The Fifth 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 Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 5 to March 23, 1915, and in special session from January 17 to February 22, 1916, during the first two years of the term of Governor Robert L. Williams.A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) The legislature included six Socialists, who only served for a single term. The only bill sponsored by a Socialist that became Oklahoma law involved hunting. The 1916 special session was called after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Oklahoma's Jim Crow law.

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate and E. L. Mitchell served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Alonzo McCrory served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions Regular session: January 5-March 23, 1915 Special session: January 17-February 22, 1916 Previous: 4th Legislature • Next: 6th Legislature

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanSocialist 37 6 1 44Voting share84.1%13.6%2.3%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanSocialist 73 18 6 97Voting share75.3%18.5%6.2%

Leadership

Senate Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. E. L. Mitchell 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 Alonzo McCrory of Ringling, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and William A. Durant served as Speaker Pro Tempore.

Members

Senate District Name PartyLt-Gov Martin E. Trapp Dem1 W. J. Risen Dem2 E. L. Mitchell Dem2 G. E. Wilson Soc3 W. M. Bickel Dem4 J. L. Carpenter Dem5 Harry Cordell Dem6 James Austin Dem6 O. J. Logan Dem7 A. C. Beeman Rep8 Eugene Watrous Rep9 William Cline Dem9 J. E. Curran Rep10 George Waters Dem11 Clarence Davis Dem12 John H. Burford Rep13 Charles F. Barrett Dem13 C. L. Edmonson Dem14 Tom McMechan Dem14 Ben Wilson Dem15 Thomas O'Neill Dem15 John Pugh Dem16 S. W. Hogan Rep17 Frank Beauman Dem17 Elmer Thomas Dem18 R. A. Keller Dem18 Fred Tucker Dem19 Joe Edwards Dem19 Ben Franklin Dem20 J. T. McIntosh Dem20 John Hickman Dem21 M. M. Ryan Dem22 C. W. Board Dem23 R. H. Chase Dem24 W. C. McAlister Dem25 W. V. Buckner Dem26 C. C. Shaw Dem27 T. H. Davidson Dem27 Campbell Russell Dem28 M. S. Blassingame Dem29 O. W. Killam Dem30 George W. Fields Jr. Dem31 R. L. Davidson Dem32 Jason Sutherlin Rep33 W. A. Chase Dem Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives Name Party CountyThomas J. Welch Dem AdairJ. C. Smith Rep AlfalfaJames Thurmond Dem AtokaHoward Drake Rep Beaver, HarperThomas McLemore Soc BeckhamL. A. Everhart Rep BlaineWilliam A. Durant Dem BryanGustavus Ramsey Dem BryanJoseph Baker Dem CaddoFrank Carpenter Dem CaddoT. F. Hensley Dem CanadianKelly Brown Dem CarterJ. D. Cox Dem CherokeeW. L. Garner Dem ChoctawThomas W. Hunter Dem ChoctawCharles Williams Dem Cimarron, TexasH. O. Miller Dem ClevelandWilburn Cartwright Dem CoalLewis Hunter Dem Comanche, CottonWilliam Powell Dem Comanche, CottonBryant Cash Dem CraigWilliam J. Ladd Rep CreekJohn Simpson Dem CusterLee Howe Dem DelawareDavid C. Kirkpatrick Soc DeweyC. H. Holmes Rep EllisCharles C. Childers Dem GarfieldMarvin McCord Rep GarfieldL. B. Abney Dem GarvinCicero Murray Dem GarvinL. N. Barbee Dem GradyBert Jackson Dem GradyJ. E. Lemon Dem Grant J. O. McCollister Dem GreerH. Treadway Dem HarmonA. H. Huggins Dem HaskellBen F. Harrison Dem HughesR. J. Morgan Dem JacksonAlonzo McCrory Dem JeffersonJ. J. Clark Dem JohnstonHenry Headley Rep KayC. L. Pinkham Dem KayJ. A. Marsh Rep KingfisherR. R. Fitzgerald Dem KiowaN. D. Pritchett Soc KiowaCliff Peery Dem LatimerG. L. Council Dem LeFloreT. G. McMahan Dem LeFloreEd Keegan Rep LincolnJake Zabloudil Rep LincolnO. B. Acton Rep LoganAmos Ewing Rep LoganAsa Walden Dem LoveCharles Henry Ingham Soc MajorO. G. Rollins Dem MarshallJohnson Crawford Dem MayesE. E. Glasco Dem McClainTom G. Taylor Dem McCurtainW. M. Duffy Dem McIntoshGeorge Pullen Democrat MurrayR. L. Disney Dem MuskogeeNapoleon Bonaparte Maxey Dem MuskogeeE. T. Testerman Rep NobleEldon Sams Rep NowataW. N. Berry Dem OkfuskeeJoseph Dickerson Rep OklahomaJesse Norton Rep OklahomaR. L. Peebly Dem OklahomaJohn H. Wright Dem OklahomaJames Young Dem OklahomaS. L. Johnson Dem OkmulgeeLouis Bryant Dem OsageJames Moore Dem OttawaG. W. Goodwin Rep PawneeJ. L. McKeown Dem PayneTom Haile Dem PittsburgPaul Nesbitt Dem PittsburgT. G. Wilkes Dem PittsburgSam Hargis Dem PontotocW. K. Dunn Dem PottawatomieR. R. Hendon Dem PottawatomieThomas C. Waldrep Dem PottawatomieJ. H. Reigner Dem PushmatahaSydney W. Hill Soc Roger MillsA. E. Ball Dem RogersLuther Harrison Dem SeminoleJ. N. Davis Dem SequoyahHenry Sitton Dem StephensA. North Dem TillmanWashington E. Hudson Dem TulsaJames H. Sykes Dem TulsaWilliam E. Long Dem WagonerM. W. Bovee Dem WashingtonC. C. Hill Dem WashitaW. H. Olmstead Rep WoodsE. O. McCance Dem Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

References

External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate