2nd Oklahoma Legislature

{{short description|Meeting of the legiative branch of the government of Oklahoma}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = 2nd Oklahoma Legislature

| coa_pic = Flag of Oklahoma.svg

| leader1_type = President of the Senate:

| leader1 = George W. Bellamy (D)

| leader2_type = President Pro Tem of the Senate:

| leader2 = J. C. Graham (D)

| leader3_type = Speaker of the House:

| leader3 = Ben Wilson (D)

| leader4_type = Composition:

| leader4 = Senate
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House
70 {{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} 39 {{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}}

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The Second Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives, during the only term of Governor Charles Haskell. State legislators elected in 1908 met in the Guthrie City Hall Building from January 5 to March 12, 1909.[http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf A Century to Remember] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910204833/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf |date=September 10, 2012 }}, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 19, 2013) The state legislature also met in special session from January 20 to March 19, 1910.

Oklahoma's first black state legislator, A. C. Hamlin, was among the new group of state legislators, but was limited to one term by a Jim Crow law passed by the legislature.Bruce, Michael L. "[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=HA015 Hamlin, Albert Comstock (1881-1912)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429163753/https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=HA015 |date=2012-11-19 }}," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. (accessed June 19, 2013)

Dates of sessions

Regular session: January 5-March 12, 1909
Special session: January 20-March 19, 1910

Previous: 1st Legislature • Next: 3rd Legislature

Major legislation

Legislation enacted on March 6, 1909, created the Southeastern Normal School, which would later become Southeastern Oklahoma State University.Norris, L. David. "[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/SO013.html Southeastern Oklahoma State University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729173541/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/SO013.html |date=July 29, 2010 }}," [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/ Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531193517/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/ |date=2010-05-31 }}, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 19, 2013) Initially offering four years of high school and junior college, the school opened its doors to students on June 14, 1909.

Party composition

=Senate=

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Democratic !Republican
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nowrap style="font-size:80%"\| \|{{party shading/Democratic}}\| 34 \|{{party shading/Republican}}\| 10 ! 44
Voting share !{{party shading/Democratic}}\|77.3% !{{party shading/Republican}}\|22.7% !colspan=2\|

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Democratic

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|{{party shading/Democratic}}| 34

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 10

! 44

Voting share

!{{party shading/Democratic}}|77.3%

!{{party shading/Republican}}|22.7%

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=House of Representatives=

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Democratic !Republican
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Voting share !{{party shading/Democratic}}\|64.2% !{{party shading/Republican}}\|35.8% !colspan=2\|

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!colspan=2|Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

!rowspan=3|Total

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| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

Democratic

!Republican

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|{{party shading/Democratic}}| 70

|{{party shading/Republican}}| 39

! 109

Voting share

!{{party shading/Democratic}}|64.2%

!{{party shading/Republican}}|35.8%

!colspan=2|

Leadership

=Senate=

Lieutenant Governor George W. Bellamy continued to serve as the first President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. J. C. Graham was elected as the second President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, giving him the authority to organize the state senate and serve as a presiding officer.[http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf Oklahoma Almanac, 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf |date=2006-02-18 }}, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)

=House=

Ben Wilson served as the second Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He hailed from a town known as Cereal, which today is known as Banner, Oklahoma. Ben F. Harrison, of Calvin, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.

Members

=Senate=

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class="wikitable sortable" ! District !! Name !! Party
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Lt-Gov	George W. Bellamy	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|1	Joe S. Morris	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|2	E. L. Mitchell	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|2	R. E. Echols	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|3	A. G. Updegraff	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|4	Henry J. Denton	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|5	Tom Moore	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|6	J. J. Williams	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|6	Richard Billups	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|7	Richard Curd	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|8	Patrick James Goulding	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|9	E. B. Chapman	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|9	S. J. Soldani	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|10	J. Q. Newell	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|11	Clarence Davis	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|12	H. S. Cunningham	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|13	S. A. Cordell	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|13	Michael Eggerman	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|14	Roy Stafford	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|14	Frank Colville	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|15	L. K. Taylor	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|15	George Johnson	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|16	Emory Brownlee	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|17	Elmer Thomas	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|17	D. M. Smith	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|18	J. C. Graham	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|18	Harry K. Allen	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|19	H. S. Blair	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|19	Robert Wynne	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|20	Jessee Hatchett	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|20	Thomas F. Memminger	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|21	Edwin Sorrels	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|22	Frank Warren	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|23	Reuben Roddie	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|24	W. P. Stewart	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|25	William Redwine	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|26	William Franklin	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|27	Campbell Russell	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|27	Harry B. Beeler	Rep
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|28	J. H. Cloonan	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|29	J. M. Keyes	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|30	Elias Landrum	Dem
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|31	P. J. Yeager	Dem
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|32	R. T. Potter	Rep
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|33	Joseph Strain	Dem

Table based on list cross-referenced from three sources.Directory of State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Election Board (accessed on Google Books on June 23, 2013).[http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/ALLSENATE-LIST.pdf All Senate List] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328201442/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/ALLSENATE-LIST.pdf |date=2013-03-28 }}, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 23, 2013).

