The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
REPUBLICAN "INVESTI-
CATION" YES A
SODDEN, REEKlNG
FIASCO
"WHERE THE MONEY WENT
ANSWERED IN FEW WORDS
MaTis and Lockwood Charges
Against Haskell Fall Amid
a Laugh---Chalrnlsn
Smith Firm

Oh. piflle.
Oh, suckatash!
The much-vaunted Republican in
yestigation has practically died a-bor-
MIN.
II never was anything but a puerile
Republican fourflush In the first
place.
Now the game Is practically broken
up by Jim Harris trying to steal the
pot with pair of deuces-Maris is
one and Clark the oihef-b0th dirty
deuces In q greasy The Republican
inquiry was begun. this morning.
and now the Reps are sorry they
started something they can't finish.
Hutchins' and Days testimony has
taken the life out of the soup.
The legislative court OF inquiry
composed OF seven members OF the
house, i, w. Smith OF Grant county,
chairman, toby began its investiga-
ton, In open hearing. OF the Repub-
lcan charges against Governor Has
hell and othels. Price of Usage coun-
ty, one of the Democratic members
of the court Of inquiry, was absent.
Governor Haskell is conducting his
own defense. Representative Lester
A. Maris, Republican, who filed the
charges. designated Representative
F.. NJ. Clark. of Piwnee, Republican.
cne of the Republican house leaders,
as his attorney, aud Clark is conduct
ing the inquiry for the Republicans.
Witnesses present this morning when
the hearing convened were o. T.
Smith, gube.natorial attorney. w. I.
Hutchins of Muskogee, attorney. and
others. c. A.. Lawler of Oklahoma
City, private detective, and on whom
the Republicans rely principally TO
sustain their charges. was reported
by Bailiff p. d. McMahan of the court
of inquiry to be i'll and unable to be
present at this time.
The hearing is being held in the
office of State Treasurer Menefee,
and the office is crowded TO its ut
most capacity to entertain the spec
tators.
Clark, the Republican attorney, be-
gan The session, after Chairman
Smith had called the court to order
by asking to be allowed to introduce
the particular warrants and vouchers
on which the charges are based. He
further said that John w Flenner
the Washington correspondent, was
absent and wanted the committee ia
order dispositions from him.
Chairman Smith, who is acting as
Judge or president of the court. said
that as the hearing developed, If i
semed necessary, Flenner's testi
mony could he obtained then, and
that in the meantime the matter
would be left open.
Carl Rice, assistant state auditor
appeared as the first witness. and he
and O. T. Smith and w 7. Hutchin'
were sworn in as witnesses.
Clark asked Rice to identify th'
vouche,s on which the Hutchins war
rants 70. $500, for special legal sery
ice for the governors office. was
paid. The voucher was identified
and made Exhibit A.
Clark: Against what fund was ihi
voucher or the warrant issued
Rice: "The warrant was draw
UgjlHSt the dDpfbpi ia'iVh i'i tA'''
help in the governors office"
Clark. "Out OF what specific legis
laiive appropriation
Chairman Smith of the board 0
INQUIRY said that the committee wa
fully informed as 10 all vouchers an
warrants, that Mr.. lintchlns wanle
10 return home az soon as possible
sni that there was no need in was
Ing time looking up the vouchers.
Clark replied that i was becaus
lie Intended to dispose of Hutchin
first that he was getting the voucher
identified relative to the amount h
is said to have received.
W. T. Hutchius, the Muskogee a
toruey. then took the stand, afts
Clark had waived further questionin
Of Rice, on The governors admissio
and statement Of the statutes refe
red to.
The customary questions SIS to az
and residence were put, AMI then u
questioning proceeded as follows: