did not expect the need to establish laws in the new territories, until the Organic Act that was passed under the Harrison Administration on May 2, 1890. This act applied the laws that were put in place for Nebraska to the newly settled Oklahoma Territories as a place holder until local governments could establish legislation. Oklahoma City was officially incorporated as the county seat for the second of the seven Oklahoma counties, with Guthrie, Oklahoma as the capital. The first provisional mayor of Oklahoma City was William L. Couch, one of the leaders of the previous Boomer movement, who resigned in 1889. Couch passed the title on to Sidney Clarke on November 11, 1889 with his resignation. Clarke held the title of provisional mayor of Oklahoma City until an official election could be held on November 27, 1889, making Andrew J. Beale the mayor until the first nonprovisional mayor, William J. Gault, was elected in 1890. With Guthrie, Oklahoma as the state capital, tensions began to rise between the two cities as high profile Oklahoman politicians, including Governor Charles N. Haskell, advocated for Oklahoma City to receive the title of state capital instead. This rivalry continued until, by popular vote, Oklahoma City was made the official capital of Oklahoma on June 11, 1910. Speculations among Guthrie civic leaders claimed that an unknown Oklahoma City booster allegedly spirited the state seal way from the Guthrie state capital in the night to ensure the title transfer. Oklahoma City continues to hold the title of Oklahoma’s Capital into present day, with the Oklahoma State Capitol established at N.E 23rd street and Lincoln Boulevard in 1917. City leaders City leaders of this new capital included John Shartel, Anton H.Classen, James W. Maney, and Henry Overholser, who vastly transformed the infrastructure of the city, by providing better housing accommodations, efficient public transportation, public entertainment, and a railroad system. These city leaders set the blueprint for the upcoming economic development in later decades. Overholser was a prominent early settler who emphasized his desire for public entertainment with his contributions to the city's infrastructure. Overholser created the Grand Avenue Hotel in 1889, the Overholser Opera House along with the Overholser theater in 1890, and assisted in the purchase of permanent fair grounds for the Oklahoma State Fair in 1906. Classen, prior to creating the Metropolitan Railway Company with John Shartel (later the Oklahoma City Railway Company), was