The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-11-25
SPECIAL SESSION
STILL DISCUSSED
Governor Orders Rooms in Hotel at
Guthrie Prepared And VIII Go
Back to Guthrie Saturday.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 1S.-The prob
ability of a special session of the Ok
lahoma legislature at an early date to
permanently locate the state capital
of Oklahoma now appears to be strong.
Several unofficial statements ema-
mating from Governor Haskell's head
quarters at Oklahoma City were made
credible here Thursday afternoon by
State Treasurer James Menefee, who
had just returned from an extended
conference of several state officers
with Governor Haskell at Oklahoma
|City and who said that the governor
would call special session about
Monday week, which would be Novem-
Der 2S. Treasurer Menefee said the
proclamation might set the date few
days later but that the special session
was a certainty.
What is taken as a strong hint by
| the governor himself as to what he
lis going to do is the fact that he called
Jim Brooks, proprietor of the Royal
Hotel here, down to Oklahoma City
yesterday and asked that his former
family apartments here be immediate
lily prepared for use. Brooks came
back and had large force preparing
the suite and says that Governor Has
kell will be here Saturday morning at
8 o'clock.
| 1t is believed that the governor is
returning to Guthrie solely for the
reason that he wishes to personally
ldirect the capital legislation and must
Ibe here to do it since the decision of
1.-THE supreme court in the capital case
Tuesday makes it plainly apparent
that the legislature could not be legal
lily assembled except IN Guthrie.
Governor Haskell yesterday after
moon refused to make any statement
as to the possibility of legislative
Isession. He has been busily comforting
with attorneys, state officers and visit
ling legislators, and has sent out wires
to many legislators asking their opin-
ion as to the necessity of a special
Isession. At noon yesterday the gov
ernor had received eighteen kilograms
from that many legislators favoring
the special session.
1t is also understood that Oklahoma
ICity adherents are, already being lined
|up and that Oklahoma City agents
are hurrying out into the counties af-
ter pledges from the legislators for
IOxlahoma City Should the legisla'
Iture be assembled. every indication
points to a very lively fight not only
between Guthrie and Oklahoma City
but with several other ambitious cities
lin the contest.
Under the capital bill which gave
Oklahoma City $4,000 majority and
(which the supreme court Tuesday de-
Iclared void, OklahomS City an' Guth-
rie were really the only candidates
Though Shawnee's name was on the
ballot. None of the other towns in
the state had a chance
In the legislature the situation will
be different Muskogee, the second
city of the state in size, is already be
ing doomed as a compromise candi
date. while Shawnee. El Reno, Nc,
lAlester and Tulsa and probably others
will appear before the probable legis
lature as candidates.
Several state leaders are strongly
protesting to Governor Haskell the
impropriety of him calling together
the new or third legislature, the term
of the second legislature expiring No
vember 23d, and say that such step
is an affront to Governorelect Lee
lCruce, who takes his office the first OF
January and convenes the legislature
in regular session at once.
President ]. P. Connors of the state
board of agriculture said he thought
the impropriety of such a step was sc
plain that Governor Haskell would not
be guilty