The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-22
IINANIM0IIc V0TE
IS GIVEN SENATOR
BY BOTH HOUSES
House And Senate Both Confer on
Owen Most High Honor--Formal
Election VIII Come Today.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 22.-The unani-
nous vote of both democrats and re-
publicans in separate sessions Of the
senate and house of representatives
Of the Oklahoma legislature was given
to United States Senator Robert l..
Owen Tue sday and the senator formal
ly will be elected to succeed himself
at a joint session of the two houses
which will be held at noon Wednesday
in the Overholser theater.
Both houses balloted separately and
with but little formality. The joint
session will witness the formalities
that properly so with the occasion.
The legislature win convene in its
own hall at 1870 Wednesday, and then
proceed in body to the Overholser.
Just why each house ballots separ-
ately and then the next day vote in
Joint session is one Of the mysterious
things that would be easily explained
if the man who knew all about it could
be prompely found The general ex-
planation is that it is as an additional
safeguard to a fair election.
in the Senate.
Regardless of their own political
preferences and acting in accord with
the will of the people as expressed
in the recent election, republicans and
democrats alike in the senate, Tues
day afternoon, voted unanimously for
the reelection of Hon. Robert L. Owen
of Muskogee as one of the United
States senators from Oklahoma.
Although the election was held in
pursuance of a statutory requirement,
which left no other course open but
the election of Senator Owen, the pro-
ceedings were conducted with all of
the formality and dignity that such an
occasion under any circumstance de-
rnanied.
The nominating speech was made
by Senator M. S. Blassingame of Salli-
saw, who paid high tribute to the
character and official record of Sena-
tor Owen. The nomination was first
seconded on behalf of the minority by
Senator J. J. Jones of Sapulpa. Other
speeches in seeonding the nomination
were made by Senators Sorrels, Bar
ret and Dutton.
AS the names were called by the
clerk each senator arose at his desk
and called the name of Senator Owen
as his choice. Forty-one of the forty
four members of the senate partiei-
pated in the election, the other three
being absent.
House Proceedings.
The house proceeded just as if it
were solemnly reelecting Senator
owen. Under the guidance of j. Roy
Williams, the balloting was made a
special order for 12 O'Clock noon. Cook
of Atoka nominated Senator owen
with an eulogistic speech, and then a
score of other members followed with
seconding speeches, including Welty
of Oklahoma, Wyand of Muskogee,
Morgan of Mayes, Riddle of Grady,
bearing of Custer, Morris of Stephens,
King Of Kingfisher, Ashby of Push !
mataha. Smith Of Dewey, Clasco OF
McCurtain, Mabon of Ottawa, Dexroat
Of Carter, Hill of Pittsburg, Morgan of
jackson, Rutherford of Beaver and
Harper, Whitman of Pittsburg, DeFord
of Oklahoma, Edwards of Garvin, Hal |
sell of Bryan, Roberts of Texas-Cimar- |
ron and others.
It will be noted that several republi-
cans seconded the nomination. This |
they did, and they also to man voted !
for Senator Owen, thus establishing |
one precedent in Oklahoma history
1t was the general concensus of opin-
ion that the preference vote" on No
venber when Senator Owen came in
ahead of Judge Dickerson (rep) by |
10000 majority, rather bound the re-
publicans to vote for him in the legis-
lature. Some of them believe SO, and |
the others joined in to make the thing
unanimous, since it was unanimous in
effect anyway
Col stump" Ashby, Howell Smith
and Mr.. Glasco. three speakers, re-
ferred to Governor Haskell in their
talks, but had not bitterness that the
primaries had decided they should |
vote for Senator Owen, expressing
themselves to the point that they were
as strong Owen men after the pri. |