The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-25
SCHOOL
ROW IN
SENATE
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all sorts of comment. State Superin,
tendent of Institution Wilson goes af-
ter the governor vigorously for is
noring the courts" and defends the
old board. In a statement he said
Wilson Makes Statement
"The board Of education matter has
but little to dc with this eXtraordin
ary session of the senate. and reminds
me that on the END day of February
of this year, in the Democratic con
venton the governor declared be
fore thousand delegates to hat con
vention that from that good day on
he Intended to take care of Lee Cruce
(Which leads me further to OBJ
serve that the refusal Of the governor
10 call a special session Of the legis
lature at a time there was reall.
something to be done, when his en-
tire party was demanding such specia
session and his refusal being baseo
upon the expense involved present.
a marked contrast to his present VIII
ingness to lnelr the great expense
of a special session of the senate five
weeks before regular session for tho
accomplishment Of his indiyidua
ends. In fact justice could have been
done without the expenditure Of {
single extra cent Of the peoples
money.
Cites Jay Case
Further, the governors action is {
deliberate attempt to keep these mel
whose integrity he has assailed, iron
iustifying their actions before unbias
ed courts and at the same time is
recognition Of his utter failure e
push his new appointees into office
and his old appointees out Of office
| in a high handed disregard Of orderE
lawful processes, for thel Ike o
which he was so severely criticised
! by the supreme court in the Jay cour
ly seat case. The governors willing
ness to incur this unnecessary eY
pense naturally causes one TO doub
his sincerity in his much yaunted ia
reduction program and leads to tn
conclusion that hei S attempting t.
ride that hobby into popularity no
for any sincere purposes.
The Book Adoption
THE investigation for which Oh
governor claims he removed Dunlol
Glenn and HAYES was held durin
the month or August, 1911 80 dec
sion was rendered by the governor
The board continued its course NJ
moIested ard without any suggestion
from the governor until the book adol
ton came up. This adoption was ao
vertised by the board March g. l@ll
and the first knowledge that an
member Of the board had that tn
governor objected to the adoption a
this time was the fifth day of Jun
following
The governor and ! did not agre
on the matter OF postponement. Tn
governor came before the board twic
while in session and insisted on
| .ostponement: once AZ his reques
and once uDon invitation by IN
board. Every member of the boar
in open session stated that the onl
honorable and just procedure va
to go ahead with the adoption IW
of the members when the test cam
said that on account OF the COVE
nor's request they would have to voi
| Tor postponement; five voted tC
the adoption. Immediately thereait'
| the governor wrote 10 Messrs. Dunlo
Glenn and Hayes letter demandin
| their designations aud assigning
his reason that they had disobeye
his instructions in voting again
postnoncment OF the adoption. Tn
was on Saturday morning. July :
Before Monday morning. Mr. Brande
burg through some means or othe
adjusted himself with the governi
and rendered his resignation whi'
was CALAMITY refused by the COVE
nor Messrs. Dunlop, Glenn al
Haves. who refused TO bow 10 his p
llnical mandates. we're sumnarily