The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-06
Investigation Committee Pre-
sents Divided Report on the
State Officers Who Have
Been Under Fire
FOUR MEN RACING
FOR SPEAKERSRIP
House Members VIII Caucus
Tonight and Regular SEES
sion of the Legislature
Will Open Tomorrow

Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City, Jan 1.-THE special
session OF the state senate reconven-
ed at 10 O'Clock this morning pfepara-
tory to the opening Of the regular ses-
sion tomorrow Minority and major
ity reports We're presented BY the in-
yestigating committee on an state Of
ilcers investigated the majority re-
ports in every instance recommending
the confirmation OF the appolia I've Of
ficera who have been under fire.
On Lon Frame. chairman of the
state board of affairs, the committee
stood five for confirmation and two
against On John Doolin, state game
warden, and Ben Riley. secretary Of
the state election. the committee
stood four for confirmation and three
against The majority report being
signed by Barefoot. Echols, Franklin
and Carpenter. and the minority by
Thomas. Mcintosh and Jones. Soon
after conyening the senate received
the reports and began consideration
OF them.
The louise viii caucus on the cleo.
tion Of speaker tonight Indications
today are that Maxey and Williams
are leadingin the race, with chances
probably tasoring the formoN
The house members are engaging
In one Of the hardest fought and most
interesting contests for tbe speaker
ship in the history OF the legislatures
since statehood
Sunday was no, a day Of rest with
the legislators IN fact the tension
Sunday night Was greater than sat
urday and the expectation Of import
ant developments kept the lobbies Of
the hotels where the legislators are
milling" on iiptoo all day long.
Stories Of combinations. disintegrating
forces. Of one man steadily gaining
and pulling ahead OF iheothef candi
dates. Of big political influences work.
ing for this man or that Of withdraw
ais by lhis candidate "a that. were iii
the air al the tlmo. and largely neu.
trallzed each other with their confllc.
iions.
There is no question but that the
speakefship Is being fought for hard.
so question but that others Gan leg-
islators lite taklne part in it Every
train brings In outside "big men" and
politicians, sent Tor to use their influ.
ence on maybe q home member. or
70 help with landing somebody else.
The story was actually told at mid
night Saturday night and gained some
credenee, that an "eastsidee legisla.
tor pledged to one candidate. had been
intercepted By friends Of another,
while in transit 70 Oklahoma City md
kidnapped to Southwest City. Mo Il
turned out upon Investigation that
this member had never even left his
farm. but this shows the atmosphere
surrounding the speakership fight,
Good nature prevails, however. and
it seems tse accepted op'nion that no
lasting factions are being created
thar when the winner wins, the losers
VIII forget shsy ever tried for the
honor and 80 into the serious bust
ness Of law-making, eatrammeled by
any bad feeling
AS one very prominent state politic.
ian put is Sunday nisA 1T makes
no difference whether Williams
Maxeg, Smith or Crawford wins tht
speakershlp, one strong man will b'
in the chair and three other strong
men on h q floor, to say nothing Of
allie legislators who are moi contest
ing, and the gentlemen On the ilool
will wieli as much power as Il they
serc ia me chair The Iouse has to'
many exceptional men III 4 this ses
sitn to be dominated 9vaIs speaker
who might be selected, and for thil
reason. i no other, the contest for thi
spcakership need have no III feelini
behind It, since no one loses any want
age by It going 10 someone else
At a late hour Sunday. the four can
didates were still in the ring with en-
thusiastlc seconds and corner men
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