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twenty yards apart all tn,
way around the capitol. The,
walked about leisureE in tn,
bright sunshine, nonchalantly
swinging their clubs.
Drawn Bayonets.
There was also sprinkIing o.
infantrymen with drawn bayonets
They saluted snappily as theil
superior officers passed from time
to time. At the portals of the
east entrance to the building was
Colonel Graves, Oklahoma ma.
tional guard, and aides. Besides
the legislators only those with
special military passes signed By
the governor were permitted to
enter. These were newspaper men
In the rotunda of the main
floor sat Col. w. S. Key, military
commander of Oklahoma City, ana
staff. They sat eight in number
at table.
Came BY Auto.
Before the .'laWIess legislators
arrived at the building practically
all of the State employees had left
for the day, it being a half holi-
day because OF oklahoma City
Day. at the State fair.
The first two legislators to ar.
rive came by automobile. while
their colleagues were caucusslng
at their headquarters in the Skir-
win hotel It was expected other
legislators viii follow shortly.
Representative Boyer smiled
broadly when he was permitted to
enter the building.
well, we're here-and still
we can't meet as we should be
able to do under the Constitution. !"
Almost Immediately after Boyer
and Smiths arrival, other groups
began coming in pairs and singIy.
G. Tip" Edwards, of Hughes
county; N. A. j. TIGER, OF Potta-
watomie county; w. Warren Ter
relI, of Tulsa county; j. L. Weston,
of SeQuoyah county; Newt Sanders,
of Haskell county; D. A. Brumley,
of McIntosh county and Joe Simp-
sen, of Tulsa county, were in the
next group to make their way to
the fourth floor rotunda, where 1t
appeared the action would take
place.
Sergeant-at,arms Bert Marcum
also appeared, prepared TO assume
his duties as though the gathering
were a regularly assembled legis-
iative session.
The legislators, most Of them
hardy. bronzed men, whose faces
and physiques revealed years Of toll
in the open, stood around in groups
and chatted among themselves
while they awaited the arrived of
Representative W. D. McBee, who
had issued the cali for the Assembly.
Joke as They Gather.
Uniformed officers OF the militia.
passed among them, joking with
them and advising them to "pre-
pare for the worst
Where's your gum" was a fire.
Quent query OF the army officers,
made jokingIy.
At Ills o'clock, exactly thirty
four had reached the corridor out
side the house chamber.
Four guardsmen, meanwhile; stood
erect at the chamber portals, rifles
IN position.
Representative w. D. McBee,
who issued the call for the house
to assemble, arrived at the State
house at 11:25 a. m. Instead of
going to the fourth floor, where
the rest of the legislators were as
sembled. he went to the office Of
Attorney General George F. Short.
Quorum Seems Certain.
Meanwhile, the legislators gathered
on the fourth floor were having
much fun among themselves. The
sudden appearance on the balcony
of a tanned individual with a bril-
liant red flannel shirt and by way
of contrast, black suspenders, oc-
casioned much mirth.
Several small groups Of girl en-
ployes of the building stood in the
balcony also, munching apples,
chewing gum and wondering what
II was all about.
Representative McBee came to the
fourth floor at 11:40 a. m. He was
asked what would be the next pro-
cedure.
81 don't know myself" he said.
"Our attorneys are now in consulta-
ton on what steps we shall take.
At this hour it appeared certain
there would be a quorum-fifty-four
members. More than forty had as
sembled and more were coming.
Legislators Called Mob"
Oklahoma City took on a more
martial appearance than at any
time since martial law was de-