The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-07
INAUGURATION OF NEW
GOVERNOR TO BE MIDST
MUCH MILITARY POMP
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ing, drainage, street repairs, bridges
and culverts and similar municipal
improvements. Mayor Byron ID.
Shear in discussing the program
pointed out that the city is liable
for heavy damages resulting from
faulty streets, bridges and culyerts
and at the same time IS denied SUI
hcicnt funds with which to maintain
them in good repair.
Sunday trains brought in a horde
Of members OF the two houses and
almost as many aspirants for ap-
pointive offices. Governor-clect Rob-
ertson, illustrating the probable de-
mauds upon his time in meeting ana
selecting those to whom the plums
will fall, stated that there are more
than $50 applications for appoint
ments for positions in the state high
way department.
Thirty-four OF the forty-four
members of the senate are "old
heads previously in service in the
upper house. w. A. Briggs has the
distinction of being a member OF
the seventh senate session after hav-
ing been out for two years. The fol-
lowing are the ten who will have to
learn the ropes: NJ. W. Pugh, Boise
City; James Spurlock, Hamron; T.
c. Simpson, Thomas; w. T. Clark,
Manchester; M. +. Ingraham. Sa-
pulpa; NJ. w. Lynch, Stroud; {. A.
Learmorn, Naples; l.. A. Morton,
Duncan; ]. f. Fleming, Poteau; and
]. !. Smith, Miami. James Draughon,
Davis; Joseph Sherman, Sherman !;
T. +. Hensley, FL Reno; w. X. Wal
lace, Pauls Valley; William Cart
wright, Clarita; Luther Harrison,
Ada; f. p. Hill, McAlester; S. S.
Mayfeld, Euiaula; Peter Coyne, Es-
tella, and f. +. Woods, Claremore,
were members Of the house in the
sixth session who have been pro-
NOTED to the upper branch. Less
than 40 of the l40 members OF the
house have seen previous service.
1t remained for Judge Z. p. Hill
of McAlester, who conducted the
earlier sessions OF the recent Carter
county grand Jury INVESTIGATION 10
cali Lieutenant Governor NJ. f.
| Trapp when Trapp summoned a
caucus of the senate to be held at
the Skirvin Sunday afternoon. Judge
Hill reminded Governor Trapp that
January ) was Sunday and said that
he could not engage in a political
conference on the Sabbath. Trapr
made his apologies, stating that hi.
seven days a week habit had caused
him to make the call for the Sabbath
The conference was held according
TO Traps call, however.
Experienced Presiding Officers
The seventh session members are
fortunate in the choice OF their pre-
siding officers. Lieut.. Gov. NJ. i
Trapp, who will preside over the sen
ate, learned statecraft when he wa
! Oklahoma'S first state auditor. ii,
has served as lieutenant governo,
and president of the senate Tor fou'
years and is beginning another four
year term. Trapp is the first lieuten
ant governor who has exercised hi
constitutional function of pTesid
ing over the upper house.
Thomas c. Waldrep, chosen iron
field OF FIVE candidates 10 be speak
er of the house, was speaker pre-
TEN in the 1917 session and ha
served two terms. When not en-
gagged in his legislative duties Speak
er Wadrep is busy with an extensiv,
law practice. He was schooled il
the duties of plotting the lower hous
under one OF the best qualified pre-
siding officers when he served a
speaker pro TEN in the sixth house
in which Paul Nesbit OF McAleste
welded the gave.
Women on Election Boards
Representative L. w. Cheathar
OF Creek county, has prepared a bill
for early presentation which pro
vides for the appointment of womel
on all election boards. The biI
specifically directs the governor t,
appoint a woman on the state elec
ton board and also makes it manda
tory to place woman on all count
and precinct boards.
One of the early sessions of tn
legislature will likely be devoted t
memorial services for members VIII
: have died since the last session
: News of the death>of w. NJ. Bicke
, retiring senator from the Third di,
trict-Woods and Woodward cour
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