The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-08-19
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in yesterdays pandemonium at Nc
Kennon's Opera house, termed by some
the Republican county convention, a
bomb was thrown into the. camp Of
the machine workess-6y Attorney Hor-
ace Speed, who introduced as an
amendgient to the slSngy resolutions
presented, the resolution printed be-
low. There were no politics in Speed's
move; il was simply in the interest of
good government. Violent objections
were made to the resolutions by Greer
and his black cohorts and for n while
the rioting was dreadful. Several
times the lie was passed between
Delegates Speed and Greer The
latter maintained that the resolution
had been knocked out by the commit
tee on resolutions, and was detri'
mental to the Republican party He
further claimed that the statutes con-
tained no provisions affecting counties
containing over 20, 900 population, and
that fees of Offices over S3 0GO in these
counties do not have TO be turned
back TO the commissioners. Tho
machine successfully choked eff Speed
aHd allowed It's candidates TO Sc, ure
nominations with nothing TO bind
them. The Democrats, and even 20 -
nlists, can -and IN Speei's resolution
with both fee' The men they noni
nate will be honest and clean, and ex.
ponents Of good governm ni
Whereas, section 2ssj of the Ollaho
ma statute provides that in no ras {
shall the annual salary of the she'ifl
exceed 50, 200, or the salary OF the pro
bate judge or clerk Sl,250, and that al
fees collected by said officers IN eN
cess OF the amount named above IA.
their annual salary, shall be paid into
the county treasury; and,
Whereas, section 1908 of The Oklaho
ma statute provides that the salary oi
the county attorney shall not exceed
81, 200; and,
Whereas, section 2s60 OF the Oklaho.
na statute provides that the salary OF
the register of deeds shall not exceed
$4,000: and,
Whereas, said officers are required
by said statute aud Others 10 pay into
the county treasury all fees received
by them above sai0 sums;
Therefore be il resolved, that IL Is
the sense of this convention that nc
other sum, whatever, over and above
the sum SO named, can be taken OF
claimed for fees, salary, compensation
or other claim, by either OF said
officers. whether under those o. any
other sections OF the Oklahoma
statutes; and, be IL further
Resolved, That each candidate
whose name is presented TO this con
vention be required 10 declare that, in
case he is elected, he will recognize
said sums as in full of his claims for
fees, salary, compensation and any
and every other claim, and that he
will promptly at the end of each yeaI
make the report required by statute
aud turn in any surplus above said
sum into the country treasury, to the
credit of the county
And be il further
Resolved, that section 3l6i provides
that all elective county, township aud
other officers may be charged, tried
and removed from office for non.
feasance or misfeasanee in Office, OF
for failure TO produce aud account for
all public funds and property In their
hands; and that in any settlement on
report authorized by law by section
l7i2, 1913; ls0s, 1871, 9s63, 2s09 and
2ss5 said officers are required to make
annual rsports and settlements OF thsir
accounts with county commissioners,
and failure TO make such report and
settlement is by section a474 misde
meanor aud renders the officer liable
TO indictment; and, be Il further
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this convention that tie county COM
missioners should require such annual
settlements from such officers and
should strictly obey the provisions of
those sections of the statutes provid-
ing that the fees or salary OF such Of
6cers should not be paid TO them
while such accounts are delinquent
and that II said reports are no. made
as provided by law, said board should
promptly adjust the accounts as re-
quired by section 1910 and slch officer
should be removed from Office as pro-
Vided by section ai6i, and that any
board OF commissioners failing To
carry out the provisions OF the statuts
should be indicted as provided by sec
fion 3f7f
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