The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-14

TOFEDERAL
COURT
Guthrie People Seek an
Injunction to Prevent
Change

Oklahoma tltys June H. through
citation issued at Guthrie BY Federal
Judge John II. Cotseral, ordering the
appearance Of Gov c. n, Haskell be-
fore him Friday June IA, the United
states government Monday stepped
into the breach in the fight between
Oklahoma City, declared the capital Of
Oklahoma and Guthrie, defeated iu
Saturdays election by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The papers were served
on the governor al the LeeHuckins
hotel Monday night
Ignoring Guthrie's activity to block
the capital removal plans Of the gov
ernor various officers busted them
selves in Oklahoma city Monday Sc.
curing proper Offices, and preparing TO
remove the state records as soon as
,-aarters can be placed in shape. BY
ThursGay it is expected all depart
ments win be located, and ready for
business.
The federal suit Monday was
brought in the name OF W. r. Coyle OF
Guthrie and sgainst all the state ofiii
GERS and departments except judges Of
the supreme and court Of appeals. bank
commissioner and state board Of agri.
culture. It recites that the capital
election is in violation Of the enabling
oot .,a ~ INA .4a41 o,notitntfo, rrho
temporary injunction asked is that
these state officers be enjoined from
removing or attempting to remove the
seat CT government from Guthrie IN
the state of Oklahoma to Oklahoma
City in said state, and also removing
to Oklahoma City said papers. records,
seals, archives, furniture and para
phernalia Of their respective Offices
and also from performing any Of their
official acts and duties at said city Of
Oklahoma City"
4 Judge Cotteral was asked to Issue
the temporary injunction at once but
refused on the grounds mat he owned
property in Guthrie and would be dis
qualified 1t was said late Monday night
that efforts were being made to get
Judge Ralph Campbell of Muskogee or
Judge Pollock of Kansas City to pre-
side at Fridays hearing.
Judge w A. Ledbetter said Monday
night that the order issed by Judge
cotteral probably would not affect the
state officers in the least. However,
Governor Haskell, Secretary Of State
Bill Cross and other officials will ap-
pear in Guthrie on June IL
It is believed by legal authorities
that the federal court has no jurisdlc-
tion over the state officers, and that
the order commanding the state off
GERS to appear and show cause for the
removal Of the state capital to Okla
homa City will be quashed immediate
H vi
Others say there will probably be a
conflict between state and federal au-
Nh0t llJ WHIT lile hhJolH5 Hoiu tuak
tie federal government is without
jurisdiction in the subject matter.
7 am United States officer, take
this
= don't care If you are. I'm COVER
nor Of the state Of Oklahoma and
want nothing to do with YOU Get out.
Of herel"
These were the words between Gov
ernor Haskell and Deputy United
States Marshal Heck Thomas at the
I.ee-lIuckins hotel Monday aight, when
the federal officer tried to serve the
citation notice issued BY Judge Cot
teral upon the chief executive officer
of the state
While Secretary Of State Bill Cross
was standing talking to friends in the
lobby Of the hotel the federal officer
handed him the papers. which were
accepted. lie did not read them, but
could hardly keep from taking them.
He did not know he was dealing with
an officer at the time Of service.