The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-23
Complete Abscnse q pspGar The.


4 special election called ior that pur
pose s
Complete Abscnse ot pipGar The
oJf4s
rhe foregong summary shows al
complete absence OF such pOpnlari
governmental theories as thc initia-l
tive. the recall, direct primaries, PROF.
albton, etc The clause making III
impossible for. officials 10 Immediate
ly succeed themselves has met with
general approval, tho only opposition,
and naturally SO, coming from those
who have held Office wear IN and year
out for twelve. fifteen III twenty years
and have built MP county rings which|
nave become notorious,
The making of all officers elective
was directly brought about BY a pop
ular demand statewide in its scope,
the people having tired Of the APP
lpointive power under territorial
4 form Of government ana iis frequent
abuse. The supreme Judge are to hold
lonice eight years ana nthe district.
fludgN six years. and they may sucs
ceed themselves, NJ the people 50 VIII
Whilesthe fight malesby ihe M'si-.
lT u which organization nlaniained
Ia formidable lobby during the entire
isessionsol the convention for prohibit
ition failed. decentralization does not
tnro ihit tfe legislature from enact
ing such a. law.
ne state corporation commission
Is given full power 10 regulate iail-
roads and cornorations IN general
but all Of It's decisions must be res
4 viewed by the supreme court TO be.
come effective
4 In order to encourage the invest
! ment Of capital in the now stale new
4 RAILROADS are exempted from taxation
for six years after their completion,
as are also factories, smelters, redltc.
tion works, pumping plants for lfrl-
cation purposes. irrigation works and
j other corporations having for their
purpose the development OF tie re-
/ sources Of the state
4 Nov that the constitution has been
/, framed and Is ready for submission
TO the people for approval. interest is
directed towards those who will rep
{ resent the new state in the United
/ States senate and house of represen
i tatiyes. These will be the most co
, voted Of all political pnms TIE con
! vention has developed some big men
q Though made up of 100 delegates
. fewer than a dozen OF these did Til,
D actual framing of the organic law
i Among these We're Charles Springer
s Of Cimarron. Charles A. Spiess, o
. Las Vegas; solomon Luna OF AlhH
n quetque, n. O. ilursum. of S0corro
5. y. Davis, lr, OF Las Vegas. 1udg'
II Frank w parker Of Las Cruces
3 Judge A. b. Fall OF Three Rivers
o Judge G. j. Roberts, OF Ration; Z
/ Catf0n, of Santa pc. llmrG W. Kelly
and Or I NJ CunningAanb Of La
/. Vegas, Nestor Montoya. Ol AlhHquel
Que; Reed flolinmon, Of Aucumeari
/. and Iridorc Armiio, 0f Las CRUCES
OF these eight were lawyers, IN
4 best in New Mexico, TWO ~ them b,
ing on the supreme bench two wcr
/; sheen raisers capitalists and lcal
/. crs OF the Republican phrty, one be
,fE 4 national committeeman and TN
| other chairman of the central CON
o lmittee: one wholesaler and capital
a list: one leading banker OF the state
!. tto.be
u And from this list II Is safe 10 pr,
\ diet that the first two senator's, tn
d first congressnieiB the first goYerno
!. and tle ifst sliprehio justices vii
a i come. The Democrats who PLACED al
+, important patt iii the convention
were H. NJ Dongherty ard James G
u Fitch, Of Socorro Al n Hudspcth
\ Of White OaSes; g A. Richardson
n OF Roswell and w . Wilton OF sill
= yer City.
n interest centers in Senators and Cor
"a rressmen
Charles A. Spiess, a Missourian b
q birth and for years . PROMINENT Law
q yer and statesmen Of New MeMcC
Z WAS pfpsi rent of the convention
/, wfile George w Armiio,i ex.Roug
d Rider and native citizen. was sc,
4 fettry Aside from tbe president. 81
" other mfmDets OF the tonsentio
& We're as follows A. Cs..ausytla, J
"A Aragon, Issdoro Armijo, GIN. Bake
q Norman w Bartlett, John BECKER,
n r. Blfce. Fred S RIewii. Geurgf 5
n Brown. r. ~ Bnl1ls. II, 8 Busnu
John iE canping- Daniel Cassidy.
n {, Catfop, 8 ". chlidefs, Y II e3fis
Ia. J. 6 CIanceH, IN Compton, j 4
MA cunmng1am, q G Davidson. s. &. D
vis. Jr, Il, N yDoughcrly8 Samu'
h Eldodi perfee4o IssgHebel A. B. Fal
II. f. saxon, Il B. Ferguson, r,
Is Field, James g Mitch, Acasio ca
70 legos. =. +. callegos