The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-31
WILLIAMS IONS
SPEAKER FIGHT
MEMBERS CAUCUS CALLED
Ihe Democratic Representatives
VIII Meet Saturday and Lay
Plans For House Control.

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hlch and last In the house speaker.
snip race thursday. Following Close
upon the heels Of the announcement
OF the arrest Of Tom Hunter OF Hugo.
Oh federal indictment charging hlm
WIN introduction Of liquor, came the
news from reliable sources thai Gov.
srhor'eIect Williams had taken
hand IN the speakershlp game.
WORD WAS passed down the linz
mat the goVerDor-elec viii not staod
Tor the election Of Secretary Of Mate
ben Harrison. IL was learned 80.
lively that the next exsrutiys h
opposed TO the candidacy Of Harrison
on the grounds thai he has been eIose.
y affiliated with the Cruee admInIs.
'ra''on and member Of the board a
sehooi land commissioners around
"hieh nave centered the Sam sng
gravel Mariand lease and other sean.
dals.
New Members Active.
AN climax TO these sensationai
ueIelopments came the news from In.
side sources that the new memheru ~
'he legislature have decided 10 take
matters Into their own hands ara "a
organize The house, II possible, along
'he lines OF an absolutely new deal
ohe Of the central figures of thls
new deal movement Ii Paul Nesbitt
I"f McAiester, one of the new house
members who has written all the Dem-
ocratlc members Of the house who
were not members Of the house organ
natlon last year, 10 come 10 oklabo-
ma Clty Saturday and attend
democratic house caucus which he has
called for that day.
Al the time he issued the call
Nesbitt did not figure on becoming a
candidate for speaker, but In view OF
developments Of the last twenty four
hours which may eliminate Ben Harri.
son and Tom Hunter, TIVE OF the
strongest candidates up ta the pres
ent time, Nesbltt has heceue ~
last receptive .esnddata n IT,
meeting Of new n<sShsis - 4rSay
thc new desi movement Win II fhgss
onghiy discussed and the strength OF
each candidate for speaker Who has
subscribed TO II win be SOUNDED The
one that appears to have enough
votes TO put him over after tbs con
ference Will probably get the support
OF some OF the other candidatss who
belong to the new deal movement
u No Promises.
Most OF the candidates for sneak.
er, who have previously SHE'D their
castors into the ring. have either been
aligned with former legislatures or
with the Cruce administration. Nesbitt
new member. while Harrison.
Glasco Hunter and McCrory have
been members OF previous legislatures
He has told friends that II elect~l
speaker there will be no trading and
not single promise made to any
member In order to land the place.
The thunderbolts that have broken
. over the heads OF Ben Harrison and
Tom Hunter, the two Indian candl.
{ dates for speaker, have not shaken
D either In their determination TO stay
3 In the race. Harrison would make
u no statement today but some Of his
}, friends say that he is going TO stay
l. In the contest. Hunter gave out =
r statement from his home at Hugo that
. his arrest IL political deal and staged
just at the right time to have its ef
feet upOa his speekership ambitions
but that he is going TO stay IN Just
the same. II is known however that
some Of Hunters chief supporters
are panlcky today because Of his
alleged admission in the morning dis
patches that he had authorized the
liquor purchase TO be made Ia part
at least for him.
Some members take the view that
Hunters arrest absolutely eliminate,
a. him from the speakership race. Others
! say that II viii not injure him but II
anything make him stronger. There
g IL possibility however that the gov
ernor.elect may also oppose the candi
dacy Of Hunter. following the arresi
: Incident although nothing has devsl
oped along that line up to date.
!. Kate Barnard commissioner OF
:. charities and corrections IN helping
to fight the battles Of Ben Harrison
as she believes the Indians would vel
x a square deal n he were speaker
@ She also Is friendly TO hunter az hs
II IL also a ChOctaw Indian and belize
!, ed 10 favor Miss Barnard's policis
for protecting the red men and thsiI
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