The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-05

George r Rails, Coalgate, (Rep); +.
5. Hurt, Madill, (Soe).
Senators And Representative
For the Fourth Legislature twenty
five senators and nineW-nine repre-
sentatiyes are to be elected. There
are fifteen districts in both house
and senate in which neither Repub-
licans nor Socialists have nominees.
But twenty-five of the senatorial dis
tricts are vacant by reason OF eX-
piring terms, while two were vacated
by resignation and in one instance
Democrats have made q nomination
upon the assumption that the Repub.
lican holding the place relinquished
claim to the office by having taken
a federal position during the interim.
This is in the First district. Repub-
icans made no nomination for the
office and it will deyolye upon the
next senate to Judge of the qualiii-
cations Of the present member
Under the last apportonment
which is effective for the Fourth leg
islature for the first time the house
is composed Of ninety-eight members
An extra one appears from that ter
ritory embraced within the late
county of Swanson Swanson county
was dissolved by decision Of the su
preme court after passage of the ap-
portionment act by the legislature,
the latter providing for one repre-
sentative from Swanson county Hold
ing that the legislature intended that
the area in Swanson should have a
representative, nomination was
made Cotton county, created recent
ly. will not have member, but viii
vote for the member allotted TO Co
manche county out OF which the new
county was created.
It is estimated that the total vote
will be greater than 100000. In the
first state election, 1907 the total
vote for state officers was 24I2lo, OF
which 1851 were Democratic. 110,-
2g6 Republican and 9,3O3 Socialist
There were cast in 1907 for and
against adoption Of the state consti-
tuition 252,913. and FOR and against
prohibition 242,7S6. in 1898. a presi-
Dental year. the total vote was 23f-
749 Of which Bryan received l22i4O6.
Taft 110,55S and Debs 2I779. In the
general election two years ago, when
a governor and fun state ticket was
chosen. the total vote was 2i1,666. or
these 120.21S were Democratic, 49,
527 Republican. 2A707 Socialist and
.3.214 Prohibitions But 1771S6 votes
we're cast in the primary election
last August, the Democratic vote be-
ing 125,0S4.
Three Propositions
Three propositions are submitted
separately, two of them being on the
regular ballot and one on q separate
ballot. One proposition is 10 amend
the constitution and change the cap
ital from Oklahoma City to Guthrie.
Another is to authorize the state TO
vote aid for common schools i'm or
der 10 insure minimum or I'VE
months school per year The third
proposition. which IS on separate
ballot. is revising the method of elect
ing the state board of agriculture.
and in effect recalls" the present
board members
! All of the party tickets are on one
ballot. The Democratic ticket is m-
dicated by the rooster as the party
emblem, Republicans the eagle, So
cialists a hand and Prohihitionists by
a dove. To vote a straight ticket i
| is only necessary TO stamp in the cir
Gle beneath the emblem and all can
| didates in that column are voted for.
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