The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28

Oklahoma City afternoon nCwspa-
pers to the effect that the COVER
nor's active supporters are deter
mined to remove Lafayette from
his position as chairman. This was
attempted just before tine demo.
cratic state convention held at Mus
kogce. February 5. when the con-
ycntion met Lafayette controlled It
and Governor Rober. son was al
lowed to appear in the convention
solely because Hubert Bolen had re-
quested that the governor lead the
campaign for Senator owens presi-
dental nomination.
There are II members of the
democratic state committee and the
more daring sporting Lights at the
capital are willing to wager the gov
etnor could control three of them
in spirited contest. There are
ventursome spirits in every com.
munity.
About Legislative Affairs.
Organization OF the next house OF
representatives continues to receive
attention In the capital city The
republicans have a majority OF these
members and of course WILL organ
ize the house. They are handi-
capped by having 80 many new
members who will first be COM
PEELED to acquaint themselves with
existing conditions before proceed
ing. This has been planned to take
place some considerable time later
when II is hoped the elected officials
and the republican state organiza-
ton can evolve successful plan of
"a. n,,t. "a,
members of the new house were
members of the last.
l.. A. Everhart, Blaine county;
j. =. Trevathan. Canadian; w. D,
Crane, Custer; r. II. Beck. Giant;
w. l.. kimerer, Kingfisher: George
Is. Schwabe, Nowata, l.. a. Wis
meyer, Usage; Charles e. Plat
Payne; A. f.. Craver, Washington. /.
Jerry c. Coover, Woodward; j. B.
Campbell, Garfield; T.. l.. Harris,
Oklahoma. and j. w. Steffen repre-
senting Beaver and Harper counties.
These thirteen old members have
to work with AZ novices in the game
OF house legislation. but they total
So votes to 81 democratic members.
The democratic veterans who are
returned to the work are equally
numerous and, because that party
has always been in power. have had
more TO do with the routine Of leg
islation. The old members are:
w. A. Hornbeck, Bcckham coun-
ty. ID. :. Hoover, Carter, ID. a.
Stovall, Choctaw; l.. A. Pearson,
Harmon; Ben r. Harrison. Hughes.
Edwin Dabney, Jackson; w. T..
Graves, Washita; Porter Newman
and DR.. J. b. Smith, Bryan; w. l..
Disney, Muskogee, W. W. Robert
son, Oklahoma. In addition to those
enumerated. W. Perry Miller of
Muskogee and J. 9. lClinD Graham
of Love are old members OF the
legislature. giving to experienced
democratic and republican iegisla-
tors an equal number to start the
work.
Lou Everhart is the dean OF re-
publican members while Ben Harri-
son easily ranks all democrats in
point OF legislative service. This
very probably may have nothing to
do with forming the house organlza-
tions. In truth the house organi-
Aation, which was at first contem-
plated early has been purposely
postponed until 1t could be more
definitely determined as to the
status VI the senate. At the outset
II was presumed that the 81 demo
cratic senators would rally to
Lieutenant Governor Trapp and
form a barrier against any republi.
can aggression. That may be worked
out, but a voice from the southeas,
has been heard over the state and
has caused no little uneasness a,
the state capitol building.
Senator Joe Fleming OF Poteau 3
holdover. He was opposed to the
election Of Governor Cox and Con-
gressman Scott Ferris, In truth very
much so. His opposition brought
down the wrath OF the democratic
state organization on his head 1t is
now animated that the senator may
become "A candidate for president
protempore. In fact he will do just
that.
\ GAssisSs observer might at first