The Oklahoma State Capital (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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EARLY LEGILATIVE MESSAGE
Will Insist that the People Be Given Rest on
New Legislation and that Present Laws Be
Perfected— Wants “Majority Clause” Pri-
mary— $200000 for Hospital Here
Governor Williams has given out an
interview in which lie has outlined
briefly some of the measures he will
suggest in his message to the next
legislature One outstanding sugges-
tion will be that the legislature desist
from the passage of a liord of new
laws and make a consistent effort to
perfect the many laws we now have
Th governor will probably recom-
mend that an appropriation of
ttUO be made for the building of a hos-
pital for treatment of patients of the
state at Oklahoma City providing the
city will donate free of charge to the
state a suitable site
It is probable that the city commis-
sioners will take this matter up with-
in the next few weekss and that a
definite plan will be arranged before
the meeting of the legislature Mayor
Overholser is in favor of the plan and
has had several conferences with the
governor regarding it It may be ne-
cessary that a vote of the people of
Ok'ahoma City be taken on the prop-
osit'on of a site
The governor is also in favor and
will recommend a majority primary
law and a change in the present sen-
atorial district lines and a law pro
viding nominating districts within
senatorial and judicial districts This
suggestion is taken to cover the sit-
uation particularly in the Oklahoma
and Canadian county districts where
three district judges and both senators
a re now from Oklahoma county
The governor will also suggest that
in smaller counties the county judge
supplant one member of the board of
county commissioners as an ex-oflicio
member of the hoard This he believes
will militate toward economy in
county government
The governor will insist that an ap-
propriation be made for the building of
a brick plant at McAlester to be op-
Republicans to !
Manage Affairs
(Continued from page 1)
it presentation that In refused to per-
form the duties of secretary
Mr Ccisder has not been re-elected
chairman of the slate committee and
has been bolding over from his last
term by reason of a motion that was
put through the state convention The
committee will either reeled Mr
Geissler at the Monday meeting or
elect his successor
Party leaders arc casting about for
a man who will be broad enough to
know no factions and place patty and
public interest above ambit ion to con-
trol the party organization It is their
purpose to see that this meeting wipes
out all factional lines and that its or-
ganization is construct'd along lines
that will know no personal differences
and devote its energy solely to build-
ing upon an organization that will re-
deem the -fate from machine demo-
cratic misrule in Ibis Mr Appleby
is liearti'y in favor of such a reor-
ganization and will undoubtedly re-
sign as soon a- the ninuiitlt-e lias
disapproval the course of Mr Geissler
in enfmeing his removal as secretary
This will lead? the way open to a re-
organization "f the committee
National ( 'onini l 1 1 -nia 11 1 J Me-
draw wi 1 no' be present owing to the
-lions lllne-s of his son Formor
X i r 1 1 1 1 1 I’- mini: email James A liar-
m -a hi al-o he at sent owing to imirt
'glt’i-fs
BENSON THAI
UU2JL
n
THEIR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED
TO REPUELICAN SUCCESSES—
FAIR ELECTION LAW— HELD
DEMOCRATIC PLURALITY
DOWN
R I KulRTt-u'! 1 i i- rtir of tliu
-peaking bureau uf the republican
-tale committee i-sties the following
-tatement:
Novembi-r 10 I! Id
Oklahoma State Capital
Oklahoma City Okla
Gentlemen:
It would please ine very much if ymi
would thank through your paper all
republican state committeemen and
county chairmen for their assistance
and co-operation given the speakers’
bureau in this late campaign
I also especially desire to thank the
republican speakers of this state who
took part and assisted In this cam-
paign I am firmly of the opinion that
had it not been for their assistance
and the co-operation given us by the
different committees that Oklahoma
would have gone seventy-five thou-
sand democratic
Very truly yours
R L ROBERTSON
Director Speakers’ Bureau
crated by the convicts in the peniten-
tiary lie will propose that a terrace be
built around the state capital by con-
vict labor
' The governor is making other plans
j and his message will undoubtedly be
a very interesting one It is known
that he lias been looking very care-
fully into what all departments have
been doing as well as the duplication
that exists between state government
and county and city government The
state election department is one that
I many believe he will abolish except
during a period of a few months dur-
1 ing each two years covering biennial
elections This department does work
i of no value w hatever to the state dur-
1 ing the remainder of the two years —
i making what is called a permanent
record of returns — something that is
absolutely use'ess
The slate highway department or-
ganization will or should also be re-
I constructed Tin part of it t hat has to
j do with read building deserves to be
materially strengthened anil the part
of it which has to do with collecting
auto tax should he abolished The tax
should be paid through the regu'ar
fiduciary channels of government Un-
der the present organizalion the de-
j partment was twenty-one men — three
I of whom are engaged in road construe- I
tion work and the remainder in run-
ning over the state collecting auto
tax The industrial commission plan
and the lines of various other depart-
ments of state government deserve a
general reorganization The compen-
sation law was wriiten by the insur-J
ance companies and has proven to he
I a farce in many respects
The governor indicated that lie
might stand for a chance in the pres-
ent usury law County and city gov-
ernment wll probably come in for
legis'ativi- paring to the quick a’-
SHERIFF CONTESTS IN
OKLAHOMA AND CANADIAN
Hubatka and Smith Seek To Have Re-
turns In These Two Counties
Canvassed By Court
I
John ll'ihatka republican nominee
for sheriff of Okahoina county has
tiled a conte-t in the dotriet court and
seeks a recount of the ballots
The county ole non boaid which1
completed its einva-s this week
awarded the ollico 10 ti E Johnson j
democratic nominee by thirty-five
votes The county election hoard was1
about to grant a reque-t of Mr llu- !
