The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-08
MEN FOR CAPITOL
COMMISSIONERS
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATOR DE
MAND RIGHT TO SELECT THE
REPUBLICAN MEMBER.

IDlSSlbll, lHt tHubllNull NOlNAhcNA'N
of the legislature met in caucus
Tuesday morning, and there formu'
lated the formal ultimatum that they
must be allowed to name the repuh-
lican commissioner or they will vote
against the capitol bill on final pas
sage.
Captain DeFord of Oklahoma cOuu-
ty, the sole republican member from
Oklahoma county in the house OF rep
resentatives, was excused from par
ticpation in the caucus because of To-
cal interest in the capitol building
plans generally.
All that took place in the caucus
which was joint, that is, of the re-
publican representatives and senator's,
has not yet been disclosed. 1t is
only known that the names of nine
teen prominent republicans from over
the state were presented to the eau
Gus as good timber for the capitol
commission, and that those present
pledged themselves as follows:
To Vote Against Bill.
Resolved, that in the event the
capitol builhng bill shall provide for
the commissioners to be named in
the bill, the republican members Of
the senate and house shall in joint
caucus select one member of such
commission and present his name to
the majority to be incorporated in
the bill, and if such person is re-
fused then each republican member
of both the house and senate pledges
himself to vote against the bill at
all its stages"
Nineteen Names Submitted.
Among the nineteen names pre-
sented to the republican caucus Tues
day morning appear number OF
prominent Oklahomans. Former State
Senator Harry Beeler of Muskogee,
and U. c. Guss of Guthrie, banker,
are prominently mentioned. Musko~
gee has a second candidate in DR..
Leo Bennett, former United States
marshal there, and member of the
former capitol commission.
The name of Guss was brought
before the caucus by Senator John
II. Burford, his fellow townsman, and
was ably backed by Representative
Mcclure, also of Logan county. 1t was
urged in behalf of Guss that he built
the Guthrie Masonic temple, the col
ored A. & NJ. college at Langston,
and mad been instrumental in secur-
ing extensive pavement improvement
in Guthrie
L. A. Weismeyer of Fairfax, pre-
mier Oklahoman, since he came TO
the Osage country thirty-five years
ago, also ranks high on the list Mr..
Weismeyer can say he has had build
ing experience, since he practically
built the city of Fairfax, say citizens
of the town.
Former Governor T. b. Ferguson
of Watonga, at present a member of
the state election board, also is on
the list of present presentations.
Stephen Douglas, postmaster of Ard
more and brother of Col. c. B. Doug
las of Muskogee, is before the eau
Gus. The full list is completed with
the following names: John La Bos-
queth, McAlester; G. n. Sutton, Cleve-
land, +. E. Kressler, Okeene; judge
j. T. Dickerson, Edmond; Chas Frib
ley, Miami; ]. J. McGraw, Ponca
City; R. NJ. Bressie, Bressie; Dan
Neil, Billings, and T. w. Sumpter
Shattuck.
The name of former Governor Fer
guson was discussed freely in the
lobbies among both political experts
and business men. His record as
6oNelHOl udS SlOOu OuI IL Oll lut O'u
territorial days as one above re.
proach and the suggestion that he
be the minority member was received
with favor among those who hope 20
see the building of the state house
accomplished without scandal. 1t
was pointed out that Ferguson would
meet with almost unanimous APPROX
al, as a member CT the capitol COM
mission among both Oklahoma City
and Guthrie partisans. 1t was freely
agreed among both parties, in the
discussions, that there was less taint
of graft in public works during the
Ferguson administration, than at any
other period in territorial days.
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