The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-07
K should reassembIe.

Il should reassemble.
This committee and the Williams.
Smith forces conferred in vain; the
latter refusing to recognize the eau
Gus call as legally made.
The Maxey forces contended that
the caucus had been called in tho
only way II could, that is. BY a peti.
tion signed by majority thereof.
At O'Clock then, the Democratic"
caucus was again formally announced
as about to meet, and about the same
time the smith-Williams forces to the
number Of 20, including these two
gentlemen themselves, assembled III
the banquet room Of the Lee-Huckins
at the meeting Of friends, and other
Democratic legislators to the number
Of Az met in the "old assembly room"
Of the Lee-Hnckins, in what they as
serted was the regular Democratic
caucus Of the lower house Two other
members joined them later.
The caucus participated in by the
40 Democratic members, not only nom
inted Mr. Maxey for speaker. but form
ally organized as the Democratic eau
Gus Of the house, and also nominated
the speaker pro tempore. the sergeant
alarms, the chaplain and the perma-
nent caucus chairman and SECRETARY.
4 W. A. DuraRt Of Durant presided
over the 49member caucus; Represen-
tative A. Mccrory Of Cornish, Jeffer-
son county, over the smith-WAliams
meeting Of friends
Other Officers Selected.
The house officers nominated ana
caucus officers elected by the 49-mem-
Der caucus are as follows:
Permanent caucus chairman, John
p Crawford OF Ada; permanent eau
Gus secretary g. b. Emanuel Of Sui.
phur5 sergeant-at-arms, Frank Carter
Of Tillman county assistant sergeant
alarms, f. NJ. Tuttle Of Guymon;
chaplain, Rev W. Nj. p. Ripley Of Capi-
tol Hill.
The Smith-WiIliams meeting was
practically unanimous in resolving not
to go into the caucus called by the
Maxey forces. Houston B. Teehee OF
Cherokee county, great friend OF
both Mr. Williams and Mr. Maxey.
and Mr.. Williams choice for chairman
Of the Democratic caucus, who pledg-
ed himself to Mr. Williams for speaker
more than year ago. made an effort
to conciliate the two factions and to
get the Smith Williams forces to join
the Maxey caucus.
Mr.. Teehee made strong talk in
favor OF mis- position, saying that the
: caucus had been regularly called by
a majority Of the Democratic mem-
bers OF the house, that il was undoubt-
edly the Democratic caucus. and that
they should participate in it, and take
their fight for Mr.. Williams there.
After a number Of fiery speeches
from Williams men, and few plain re.
marks from Mr.. Williams himself, who
said that the caucus was not the DEM
ocratic caucus but only caucus to
!, elect Mr. Maxey speaker. the Teehee
motion was tabled by vote OF Is TO
1, Mr. Teehee himself being the only
: man that stood up for it. though it
had had a numbe. IA seconds.
Brown and Ri1als for Williams.
The % Democratic legislators who
were present at the wiiliams-Maxey
meeting are as follows: BoIen, Bond,
Of McAlester Brown Of Grady, Cook,
cordell. Dearing. Farral, HaIseil,
Haynes Hin of Washita, Joseph,
Lemon. Lewis. AIccrorey. Morgan, Of
Jackson. Morris, Peery. Rexroat, Rid
it die. Rutheford. sharp, smith Of Shaw.
v nee, Teehee, Tener Welty Whitman,
& Williams OF Lawton. Woodward
D. Wright.
st The - Democratic legislators who
answered to the roll call IN the Maxey
4 caucus were as follows Ashby, Bak
Is er Berry Bishop Bonds Of Rogers
1t Brooks, Carr Case chase, ChildeFs
Christian, Coyne Crawford, Cum
mings Curry Curtis, Davis. Durant
Edwards Emanuel Glascoe, criees
Howe, Hunter. Joyner, McMahan, Mat
thews Maxey Mitchell. Moore Nor
s gan OF Mayes Peters Pruett. Randall
IN Reece, Rider Roberts. smith .
Of Dewey spengler, stIilwell Taylor
On Thomas, Thompson veatehi Wiliiam
N. Of Tulsa, Wyand, Harrison Lenox anI
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