The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-25
HOPED THEREBY TO PREVENT
EXTENDED DEBATE ON FLOOR
Muskogss and Allied Towns
Claim Strength TO Defeat
The Movement
Special to Daily Leader.

Speciai 10 DAILY Leader.
Oklahoma City, Okla. Nov. 25--The
corridors Of local hotels are crowd
ed today with politicians. members
OF the Legislature and boosters from
the various towns. interested in the
outcome OF the fight to permanently
locate the state capital, for which
an extraordinary session OF the leg
islature was called by Governor Has
kell to convene here Monday, Nov.
2S. Muskogee has opened headquart-
ers and has large delegation OF
citizens on the ground actively push
ing the demand that the legislature
adjourn without taking action on the
state capital question, and some oil
her most enthusiastic adherents are
already claiming enoug.. votes TO de-
feat the main object OF tle special
Sesslon.
Will Hold Caucus Saturday
Caucuses OF the house and senate
Democratic members will be held
Saturday to consider in a prelimin-
AIRY way the proposed state capital
location legislation for which Gov
ernor Haskell has convened the Tairl
legislature in special session. No or
ganization has been outlined other
tran the election OF w. B. Anthony,
Of NARROW, private secretary to Gov
crnor Haskell, and reelected from
Stephens county, as speaker during
the special session w. A. Durant is
to be speaker during the regular ses-
sion. which begins in January.
j. Elmer Thomas, holdover senator
from Lawton, win be president pro
tenn OF the senate. 1t is probable
that he will hold suc.i position dur
ing TIE regular session also The
Republicans viii caucus In Guthrie
on Saturday.
Ii is intended to make Governor
Haskelrs state capital location bill a
matter OF caucus agreement on the
part OF Democrats, which viii pre-
vent discussion in great measure
on the house and senate floors, in
event the caucus action is made bind
ing Ii will also be a means of de-
veloping strength of advocates and
opponents of the bill Republican
members, il is understood. will oppose
the extra session cali, but there is
no expression from them as to the
proposed removal act No one knows
the exact number OF pledges secured
for the idea. although 1t is diligently
circulated that two-thirds OF the
membership have agreed to the meas
ufe as voted upon last June, with the
100000 appropriation eliminated
There has been prepared, it is stat
ed a tabulation OF the June II vote
by counties, and when the representa-
tive arrive he Is to be shown how
mis- county voted on that date, with
the suggestion that he do likewise.
In the matter of location a great
numbtr of members have agreed that
permanent location should be made,
but have not yet committed them
selves to the method, including waeth
er the governor shall be given author
ity to appoint the state capital com.
mission or whether the legislature
will elect the commission.
In this connection ii is understood
there is considerable opposition
among Oklahoma City people to the
Putnam site formerly selected, which
Is six miles from the business center
of the town. Today twos new site
were proposed, both nearer the busi-
ness center by four miles.
II the business men hert could
have their way an area of four
squares in the town would. be con
demred and rendered to the state for
building purposes, but the governor
is committed to the idea of selling
town lots around the site for the
purpose of creating a fund to pay
for capitol building Other features
are time of removal and whether the
act to be passed by the legislature
shall be submitted to q vote Of the
reople
To Prevent Ratification
II is understood that Muslogee's
first movement will be to prevent rat
ification of the extra session call by
two-thirds vote of the membership
II this is done the session immediate
ly dies for lack of constitutional con
currence Friends of the governor
state that If the proposition loses II
the special session he will appeal II
the regular session. In the event ths
call receives ratification, however
{ there Is nothing at this time to justi
fv the assumption that the formerly
initiated bill win be adopted withou
change. When IT comes to location
tgNltiskogee People here say their tow
can offer as much in the shape 0
land and bonus as any other In thu
state. They hint that their main OF
fer will be in money with which t
pay outright for state capital build
ing. and that there will be no tow
LOT venture INVOLVED What supper
l.astcgee has iz rot tssc'c=ed
1t is evident that location Of tn,
seat OF government By the legisIa
ture will not be the fna, action, 70
Immediately there will pe issued