The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
INSURGENTS WILL
CARRY FIGHT ON
swers White Declares Suit May Be
Brought to Test Legality Of Method
Of Electing Board Members.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 1o.-The Gin.
surgent" element Of the state board Of
agriculture, which met defeat at the
farmers annual institute at Saltwater
yesterday, when John C. Elliott and
0. A. Brewer We're reelected as mem.
oers of the board for term of five
years each, will not give up the fight
according to Ewers White of McLoud
one of the members of the board. He
states that suit may be brought to test
the legality of the present method Of
electing members of the board.
1t is Whites contention that Nom.
bers of the state board of agriculture
are state officers and therefore must
be elected by the entire electorate of
the state. At present all members Of
the board except the president are
elected by delegates from the various
counties at the annual farmers insti-
tute meetings.
The plan is to have a voluntary yio-
lation of the animal quarantine laws.
which. are administered by the board
OF agriculture, the person arrested to
raise the question of the legality Of
the board as now constituted.
The reelection of Brewer and Elliott
and the election OF L. c. Griffin Of
MARROW to succeed M. +. lizard of
Chickasha, resigned, is complete vic
tory for the organization maintained
by the state board Of agriculture and
the supporters of former Speaker VIII
liam Fl. Murray Of Tishomingo Muir
ray personally conducted the fight for
the reelection Of Elliott and Brewer
While Governor Cruce kept hands
of the fight, some Of the wheel horses
in his organization were actively op-
posing the reelection OF Brewer and
Elliott, and their victory to that extent
was defeat to the administration.
The fight was centered on Brewer, who
secured forty-three votes, only enough
to bring about his election. Campbell
Russell Of Warner superintendent of
larm demonstration work, conducted
he fight against Brewer and Elliott.
charging that they used machine"
Methods to perpetuate Themselves in
'fiice and that they played politics.
m the board
O. A. Brewer, one OF the members
e-elected, filed suit for $4,000 dam
Lges today against G. E. Scott, former
superintendent of the school Of agri-
ulture for alleged charges made
gainst Brewer in a letter written by
scott.
Governor Cruce announced last
light that the hearings on charges
nade against members of the state
oard of education would begin before
i'm at 2 p. m, August IL. 1t has not
cen determined whether the sessions
yill be public or executive. The gov
rnor expressed himself in favor of
ublic sessions.
In case there is nothing to sustain
le charges" said Governor Cruce, II
o not want it said that it was done
riyately, and charged as being
The governor stated that he would
ave the matter however, to the
oard.
Charges filed against the board are.
| effect, that the board has been
playing politics" in selecting the
'achers and heads of institutions, and
lat competent teachers have been re.
ased without excuse on the boards
lrt and without being informed as to
e causes Of discharge. The charges
so law stress upon the campaign be-
re the last legislature in favor of the
'ard's creation, assuming that it
ould be the means of lifting the
'ard out OF politics.