The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-04
NEW OFFICERS
ARE IN PLACE
Many Changes Made In Shift Of
County Officers as Result
Of Election.
CLERK CASE GOES TO COURT

After II lengthy opinion by Judge II
Y. Thompson, who takes the office Of
county attorney today, District Clerk
Thomas II. Kirby and James Beatty
have agreed to lay their troubles be
fore the supreme COnrt for final de.
cisiOn II is believed by Judge ThOmp
son that under the ruling " the nj
preme court In tho case Of Clifton
hGtliff ugalnst George Fleener In
which liatliff, who WIS cAndldnte
for the office Of register Of d,--ds,
compelled the county, through Flsener,
secretary Of the county election board,
10 place his name OH the ballot. the Of
| flee Of court clerk ig abolished Ia OK
lahoma county
Many other attorneys do not agree
with Thompson, but AZ the opiuiOns "
lawyers has no weight IN the matter
whatever. II has been agreed boy Beaty
ana Kirby to take the case into court
at once. No matter what the decision
NJ the lower court may be- the case
will be taken 10 the supreme court At
once md decision will be obtained rs
soon ~ po ssible.
James Beatty Was Elected.
The consolidation net passed by the
legislature IN 1913 gave the duties Of
the clerk Of the superior court, the dis
trict court and the clerk Of the county
court to one man and designated hlul
as court clerk The snme act provld'
ed for the consolidation NJ the offlrcs
Of register of deeds aud county clork
the incumbent ~ be known as the
county clerk.
The decision Of the supreme court IN
the Ratiff case WIS that this act does
not apply 10 counties Of over s0TAG
population, hence Judge ThumpsOn's
opinion that Beatty, who was elected
to the position Of court clerk, ls with
out an office
Sheriff NJ. c. Binon, elected TO an
other term, IL In his place again and
has announced no changes In the Of
flee force.
As the Kirby Beatty case invOlye-
the clerk Of the county 'court Jndg,
William II. Zwlck, the newly elected
county Judge. has announced the ap
pointment of Arlelgh bOckoyen TO thai
place until an opinion can he obtained
fr0u the supreme court. Judge Iwicl
succeeds Judge J. W HaysUn, who be
gins term as district Judge
Oldfieid Goes Upstairs.
The other newly elected distric
fudge Ia former Superior Judge T. ID
Oldfleld, Judge George ". Cinrk be
ing reelected and bearing the distinc
tion Of being the only Democrat ON th'
bench OF district court In tho runty.
, Judge G. H. Garnett becomes indg
, Of the superior court, succeeding Judg
Oldfield. There, are no cases CrihI
filed In this court, however. until IN
supreme court shall decide whether o
I not the court shall continue In eX
I istence.
b County Treasurer George Baker an
. Mrs. Anna Burks Love, county snIeI
! intandent, were both elected to anothe
e term and are In their respective place
for two years.
Bob Parmau, having announced TIM
: he viii not try TO hold the office
y county clerk, NJ. Cornelius move
r peaceably across the hall this mornin
l. from the office Of register OF deed
n which place he has filled during th
. past term and began his duties
= !. county clerk
The board Of county commissioner
:, IL Democratic in the majority for u
!, first time In all history. Roy u TIA
lor aud I'd sheldon are Democra
!, and r. W. Black Republican.
10 The county treasurer will recsav
10 beginning with this term, $4,000, al
In the sheriff, county Judge, clerk OF u
r superior court, county clerk and rsgl
!" ter Of deeds, t2,10O each, whereas the
a predecessors received 5000 each.
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