The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-03
SIMPSON MAKES STATEMENT
TO GRADY COUNTY PEOPLE
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ticket as nominee for reelection
And to this inquiry ! will state.
It is known to many in Grady
county, that at that time had plans
perfected wherein | was to enter
the military service of the Unitd
States and was, intending to resign
from these positions at an early date
and go into the service of my coun-
try.
| love the people Of Grady county
and appreciate the honor they had
bestowed upon me, and it matters
not what my future lot might be |
will even remember the same and
because of the interest ! felt in you,
and because of the desire to enter
the U. S. army, | took the advice Of
I,y attorneys, Judge f. E. Riddle
and Judge r. c. Roland, and with
drew from these positions, and
through them entered into an agree
ment with representatives of the
Grady County Bar Association, Civic
League and County Council of De-
fense, which agreement was partially
reduced to writing, was to be kept
in sealed envelope by the chair-
man Of the Bar association and new
er be opened or made public unless
| violated the terms of same.
This agreement provided that the
charges against me would be dis
missed, and no further action toward
attempting to disbar me would be
taken upon my withdrawal as above
stated, unless | should return to the
state of Oklahoma and engage in the
practice of law | signed this agree
ment upon the advice of my attor-
neys, under protest, believing at the
time the same would be kept invio-
lates and Immediately left the state
of Oklahoma for Washington.
| kept the agreement both in spirit
and in letter l made no statement
of any kind regarding the matter for
publication or otherwise, all parties
to this agreement had solemnly
agreed to do likewise, but | had
hardly gotten beyond the borders of
tbn until ~
published in the leading newspapers
of the county.
Not being satisfied with preaching
the agreement and publishing same
broadcast over Grady county, upon
my arrival in the city of Washington
| found that actuated by the same
motives, which had brought about
the prosecution, influence had been
used to preclude me from even en-
tering the military service of my
country. After the armistice was
signed | proceeded to western
state, looking for a suitable location
where l could take my family and
where we could live quietly and /
again exercise the rights OF a free
American citizen. While temporarily
sojourning in the state of Arizona,
for the purpose of ascertaining the
prerequisites to be admitted to the
practice Of law there, l found that
said agreement had again been vio-
lated by verbatim copies thereof be-
ing filed with each members of the
supreme court of Oklahoma, thus
precluding me from securing license
elsewhere
The evidence upon which was
indicted was that of gamblers, whom
had prosecuted and whose places
Of business had closed; they were
then under indictments for the
crimes they had committed, they
we're looking the penitentiary in the
ace, they were promised freedom
t they testified against me and a |
-erm in the penitentiary if they re-
used; hence l am not surprised
hat in the face OF this they furnish
ID the evidence required of them,
md the grand jury not being odvis-
I'd as to the manner in which this
estimony was secured and hearing
nly one side of the case, it was not
surprising that they should have
ound the indictment and preferred
he charges. Neither did the grand
ury know as l believed then and
,now now, that the prosecutions in
tituted against me, were actuated
Y the combined motive of malice on
he one hand and political jealousy
n the other.
Through all this l have remained
lent l have made no statement as
ID the Lowly Nazarene against
hOn thp neOnle once cried Out. at |