The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-31
ELECTION TIED Up
BY INJUNCTION
JUDGE CARNEY GRANTS TEMPO
RARY INJUNCTION AGAINST
STATE ELECTION BOARD.

Oklahoma City, July 30-Upon ap-
plication of members of the state
board of agriculture District Judge
Carney Wednesday morning granted
temporary injunction against the
state election board and members of
election boards in every county in
the state, restraining them from dis
tributing the ballots containing State
| Question No co. which would abolish
the present agricultural board and
create new one to be composed of
five members.
Inasmuch as the ballots sent out
by the state election board to be
used for the special election August
contain several questions to be
voted upon, including No. 60, there
could be no election held unless the
temporary injunction is dissolved. If
the order of the court is carried out,
none of the ballots would be distrib-
uted at the voting places, and the
questions could not be voted upon.
Russell Caught Mapping.
Senator Campbell Russell at noon
Wednesday was unaware of the ac-
ton of the district court He stated
that in all probability the supreme
court will be asked to dissolve the
injunction. When asked what he
proposed to do himself ne stated that
he would not take any action, as il
was the duty of the attorney general
to attend to the matter.
The injunction will not hold he
said, tho supreme court will knock
it out If the injunction is not dis
solved, none of the questions can be
submitted and there could be no cleo
ton"
Question No. 60 proposes an amend
ment to the constitution and provides
for the creation of a board OF ag-
ricultu"e to be composed of five men,
bers instead of eleven and repeal5
all that portion Of Section 81 of Artt-
Gle 6 of the constitution except the
first subdivision That is, it repeals
all tlat portion dealing with any
matter except the number and quail
ificatiCn as members of the board Of
agricu lure and prescribing their ju
risdict on and duties. The new board |
would have jurisdiction over all mat
ters affecting animal industry and
animal quarantine regulation, and
would be board of regents for all
state agricultural colleges.
The proposed amendment was or
dered submitted to the people Oh
August ) by the extraordinary session
of the legislature, in passage of house
resolution No. 4, on June 80.
Ballot Title Attacked.
The applicants for the injunction
alleged that the proposed amend
ment was void and illegal in that the
legislature was wholly without au
thority in causing the pretended
to be submitted to the
people on August 3, for the reason
that the laws of the state could not
be complied with. They further al
legged that the law requires argu
ments to be submitted and that could
not be published and distributed be
tween the date of the passage of the
resolution and the date of eletiOn.
The petition states that no argl
ments chave been prepared and dis
tributed, and that the voters are
ignorant as to the purpose and in
Lention of the pretended amendment.
The ballot title is attacked, it being
declared to be illegal and void in that
it does not propose in it's terms TO
submit to the voters constitutional
amendment or to adopt or reject
legislative enactment referred by the
legislature.
The plaintiffs named were G. 7.
Bryan, president of the board, ]. H.
Persinger, Roscoe Thomas, j. c. FL
lott, l.. G.. Griffin, Robert f. Sew.
ally, ]. n. Roach, George w. Vincent
ieorge II. Hnids, John Favor and
". +. Leahy
DIES SITTING IN SWING. 7