Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
Ringing Newspaper Man Is
the Choice of Saturdays
Caucus.
DURANT WILL BE
SPEAKER PRO TEN
Tulsa Man Lands Chair
manship of Oil and Gas
Committees.

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~ 'ro'y 'l iN'"B"HB VIII oe speak
en- OF the house of representatives
under an agreement reached today at
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'ne sPe"heIshlP anu oIhcr Wehlpers
II the legislature.
Wash Hudson the Tulsa candidate
and Tom Hunter another of the lead
INC contenders for the mum had In
be taken care of in snlendid stvle be-
fore they would agree TO withdraw in
McCrory's favor. Ben Harrison was
not reckoned with i'm the caucus
a. ,,. ca,.
"" '"'po'r""' committee
Hudson Will be chairman OF the oil
ana gas committee and or the 1udlci-
airy committee In which positions ne
Will be able to do more good for the
oil and gas industry and his section
of the state generally than If he were
In the speakers chair
hunter Is TO be chairman or the
mouse Democratic caucus, while his
supporter and backer. w. A. Durant,
who has always been the dominant
power IN the Oklahoma Legislature
WI 'o spe'Ner pio 'ei'' Vi '"e no"'e
| W. .. Dlckenson OF Tulsa, who Is
perhapS closer TO Governor Wllliams
man any man here, had an Interview
with the latter this evening and aft
erward expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the turn or events TO-
uay. Ihere Is strong llkeliehood,'
SAID Mr.. Dickenson. that Hudson Will
De the administration moor leader IN
the house and this together with his
position on the oil and gas committee
VIII indeed make him a power In the
legislature. All Tulsans should con-
graduate themselves upon the situa-
ton with regard to Hudson"
II udson's friends declare that he
withdrew In McCrorys favor out OF
the goodness of his heart and for the
sake of harmony, but not until he
bad been assured by Governor Will
liams that he would be well taken
care or.
At the caucus were Governor VIII
liams, Tom Hunter, A. McCrory, w.
o. ~, purSnl " usasGo' nepresentatNe t
Hndson Tneere Al Kedd tho Mna.
kooae editor and w Woil.er ~ yvan-
rika ono os McCrorv,s manogcrs
Harrisoh LANDS.
htpTeSeHldllNe LulHeT ftaTTlSOH,
who was reading clerk Of the last
house, will be chairman OF the COM
mittee on education. He had been
active in McCrorys behalf No other
committee appointments were dis
cussed at the conference.
The house Democrats are to hold
caucus Monday forenoon at which
time the remaining pums will be
plucked and distributed
McCrory said tonight: 81 have won
with absolutely clean hands and with
out making n single promise. I will
assume the speakershp without hav-
ing my hands tied In any way"
Governor williams told every mem
Der who called on him today that he
wanted business session and that he
Wlshed ABOVE all 10 De In harmony
Wlth the mouse.
I. Z. ChlIders OF Enid ralIed 10 lana
choice Derth uhder the agreement
made. but VIII no doubt get one or
two good committee appointments.
Hudson Was Strong.
A feature of tbe final round-un waa
tho Strength shown nv uudson IulIv
two dozen promlnent Tulsans and
many Others from various sections of
the state worked all Friday night and
SATURDAY morning I'm an attemnt 10
utt the Tulsa man across They All
expressed themselves as highly pleased