The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
NEW REGIME INDICTED
INTO OFFICE THIS MORAIAG
Mayor OIsmlth Tells Why He Is
Opposed 10 The Proposed
CITY Charter

Lew counclmen, one reelected coun.
oimen. Ave holdover councilmen and
seven other city officials this morn
ing took over the cares Of govern
ment for the greater Guthrie. The
change IN administration marked an
epoch in local history
For the first time in the history OF
Guthrie, or any other Oklahoma city
OF considerable size, nonpartisan
administration under the council.
manic form was indicted into office.
The incoming officials were elected
%ithout opposition and without re-
gard to parties
The complete roster of officials now
is.
Mayor-Frank Olsmith.
Clerk-Ernest Winslow
Police ludge-Henry Reynolds.
City Marshal-W H. Mitchell
Treasurer Felix Adler.
Street Commissioner w. d. VIII
hanson
Attorasy-James Hepburn
tAssessor--J n. Curl.
Councilmen- First ward, @. w.
Bruce: Second ward, L e. Tallman;
Third ward. II s. Lowther; Fourth
ward, NJ, l.. Morrison, Fifth ward
Clark Fields.
The holdover mempefs Of council
are: First ward w NJ. spurlock;
Second ward A. Meyer; Third ward,
n Hartshorne; Fourth ward, D.
butcher. Fifth ward, r. n. Dunham.
Mr.. Morrison is the only reelected
member
The oaihs Of Office were administer
ea at 1880 today by Grant Hanford
retiring city clerk
An informal meeting was held this
afternoon for the approval Of the
lends Of the newly elected officers
The first regular meeting of the
council viii be held Thursday night.
At this time the president OF council
viii be elected, and the standing com.
Diltees will be named
Mayor Olsmth States Position
Mayor Clsmith. at the first meeting
OF council today. alluded to the fact
that for the first time IN Guthrie and
Oklahoma officials had been chosen
throughout without a single dissent.
ig vote
We have heard at times. said the
mayor, that the election of this
ouncil resulted from the work OF O
midnight meeting, when band oi
Conspirators planned a. capture the
lily government Nothing OF the
sert was intended Any citizen Of
the city could have placed mis- name
en- the ballots for the election we all
knew was to be held
My name was placed on the ticket
because consented for the reason
mat had good reason 10 believe that
opponents OF commission government
ere making an effort 70 holdover
There Efould have been nothing Il
prevent tpem from delaying and I'm
peding the progress OF the commits
Son form for the Two years TO which
they would have succeeded.
On Thursday the charter will be
v0ted upon and no person will nave
cause to complain OF the action then
taken Ii the charter carries. II vii
be put into operation without delay
/ Il II fails 70 carry. the friends oi
commission government will have
lost nothing Immediate steps vii
be taken TO secure commission gov
sfnment bY means Of another charter
raft II will be put up al once.
II has been inImated biz some
ltlat consented to the use OF ms
Irame III order that might hold Office
for two months, or TWO years Noth
Ing Is further from the truth.
Net la Favor Of Charter Proposed
4 n am free TO say ! am not In favor
I iof the charter proposed ! am oppos
ed 10 II for good reasons III tbs
irsi place there Ii no provision foi
the taxing of gross incomes of cor
aorati0ns We all know there IL 8
lIlinciple requiring such and we can
not omit IT,
The chief objection to the charter
IL In the election Law. The election
BOARD provision appears 10 me % 5s
dangerous The theory is that ws
are to elect good and pure men 10 al
ciiIces. but You know what happens
I Iinaer the rronosna eFarfer thres
i0en are To De commissioners. Thes
are to appoint city clerk Tbes
Lame two persons DIN each precinct
las inspectors aud TWO as clerks Thf
lrjty clerk does everything else. and
4 remember he IS appointed bY tnl
4 commissioners The fist time sa'
I tubilc cores into the proposition il
when the result Il announced.
Then there Il the recall, inkeftes
I'm wisdom Il seems but lett loosely