The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-20
ALL POLITICS
THIS YEAR
WILL Be HOT
M A NY OFFICERS TO BE
ELECTED DURING THE
COMING YEAR

There Is going TO be some things
ioing In q political way in this year
OF 1912. And the pot is beginning to
boil in earnest. even at this early date
in the year The general election
will not occur until next November.
nine months, nearly, yet there viii be
many preliminaries 10 20 through
with before that date rolls around.
in fact, the big fight in Oklahoma IS
always IN The primaries 4 primary,
as far as the Democrats are concern
ed, in statewide election. Is equi-
yaleni 10 All election That is also
true ia big majority OF the conn-
lies OF Ghe state. Aside from being
the year for the presidential campaign
a sufficient number OF state. coun Y,
city and district officers viii be elect
ed 10 put much ginger into the fray
and help make lively AMI decidedly
interesting campaign
This Is not the year for the gener-
al election of state GERS, but
enough of them will be elected 10
MAXI ;he race exciting Those Off
GERS will be filed: Twtnty-two mem.
bers OF tie state senate. ninety-oight
members OF the house CT representa-
tives, eight congressman, five in dis
tricts and three AZ Ia ge; unless the
governor calls d special session 10 re-
district, in which event. the eight
viii be elected in districts; one Unit
ed States senator, one member of the
state supreme court, one member OF
court OF criminal appeals. one member
OF the state corporation commission,
ten presidential electors, and l046
1r
ber OF city, township and school dis
trict officers. OF course, the big in.
terest will center around the presi-
Dental and senatorial contest, which
from present indications promises 10
be exceedingly hot
Successors are 10 be elected TO the
following state senators. fifteen OF
whom art Democrats ami seven Re
publicans:
Il. +. Mitchell, Democrat, OF the sec
ond district, composed of Beckham,
Dewey, Ellis and Roger Mills coun
ties; Henry ]. Denton, Democrat
fourth district, composed Of Greer and
'i15finun- !. j. Williams, Democrat. OF
the sixth district. composed of Custer,
Kiewa and Washita: +. j Goulding.
Democrat, eighth district, composed
OF Garfield; Ernest b. Chapman, lie
publican. ninth district, composed OF
Usage, Grant AMI Kay; J @. Newell,
Democrat. tenth district, composed of
Noble and Pawnee; Ben. f Berkey,
Republican. tenth district, composed
of Logan, NJ. r Egsernan. Democrat.
thirteenth district, composed OF Lin
coin and Pottawatomie; Il N. Col
willie, Republican, fourteenth district
composed Of Canadian and Oklahoma:
Joe Smith, Democrat, fifteenth dis
trict, composed of Caddo ana Grady:
H. ID. Brownlee. Republican sixteenth
district, composed of Blaine and King
fisher: ]. Elmer Thomas Democrat,
district, composed of Co
Jefitrson and stephens;
Harry X. Allen. Democrat. OF the eigh-
teenth district. composed OF Carter,
Love and Murray; X r. wayne Dem
ocrat, nineteenth district, composed !
Of Cleveland, Garyin and Mccain:
Jesse NJ, Hatehett. Democrat TWEEN
tieth district composed of Atoka, llry- {
an and Coal; Frank l.. Warren. Re
twenty-second district com |
posed OF Hughes and Okiushec; W. +. ]
Stuart. Democrat. twenty-fonrth dis
trict, composed OF ChoctaW. McCur- :
tain and Pushmataha: w Fl Frank
lin. Democrat, twenty-siXth district J
Of Marshall and Johnson,
Harry b. Beeler Republican, twenty
seventh district, composed OF Haskell. :
Mcintosh and Mnskogee j. Harry