batka for a recount when sloped by
notice from an attum-y for Mr John- '
son that a restraining order would lit
asked from tin- courts f an attempt
was made to recount the ballots Un-
der the law the boaid unnot recount
the vote withou' an order from (he
court
Judge Oldfield of the Okuihoina-Ca-nidian
counties di-nict ordered a re-
count of the vote- ca-t for sheriff in
Canadian loun y !i-t Saturday The
ollicial returns of Me- hoard gave 1 M
Carter deni"! it a plurality of 17
votes over T J Sun'll republican and
Mr Smith si lined ile order for a re-
count by Camoii in unity eleition
board
Y ft C A CAMPAIGN
The -i-iuriig uf finis fur the con-
U'l 1M'I 7-111 P I Ul' i j ut p U-UlUillj
vi-uuut v i i a I) vmu-i:n
iMi auu' hi iu - :1 new y 1 1 1: -n n
i - i: r 1 1 i i e : i- q u iljii
-1 ruct iu) i i 'I r A hull 1 "i g m
tiu'v tiku'g !''! i in a very fi-vv
daj s a li i-- i ie - of i cure-enta1 i o
hll-ine-s i i - - I i ' cut solicit ing
funds fur : i i i i : t i nsi it ut ui
Till' fiel thit I' ('( ere tew ( ll'es
the size of Ok! In -ea City hut tha al-
ready ha- a Y '1 (' A building and
now that the ef Oklahoma City
are awake on tins pi npu-it ion it is a
ertainty that a -pleiidid building will
lie erected and me'itained
The aniomi' ut -:r hu-iasm munife-t
bv everyone in Ok'ahoma City towards
the proposed pt jiet vvrmhl indicate
that but littl" irouble will be encoun-
tered in rai-itia tin amount of money
necessary to eon-miet a building in
keeping with tin- reputation ef Okla-
homa City's public spirit
No one doubts but that the build-
ing would soon be more than self sus-
taining and many believe that it
would be a good business proposition
Team captains for t ho soliciting of
funds have already been selected and
are as follows:
Bunn Booth F K Camp XV H
Ktilovv George Frederic-kson F A
Gross A V Hancock V M Harrison
C E llonnold George Y Knox XV A
Lybrard J E Marrs Joe Myer Aus-
tin Miller J H O'X-il Herbert M
Peck M B Schofield S S Smith
Jack Upsher F A Whitten and O P
Workman
The young men’s division consists
Now
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heavy investment in this institution Like every
new publication it is costing us Money every issue to
put out the State Capital— $200 per month at this
time This is a burden that you can help relieve us
of in a great measure Will you do it?
