Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-05
SENATOR'S SWARM INTO CAPITAL
AND PREPARE FOR THE
LONG GRIND.
SPEAKERSHIP FIGHT WARM
This Race Oyershadows all Elsc-Da-
ycnport Said TO Have Gotten
In Rather Wrong.
BY j. A. MKEEVER
Staff Correspondent.

STAFF Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, Jan. 4.
--(SupeciaD Hotel lobbies in Okla
homa City are throbbing with excite
ment tonight as politicians. would-be
congressman. lobbyists, state senator's
and representatives mill around In
preparation for the opening Of the
fourth oklahoma legislature next
Tuesday morning.
All interest is centered in one fight
and If there be any other contests
they have been lost in the battle over
the speakership OF the lower house,
with four active fighting candidates,
each claiming a victory and several
dark horses" ready to take advan-
tage of any opening and receive the
laurels.
Most All There.
More than two thirds OF the MEM
bership of both houses had congre-
gated in the state capital tonight and
the few absent members are expect
ed In today
The two biggest events that loom
up on the horizon before the actual
opening of the regular session Tues
day morning are the convening OF
extraordinary sessions Of the state
senate Monday morning after a re-
cess of three weeks and a Democratic
caucus Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose of selecting a speaker of the
house.
Senate All Ready.
70 Ic L.,
having been perfected during the
special session few weeks ago. The
special session of the upper house
recessed about three weeks ago to al
low a special committee to hear evi.
dence against Lon Frame, chairman
of the state board Of affairs, Ben f.
Riley, chairman of the state election
board and John B. Doolin, state game
warden, whose appointments by the
governor have not yet been ratified
by the senate. This committee has
been holding daily hearings and will
continue in session probably right up
to the time Of the reconvening of the
senate Monday morning. Their re-
port will recommend that Frames APP
pointment be approved but as to the
other two men this committee has as
yet taken no action.
Four Candidates.
The hottest fight ever waged In an
Oklahoma legislature will probably
be ended Tuesday night at the regu-
lar called caucus Of the Democrats of
the house when they will select their
presiding officer for the session. Four
men aspire to this honor, they are:
Crawford, MaXey, Smith and VIII
liams. Each has established head
quarters in local hotels and each has
a small army of workers conducting
a brisk campaign in his behalf. Al
though every candidate is claiming
he will be the ultimate 1T" not
single one claims that he will Sc.
lected on the first ballot OF the eau
Gus. Their individual claims run all
the way from 20 to 35 with Al votes
necessary for a choice
Cruces Man Ahead.
Crawford claiming 35 votes already
pledged, is the administration candl-
date, although not one of the other
three is voidably anti-Cruce.
MaXey toIHght appears the most logi
cal choice and although he is not
claiming as many pledged votes as
Crawford he Is almost the unanimous
second choice.
There is spirit among Williams
and Smith to do anything to beat
Crawford" thus making 1t likely that
MaXey will be the choice. There may
H. 1.
Work for Maxey.
Muskogee has n delegation of about
80 men here to work for their fell
low townsman representative Maxey
and they are leaving nothing undone
that might favor his chances. "Bil"
Durant speaker of the last legislature
is the guiding light for Crawfords
campaign and has a good chance TO
name his own successor in office
Congressman James Da venport OF
the third district is likely to find him.
self mixed up badly In the speaker
ship row through his reported efforts
on behalf of Crawford. 1t was re-
ported here today on good authority
that Davenport was using all his in
fluence to favor the Ada man. This
has angered the Maxey men and today
they wired Davenport telling him to
either keep his hands off the fight or
to favor the man from his own dis
trict, Maxey Of Muskogee.
The Main Issue.
The fight over the speakership has
been waged so strong that all other
ped out Of sight Members of the
senate who worked out their organiza-
tion troubles during the special ses-
sions are enjoying the antics of the
men of the lower body to perfect
their organization.
Apparently there is no real contest
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