The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-15
A BIG SCRAMBLE
WHEN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE MEETS
Rumblinss Of Forthcoming Volcanic
Session Are Already Heard
Everybody Lobbying.

Oklahoma City, Nov 1.-THE cleo
tion has wiped out all uncertainty as
to the complexion or personnel of the
coming legislature, and already the
rumblings OF what all agree will be a
most strenuous and important legisla-
tive session are being heard. The fight
for the speakership is so well under
way that number OF politicians be-
lieve Il is already settled The COVER
nor's message. $4,000 words long, has
been prepared and viii be sent out
this week. The applicants for legisla.
tive Jobs have picked their places and
begun the customary bombardment OF
the legislators with letters from them
selves and friends,
As TO the speakership the igns at
this time certainly favor ,lohp Craw-
ford OF Ada. His forces seem well
organized aud there are powerful in
Huences pulling for him. Except for
the fact that Maxey of Muskogee, Will
nams OF Lawton and Smith of Shaw
nee are known to be candidates for the
speakership, there are no signs about
Oklahoma City of their candidacy On
the other hand. hardly day passes
but some Crawford supporter meets
some other Crawford supporter here or
comes up to look over the situation.
The present speaker, w. A. Durant OF
Durant, who is n regiment In himself,
spent a couple OF days here last week
boosting for Crawford and strengthen
ing his alliances. Crawford was Du-
rants right hand man in the 1910 leg
islature.
In the senate, J. Elmer Thomas of
Lawton, 4. f. Vendeventer of Bartles-
vile, j. b, Thompson of Papls Valley,
and Campbell Russell Of, Warner, are
mentioned for president pro tempore,
At this time there are four paramount
matters which the legislature will have /
to deal With, each in itself enough to /
cause en60gh commotion for one ordi-
nary session
Redistrieting an Issue,
The state must be redistricted con
occasionally and every man who thinks
himself congressional timber or has
friend who thinks he is, must have a
finger in the pit Campbell Russell, |
who has slowly forced himself into a |
commanding position in state politics !
and made those who first laughed |
openly now very careful to laugh be-
hind their hands. will have to say for
the eastern side of the state where he |
will doubtless be congressional can
didate two years hence. Congress /
man-elect Joe Il. Thompson of Pauls /
Valley. came to the senate two years
ago at the express wishes of state lead
ers TO direct the congressional redis-
tricting. and FOR his own sake now viii
take small part in that fight. Sena-
tor EcholS Of Elk City, Won n great
majority as candidate for oongreSs-
man-atlarge in his own part of the
state ana VIII remember this when the
blu comes up.
T. Elmer Thomas Is looked on as
man whe pill he la congress in few
years. ana WIN nof neElegt his own in.
terests Neither NH senator Red
w5us 81 McAlester naf Senator Van.
6eveuty- Of Bas4sesff3s Add ID these
the friends Il Congressman Daven-
pa-1 Cagssr Marax Ferns and Wes-
Var VIC nans district carved oar
especially tar fhelE respective leaders.
6 tas rassa@ q TIE congEes-
s -eEistr11t ~ for creating
Eray rEs can azs appreciated. es
aseay Whs1 L remembered that
~ ~ 1ora tasa tWsoe as large
serste. aa5 consequently has
n1rs a ee IS many would-be
eozsTesSmeu. or eoas4esSmen,makers
oPpostio. L Rstrsuehment
The second propositisa VIII Be Gov
euor cruces retseacAment program"
Taat proposes. ia brief to do away
With lot of state Institutions and 4
los az state ana county oflces In This
the governor may have the sympathy
81 the ordinary citizen but he Will have
Tia herceSt opposition Of every town
in which is a state Institution. and the |
hereest resistance from every petty /
deputy or great state officer who |
might be put out Of a job BY the pro
posed economies Past sessions OF the
legislature have been something OF /
ever in Oklahoma Viii be nothing to
those that win be here in Oklahoma |
City when the legislature eonvenes
next January.
Ssin a Capital Problem.
The capitol-aot sapital-will he |
the third chief aghtlag point 1t viii |
take a million dollars at least to build /
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