The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-14
NEW PRINTING
DEAL WANTED.
Williams Opposed 10 Speaker
Candidates Who Belonged
10 Old Organization.
RULE TRIAL IL IMPORTANT
Declared That Future Legisla,
live Contracts Must Bc free
From lalnt

GOYcrnOr'elect X. l.. Williams VIII
be opposed to any candidate for
speaker Of the house In the coming
legislature who IL backed by any of
the Old organization leaders who dom.
hated the l4gislatures of 1911 und
1913, according to information CLEAN.
ed today from friends uf the next
chief executive.
Should the trial Of j. VI Rule. the
Hobart editor and Democratic politi.
cian, who IL charged win grand mr
ceny and obtaining money uudcr fuse
pretenscs In connection with the cpl
lection Of printing claims 10y him
for printing done ir the 1911 icgisn.
turc, be- finished before H., run,cuu.
" the coming Legislative session AMI
result IN a conviction II viii mNr nu
Important hcarnL un lnr organization
u the house In the opinion uf rluS'
political observers
Williams 10 Object.
Governor elect Williams b. opposed
TO permitting any printing grnfts lu
hc perpetratcd ii, the lrri-luurc AMI
IN order 10 nuke sure TINT nothing Of
This Kind orolrs IN the coming rcs
don Il is said that lw viii oppose
permitting the old organization lcnd
ers to secure control ol either bunrn
~ the 1915 session
II charges against Rule should rc
sustained IN the trial of the ease,
that are SET for hearing I'm the dis
tfict court here beginning next Friday
and political stock Of candidates fur
he speakershlp who are fighting the
lid legislative combination would p'
giSen great impetus j.. T. GlNs.u
and Ons or two other candidates for
speaker have announced that they Nrt
opposed 10 any members who cot.
trolled the organization " the lHs,
legislature having any hHnd IN The
handing Of Officers or committee,
0f either house IN the coming sessiul
They have advocated holding down
expenses declaring that former srs-
aions OF the Legislature. fSpecinllr W
the horse. have cost the taxpayers
roo much money
Bills Were Approved
Those prosecuting the Rule caseS
allege that printing bills We're sys-
tematically raised, IN some cases more
than doubled. almost under the eyes
~ officers and committees 1T the
house, whose duty 1t was TO carefully
check over all printing claims and 10
approve them.
Every printing hill had 10 he check
Cd over and approved by five differ
ont Officials or heads II departments
and stlll II IL alleged that the
amount OF house journals and calen
dars actually delivered each day was
raised 0ftentimes more than double,
the bills rendered and approved for
these increased amounts. II is nl-
legged that at least 5000 more than
a legitimate profit was realized on
the house printing In 1911 through
his method
II this IL proven at the trial of J.
VI. Rule II will show either a condl-
ton uf absolute corruption In one
OF more departments OF state govern.
ment at that time, or II viii indicate
gross negligence ON the part OF the
Guardians of the state treasury
Bars Are Down.
Under the recent ruling Of the
criminal court Of apl,eals In the opln.
ION handed down by Judge Thomas II.
Doyle, the bars are down for the al
rnissicn of any testimon, that may
hear on the alleged printing Irregular
tiles In the house of the 1911 session.
II these are proven II may lead to
further Developments and possibly to
nm investigation by the legislature u
its cwn methods Of transacting the
husiness ~ the state and the provision
ef greater safeguards In preventing
ihe perpetration Of graft in connec,
ticn with the Legislative printing.
At each session of the legislature,
since statehood printing graft rnihors
have becn rife, especially In conne,s
tlon with the house contracts. In the
Inst legislature the house lct its print.
ing contracts az a much higher rate
than was charged for the senate
printing, and rumors OF big rake-off
were circulated at that time Already
II Ia being quietly whispered about
that certain politicians are framing
mp 10 secure the contract for legisla
tive printing in the coming session
nithough no one vet knows who will
he speaker OF who will serve on any
u the committees Of either house.
For Lower Prices,
II b alleged that Rule was given
the legislative printing In 1911 partly
~ q reward for political services In
the Cr,Ne campaign and that he
"fnrmed out practically all the work
70 wib-contrsctors.
The members Of the 1915 legisla-
turs who favor q new deal say that
they win not permit tho Legislative
printing contract TO 70 10 favored pol
iticians as rewwrd for political sch.
vices and that they will put forward
tbeir bet efforts TO sce that the leg.
Islature ests its work done as cheaply
NJ the prices awarded to his conmer
cal and professional firms, "
1ne price chareed IN the 1911 lesir.
lature for printing house Journals was
$40 al-pa6e II h said that lcs,l
bricfs fan be printed for 80 cents
a-pap At profft and that each paTc
contains On mi sverane more print~l
msttce than fhst q house journal
or caisndsx