=House of Representatives=

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class="wikitable sortable" ! Name !! Party !! County
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Thomas LaFayette Rider	Dem	Adair
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|A. J. Butts	Dem	Alfalfa
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|George W. Partridge	Rep	Alfalfa, Grant
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|J. M. Humpheys	Rep	Atoka
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William A. Durant	Dem	Atoka, Bryan
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|A. W. Tooley	Rep	Beaver
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|G. W. Lewis	Dem	Beckham
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|A. L. Edgington	Rep	Blaine
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|A. E. Ewell	Dem	Bryan
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William F. Semple	Dem	Bryan
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. S. Bell	Dem	Caddo
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Joe Smith	Dem	Caddo
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Ben Wilson	Dem	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Milton B. Cope	Dem	Canadian
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William F. Gilmer	Dem	Carter
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|John R. Whayne	Dem	Carter
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Henry Ward	Rep	Cherokee
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Lyman W. White	Dem	Choctaw
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Frank L. Casteel	Dem	Cimarron
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|S. W. Hutchins	Dem	Cleveland
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|George Jahn	Dem	Coal
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|John M. Moore	Dem	Coal, Johnston
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Leslie P. Ross	Dem	Comanche
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Amil H. Japp	Dem	Comanche, Stephens
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|E. N. Ratcliff	Dem	Craig
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Peter J. Coyne	Dem	Craig, Rogers
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|George O. Helm	Dem	Creek
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. H. Simmons	Dem	Creek, Tulsa
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Howell Smith	Dem	Custer
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|L. L. Reeves	Dem	Custer, Washita
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Lee B. Smith	Dem	Delaware
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Richard G. Brownlee	Rep	Dewey
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|H. P. Covey	Rep	Ellis
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Joseph M. Porter	Rep	Garfield
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Arthur A. Stull	Rep	Garfield
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Eugene Watrous	Rep	Garfield, Kingfisher
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. J. Rotenberry	Dem	Garvin
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William Robert Wallace	Dem	Garvin
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|R. L. Glover	Dem	Grady
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Henry Ireton	Dem	Grady
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Joseph W. Smith	Dem	Grant
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|James J. Savage	Dem	Greer
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|G. L. Wilson	Dem	Greer
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Henry L. Vogle	Rep	Harper
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Ed Boyle	Dem	Haskell
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Charles A. Cooke	Rep	Haskell, Muskogee
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|N. J. Johnson	Dem	Hughes
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Ben F. Harrison	Dem	Hughes, Pittsburg
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|S. G. Ashby	Dem	Jackson
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Alex Savage	Dem	Jefferson
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. M. Ratliff	Dem	Johnston
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Charles M. Compton	Rep	Kay
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Lester Maris	Rep	Kay
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Harvey Utterback	Rep	Kingfisher
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. V. Faulkner	Dem	Kiowa
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. E. Terral	Dem	Kiowa
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Lon Lovelace	Dem	Latimer
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|C. C. Mathis	Dem	LeFlore
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|J. J. Sullivan	Rep	LeFlore, Sequoyah
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|John B. Charles	Rep	Lincoln
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|James H. Lockwood	Rep	Lincoln
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. Harvey Maxey Jr.	Dem	Lincoln, Pottawatomie
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|O. B. Acton	Rep	Logan
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|A. C. Hamlin	Rep	Logan
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|John S. Shearer	Rep	Logan
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|John McCalla	Dem	Love
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Joe R. Sherman	Rep	Major
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. W. McDuffee	Dem	Marshall
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|D. C. Hughes	Dem	Mayes
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Thomas C. Whitson	Dem	McClain
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|C. M. Anderson	Dem	McCurtain
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|A. J. Milsap	Rep	McIntosh
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|M. Turner	Dem	Murray
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|James Knox	Rep	Muskogee
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Edward Merrick	Rep	Muskogee
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|R. F. Howe	Rep	Noble
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. A. Tillotson	Dem	Nowata
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Robert J. Dixon	Rep	Okfuskee
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Ed Dunn	Dem	Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Charles G. Jones	Rep	Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|S. W. Murphy	Rep	Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|I. M. Putnam	Dem	Oklahoma
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|J. H. Lincoln	Rep	Okmulgee
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Prentiss Price	Dem	Osage
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|J. F. Tucker	Dem	Ottawa
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|John Bonar	Rep	Pawnee
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Ed Clark	Rep	Pawnee, Payne
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|C. E. Sexton	Rep	Payne
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Henry M. McElhaney	Dem	Pittsburg
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William S. Rogers	Dem	Pittsburg
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Frank Huddleston	Dem	Pontotoc
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Edgar S. Ratliff	Dem	Pontotoc, Seminole
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Milton Bryan	Dem	Pottawatomie
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William S. Carson	Dem	Pottawatomie
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|William F. Durham	Dem	Pottawatomie
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Ben T. Williams	Dem	Pushmataha
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Joseph Paschal	Dem	Roger Mills
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|C. S. Wortman	Dem	Rogers
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|H. M. Tate	Rep	Seminole
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Isaac Jacobs	Rep	Sequoyah
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|W. B. Anthony	Dem	Stephens
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|E. J. Earle	Dem	Texas
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|Henry R. King	Dem	Tillman
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|F. L. Haymes	Dem	Tulsa
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|J. P. Calhoun	Rep	Wagoner
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|Clint Moore	Rep	Washington
{{Party shading/Democratic}} \|S. C. Burnett	Dem	Washita
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|H. T. Parsons	Rep	Woods
{{Party shading/Republican}} \|John H. Bridges	Rep	Woodward

Table based on government database.[http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx Historic Members] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711202342/http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx |date=2013-07-11 }}, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)

References

External links

[http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/addresses/haskell1909.pdf Second State of the State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204055248/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/addresses/haskell1909.pdf |date=2012-02-04 }}
[http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/addresses/haskell1910.pdf Third State of the State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204055254/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/addresses/haskell1910.pdf |date=2012-02-04 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630115905/https://lsb.state.ok.us/ Oklahoma Legislature]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130622043630/http://www.okhouse.gov/ Oklahoma House of Representatives]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130709122943/http://www.oksenate.gov/ Oklahoma Senate]

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