The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-07

Campbell Russell Wants Writ
or Mandamus Directed
Against Lyon.
GEISSlER SCORED IN
JESSEE'S STATEMENT
Law ContradiCts Charge by
Chairman, Election Off,
Cial Asserts.

The controversy involving the que'
ton Of sending out publicity pamphlets
containing arguments on constitutional
amendments 10 be voted upon in August
reached the courts this morning with
the filing in the Oklahoma county dis
tict court Of an application BY Camp
bell Russell for a writ OF mandamuS to
compel Secretary OF State Clyon to
forthwith distribute the documents
Arguments on the application were
scheduled to begin al o'clock this
afternoon
Stopped BY Lyon.
Work OF sending out the pamphlets
was stopped several days ago by Sec.
ruary Lyon on the ground that the
time provided by law IN which the doc
umen,S were to be placed in the mails
had expired Only about twenty coun-
ties were supplied
The pamphlets are there and the
money is available for mailing them 50
! see no reason why the work should
no, continue, said Senator Russell.
ovtsrs' List Not In.
The delay IN sending out the pam
phlets Is occasioned by the inability OF
county registrars TO secure lists OF the
voters OF their counties to file with the
secretary OF state
Answering the charge Of Arthur
GUssler. chairman OF the republican
state committee, that "the governor
h,nchmen" were trying 20 stop delivery
OF the pamphlets in order To keep voter,
in ignorance concerning the litcraC,
tcsa amendment, Elmer '. lessee, a..
sislNnt secretary OF the state election
beard. this morning pointed on, conflict
in the law which is largely responsible,
fof the condition.
July 10 Latest.
According 10 Mr. lessee the law re
quircs that the report OF precinct reg
is,rarS showing the names Of the voter
oi their precincts shall be filed with IN,
secretary OF the county election boart
not later than July ~, So, according I,
that. the law has not been violated bl
county registrars. Mr.. lessee said
The law providing for the dis,ribu
tion of the pamphlets says the worl
must be done by the secretary OF stat
not more than thirty days before IN
election, which canno, be done becaus
Of the conflict. One law gives count,
registrars ten days longer 10 file ,hei
lists than IL allows the secretary O
state TO mail them.
Directed Haste.
Just as soon as we discovered tina
the lists were slow in coming in III
election board wrote letters 10 severa
county registrars asking them to rus
the work as much as possible" said Nj
lessee.
The files of the governors oiiic
will also show that he sent out a le,t-
June y, long before Mr.. Geissler mad
his charge. in which he urged regi,
'rars 10 hurry their lists in. So far "
have received lists from several cour
ties and | think by July 10 all OF ,he'
will he in.
Want Pamphlets 10 Go.
1T is the desire oi the election boar
and so far a. We know the entire az
mini,,ration, with one exception, TO q,
thess pamphlets TO the voter, beioi
the election and we feel confident III
will he done.
The charge Of Mr. Geissler ,hi
registrars have no, complied with II
law Is absolutely un,rus They ha,
until July 10 to prepare their lists. II
could have easily found this on, (,
himself had he desired to learn Il
truth, bu, the truth wss no, wha,