Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-20
HOW OKLAHOMA 5
Capital MOVED
4 CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF
THE STATE CAPITAL
FIGHTS.
STARTRD BACK IN 1856
Captain David L. Payne, this Father
VI Oklahoma,' Had the
INST Trouble.

/ GUTHRIE. OKLA. April is.-EyeI
good Captain David L. Payne. known
AZ the Father Of Oklahoma" through
whose efforts Oklahoma vas first op-
|eued % settlement twenty-three years
'ag. HeH Monday, had q capital elec-
tlou fight hands, and away back IN
1855, four yeaJs before the opeains
his cci0nisis elected site about ni4-
Way lett.-rn Guthrie and Oklahoma
C.fy ss site for the future capital OF
the state that Payne and his follower
felt sure would material ze. II was
Payne'8 .0i0u.sis who started the capt.
ill bali 10 rolling and q has been
On the move over since. a chrouo-
logical history Of the move is as fol-
lows:
ln april 1sS5-Paynes eoion.s,s Sc
l~rtel site.
April -. 1ssJ-Oklahopa opened
20 settlement with capital ~ Guthris
by proclamation Of President Benja-
min Harrison.
June .G ls90-Juise John VI. CAL
lO"ay If Guthrie started first fund for
ths erection q capIto! buildings at
Guthrie
4..st H. 1s9O-First tcrrltor'a.
legislature met; thros times within tho
rcHt Il6 days three capital Bills were
passed the first located Ct at Oklaho
ma City and was vetoed hy Governor
St'aln. the second AZ Klnat!sher ye.
tood hy steele; the third as Kngflsh
or, sImc fa.e.
l'ol-Samo legislature IN regula"
session atompted 10 pass bill, locat-
ing capital ~ Oklahoma CITY
1893 Congressional y enacted,
/ Prohibiting expenditure OF money for
cap tai buildings In Oklahoma until
after statehood: thla was move on
/ the part Of Oklahoma city.
1901 A bill known as the Mound
| builders bin fathered by Senator
Rick Messall Of Enid, was passed by
tho legislature. locating all state in
sututions excepting the capital, and
locating 1t by Implication at Guthrie
through an appropriation Of $4,000
for a state library building here; We
toed by Governor c. NJ. Barnes.
June, Enabling act signed by
President Roosevelt giving Oklahoma
statehood and loca ipN Temporary cap
tai at Guthrie until ader 1913, when It
was 20 be located by vote of the peo-
pie.
January. 1eO7-roliowing assembl-
ing Of constitutional convention. sites
for capital were offered By Shawnee,
Sapulpa. Muskogee Tulsa and other
cities
March II. 1907 constitutional con-
.vcn'lon refused to Interfere with on
abIng act provision H. regard to CAPT
tai location.
April. l9O7-Guthrle citizens began
erection Of big convention hall on cap
tai site. rent free TO state until per
manent buildings were erected; also
donated now $4,000 courthouse for
statehousc.
November l6. Statehood in
auguratcd with Guthrie as capital.
December. tg0I-First legislature In
special session; several capital location
bills introduced, including Senator
Russclls New Jerusalem bill to To-
cate capital a. geographical center Of
the state
January.\ i9OS-"New Jerusamel"
passed and signed 10 he submitted to
vote Of people in November.
June, l90S--Guthrie conventian hall
completed and state officials took pos
session. Governor Haskell and several
other officials rema ned in the court
house state house.
November. 19OS-"New Jerusalem"
defeated at polls.
February 3. 191Q-Second 'New
Jerusalem" bill passed by legislature
also later defeated at polls.
March. l9tO-Bill drafted by w. A..
Lcdbctter of Ardmorc for location Of
capital on ground that enabling acts
1913 provision was not binding.
June II, 19i0-The Ledbettcr bill
declared by Governor Haskell to have
been adopted at polls. Oklahoma city
winning location over Guthrie and
shawnee
June IL 1910--Secretary w ;. An
thony or Governor Haskell's office
took midnight ride to oklahoma CITY
IN an automobile to transfer great
seal Of state writ Of mandamus secur-
cd from District Judge Huston OF
Guthrie preventing the removal OF
tho state departments. alleged that
Ledbetter location bill was not proper
~ submitted
June Il. l9l0-Unitcd States court
AZ Guthrie refused to interfere.
June 20. l9i0-Governor Haskell
named Tate Brady of Tulsa Boone
Williams OF Lehieh and Leo Bonnet;
Of Muskogcc state capital commits
sion. 10 carry out provisions OF Leb-
better initiated bill and enter into
agreement with Oklahoma city for n
free capital site and buildings.
November. lsl0--State supreme