The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-18

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Gratis will have considerably more
than two,thirds majority in the
house, but will fall one short OF hay-
ing a two-thirds majority in the SEN
ate unless one more democrat is add
ed by contest proceedings.
The political complexion of the
house will be 81 republicans, rs
democrats, with two in doubt. The
/ senate will be constituted OF 10 re-
publicans and % democrats.
In the last legislature the repub-
iicans had Al members Of the house
and 10 members of the senate, show
ing a loss by the republicans Of .,
with a possible members Of the
house, and republican gain OF b
members in the senate over the last
Legislature.
OF the 1853 votes on joint ballot,
the republicans will have 46 sure,
with a possible As, and the democrats
1O5 sure, with possible 1O7, insur-
ing the democrats two-thirds ma
jority on joint ballot. This Will en-
able the democrats to put through
Joint resolutions proposing amend
ments to the constitution where the
party strength is united upon them.
The combined voting strength OF
the republicans on joint ballot IN
the last legislature was 81 and IN
the next legislature it will be Az
with n possible 40. This is a remark
able showing for the republican party
in view of the fact that the demo
Gratis disfranchised at least $4,000 re-
publican voters in the state by the
adoption of the grandfather clause
In spite of the grandfather clause"
A. c. Hamlin negro of Logan coun-
ty. was reelected a member OF the
house.
The membership of the next legis'
lature will be as follows:
Senate, Including Holdovers.
First District-J. II. Langston, Guy
man, Rep.
Second District-R. f. Echols, Elk
City, DEM; L, l.. Mitchell, Chey-
enne, Dem.
Third District-William A. Briggs,
Woodward, Rep,
Fourth District-Henry ]. Denton,
Dryden, Dem.
Fifth District-Guy P. Horton, AL
tus, Dem.
Sixth District-George a. Cohey,
Lone Wolf, Dem; J. ]. Williams,
Seventh District. w. McCully,
Helena, Rep.
Eighth District-U. j. Goulding,
Enid, Dem,
Ninth District-William r. Dutton,
Foraker, Rep; Ernest b. Chapman,
Tonkawa, Rep.
Tenth DISTRICT. Q. Newell, Jen-
nings, Dem.
Eleventh Dlstrict-Joseph ]. Jones,
Sapulpa, Rep.
Twelfth District-Ben F. Berkey,
Guthrie. Rep. mneXpired term.
Thirteenth District-W. S. Baker,
Prague, Rep.
Fourteenth District-Tom F, Nc
Mechan, oklahoma City, Dem;
Frank l.. Colyille, Mustang, Rep.
Fifteenth District - Charles p
Brown, Chickasha Rep; Joe Smith,
Anadarko, Dem. (uneypired term).
Sixteenth District - Emory d.
Brownless, Kingfsher, Rep.
Seventeenth District-F. w. Ander'
son. Waurilla, Dem; ]. Elmer Thom-
as. Lawton, Dem.
Eighteenth District-C. B. Ken
drick. Davis, Dem; Harry X. Allen
Ardmore. Dem.
Nineteenth District-R. p. Wynne'
Lexington, Dem; J. B. Thompson
Pauls valley Dem.
twentieth District-T +. Memmin-
ger. Atoka. Dem; Jesse NJ. Matchett,
Mead Dem.
Twcuty-frst District-E. 7. Sor'
rells, Milton, Dem.
Tweuty-second District-Frank L.
Warren. Holdenyille, Rep.
Tweuty-third District-Reuben M
Roddio, Ada, Dem.
Tweuty-fourth District - w. 7
= Stewart. Hugo, Dem.
Twenty-fifth District-W. \. Red
wine. McNester, Dem.
Twenty-siNth District-William VI
Franklin. MadiH, Dem.
Twcuty-seyenth District-J. B. Nc
Donald. Muskogee. Dem; Harry B
rceler. Checotab, Rep.
Twen;y-eighth District-J Harr'
CIoonau, Duttou, Rep.
Twen,y-uinth District-F. c. HaT
lin. Welch, Dem.
Thirtieth District-R. NJ. Lendrum
T..