The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-07

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MUskoGEE HOT AFTER
STATE FAIR
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paign man and floor worker he Is Il
progl essive and one OF the strong
men OF the state.
On the senate side j. Elmer
Thomas has the floor and large part
oi the rostrnm This slim young man
Is from l.awton, TOO, and Is 4 quiet
bug assres i've ana invincible legisla'
tor His high rank as a lawyer and
his experience in former legislatures
make him formidable.
r. E. Echos, the big man from Elk
City, is something OF IN insurgent.
/ lie ~ 4 second-term senator, 10 whom
the legislative game Is easy.
Old time oratory IS preserved TO tho
Oklahoma Legislature by Col Stump
!, Ashby. from pushmataha county. He
is the most re ionaht aud fluent speak
el In either house and has mine OF
1 information.
One Of the new and younger mem
II bers OF the house is O. j. Logan, Of
4 Swanson, chairman OF the capital
1 committee He il used to location
squa0Dies, being III both the Swan son
4 kiowa and Oklahoma City-Guthrie
| fights.
The faraway, no railroad county Oh
4 Roger Mills has in the senate man
4 OF decided ability and quiet zeal. +.
L. Mitchell is holdoyer senator. He
was originally Missouri farmer,
then a printer and editor and now a
lawyer.
w. A. Briggs, Republican leader, a
baby in the senate, is full grown
I woodward product. He landed in the
senate BY 2 small majority and imme-
uiately took charge OF the outfit. He
is an orator and worker II rare skill
On the house side, big enough ment
ally and physically to hold down any
thing, is ". d. Anthony, already
widely known as secretary to the
gdyorAor and speaker of the specia
session. He IL now Democratic floor
leader, on whom much OF the success
OF the session depends. He is the
only legislator In oklahoma who haf
no opposition in eltner the primarI
d Or the general election. He runs :
a paper at NARROW.
Or. j. j. Williams, the old'tLmer Of
Weatherford, is one of the most in
4 teres,ing men in the senate.
4 Dr. ]. @. Newell, OF jennings, Is 4
n popular and progressive senator and
big man at home.
" 8. Stuart from Hugo, still wears
i proudly the title of the man from vi
...0 .4eeh. He is senator 100, thanh
\ you.
Heading the penitcntiary fnyestiga
4 ting committee. favorug reforms i
4 the banking law and otherwise stay
Y ing at the front Reuben NJ. Roddi'
q Of Ada il one Of the senate leaders
i He is ore OF il youngest members.
Il ]. y. Thompson, big business maj
AMI politician from the. uemocratt
strongho a at Galvn is making goo
Il in the senate He developed fast Il
= the special and regular sessions.
n ]. w Steen Of Checotah, is rel
y reset tative worth having. He IN on
3 OF the coming lights or the sonse.
G. H. DeFord of Harrah, an Okla
E homa county precinct, Is fast comm
to the front in the house. He is
new member.
4 Charles i. Barrett OF Shawnee,
probably one Of the ablest men !
y e ther house, His superb knowlens
OF Oklahoma and his capacity as
writer ard organizer are well know
and he Is foremost man on Non
mlttees He practically has charg
of the Inauguration OF the governo
7 NJ. l.. Webb, of Hugo, is 4 membt
who believes in doing things. He
"A power in the house.
Without Senator fiatchett thel
would not be much senate. The Sc
ond legislature made him just rig
for this ne.
N From the board OF county commi
sioners OF Rogers county Gid Graha
graduated into the senate. He va
long a prominent man among the COL
mssioners OF the state and he be-
the Democratic and Republican tic
cts i'a his race.
There remains to the senate Il
Indian statesman and bard. B. aiae
MI.andrum. This Cherokee is humo
h ist and an orator as well aud Is mut
sought after.