The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-29
SPECIAL SESSION
OF STATE SENATE
Governor cruce Calls Upper House to
Convene Here December s.
Questions Legality.

Oklahoma City. Nov IA specia
session of the Oklahoma state senate
presumably to settle the state boarC
of education fight, Saturday was callet
by Governor Lee Cruee to convene il
Oklahoma City on December 3. 1t il
understood that the governor will asl
the senate to confirm the appointment
OF the members favorable to his poll
cies and thus defeat decisively, tn,
three deposed members of the boarC
and State Superintendent r. II. VIII
son, who have made strenuous efforts
10 retain control.
The legislative act creating the
state board of education provided thai
the members should be appointed by
the governor and their appointments
approved by the state senate. AL
members were appointed since the
legislature last adjourned and those
approved by the senate will have cleal
legal rights to the Office.
The governor evidently is taking a
bold step and aims 10 strike quickly
ending with one move, the long drawn
out conflict between the administra
ton and board faction since the ap
pointment OF the members in the
spring of 1911.
The question has been raised wheth'
er the senate can convene separately
from the house but there is little legal
doubt on this point. Another is
whether the members Of the senate in
attendance can secure remuneration
for their work, such bills requiring
joint action on the part of the two
houses. 1t will be the old senate which
will convene and the legality of the
new legislature making an appropria-
ton to pay members OF the old is ques-
toned
Charges Create Rupture.
The difference between Governor
Cruce and the board faction composed
of State Superintendent Wilson. State
Treasurer Robert Dunlop, Scott Glen
of Shawnee and + O. Hayes of Chand-
Ter, came up soon after the new men
took Office and made a number of
changes in the faculties of the state
schools including the removal of Dr.
A. Grant Evans as president of the
University of Oklahoma at Norman.
DIR, Evans together with other mem
bers preferred charges of political ac-
tivity on the part of the new board
in making appointments, and hear
ing before the governor followed No
decision ever was made by the gov
ernor but he indicated at various times
that in his mind, the charges were
proven. Later the controversy con
tinued when the governor asked the
board to postpone the letting of con.
tracts for school books and on this
the board openly defed the executive.
Requests for the resignation of Dun
lop, Glenn and Hayes followed and
after their refusal. the governor de.
clared their offices vacant and ap-
pointed new members including Ira
T. Cain of Muskogee; d, l. Johnston
of Oklahoma City and Rev c. c. Weith
of Ardmore.
The other members of the board, W.
A. Brandenburg of Oklahoma City, w
E. Rowsey of Muskogee and j. f. War.
rem of Oklahoma City have supposted
the governor in most of the disputes,
After the appointment of new mem.
bers the old board brought action in
the district court of Oklahoma county
TO prevent the new appointees taking
office. Judge Clark denied the petit
tion but later In order to make way
for settlement OF the case before the
supreme court granted a temporary in.
junction to Wilson and the other three
of the faction.