The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-21
An ELECTION
BOARD IS
APPOINTED
GOVeTnOT CTuce Switches Ap-
p0InimeniS Previously Made
OOOIIn is Game Warden
specIaI 0 the paIIy LeaIer

Special 10 the Daily Leader,
Oklahoma City, okla, Mar 20
Governor Cruce Saturday approved
4 HE general election law and ann0un
cod the appointment Of a number OF
officials for important state Offices
Chief among these was the appoin
lment Of Lon Frame of Ardmore now
game warden, to tho chairmanship Of
ine board OF public affairs and The
| appointment OF John Doolin OF Alva,
as state game warden. G. G. Penn OF
Weathertord, was named as chairman
0f the new election board.
10 work with Penn on the board,
he governor named 3 w. Riley, OF
El Reno, as secretary and 7. B. Fer
guson OF Watonga. former territorial
governor as the Republican member.
The old board was composed Of 7 j.
Lcahy OF pawhuska, Seth X, Gordon,
and Jake Hamon Of Lawton
Two OF the appointments Of district
judges were announced, closing the
contests iha have been much In evil
deaoe for those places. Frank Mat
thews Of Altus,an0w chairman OF the
board Of public affairs, was named
Judge I'M lie rweRty-ifth district, and
T. II Fergllson of Durant, in the
Sixth, in (which there were six cam
dldatcs.
The listIof names for members OF
the uelection board submitted to the
governor hy Chairman Frad =. Bran
snn oostrhe Democratic state central
committee had Sch X. Gordon and
T. J.. LeahY the two old members Of
the board, at the head, with former
Senator L. X Taylor of Chickasha,
as the third man on the list, but all
ef them failed to land Riley and Fer
guson also were on Branson's lis.
appointment Delayed
The old law required the appoint
ment Of the election board by the gov
enor within thirty days after enter
ing upon his term of Office, and the
terms Of the old board had all ready
expired, but Governor Cruce had de-
layed the appointment TO see what
changes were made in the election
law by the legislature.
The new. as finally passed, leaves
the appointment Of the state election
board III the hands OF the governor
cutting out the provision for electine
| It's members by districts, which seem
cd to be popular with the members OF
the legislature. The principal change
IN that respect IL that the governor
now designates the chairman and
secretary Of the board at the time
when the appointments are made in
stead of leaving it to the board to Sc
leet its own officers
Tho powers Of the board IN selac'
Ton OF county boards are consider
ably Diminished under the new law
Instead of selecting all OF the mem
bers of the county boarl as before
the state board now names but one
member in each county, the other Two
being named By the local organiza
tions of the wo political parties se
lceiylng the highest vote at the last
preceding general election.
b. w. .RileN the secretary OF the
Inew J,oau,. Is a hotel man at El Reno
and Laalwell known Canadian county
Democrat. Chairman Penn, whde ho'
so we'll known over the state, IS q
man of influence in the Democratic
PARTY in. southwestern Oklahoma
Former Governor Ferguson, the MI
llority member, was candidate tol
1.-THE Republican nomination for gov
ernoq in The last campaign, running
close second 0 ]. W. McNeal, tle
succSsslnl candi ate. Ills appoint-
lmcnt Win be satisfactory to all 'ac
ltions of the Republican party
Strong iniimations had already
been given that the old members O
the board would no be appointed
Anticipating the early appointment
Of i new board, Seth x. Gordon, sec
rotary of the oil board, submitted p
Resignation to Governor Cluce ol
! Saturday.