The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-31
GOV ERAOR ROB { RTSON n
WILL INSIST ON THE
REMOVAL Of Off ICE RS
IN WHOSE CHARGE THE
LYN CHED MEN WERE
OKLAHOMA'S EXECUTIVE INSISTS
THAT "OUTRAGES" COULD HAVE
BEEN OBVIATED WITH LIT
TIE CARE AND ATTEN-
TION TO DUTY

Oklahoma City. Aug. 3l.-Indica-
tions of race uprising in Oklahoma
and Logan counties reported to state
and county officers here throughout
the morning, yesterday, as the result
of the lynching here Sunday night
of Claude Chandler, negro, arrested
for the killing of two officers who at
tempted to raid an alleged moonshine
still 23 miles north of here early Sat
urday morning, had shown no develop
ments late Monday afternoon and the
opinion was expressed that no dis
orders We're expected. Since the shoot
ing of the officers Saturday morn
ing, reports have been received here
that negroes, congregating in large
numbers in many towns and localities
of the two counties were prepared to
march on officials here, with revenge
for the death of Chandler as their
motive Bands of negroes grouped in
many sections of Oklahoma City but
no demonstrations have developed.
Police were actively engaged in dis
persing the negroes and We're pre-
pared to meet any emergency that
might arise.
Reports from Arcadia and Edmond
that armed negroes in motor cars
we're advancing on the city caused the
county attorneys office here TO arm
three automobiles loaded with deputies
and send them out to meet the me-
troes, but by a detour, both parties
allied to meet. ltw as afterwards
learned that the greatest number OF
the negroes in the cars were relatives
or friends of Chandler, and that their
appaeent intention of visiting the city
was to view the body of the dead
.egro. 1t was stated at the office OF
he county attorney that the negroes
pom reaching here had no weapons
end indicated no attitude of hostility
howard officials or any of the enforce
ment officers.
Robertson on WarPath
Governor Robertson is wroth and
says that the sheriffs of two coun'
ties should be removed from office
He addressed a singing letter to
tie attorney general Monday after
noon, calling his attention to the
act that mob violence was dis
grace to any state in which it was
permitted and that the law should
be enforced and the members Of the
mobs brought TO justice.
The Letter
The governors letter follows.
Through the daily press, ! have
learned of the recent lynchings al
Tulsa, and Oklahoma City. These are
the first that have occurred during
this administration. and l hoped that
no such act would ever disgrace the
fair name of our state again
Officers Have Not Reported"
II am unable at this time 10 give
YOU the details because none of the
officers of Tulsa or Oklahoma coun
ties have seen fit to make any repor
whatsoever They did not ask foi
aid although l gather from thC
papers that in Tulsa there was wide
spread talk on the streets during the
day to the effect that the lynchins
would be done Also the same situ'
alton existed in Oklahoma City. Least
wise have heard that talk this
| morning.
"The Jail at Tulsa is on the third
or fourth story of the courthouse and
one determined man could have with
stood mob of several hundred peo
pie. While the excuse given in the
daily papers, this morning, by the
taller is altogether too flimsy to be
believed and is thes tock excuse o
all other officers on such occasions
to me 1t simply proves that the Off
GERS were in coilusion with the leaders
of the mob or else wholly unfit by
lack Of, physical courage and other
wise, to discharge the duties of the
office, which they held.
Lynchings Regrettable
"In all events these lynchings are
to be regretted very much. To star
with they are fundamentally wrong II
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