Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-13
OKLAHOMA IS
FIGHTING OVER
STATE CAPITAL

Oklahoma City, Okla, June 13.-The
fight over the change OF the location
of the state capital from Guthrie to
this city today finds Governor @. N
Haskell lined up in favor OF Oklahoma
City. He Is now here and has practi.
cally recognized the city as the per
manent capital of the state.
The governor would make no state
ment as to whether he will attempt to
remove the records Of his office to
Oklahoma City in the face of the in
Junction issued by Judge Huston in
the district court of Logan county at
Guthrie, but he limited that the official
business of the state so far as the
executive Office is concerned will be
transacted from Oklahoma City. 1t is
practically certain that if any attempt
to remove records from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City is made during the life
Of the present injunction any officer
seeking to ignore the injunction will
be cited for contempt of court and
probably placed in jail
w llu tue CADCCtdL1tA VI nav IiiS dll
the state offices In Oklahoma City
within week two floors in the ten
story Lee hotel building have been re-
served for use of the state officers In
the conduct of state business.
Governor Haskell and, Secretary of
State Bill Cross have removed their
state seals to Oklahoma City and
have opened offices in the Lee hotel,
and 1t is claimed that the fact that the
seals are here taken In connection with
the vote virtually removes the seat of
state government to Oklahoma City i'm
mediately. Governor Haskell brought
his seal and office force in by automo-
bile after an exciting ninety mile ride.
None Of the officers, however, have at
tempted to remove their records from
Guthrie to Oklahoma City pending
determination of the Injunction.
A majority of the state officers have
made no move toward establishing
their headquarters in Oklahoma City,
being contented to remain In Guthrie
until it is determined by the courts
whether the removal election was le-
gal. A move is on here to procure a
writ of prohibition, If possible, from
the supreme court to prohibit Judge
Huston of the district court of Logan
county from enforcing his temporary
injunction against the removal of the
records. A writ of this kind would
permit the removal of the records at
once IL made permanent by the court.
Governor Haskell is prepared to is
sue his proclamation declaring Okla
hOma City the permanent capital of
the state and as yet no injunction has
been secured restraining such action,
and 1t Is the opinion of lawyers here
that no injunction would lie against
the governor to prevent such action as
the governor being enjoined from per-
forming ministerial duty by the state
courts In their opinion.
1t was in a wild automobile drive
in the midnight hours Saturday that
the seal of state was brought from
Guthrie to Oklahoma City. following
the announcement that Oklahoma City
had won in the state capital fight.
. The state seal was suFreptitiously re-
moved from the secretary Of states Of
fee in Guthrie and is now declared to
be In the rooms of Governor C. N.
Haskell at the Lee Huckins hotel in
Oklahoma City.
Miss Jane Haskell, seventeen-yea
daughter of Governor Haskell. was
hooted and stoned from the streets Of
Guthrie Saturday night when she
eheered for Oklahoma City and was
forced to flee to the governors rooms
In the Royal hotel with her escort.
The courts will be called upon to de-
termine the legality of the state capital
removal bill which was voted upon by
the people of the state, resulting in It's
adoption by perhaps 10000 majority.
1t is reported that Haskell, If 1t should
become necessary. will order out the
state militia to enforce his proclama-
ton declaring Oklahoma City the new
capital