The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-27
CAPITAL REMOVAL
CASE TOMORROW
THE THRiE-OKlAHOMA CITY
FIGHT WILL LIKELY END WITH
IN THE WEEK.

The Oklahoman this mornirg says
that a writ OF prohibition in state
courts will be the end OF the capital
removal fight, which has been waged
since June IL, the day the people OF
Oklahoma voted to permanently locate
their state building in Oklahoma City,
| is now being conceded by state Off
| cals. Tuesday will see the legal bat
! tie renewed in the district court at
/ Guthrie, before Judge Huston. Attor-
ney General West, for the state, will
| file a demurrer to the recent injunc-
tion granted the Guthrie people against
the removal of the state records to
] Oklahoma City. Should this be over
ruled, then a writ of prohibition will be
asked to prevent further action by the
state courts, in the state supreme
court.
State county and city officials gath
cred at the Lee-Huckins hotel Sunday,
and the capital question was of prime
| Importance, even overshadowing the
| primaries of August =. 1t was Inc
concensus of opinion that the capital
! fight will end for good in he state
supreme court, and that writ of pro
! hibition will permit the states records
and documents being moved to the
old high school building in Oklahoma
City. which has been secured for cap
ital purposes.
Federal intervention is believed to
be out of the question, say prominent
officials
Governor Haskell will not appoint
the capital commission until the pres
ent case in the state courts is settled.
This will be finished before the latter
part of the week, but the governor will
in all probability wait until next Mon
day before selecting the men.
The case to come up in the district
court during the week, while attract
ing much attention. seems to look very
favorable for Oklahoma City. Without
the question of a doubt, the lawyers
say, the decision of the federal court
will have a great bearing on that
handed down by Judge Huston. In no
single instance has the opinion of the
federal court been questioned by even
the supreme court of the state and
on this fact the local attorneys are
basing their hopes.
Leslie Niblac, editor of the Guthrie
Daily Leader. and a sonn-law of Gov
ernor Haskell. was one of the visitors
Sunday, and had close conversation
with the chief executive for some time.
Mr.. Niblack was one of the bitter OPP
ponents of Oklahoma City and stlI
maintains his former attitude. When
asked about the situation in Guthrie
he said:
The people of Guthrie are going
to fight this thing to a finish We are
not discouraged over the decision rem
dered by the federal court, as it was
brought by an individual and no one
person can obtain satisfaction in such
court The case in the supreme court
of the state, however, will be different,
and Guthrie is firm in the opinion that
despite all the talk. the capital of Ok
lahoma will be there until 1913"
Work on the permanent Offices for
the state officials in the old high
school building is progressing rapidly,
and by Wednesday everything will be
| in readiness for the move. 1t is not
| thought, however, that any change will
| be made until the legal tangle is set
/ tied The offices in the high school
have been fitted up with the latest de
vices for comfort and efficiency New
furniture has been purchased and all
the quarters made convenient for the
state stan.
Besides these other necessary ad- /
juncts have been purchased, the total !
cost estimated at $4,000, all of which
has been borne by the Chamber of |
/ Commerce. collected from the indi- I.
/ vidual members. As soon as the Off
ces are moved and things become
| more settled the railway company will
increase its East Fourth street service I.
running ears on a fve-minute sched- /.
ule.