The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-24

BUSINESSMEN
IS NAMED
BY GOVERNOR WILLIAMS AS AD-
VSoRY COMMITTEE, TO AID IN
ERECTION OF STATE CAPITAL
ALL PROMINENT MEN.

Oklahoma City, March 23.-An ad-
visory committee of prominent citi-
zens to assist the governor and the
capitol building commission in COM
pleting plans for the erection of the
state capitol was named Tuesday by
Governor X. l.. Williams, at meet
ing with the commission. With the
announcement of this action the gov
ernor disclosed for the first time his
idea of how the structures building
should be in reality supervised by
the people. The names of five mem-
bers of the committee were made
known by the governor. He said he
had not decided whether to have a
committee of five or seven.
Z. X. Gaylord, general manager of
the Oklahoma Publishing company;
Joseph Huckins Jr, of the Lee Huck-
ins hotel; Ed S. Vaught, an Oklahoma
City attorney; II. w. Gibson of Mus
kogee, a railroad contractor and Tom
Hale of McAlester, president of the
Hale Halsell Grocery company, are
the five men named by the governor
Tuesday. Each of these is a bust
ness man widely known in the state
and each is noted for taking active
interest in public affairs.
The first meeting of the citizens
committee will be held one day next
week the governor said, just as soon
as the members can be gotten to-
gether. At this session the chief
executive plans to go over with the
citizens all the work that has been
done IN connection with building the
capitol, and, likewise, all that is
Suggestions made by
the committee or any of its members
will receive prompt and careful con-
sideration, the governor said.
To Meet Regularly.
After this initial gathering, ac-
cordng to Governor Williams plan,
the committee will meet once every
month or every two months, keeping
all the time in close touch with every
step that is being taken in connec-
tion with the building of the state
edifice. No important move will be
made by the commission, Governor
Williams said, until the committee
has been consulted.
Members of the committee will
serve without pay, or compensation
of any kind, solely out of spirit of
state pride.
When Governor Williams broached
this plan to the capitol commission,
it met with immediate approval In
view of the fact that the governor,
according to the terms of the recently
adopted capitol bill, is chairman of
the commission, it was decided to
bestow on him at once the power
10 appoint the committee.
GouIding Heads Commission.
Pat ]. Goulding was elected vice
chairman of the commission. lie will
have direct charge of the body and
will preside at its meetings when
the governor is not present. w. b.
Anthony formerly was chairman of
the commission.
The capitol bill advocated by Gov
ernor Williams and finally adopted
by the legislature, provided that the
capitol commission adjourn indefi-
nitely, subject to call of the governor
as chairman, Immediately the general
contract is let When
this adjournment is taken the men,
bers of the commission will cease to
draw their regular salaries, but will
be paid fixed amount per day
when called together by the governor
No announcement of plans for let
ting the general contract was made
after the meeting of the governor
and the commission, although it is
known that the chief executives in
tention is to rush this through as
speedily as possible. A definite
statement probably will be made af-
ter the citizens committee meets,
organizes and discusses the situation
next week.
'Timp iC InnnaVr nnntaf Tho W.T.