4th Oklahoma Legislature

The Fourth 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. The state legislature met in the India White Temple in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 7 to March 17, 1913, and in special session from March 18 to July 5, 1913, during the term of Governor Lee Cruce.[1]

4th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
C. B. Kendrick (D)
Speaker of the House:
J. H. Maxey (D)
Composition:
Senate
34   10  
House
78   19  

The 1913 session was marked by the passage of a municipal Sunday closing law, which was favored by Cruce. Lieutenant Governor James Jackson McAlester served as the President of the Senate and C.B. Kendrick served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. J. H. Maxey served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

  • Regular session: January 7-March 17, 1913
  • Special session: March 18-July 5, 1913

Previous: 3rd Legislature • Next: 5th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
34 10 44
Voting share 77.3% 22.7%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
78 19 97
Voting share 80.4% 26.4%

Major legislation

  • Sundays - Governor Lee Cruce supported municipal Sunday closing laws and the 1913 state legislature passed House Bill 50, which prohibited a number of Sunday activities.[2]

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor James Jackson McAlester served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. C.B. Kendrick was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.[3]

House

J. H. Maxey of Muskogee, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1913 and Charles B. Emanuel served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

State Senator Elmer Thomas would go on to serve as a United States Senator.
DistrictNameParty
Lt-GovJ. J. McAlesterDem
1George AycockDem
2E. L. MitchellDem
2R. E. EcholsDem
3William BriggsRep
4J. L. CarpenterDem
5Guy HortonDem
6James AustinDem
6J. V. McClinticDem
7J. W. McCullyRep
8Eugene WatrousRep
9William DuttonRep
9J. E. CurranRep
10George WatersDem
11Joseph JonesRep
12John H. BurfordRep
13Charles F. BarrettDem
13C. L. EdmonsonDem
14Tom McMechanDem
14Ben WilsonDem
15George BarefootDem
15John PughDem
16E. J. WarnerRep
17F. W. AndersonDem
17Elmer ThomasDem
18C. B. KendrickDem
18Ben FranklinDem
19J. T. McIntoshDem
19Fred TuckerDem
20J. B. ThompsonDem
20T. F. MemmingerDem
21Edwin SorrelsDem
22C. W. BoardDem
23Reuben RoddieDem
24W. C. McAlisterDem
25William RedwineRep
26C. C. ShawDem
27Sid GarrettDem
27Campbell RussellDem
28M. S. BlassingameDem
29E. C. HarlanDem
30George W. Fields Jr.Dem
31A. F. VandeventerDem
32James H. SutherlinRep
33Gid GrahamDem
  • Table based on state almanac.[3]

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
T. L. RiderDemAdair
Charles B. ParkhurstRepAlfalfa
I. L. CookDemAtoka
R. B. RutherfordDemBeaver, Harper
H. V. JosephDemBeckham
George JamisonRepBlaine
William A. DurantDemBryan
R. R. HalsellDemBryan
H. N. ChristianDemCaddo
Theo PruettDemCaddo
R. J. ThompsonDemCanadian
U. T. RexroatDemCarter
Houston B. TeeheeDemCherokee
Thomas W. HunterDemChoctaw
W. L. RobertsDemCimarron, Texas
N. E. SharpDemCleveland
George T. SearcyDemCoal
J. M. HaynesDemComanche, Cotton
Roy J. WilliamsDemComanche, Cotton
Peter CoyneDemCraig
H. H. HermanRepCreek
W. S. DearingDemCuster
Lee HoweDemDelaware
Howell SmithDemDewey
Flavius RoseRepEllis
C. C. ChildersDemGarfield
George DizneyRepGarfield
Joe A. EdwardsDemGarvin
W B M MitchellDemGarvin
T. J. BrownDemGrady
A. S. RiddleDemGrady
J. E. LemonDemGrant
O. L. CummingsDemGreer
H. L. RussellDemHarmon
H. M. MooreDemHaskell
J. B. GriggsDemHughes
R. J. MorganDemJackson
A. McCroryDemJefferson
Andrew VeatchDemJohnston
W. C. BaumRepKay
C. L. PinkhamDemKay
George L. KingRepKingfisher
Leonard LewisDemKiowa
Cliff PeeryDemLatimer
T.G. McMahanDemLeFlore
J.L. SpenglerDemLeFlore
John B. CharlesRepLincoln
Fred HoytRepLincoln
Walter H. MatthewsDemLincoln, Pottawatomie
Frank McGuireRepLogan
W. H. BrooksDemLove
W.T. RubyRepMajor
C.H. ThomasDemMarshall
Gideon MorganRepMayes
E.E. GlascoDemMcClain
W.S. DavisDemMcCurtain
Tom G. TaylorDemMcIntosh
Charles B. EmanuelDemMurray
William CarrDemMuskogee
J. Harvey MaxeyDemMuskogee
E.T. TestermanRepNoble
W.A. ChaseDemNowata
W.H. CaseDemOkfuskee
George HarvisonDemOkfuskee
Hubert BolenDemOklahoma
C.H. DeFordRepOklahoma
Hugh RandallDemOklahoma
D.B. WeltyDemOklahoma
John H. WrightDemOklahoma
J.M. LenoxDemOkmulgee
Charles B. PetersDemOsage
M.B. PrentissRepOsage
J.S. MabonRepOttawa
Stanley EdmisterRepPawnee
J.W. ReeceDemPayne
R.I. BondDemPittsburg
E.P. HillDemPittsburg
S.F. WhitmanDemPittsburg
John P. CrawfordDemPontotoc
James FarrallDemPottawatomie
Harvey H. SmithDemPottawatomie
H.O. TenerDemPottawatomie
H S P AshbyDemPushmataha
Thomas JoynerDemRoger Mills
Archibald BondsDemRogers
W.A. BishopDemSeminole
William L. CurtisDemSequoyah
O.M. MorrisDemStephens
W.G. WoodardDemSwanson
Harry CordellDemTillman
Frank CurryDemTulsa
W. B. WilliamsDemTulsa
John O. BakerDemWagoner
R. F. StilwellDemWashington
C. C. HillDemWashita
W. H. OlmsteadRepWoods
E. G. VosburghRepWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[4]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. Wilson, Linda D. CRUCE, LEE (1863-1933) Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013)
  3. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  4. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)
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