The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-22
Is the Unanimous Choice Of Joint
Session OfTwc Houses, Follow
ing Separate BaiiOting
Yesterday
FORMALLY CONFIRM
POPULAR VERDItT
Bitterness Of Campaign Disappears
and Good Feeling is Manifest
Senator Addresses the
Assembled SOIOns
speeIaI ID Ihe DaIIy EEpresa.

Special TO the Daily Express.
Oklahoma city, Jan. % Ia the
presence Of the members Of the two
houses Of the state legislature. assem-
bled ii Joint session, and d crowd that
packed the OverhoAer theater. Robert
L. owen was today chosen as United
States senator for second term,
thereby confirming the WIN of the yov
ers as expressed by an oyerwhelm-
ing majority IN the November elec.
tion.
AS in the separate balloting Of the
two houses yesterday. the vote today
was unanimous. fl accordance with
the pledge assumed By the legisla-
tors.
Following the announcement Of the
result Of the Joint ballot which was
made amid great applause, there were
cries for Owen, and the senator, who
was present was introduced, receiy-
ing a splendid ovation He thanked
the legislators and tie people Of Ok
lahoma for the confidence reposed in
him in again honorine him with the
senatorship and pledged the contin-
uance Of bis best efforts ia the fur
theranco Of progressive * eislation in
the nation.
The Joint session of the two houses
opened at noon with presiding officers
Of both. on the platform. On behalf
Of the senate. the nominating speech
was made by Mcintosh, while smith
Of Shawnee spoke FOR the house seg.
eral seconding speeches We're then
delivered.
Robert L. Owen was declared to be
the choice OF both houses Of the Ok
lahoma legislature FOR United States
senator in separate ballots Tuesday.
preliminary to his formal reelection
by the two houses convened IN joint
session
In both houses senatos Owen re-
oeived every vote. Several of the sec
onding speeches we're made b. Re.
publican members Of the house, In
Guiding DeFord Of Oklahoma county
and King Of Kingfisaer senator
owen was nominated by Cook, who
made an eloquent reference g the
past record of the senator and pre-
dicge6 greater things OF his next term
in the senate. He was followed by
Riddle. who spoke as the first second
10 lhe nomination
Perhaps the greatest tribute Of al
came from King a Republican mem
Der. Who said thar he was satisfied
that the Welfare Of Oklahoma in the
United states senate win be in good
hands when placed In the hands q
Robert Z owen. He said that the
people OF Oklahoma had spoken at the
polls thai they preferred Owen 70 al
Others and that the word Of the peo-
pie is the law Of the land he said
he took great pleasure in the mans
Of the people Of Kingiisher county
and the minority Of the ht use in sec
onding the namlnation. DeFord fol
lowed him and Nabcn, also q Repub
ncau. addressed the chair TOT the firs
time during the session 70 second tn'
nomination. He said that If had beei
urged against him during his cam
paigh That Pc would never vote fo
owen and that he wanted TO go o.
record as socondlng his nomination
The Republican votes for Owel
were Of course, the result Of the adof
tion Of the Oregon pla.i at the pr
mary IN August. which required al
candidates fer the legislature to Sal
whether or not they would vote TO
ehe candidate for senator who recei'
cd the highest vote at tho geners
election in November Most OF the.
so pledged themselves and We're there
fore required to vote for Senate
owen, while the ones who did nc
sign the pledge were perfectly willin
to join in making It unanimous.
Ashby objected to bringing th
name Of Bailey Of Texas into th
speech Of a member who referred
the fight between Bailey aud Owe
gcontlnued on Page s.