The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-09
AGAINST
PAYING EMPLOYEES
Senator Russell Asks the State Auditor
to Turn Down All Warrants-AII
Up in the Air

Oklahoma City, Dec 9.-Senator
Campbell Russell, president of the
People Power league filed a formal
protest with State Auditor Leo Meyer
Saturday against the payment of sal
ary vouchers to sixteen chief EN-
ployes of the state board of agricul-
ture. In his letter to 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 lammted' (0 board"
Senator Russell's action follows an
other shake-up in the department of
agriculture, in which President G. T.
Bryan took occasion to reverse the re-
cent action of the old board of agri-
culture in dismissing certain EN-
ployes. Those who were dismissed,
President Bryan put back to work, and
discharged others who had been ap-
pointed. He 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
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 Russells letter is as fol.
lows:
Section 12, Snyder, says (referring
ito the president of the state board of
agriculture): He shall be
the executive officer of the board, and
in the absence of the board, shall, sub
ject to its approval, perform all duties
imposed by law upon it =
The board is now absent to re.
main absent until January 49, Any
action taken by the executive officer
during this absence of the board
must be subject to approval or disap-
proval of the board upon its return
from the present (forced) vacation
Il note in the morning paper that
this executive officer has chained to
his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES super
farmers institute until after
January 15'-subject to the action of
the board on its return from vaca-
ton; this for the alleged reason that
the said superintendent is endeavor-
ing to use his Office in support of one
branch of the recalled board
Now, it is equally important that
the state treasury and the people of
Oklahoma be protected from the other
branch of the late lamented (?)
board.
TO that end, | hereby formally pro-
test, as citizen and taxpayer of this
state, against the acceptance of any
voucher, or the issuance of any war
rant, by you as auditor of this state
for any service alleged to have been
rendered or any expenditure incurred
(as employees of said board by A. F.
Howe, d. 5. Woodson, Ed Stinnett, J.
c. Elliott, j. w Dotts, A. B. Silver,
Manus, o. C.. Paris Persewell, r. D,
McManus, 0. C. Harper, j. Fl. Persin-
ger, e. H. Myers, w. S. Spencer, w.
S. Cannon John Hendley and Roscoe
Cox. until the employment, or re-em-
ployment of such above named par
ties shall have been submitted to and
subjected to the approval of state
board of agriculture, legally organized
and in session, as provided in section
12, above quoted
Please take due notice and govern
yourself accordingly"
Miss Katie Skillman arrived last
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