Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-03
RILEY IS NOT ON
THE ELECTION BOARD
SUPREME COURT FINALLY
PASSES ON ELECTION
BOARD TANGLE.
N daniel QUITS PLACE
Then Kendrick Names Joe Morris
to the Vacancy on the
State Buard.


on, ,u,,,. ,,.
,,T hAiIoMA CITY. June CSpc.
,l'Il hv an unanimous decision of
.hr supreme court this morning Tho
Iepisiat,,rn ,c,oI ''n", "i me ronrth
of tho governors message when I,
passed nm act consolidating ths ~
flee of secretary of the state clnctin,
board with the office Of socrnt,r,, ~
the senate. And fur,her whom mi,
tan became effective. it was thn dntv
of the formor secretary of tho ole,-
tom board, Ben W. Riley IA surrnn-
der the ofiico to tho sccrctar, nf thn
senate, Ned Mcdaniel of Aius
Chicf Justice Matthow / <,nc
wrote the opinion of the court which
a1rms the Judgment of Indie WiI-
liam r. Tuylcr. of tho OkIabom,
county district court Tho rasn ,,,t
mated i'm the lower CONT vbnr Nr
Daniel filed application f,r ,,,,t
OF mandamus to romprl Dilrv f. .gir
render the o0lr. ana r,rn ,,,o, ina
records. After several ho,rirgs
Judge TAYLOR printed tbo arinr
from which Rllcy opno,lnd ,n thc
supreme court In DotnL.r N.D,,
icl stopped p1ymcni Of saiSr, =,
Lil.v ana for mora .tb,u s,v n,,,,1,,
tho latter has moi hcrr ,lJ,
Il -
Adams attorney for Nt,baDrtol ur,
latter claims thc bach s,I,rv rrnn,
the time ne first drmnrdnd ina ~
firn Ia ,ho Iota - r.,' '"v "
n,
'"''' h'N'Sh'"'
Nllhln halt an hour after the de-
'lHl'n was announced by chief JUS
ll'" hane. President Charles h Ken
dil'k OF the state senate accepted tho
ial
OF the senate and appointed Joe r
Moths or oklahoma city to the posi-
l"h. Morris has been for many
months I'm the employ Of the state
school land department He served
'ne term ns n member Of the state
senate. He IS well known in political
c'r'lcs. ana bears a good reputation
Tor honesty and efficiency Of service.
Mcdaniel WAS not in oklahoma
'liN today. His resignation was pre-
pared several davs ago. II Is under
st"od IRON friends that he did not In
t,nd To hold the office In tho even,
lhe court held he had title thereto.
on account of the charges agains.
nlh that are pending In his county.
Mcdaniel IL charged with a shortage
ot several thousand dollars. lie be
Il"Ved mat until the courts vindi-
Gated HIM from tho allegations, hc
ant position "a secretary of the cleo
'lon board. He VIII demand the sal
AIRY of the Office from November until
TO-DAY
The supreme court held that tho
legislature In extraordinary session
acted within the purview Of the gov
ornor's message when II passed n bill
consolidating the two offices. and the
court quoted from that part wherein
lie recommended tho consolidation
ana elimination of offices as in your
judgment may be in the interest ~
greater economy and more efficiency
IN government"
President kendrirk stated today
thht ne had Issued the commission ~
the office 10 Mr. Morris and that the
latter would demand the office immc-
di1tely
The political effect Of the supreme
court decision will be far-rcachng
I'm case republican governor should
D" elected In November the demo
crnts viii still hold control ~ tho
state election machinery. whereas II
tho law just knocked out had r.