The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-13
PROTEST AGAINST
PAYING EMPLOYEES
Senator Russell Asks the State Auditor
to Turn Down All Warrants-All
Up in the Air.

Oklahoma City. Dec. s.-Senator
Campbell Russell, president of the
People Power league, filed q formal
protest with State Auditor Leo Meyer
Saturday against the payment Of sal
airy vouchers TO sixteen chief en-
ployes of the state board of agrieul-
ture. In his letter 70 the auditor, he
says that it is important that the state
Treasury and the people of Oklahoma
-be protected from the other branch
Of the late lamanted' CD board
Senator RusselTs action follows an
other shake-up in the department Of
agriculture, in which President G. T.
Bryan took occasion 10 reverse the re-
cent action OF the cid board of agri-
culture in dismissing certain en-
ployes Those who were dismissed,
President Bryan put back 10 work, and
discharged others who had been ap.
pointed. lie based his authority upon
an opinion OF Attorney General West
that the old board OF agriculture ceas-
ed TO exist after November 5.
The several employees of the board
who have been most often discharged
and hired again are becoming some
what bewildered. One day they hold a
job; next day have none; then the
third day find themselves back on the
job again. and always fired by some
unexpected somebody and hired by
someone they had not supposed had
the authority.
Senator Russel's letter is as fol
lows:
Section u. Snyder, says (relerring
to the president OF the state board oil
lagriculture): He shall be
the executive officer of the board. and
lin the absence Of the board. shall, sub
liect to its approval, perform all duties
Imposed by law upon it
The board is now absent 10 re
Imain absent until January Is. Any
faction taken by the executive officer
Iduring this absence OF the board
must be subject to approval or disap
Iproval of the board upon its return
from the present tforcedl vacation.
Il note in the morning paper thai
this executive officer has chained tt
his chair'-incommunicedo-the super
iintendelt farmers institute until aftei
January I5'-subieet to the acton Q
the board on its return from vaca
tion: this for the alleged reason tha
the said superintendent Is endeavor
ling 10 use his Office in support q On.
branch OF the recalled board
Now. il IS equally important TIA
the state treasury and ths p~oEls g
Ioklahoma Be protected troG sks otesi
'branch' OF the Tate Ia1easss5 q
board
To that end. hereby formally pro
test. IS citizen and taxPayer q tkE
state, against the acceptance of al
voucher. or the Issuance o. any var
rant. BY yoa as auditor OF thls stat.
; for any service alleged TO have beer
rendered or any expenditure iEcur-el
+ Gas employees OF said board - 4 F
Howe. D. 5. WoOdSo1. Ed Stinae.1,
&C. Elliott i W. Dotts, \ B, Silver
I2Ianus. o. c. Paris PerseweI. r. D
INIelIaaas, O. c. Harper. ]. H PeTsin
ser. E H Myers. v. 5 Spencer, Y
5. Cannon. John Hendley and Roses
Cox. antiI the employment. or re-em
ployment OF such above named par
ties shall have been submitted 10 aaC
subjected TO the approval OF a stats
board Of agriculture. legally ORGANIZED
.and la session. as provided in section
sI2, above quoted
Please take due cotiee and govern
yourself accordingly.