Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-08
'RUMP' Meeting YESTERDAY
ONE FACTION 10 DRASTIC AC-
TION AT \ MEETING HELD
SIC RETIh,
COMMITTEE IS DISCHARGED
But Refuse 10 Recognize Power of the
Rump Meeting and Purchased
Norh side Site.

After successfully presoreng n SOM
blance Of tranquility for six months
members Of the city school board
yesterday came to a parting Of the
ways And not only did tho sudden
parting keep intact the record OF the
boards predecessors for Internal erup-
buons and petty squabbes, but 1t
bpought about sensational develop
monts.
Starting at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning one faction of the board held
meeting at WHICH not even quorum
was present, It IL alleged, and abolish
ed the building committee that has
been attending to the selection and
purchase of sites for the new school
buildings. The report was current
last night that the boiling members OF
the school board took this action for
the purpose Of switching the power IN
this respect to themselves. Members
Of the board last night charged that
bribes had been offered to influence
the hoard members In refusing to ao-
cept proposed site for building
on North Denver. Charges of graft
and omokery were hurled by the MEM
bers at one another and when the
morning. meeting results became
known, the building committee m
mediately got busy and closed deal
for the purchase Of the Brand site on
North Denver, between Eighth and
Ninth streets. The consideration was
$4,000. Whether the action of the
bolt meeting yesterday hnorning in
doing away with the building commit
tee will have any effect upon that
committees action In naming the pur-
chase will be one of the bones Of con-
tent!on in the school boards future
differences.
Investigation Demanded.
The faction, headed by Paul Sanger
vice president Of the board, that held
the meeting yesterday demands the
investigation of the actions of the
building committee in selecting sites
for 100000 worth Of new buildings
and for a statement Of expenses con
tracted by O. II. p. Mcdowell, n board
member in his trip to Colorado.
where he secured the signatures of
Pat Maloy to carpet bag full OF
school bonds, in order to bring about
their immediate sale.
On the other hand, the members
who took no part in yesterdays de
liberations, claim that certain parties
have been offering board members a
certain sum of money if they could
successfully oppose the locating of Q
school on North Denver, and that this
was the reason that lay behind the
suddenly called meeting.
Onto the Gang.
Their object" said one of the
members of the Mcclure Bumgarner
side last night, was to call meeting
with their five members and one of
lis present, to form a quorum and
then to steam roller through any
thing they wanted to. But we were
next to their game, and now that
they have showed their hand we will
watch them in the future and see
that they don't slip anything over"
The trouble that has been brewing |
for some little time climaxed yester-
day and resulted in the forming of
two distinct lineups
Ptted against Board Members Nc |
Dowell, Mcclure, Bumgarner, Fellows |
and Delaney are Sanger, Stlger, Dav-
ldson, Kniepper and Phillips. Yester
day the last named held sway In the |
future there can he no more than a |
hopeless deadlock. for yesterdays ad
SCHOOLS GAL TWO. ., 6 Stheu
vantage was gained through a tick
the victim of which, A. A. Bumgarner
will not permit 1t to be repeated,
Two meetings had been called ear
licr in the week, which the Mcclure
Rumgarner faction had not attended.
The Sanger men resorted to strategy.
Bumgarner was called to the meeting
and given to understand that its pur.
pose was to pass few bills and ar
range for opening the schools next
week. Bumgarner attended, and
perhaps for the sake of harmony, the
meeting was held in the store room
of the Tulsa Music oornany
How u Was Worked.
Sure enough. the bills were passed
If,nnfinurl .u tg u,s-g 1