The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-24
PROBLEMS A PLENTY
FOR SULzER TO SOLVE

come on these reform measures If
they are enacted the employers Of the I
state win have cut into their profits
to meet the demands OF the law IN
"the old days here, it has been con.
sidered cheaper to pay money to kill
reform legislation than to let the laws
be enacted and then live uH to them,
Women's suffrage Is also going to be
bone Of contention for the new ad.
minstration and for the legislature.
Goyernorelect Sulzer is on record as
fayoring IL. The Democratic platform
pledged the party to see that it is sub
mitted 10 the voters OF the state with
in reasonable time but the women
advocates viii try to have the legis.
lature order II voted on at once, Many
spectacular plans to attract attention
10 their campaign have been approved
BY the advocates Of the cause and
it promises to be in the spotlight much
Of the time
II was generally believed today that
Gov Sulzer in one Of his early mes
sages will advocate the calling Of a
constitutional convention. II is adj
mitted that certain limitations Of the
present state constitution have outliv.
ed their usefulness and there are many
problems such as suffrage, taxation re.
form, court limitation Of the legisla.
tive power, the initiative, referendum
and recall which could be referred to
constitutional convention
Gov Splzer win have some real pat
ronage at his disposal almost as soon
as he gets settled in his chair And
he viii be able to dominate the dual
public service commissions which have
supervision of all kinds of transporta-
tion in the state, This is Of especial
interest at this time because Of the
dissatisfaction of the citizens Of New
York city with traction plans there
and with the crow0ing which all tray-
elers are compelled to encounter in
going to and from their homes daily.
Four public service commissioners
are to be named for the two commits.
sions The salary is large, $4,000 an
nually, and the term is for six years
Already nearly every able bodied
Democrat in the state has sent word
to the goverhor-to-be that he win be
very glad to serve his country The
terms Of William F Wilcox and Fred
erick w. Stevens will expire on Febru-
airy /; the term OF John B 0lmstead
has already expired, and that Of Cur
tis N. Douglas will expire twenty days
after the governor takes the oath as
he was named by Gov Dix few weeks
ago to fill a vacancy.
Other patronage at the disposal ol
the governor very soon includes q
highway commissioner at $4,000 yeal
in place Of Duncan w Peck tax com
missioners at $4,000 a year in place ol
4 Egbert r. Woodbury. and Benjamin p
Hall; labor commissioner at $3.50 an
nually in place Of John Williams !
public health commissioner at $4,000 II
place Of DR.. Eugene H. Porter;
lunacy commissioner at $4,000 q yeai
to fill vacancy as well as many
minor Continents.
Gov sulzeh Lieut.. Gov Glynn ant
Secretary Of State Mitchell May arg
the only new state officials. Comp
troller William sohmer, Treasurer
John ]. Kennedy State Engineer JohI
A. Bensel and Attorney Genera
Thomas Carmody are hold-oyers re
elected and it is net believed they vii
make other than a few minor changes
in their staffs