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.A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)

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. Harvey Maxey Jr. 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 AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 34 10 44Voting share77.3%22.7%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 78 19 97Voting share80.4%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.Wilson, Linda D. CRUCE, LEE (1863-1933) , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013)

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.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)

House J. Harvey Maxey Jr. of Muskogee, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1913 and Charles B. Emanuel served as Speaker Pro Tempore.

Members

Senate

District Name PartyLt-Gov J. J. McAlester Dem1 George Aycock Dem2 E. L. Mitchell Dem2 R. E. Echols Dem3 William Briggs Rep4 J. L. Carpenter Dem5 Guy Horton Dem6 James Austin Dem6 J. V. McClintic Dem7 J. W. McCully Rep8 Eugene Watrous Rep9 William Dutton Rep9 J. E. Curran Rep10 George Waters Dem11 Joseph Jones Rep12 John H. Burford Rep13 Charles F. Barrett Dem13 C. L. Edmonson Dem14 Tom McMechan Dem14 Ben Wilson Dem15 George Barefoot Dem15 John Pugh Dem16 E. J. Warner Rep17 F. W. Anderson Dem17 Elmer Thomas Dem18 C. B. Kendrick Dem18 Ben Franklin Dem19 J. T. McIntosh Dem19 Fred Tucker Dem20 Joseph Bryan Thompson Dem20 Thomas F. Memminger Dem21 Edwin Sorrells Dem22 C. W. Board Dem23 Reuben Roddie Dem24 W. C. McAlister Dem25 William Redwine Rep26 C. C. Shaw Dem27 Sid Garrett Dem27 Campbell Russell Dem28 M. S. Blassingame Dem29 E. C. Harlan Dem30 George W. Fields Jr. Dem31 A. F. Vandeventer Dem32 James H. Sutherlin Rep33 Gid Graham Dem Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives Name Party CountyThomas LaFayette Rider Dem AdairCharles B. Parkhurst Rep AlfalfaI. L. Cook Dem AtokaR. B. Rutherford Dem Beaver, HarperH. V. Joseph Dem BeckhamGeorge Jamison Rep BlaineWilliam A. Durant Dem BryanR. R. Halsell Dem BryanH. N. Christian Dem CaddoTheo Pruett Dem CaddoR. J. Thompson Dem CanadianU. T. Rexroat Dem CarterHouston B. Teehee Dem CherokeeThomas W. Hunter Dem ChoctawW. L. Roberts Dem Cimarron, TexasN. E. Sharp Dem ClevelandGeorge T. Searcy Dem CoalJ. M. Haynes Dem Comanche, CottonRoy J. Williams Dem Comanche, CottonPeter Coyne Dem CraigH. H. Herman Rep CreekW. S. Dearing Dem CusterLee Howe Dem DelawareHowell Smith Dem DeweyFlavius Rose Rep EllisCharles C. Childers Dem GarfieldGeorge Dizney Rep GarfieldJoe A. Edwards Dem GarvinW B M Mitchell Dem GarvinT. J. Brown Dem GradyA. S. Riddle Dem GradyJ. E. Lemon Dem Grant O. L. Cummings Dem GreerH. L. Russell Dem HarmonH. M. Moore Dem HaskellJ. B. Griggs Dem HughesR. J. Morgan Dem JacksonAlonzo McCrory Dem JeffersonAndrew Veatch Dem JohnstonW. C. Baum Rep KayC. L. Pinkham Dem KayGeorge L. King Rep KingfisherLeonard Lewis Dem KiowaCliff Peery Dem LatimerT.G. McMahan Dem LeFloreJ.L. Spengler Dem LeFloreJohn B. Charles Rep LincolnFred Hoyt Rep LincolnWalter H. Matthews Dem Lincoln, PottawatomieFrank McGuire Rep LoganW. H. Brooks Dem LoveW.T. Ruby Rep MajorC.H. Thomas Dem MarshallGideon Morgan Rep MayesE.E. Glasco Dem McClainW.S. Davis Dem McCurtainTom G. Taylor Dem McIntoshCharles B. Emanuel Dem MurrayWilliam Carr Dem MuskogeeJ. Harvey Maxey Jr. Dem MuskogeeE.T. Testerman Rep NobleW.A. Chase Dem NowataW.H. Case Dem OkfuskeeGeorge Harvison Dem OkfuskeeHubert Bolen Dem OklahomaC.H. DeFord Rep OklahomaHugh Randall Dem OklahomaD.B. Welty Dem OklahomaJohn H. Wright Dem OklahomaJ.M. Lenox Dem OkmulgeeCharles Bowers Peters Dem OsageMarvin B. Prentiss Rep OsageJ.S. Mabon Rep OttawaStanley Edmister Rep PawneeJ.W. Reece Dem PayneR.I. Bond Dem PittsburgE.P. Hill Dem PittsburgS.F. Whitman Dem PittsburgJohn P. Crawford Dem PontotocJames Farrall Dem PottawatomieHarvey H. Smith Dem PottawatomieH. O. Tener Dem PottawatomieH S P Ashby Dem PushmatahaThomas Joyner Dem Roger MillsArchibald Bonds Dem RogersW.A. Bishop Dem SeminoleWilliam L. Curtis Dem SequoyahO.M. Morris Dem StephensW.G. Woodard Dem SwansonHarry Cordell Dem TillmanFrank Z. Curry Dem TulsaWilliam B. Williams Dem TulsaJohn O. Baker Dem WagonerR. F. Stilwell Dem WashingtonC. C. Hill Dem WashitaW. H. Olmstead Rep WoodsE. G. Vosburgh Rep Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)

References

External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate