
the time
tir series OF resolutions II was
decided thot the sense OF the meet
Ing faYofed three commissioners al
salaries d. not more than $1,000 each,
recall o. commissioners; no civil sery-
ice for emmployees. an early pri-
mary An effort to nominate flee
holders failed j. y. Oheurk tried
u get the bank slate endorsed. but
objections were strong. Walter War
ZEN wanted az the other slate put OH.
TOO. The matter was left open for a
general sitting al the primaries. ANY
lreeaoldef is entitled 20 run for a
place on the board
The sentiment Of the meeting was
Tor a non.parEisan board Of freeholn-
ers ami bipartisan commission