The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-23
WILSON And CLARK
GET even BREAK In
ALL NIGHT SESSION
Galbraith Wins in Race for National
Committeeman Doolin and Gil
lam Withdrew-No Demand
for Special Session

the republicans 10 reduce the tariff
ald pledged the democrats to keep
all promises II entrusted with conduct
Of federal government for the next
four yea q Il took rap at Roose.
welt iof falling to curb the trusts. III
also favored the selection OF federal
judges for a specified length OF years.
The bill 70 establish a game preserve
of Indian lands and the sale Of coal
land was approved and the republi-
can government condemned for dis
sipatlng Indian funds The approval
Of the initiative and referendum was
recommended. The Aldrich bank
plan was opposed. The report also
instructed the state delegation to vote
against any, candida,a for president
opposed 10 The initiative and referen-
dum The Akin BIN was also con
demned- The resolutions commended
and endorsed all officers in tie con
duct Of state affairs senator Rod
die was aakcd 10 read that part OF.
the report calling upon the governor
TO cali aa extra session 81 the legis-
latuer 4 minority report was to tho
effect that an that portion Of the re-
port which referred to the Initiative
ana referendum and tbs cali oi the
extra session be stricken oat Judge
Bob Williams moved that the minor
~ report be considered by sections
and spoke in favor of bis motion.
His speech dealt VITA the section
ia regard to the special session and
be disagreed with Governor Cruce By
favOring the session. VI Nv. Hastings
moved that the minority report be
laid on the table but Moman Pruiett
was recognized and argued that to
call an eriTa session Of the legislature
IS to admit that theFe is a law on the
siamte books that is infamous and
should Be repealed Fs made a strong
defense Of GOV, .noi crnce ami the
position the governor mas taken in
regard TO the special session. The
morton 70 lay on the table was then
Withdrawn but Was renewed and q
roll eall was demanded and ordered
over the protest Of several delegates
eho ralsed points Of order thick and
fast onis 90 DO otefruled The roll
can proceeded amid huhub OF vote
es Tho molten lost BY vote Of s5l
70 24s
The question before the house was
then stated to be the motion Of Judge
williams 10 consider the minority re-
port "a sections. The minority az
reed 70 The acceptance Of ths repsft
Of the majority as far as the section
in regard 70 initiative bills. The
question then passed "a the section
oi the minority report in regard 70
he special session OF the legislature.
f. Giddlnes made the assertion
that Oklahoms county is almost a
unit for al extra session Of the legis.
laiufe and was greeted Viih cries Of
@Nolp He made a plea for special
session to strengthen the grandfather
clause Judge K. L Williams follow
ed Glaaags ana spoke in favor Of the
special session
Governor cruce took the floor for
the second time to speak against the
special session The governor said
that he was standing for the taxpay+
ers Of Oklahoma, and that he is thor
loughly convinced that the taxpayers
are opposed 10 calling the legislature
together. The governor repeated
that the convention had no more right
to dictate to the governor than to the
supreme confl He said that there is
but one thing really At the bottom oi
the demands for a special session
and that is The redlstrlcting of the
state, fashered bg about twenty mem
hers Of the legislature who want e
so 70 congress. provided thai they
can carve out districts according tt
their liking
Permanent Organization
rbe report Of the committee on
permanent organization vas as Iol
lows
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