The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-06

| lin, Echols and Jones. The negative
report will be signed by Senators
Thomas and Mcintosh. The same
division exists as to the appointment
Of Doolin and Riley, save that SEN
ator Jones joins in the minority ad-
verse report.
Much Speculation.
The air was rife tonight with spec
ulation as to which route the senate
would take and it was ventured that
the adoption of the majority reports
would be direct victory for Cover
nor Cruce, since confirmation of hi
appontees is the issue.
1t is also bentured that during the
special session the administration
strength in the senate did not eX-
ceed so per cent of the membership.
Governor Cruce has been quoted,
whether correctly or not, as claiming
that a large part of the movement
resulting in the investigation, was
inspired by those against his admin
istration and that he did not propose
to have the blow dealt over the
shoulders of his appointees. 1t has
been the general understanding that
were the senate to reject Frame,
Doolin and Riley, he would reappoint
them to serve during the interim,
assuming that the committees re-
ports would develop nothing preclud-
ing such action.
There promises to be an unusual
demand during the fourth general
session, which opens Tuesday at
noon for investigations of other de-
partmcnts, and some official acts o.
the last eighteen months, together
with conditions resulting from the
alleged derelctions of officials. 1t
was announced tonight that reso-
luton has been prepared asking the
appointment of joint committee
to investigate the conditions at Jay,
county seat of Delaware county. This
will involve the stand of Governor
Cruce in declining to give state aid
in the enforcement of an order OF
the district court which had for its
purpose removal of the county rec
ords from Old to New Jay. The
resolution will recite that aid was
asked for and denied, and sessions
of the committee, if the resolution
county seat as well as in Oklahoma
City.
Caucus Today.
A caucus of house democrats will
be held tomorrow to settle the speak
ership contest, the race tonight be-
ing between J. H. Maxey of Musko-
gee and John p. Crawford of Ada,
other candidates being H. H. Smith
of Shawnee and j. Roy Williams of
Lawton. The MaXey forces claim
twenty-nine votes pledged and six
unpledged, with about two thirds of
the members on the ground. The
Crawford forces claim thirty. There
are eighty democrats in the house
and the caucus rule heretofore h
required majority to elect. Maxey
is backed by a strong lobby from
eastern Oklahoma, among them being
Judge r. C. Allen, Sam V. O'Hare,
Tom Owens and Eugene Kerr, all of
Muskogee Crawford's fight is being
led by w. A. Durant former speaker
of the house and a member from
Bryan county.
A preliminary caucus of the farmer
members of the legislature was held
and w. H. Brooks, member of the
house from Love county, was made
temporary chairman, and Thomas
Joyner of Roger Mills, J. NJ. Lenoy
of Okmulgee and J. B. Griggs of
Hughes county, members of the COM
mittee on rules for membership |
Members of the caucus say they
are more interested in the state re-
ceiving good legislation than the pro-
motion of certain special ideas.
Sessions of the legislature will be |
held in the Indian Temple building,
corner of Second and Broadway, two
floors having been leased by the
state for three months.