Get a few of your neighbors to Subscribe for the
State Capital Loyal Republicans wont refuse if you
explain it to them Many democrats and socialists
will be glad to get it
The battle is now on to take this state from the
control of the democrat machine in 1918 It can only be done with a
consistent republican paper on the grounds at the capital to lay bare
its operation during the next two years There is no other means by
which the people may know the truth about the machine The State
Capital pill be a potent factor as a restraint upon democratic official
looseness It will be a means of saving you money and enforcing bet-
ter government
Help us carry the burden in this fight by taking your neighbors’
subscriptions— three or six months or a year Take the cost of the
money order aud stamp out and send it in We thank you in advance
Yours for Success in 1918
THE STATE CAPITAL PUB CO
of: James Beaty J E Hickson H
Clay Doss Robert Everest Paul Fcs-
ler U I Goddard V F Gulick H
II Hagan Hugh Harrell Stanley Huy-
nian II P Hupps C E Lee J F
M i Cidlough E F MiKuy It M Mc-
Yay Hon Nation Burke Shartel Fred
Suit- I'mi Walla r and Eugene Witi'-
i ingto'i
COUNTY ATTORNEY AND
BANKER CONVICTED
Robert K Warren pro- eiun ing
'mi: y and i j c-t lit a I iv c-eleet 1
Cioetavv lointy and Wright Eonf
a Hugo han'a r vveie found gui ty of
troducing liquor into old Indian Te
toiy in III" li ileiu! court at Chichi
on la-t ThuisiJiy Tom Hunter re
1 1 g un inher uf the h-g Mature and
Indian un- aequii'i 1 on a -ini
charge
S lit nee was deferred until on
meets at Mu-kogie an appeal will
taken b)tbe ennvh ted men in
menu time they are being held
their original appearance bond
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DEUTSCHLAND SINKS CONVOY
German’s submarine merchant man
the Deutschland which arrived at New
London Conn on November 1 quietly
1 left port Friday morning for Bremen
being convoyed by two tugs one the
i t A Scott Jr and the other the
Alert
i Everything ran smoothly for the
merchantman as she slipped out of
I port and until she was nearly ready
! toleave her two convoys when sud-
denly and unexpectedly she rammed
and sent to the bottom the tug T A
'Scott Jr with its crew of five persons
all of whom lost their lives
i The Deutschland was not seriously
damaged but returned to port bow-
lever to report the accident as well as
1 to make the necessary repairs which
it is estimated will require some clays
I
for the
is Crry
all repairs will be made by lu-r own
crew
A member of the Deutschland crew
stal'd that the tug unexpectedly got I
in front of the submarine and that
lie di-ianee between the two vessels
was so short that the accident was tin-1
avoidable Her no-e shuck the tigj
in ur the stern lifting it well out of the j
water and st luilng the Scott s no e 1
mid r Immediately too boilers on the
lug exploded and the ves-el sank vvili
all on In anl
The 1 leu' -ciilatnl's cat go is e-li-mated
at ifJiMionno ami cm-i-ts ot
n -k l ruhh r and silver bars
SECRETARY McADOO TO
BE TRAIL SPEAKER
Anm iinceinT: ha- b -n made ihit
Wiiliam G Mi A duo will le one ui le
-pi-uki rs In fure the Ozark Ttail ui-
U'tit'nn which will lie in -e--ion heie
nil m-xf Tii' T-ilny and Wi dne-diy
Secn-tary Mc-Adoo will he here on
next Wednesday Iu pre-ide tit the
t earing of the federal iartn loan beard
$100000 BLAZE AT DRUMRICHT
On Thursday afternoon Drumright
suffered the greatest loss in its history
I from fire when two or its prominent
business blocks were burned causing
a lo-s of approximately $ loDOOi)
i The tire was caused by an explo-
sion of gas in a rooming house and
on account of all buildings being of
I frame structuies it was impossible to
I get the fire under control readily
MORRIS WINS OVER LEVINSKY
Carl Morris of Sapulpa and Battling
Lovinskv of New York fought a IS-
round bout in Kansas City on Thurs-
day night Morris being declared the
winner at the close of the fight on
points
Morris was fit) pounds htavier than
his opponent and stood almost a head
1918 Battle
the Burden !
Special Subscription Offer!
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Campaign for 50000 Subscriptions
Several hundred have a'ready volunteered services to organize sub-
scription clubs from ten to fifty subscribers
Five Subscribers for One Year
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first third seventh ninth fourteenth
and fifteenth rounds
AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE MORE FRIENDS
j The meeting of the Ozark Trails
convention in Oklahoma City next
i week will Lring to town hundreds
of prominent business men and
farmers— many of whom will be mak-
ing their fir-t visit to this city These
men will come from six states but the
great majority of them will be citi-
j zens of our own state They must
leave here with the firm conviction
that Oklahoma City overlooked noth-
$400
400
400
400
400
ins that might contribute to their con
fort and pleasure
! This is good business The friem
i that we are interested in them an
! their material welfare Attend th
j convention all that you can met
I these people
And spare us some ot your time t
j help make this the biggest event ths
ever came to town
j Committee: W II Vesper XV (
Dean F D Bearly A O Campbel
I Alfred Ilare Geo G Soblberg Job
1 F McClelland J R Boardman I :
Mahan J R Burwell C E Bentle
Floyd Thompson chairman
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Appleby, John D. & Gill, Eugene. The Oklahoma State Capital (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, November 17, 1916, newspaper, November 17, 1916; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1792380/m1/2/?q=%22United+States%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.