The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-28

Twas adopted, Guthrie and Logan
leounty cast twice as many votes
against the adoption of the constiiu-
ton as they did for il. and. while the
constitutional convention was in ses-
sion, and during the time when the
htst administration had offices at
Guthrie. her people and her chief
newspapers antagonized and Villihed
the public officials engaged in form
ltag the constitution and administers
ing the state government When the
first state officers were inaugurated
at Guthrie. one OF her leading citi-
lzens refused to permit his place of
business to be decorated with flags
in honor of the occasion. and at the
next election he was elected mayor
OF Guthrie. This individual is now
lighting 10 take the capital back to
Guthrie
fThe first part of the above is not
true. Guthrie and Logan county no
matter what the attitude of its few
politicians might have been, voted a
majority for the constitution. AS to
TIE attitude of a certain newspaper
and certain corporation political boss
es, they have all left town now The
newspaperman has gone to Tulsa and
the majority Of the politicians are now
citizens Of Oklahoma City Guthrie
now belongs to the rank and file citi-
zens of Oklahoma. who were always
for statehood, voted for the constitu-
ton, are part and parcel of Okla
hora, and will treat rightly the state
officers OF any party that elects them
Many administration officers and
members of the constitutional conven-
ton and members of the two first leg
islatures, who thought they did not
1uite like Guthrie in those days, now
that they have had their experience in
Oklahoma City. declare now they had
rather live in Guthrie as Githrie citi-
gems treated them better)
Guthrie claims in her Official argu-
ment that the people OF the state were
deceived bv the BELIEF That me ititat |
ed bill voted on in 1910 would not /
have affected the locating OF the cap I
ifal until 1918. The time as to when |
the measure would take effect was the
subject or controversy and discussion /
during the campaign and honest men
differed upon the question but GHth
lie took the correct view upon th
question and circulated throughout the
state the written opinion Of every
lawyer located there except two, in
which it was said
III has been suggested tnat they
only intend to locate the capital at
this time. and that the time interven-
lug between now and 1913 will be nee
GgF-il.. fsy tt
and getting it ready for use at that
time. II IS not he language of The
lll before the people. An examination
9f the bill win disclose the fact thai,
me election 10 be held is 1~r the uur
pose Of locating the capital al This
time
mo matter whose fault it was, the
people we're deceived upon the matter
All the Oklahoma City orators out on /.
he stump declared the capital would
rot be moved until 1918 When Gut
'ie declared otherwise, Oklahoma cit
'rators, preachers and all denied it.
Many citizens of Oklahoma City to-
lay feel humiliated in the fact that II 9
eft them high and dry before the peo-
lie as liars.
Of course, it was our lawyers who =
aw the trick that Oklahoma City was
eeeiVing the voters. and tried to open
he eyes Of the people, but Oklahoma :,
ity kept on declaring il did not in : :
end TO move the capital until 19f3.) =
IaskeIi's Opinion Upheld =
This was the opinion of Governor
Haskell and he acted in accordance | =
Il no. 5. i !
Oklahoma City Immediately after =
le election was held on this point =
le supreme court sustained his action -
nd tile opinion of the Guthrie lawyers
enee it cannot be stated that Okla y
)ma City deceived the people as tc
hen the capital should be located pa
hen the supreme court denied the ST.
ilidity Of that election on a techn lg
] defect in the ballot title. Governor pr
askell convened the legislature IN al
session ana the legis r
.ure enacted the present law locat d,
2 the capital az Oklahoma City )f
THE seal was taken to Oklahoma Ok
~ at II o'clock the same night the Of
,ction was held, and the vote or ha
AZ capital bill has to this day not ru
en- counted SO anyone can tell who
In.) bu
As soon as Oklahoma Cify bv yir -.
2 OF the election held IN june. 1910
empted 10 carry ont the wishes Of
= people expressed In that election
1 OF their implied agreement as
de b. her citizens in the cam aaiW
prior 10 said election
citizens of Guthrie enjoined in
courts any steps on the part of
lahoma CITY 10 carry our her con
e. and the supreme court of Ok
Oma held that said election was
d because Of defective ballot
e.
he legislature IN December. 1910
in located the capital az Oklaho
City and entered into contract
,Hgh It's governor with the state
itol Building company Of Okla