The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-05
No Chaplain Provided For.

legislature.
No Chaplain Provided For.
No provision is made in the Harris
Day code for the employment BY
| the house of chaplain and none
| will be employed. Some member OF
the body will act in that capacity. A
movement has been launched to
make Representative Johnson Craw
ford of Mayes county, ex-officiC
chaplain. He is past 20 years OF
age and has been a Baptist preacher
for number of years.
Several prominent members of the
house Monday expressed doubt as
to whether the house could work with
the assistance provided for in the
code. II is probable that commit
tee will be named to make an in
vestigation and determine the need
for additional employees with the ciew
of making recommendations to the
governor elect accordingly.
There are thirty standing commit
tees of the house, and under the
rules followed in former legislatures,
each committee was entitled to a
committee clerk. This year the to-
tai number of committee clerks will
not exceed fifteen. Two years ago
the house of the Fourth legislature
had fourteen pages. This year it will
have six. Telephone man, whose
duty 1t was to answer telephone
calls, property man. calendar clerk,
auditor and postmistress are among
the positions which will be elimi-
mated entirely,
Harrison Calls to Order.
The caucus was called to order in
the house chambers at 10 o'clock
Monday morning by Representative
Luther Harrison of Wewoka. All but
ten Of the democratic members were
present Prayer was offered by Rev.
Wilmore Kendall of Hartshorne. He
is blind and was practically agreed
upon for the post of chaplain, If one
had been selected.
Following the prayer, Mr. Harri-
son called for nominations for per-
caucus chairman. The name
of Representative Hunter was pre-
sented by Representative +. f. Glas-
co of Purcell, McClain county. mol
other nominations were made, and
Mr. Hunter was elected to that post
in his party ranks by acclamaton.
In = brief speech of acceptance, |
Mr. Hunter told his colleagues that
harmony should be the paramount |
issue in all caucuses of the house |
members, to the end that |
he next democratic state admins
tration would be the greatest in the
history Of the state.
Representative Childers OF Garfield
county, who was candidate for
speaker was then elected caucus
chairman without opposition.
McCrory Nominated.
Representative McCrory was nomi-
lated as the caucus choice for
peaker by Representative Paul Mes
'itt OF McAlester, Pittsburg county.
'he nomination was seconded by
bout twenty members OF the caucus,
including Representative Childers of
fairfield county; Representative Har-
isOn of Hughes county and Repre-
entatiye Wash Hudson OF Tulsa
ounty, who were at one time can
idates for the speakership honors
Il am deeply grateful for this hon
r aud if this caucus selection is
onfirmed by the house in regular
ession you will have elected a
peaker with clean hands. conse- 6
rated to the services of the great
tate OF Oklahoma" said Mr.. Nc I
rory. in accepting the speakership |
omination. a
Representative Ben r Harrison t
Iade the nominating speech. nom- J
ating Representative Durant for b
Deaker pro tempore. ,
The greatest interest in the eau q
is centered in the selection of a il
alarms and two assistants.
i've names were presented for con- T
deration for sergeant at arms, and b
required three roll calls to make a v
,Iectien, majority being necessary. \