Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-10
HOUSE UNSEATS
A Republican
REPRESENTATIVE DEINER OF
OkMULGEE Is REPLACED
BY j. l.. LENNON.
TO PROBE mine DISASTERS
McCurtain Affair VIII be Investigated.
Fight on Report Expected
Today.
(BY j. \. MkEENERD
Staff Correspondent.

(BN y. \. NJ hElsN IlI.)
Staff Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 9.-(Spe-
cial)-By a straight party vote Of 6S
to is, the house Of representatives to-
day unseated Representative j. J.
Delner, republican from Okmulgee
county, and seated In his place j. l..
Lennox, a democrat. The vote came
after an hour Of debate and mmedi-
ately after the result was announced
Mr.. LennoX was sworn in while Mr..
Deiner quickly picked up his hat and
left the chamber, leaving vacant n
seat on the minority side of the house.
Adding Machine Mistake.
The evidence showed that through
a mistake in an adding machine the
vote on representative in Okmulgee
county had been certified up to the
state election board showing that
Deiner had a majority Of nearly 200
votes over LennoX. on these returns
the state election board issued Ger
tiflcate Of election to Deiner. The
evidence further showed that by a
correct tabulation Of the vote Lennox
had been elected by IA majority.
The state election board when the
error was called to its attention, de-
clared it could not under the law re-
call the election certificate, but the
house under the law giving 1t the
right to judge of its own membership
took prompt action in seating Mr..
LennoX
The action was taken under a reso-
luton presented by Teehee which was
later amended by Curry, of Tulsa
county, to allow Mr.. Deiner 30 days
in which to file a contest with the
house If he so desired.
Review McCurtain Disaster.
The terrible coal mine disaster in
the San Bois mine number 2 at Me
Curtain last March in which a score
Of lives were snuffed out will be the
subject of a probe by a special com
mittee of the house who will seek TO
determine the cause of the accident
and who was responsible for II. This
was brought to the attention of the
house today in n petition from the
state mine inspector Ed Boyle who
asked for an investigation. He stated
In his petition that he had started
an investigation but on tho advice
from the attorney general that he had
no authority to do so, had been fore
ed to stop. The house seemed unani-
nous In desiring the investigation and
action was only deferred until a
proper resolution giving the COM
mittee full authority could be prepar-
ed.
Speech Brings Tears.
Representative Stump" Ashby, of
Pushmataha county, brought tears to
the eyes of many when he vividly
painted the scenes Of horror arouno
the mouth of the mine last March
when the wives and families of the
entombed miners anxiously awaited
news from the depths below. He
fiercely denounced the mine owners
and asked for laws Ito protect thes
people from the greed and Shylock
methods of men who will murder FOR
money"
Factions Stand Pat.
There were no outcroppings of the
bitter factional fight between the
MaXey- Crawford and the
Smith-Willlams factions In today's
session Of the house although no peace
overtures have as yet been made b
either side. Both are standing pat
with the balance Of power resting
with the republican minority, who de-
clare they will vote with either side
according to what they think will
best serve their interests.
The narrow margin of votes by
which Maxey or conservative forces
won out In the fight to curtall the
speakers powers Wednesday is hardly
sufficient to allow the speaker to sit
very comfortably in the saddle and
on the next outbreak the balance OF
power may rest with the "progres-
sives."
Second Round Friday.
If the house committee on employ
etS TepOTlS tOInOIIOW IL Is DelleNeu the
second round of the battle will be on
as the Smith men are preparing IN
their role of economists, to oppose
this report and fight for the cutting
down of the number of employees.
An Oklahoma City man will be q
member of Presldent-elect Wilson's
cabinet II the New Jersey governor
follows the dictates of the Oklahoma
legislature. Yesterday the lower
house passed the joint resolution en-
dorslng Hon. Robert A. Rodgers, OF
Oklahoma City, for secretary of the
interior. The senate passed the same
resolution unanimously on Wednes
day.
The resolution did not pass the
house without fight and the final
vote showed 2l votes against It to IS
for It. The opposition was based on
the fact that many members had
never heard OF Mr.. Rodgers and that
many thought It a personal matter
as to whether an endorsement should
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