The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-14
POLITICS AT THE CAPITOL

ing that position. Forr,r .tt.,
/ the ChOctaw nation. "a s,.4I..
! army, Locke has also I,.,
! uclan, az his father was haf,r.. i
{ Elth"r aS candidate for gr,.I..."'
a plain representative ON fb. 4,
| OF the house, Locke will l. ''1
/ IN" new party leaders ia l..sI,,.
! tie Is "A Chuctaw and tr.. r.,
/ habits OF his race. II rps,r,.J q
/ not an open aspraut for p,rs.,
| hUnOrs. ''''
New Method OF Chon,ipr
!. but inc next speaker will ,
i probably not be chosen h,......s
his political standing or hi. ..t,.,. 4
| Oh matters which have ron, ..,l
/ Beyond doubt the rcpubrir.u I..
/ cIs are working out "A f..iy..1
/ program. when that propr..
. outlined the candidate FOR .....
/ believed 10 be the most c,pHh|,
I putting that program into ~. 4
VIII be chosen. Naturally thpt .ho.
. VIII hc made soon, quite -
/ the conference ~ elected sttt 'p1
Gals, by legislators who ,y. .ts.I
I that meeting. Il will be ain o,..
! iaucc meeting TOO. for th. ron j
/ that republicans huyc not been hol
/ ing state offices In Okahuma IA
/ the newly elected Officers v.1 "a
have to get acquainted WI. cag1
/ other.
The man who has executive abrl
/ ity and who can hold the party Il
a straight legislative course ls I'd
one now being sought to DlmmsI
the first republican legislativ, hous.]
/ There is no governor TO direct ths.
choice
Nor is ono to construc that m.
long list Of candidates and ns,.
/ candidates for speaker mean tf,:
/ rivalry has aroused excitement Tss
republicans are not well enough a,-
I quaintCd with their new role %.
that; neither has there been tirI
for circles within the inner circlu
But there Is sufficient interest and
candidates from a sufficiently wt.
area to arouse more than passing il-
torest.
Legislative Program. y
According to state ChalrmAr
Jim Harris the legislative program
is to be more in the nature OF rec.
| tification than otherwise. II Is o,
course agreed that there Will be an
attempt to amend the present reg
istration law Even tho democrat,
senate Is expected to agree tp SON,
form OF registration that Will In
some ways relieve the indignities d
The present alleged law.
There is also 10 be an effort q
amend the present highway law and
20 at least make the automobile lr
censc tax collecting system conform
to some rule OF reason. As the high
way department has been one OF th'
worst sources OF evil in state gov
crnment, attempts to make II te
/ come more like a real departmpn
| can be expected to meet with demo
cratic opposition.
The present highway departmcn
was created by a legislative act dur
I ing the administration Of Governor
r. l.. williams. He immediately be
gan to use It for the location o
lame duck politicians. II staNet
badly, and, contrary TO what seemed
impossible, has steadily grow
worse.
No chapter OF Oklahoma's hls,or,
Is more hope -deadening than III
history OF our highway department
Filled with every imaginable kim
OF political henchmen and burdene
with an automobile license laV
which was conceived in a wheel
barrow age OF darkness. the high
way department Is in the very base
mont OF the capitol building in al
that the meaning implies
However, the republican leader
have seemingly overlooked some o
the big things which will bccom
features Of the next session. tn
time for gerrymandering the stat
is at hand. II is very probable tina
congress will not act in tfyae on III
congressional reapportionment mea
sure to enable carving Of a new dis
trict and that our additioSil COZ
gresham will have to be eloctet
from the state at large for tn
first time. but the legislative re
appointment bill must be passe
at this session. Judicial distrht
must again be made over or a
least the time has arrived for sucl
legislation.
Then, too. the time for code re
vision elapsed two years ago AM
this legislature can not dodge IN
responsibility. II can no, be don
in GO or 90 days. 1t can be don
through a code committee ~ N
two houses and that committee eal
afterwards have its work approve
at a special session ar at thH ny
regular session.
Code revision IL not n parrish
matter. II is very probable ina
members of the legislature can agree
on "A plan FOR revision of n" star
laws. II Is less probable that I'M
attorneys OF the two houses withou
regard to partisan affiliation, ca
agree.
But Ecrrymandering the lcSisIa
tive and judicial districts is an en
| tirely partisan matter. or conrs
| II is presumed that the judiciary
about out of politics and II may b
but the Judges are long WAYS Nir
Of their judiciary" if the statemer
rs to "out" be found correct.
There viii be no lack OF effort u
partisan gain in this matter. i
The beginning democrats imaclne
| that they had wrought so well ther
would never be danger OF a ropA
lican legislature, much less repuf
lican house of Representatives. bl
politics upsr- preCcdents 9Srt over
run all ambitions 81 those maxim
/ nreventativos. oklahoma has r Y
/ publican house OF Trprcseniair
and the democratic senate ls nah
too well knit together 10 allow sur
mise that all Is well in the GEM
| cratic circles. To a certainty WI
seemed impossible IN la0T-N h'
already happened and the fu'.L
! looks much less roseate for thr az
! mocratic war lords Of oklahoma