The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06

as often acting governor OF Okla
homa
The house investigating committee
stepped on one OF Traps corns and
made him squeak just a little. This
happened at the time the Trspp per-
son was trying to keep all OF the
public off the state administration
machine and whilst his best me-
shanics were trying 10 patch up the
democratic state machine for the
next campaign.
Just at this time an inauguration
ceremony was to happen at Wash
ington and Governor Robertson left
to soc for himself whether a ma
tional inaugural ceremony equaled
that Of Oklahoma in pomp and
splundor IL was a sad time to leave
the only man betwiXt Robertson and
Impeachment, tut he had to attend.
Things commenced 10 happen right
away. Trapp went downstairs and
took command OF tho governors
chair but in Is minutes the hurry-up
courier arrived to demand his return
to tho senate.
Here again shows Rohcrtson's lack
NJ detail. lie had insisted on Tom
Simpson OF Thomas being elected
president pro tcmporc of the senate
and Trapp had acduiesced. II took
only few hours for the senate colts
to jump the fence, and that right I'm
tho middle OF consideration of the
governors pct appropriation bill.
II was sad moment for tho ad-
ministration forces. for tho reason
that Bob Davidson. who is chairman
Of tho senate appropriation commit
tee, could not grab the chair and
hold 1t down. He had 10 be floor
chief 1t was an insurgent holiday.
Ross Lillard insurgcd, not once but
every six minutes, Even Harry Cor
dell regular OF regulars, went
through the wild grass Luther Har-
rison punctured tho rules of order
and the sturdy Hensley voted with
the insurgents, while Floor Leader
Hin refused TO help because he had
previously announced the appropria-
ton bill had to be changed.
Simpson and his Ravel fought
bravely even bringing out Piso's
consumption Cure rules OF order, but
not until the smiling face of Trapp
appeared on the floor did there seem
hope for the cause that a day be-
fore looked 80 promising
tovernor-Lieut n a n t-Governor-
President of-the-S Senate Democratic
Machine Leader Melville Edward
Irapp was worried but not
defeated. His office as lieu
tenant, governor is just across
the han from the senate chamber,
and he occupies that now. He sent
down TO the second floor to have
such Of the governering furniture as
needed be sent up to his own office.
rrlNate secretary Joseph O'Brien
responded by dispatching Colonel
James Noble (colored), with instruc-
uons TO hold to the last ditch
WIN plenty Of pages and only 81
rect from the senate chamber. Tramp
| has been able to hold the fort. In
fact, two or three of them. hut
the things he has said and the
things he has thought because OF the
sorry help and useless visits will
nave 10 be written in a chapter for
men only.
signs or Democratic Harmony.
The legislative conditions depicted
ABOVE are signs OF democratic "har-
mony' Ed Seamans, an Oklahoma
,liy democrat long ago predicted
that would come about, providing all
Of one or the other factions should
happen to die suddenly. Tho pre-
diction was sound. beyond doubt.
The senate is the best evidence OF
this The house is in minority
and all work in unison. In the SEN
ate the administration has mapped
out policy that is terrifying To even
the weakest senator and the strong
ones positively refuse to wear the
yoke and invite the song of death
that must follow putting il ihto ef-
feet,
Is There Connection.
Central oklahoma students OF
politics are wondering II there is any
connection between the awful Jolt
administered to the state democratic
machine by Senator Ross Lillard of
Oklahoma City. Lillard was for
merly municipal counsellor for May
'or Walton, The state democratic