The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-08-16
V|CTR|OLIC LETTER
TO SCOTT GLENN
Governor cruee. Again Goes Into the
School Board ouestion-DuplIeity
is Charged

Oklahoma City, Aug. l4-By far
the most scathing letter written by
Governor Cruce to any of the deposed
members of the state board of educa-
ton, is that in which he replied to
Scott Glen.
In his letter to Glen. Governor
Cruce not only accuses Glen of mis-
stating facts but also of distorting
facts. and his letter is branded as in
keeping with Glen's conduct as
member of the state board OF educa-
tion.
1t was upon Glens representation
that he would be ruined in.educational
circles that Governor Cruce deferred
action in his case, the governor says
lin his letter, and, furthermore, the gov
lernor charges that Glen, through his
attorney, had offered to vote for a
Ipostponement of the book adoption if
' he could be given the promise that
he would be exonerated from. the
charges established against him in the
investigation of the state board of edu-
cation.
Governor Cruces letter follows:
Oklahoma City, Okla.
August 10, 1912.
Mr.. Scott Glen. Shawnee. Okla,
Dear Sir: Your letter of August z
has reached me: Your letter is in thor
ough keeping with your entire conduct
as member of the board Of educa-
ton and is as completely at war with
the facts it undertakes to deal with
as your conduct as member of the
: board has been at war with the best
interests of the schools of this state.
You state that you have tried re-
, peatedly to find out what my findings
would be. You know that you never
in your life made request to me to
know what my findings in the inves'
litigation would be, and if you made any
attempt to find out through anyone
else, that matter never came to my at
tention.
,, You try to create the impression in
: lyour letter that the first intimatior
that you had that desired your resig
nation was when my letter of July 81
was delivered to you You know full
! we'll that called for your resignation
early in the spring through your at
torney, and you know further that yo,
discussed this matter with me in per
Ison at conference held in my Office
s the latter part of May. You know
i also that from the time that your res
ligation was called for early in thu
year that there was never any intima
ton on my part that I would fail t.
deal with the investigation by chang
/ ing the membership of that board.
? Made Piteous Appeal.
You ask why / delayed. | answe
I that it was in response to the piteou
: appeal that you made to me to b.
permitted to find some way out of tn
: trouble without summary removal
, stating that to be removed from tn
board would destroy you in education
al circles in this state. Whatever de
Ilay has been in this matter since
: discussed the matter in the sprinI
q with your attorney has been simpl,
q out of consideration for you and witt
{ the intense desire on my part that yol
) be saved all the humiliation and in
jury possible resulting from my actor
in the matter.
You state in your letter that yo
deny my authority to remove you.
recall-and / know you do-on tw
separate occasions, if not oftenel
! when you voluntarily stated to m
that you did not-Qpestion my authorit,
to remove members Of the board, ant
that you wanted me to understan
! that the opinion given by your attor
: ney to the effect that | could not re
. | move ul0HUSlSs was hVN SOUSAt -
you. was not in harmony with you
views of the law, and would not b
followed by you. This is but anothe
evidence of your duplieity in dealinl
! with me in this matter.
+ Facts Distorted.
n You also make another statemen
II in your letter, to the effect that Pre-
: lposed to w. A. Ledbetter and late
r Ito you personally, that you take tn
# presidency of one of the state norma
d schools and thus end the investiga
s ltion, so far as your name was concern
S led Again, you have not only mis-
o stated, but distorted. facts. neve
r Thought of such a thing as you becom
v ling president of one of the stat
& schools. The first intimation ha
} THAT such a movement was on foo
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