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The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature was the legislative branch of the government of the Oklahoma Territory. It was organized as a bicameral legislature with a territorial council and a territorial house of representatives.〔Brown, Kenny L. "(Oklahoma Territory )," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. (accessed September 30, 2013)〕 They met for 120-day sessions in Guthrie, Oklahoma.〔Everett, Dianna, "(Organic Act, 1890 )," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'' (accessed September 30, 2013).〕 George W. Steele of Indiana, the first Oklahoma territorial governor, scheduled the election of the first legislature for August 5, 1890.〔 The elected lawmakers met for the first time later that year. The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature met for the last time in 1905.〔Darcy, R. "(The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature: 1890-1905 )." (accessed September 30, 2013)〕 The territorial legislature was responsible for establishing higher education institutions in the region. ==Politics== The People's Party rose during the Territorial era and voters sent several Populist candidates to the legislature.〔 A large majority of Populist legislators were farmers.〔Miller, Worth Robert. "(Populist (People's) Party) )," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. (accessed April 20, 2010)〕 Populists elected five of 39 territorial legislators in 1890, but led through a coalition of Populists, Democrats, and renegade Republicans.〔 They were responsible for the location of what would become Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.〔 George Gardenhire served as the First Territorial Senate President and Arthur N. Daniels as Territorial House Speaker.〔 The question of where the capitol would be located was what drove the coalition that wrested power away from Republicans. Generally, the Democrats were in favor of Oklahoma City while the Republicans favored Guthrie, but the two Republicans who joined the coalition of Democrats and Populists were from Oklahoma City.〔 With 14 Democratic lawmakers, five Populists, and two Republicans, the coalition had 21 of the 39 seats.〔 However, a veto by the territorial governor blocked the 1890 effort to relocate the capitol.〔 Democrats and Populists again gained control of the legislature in 1893, despite a Republican majority in the council and a Democratic defection in the House.〔 Republican W.A. McCartney was elected Council President by Democratic and Populist votes while T.R. Waggoner was elected Speaker of the House when a Republican tired of tied votes and changed sides to move the process along.〔 Only one Democrat was elected to the 1895 council and voted with the seven Republicans against the five Populists to make J.H. Pitzer the council's president.〔 Republicans also took control of the House, but lost some power due to the Democratic governor's veto.〔 Republicans took control of the legislature only one more time during the territorial era; Populists lost in the election of 1902 and thereafter.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oklahoma Territorial Legislature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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