The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-22
(By Staff Correspondent


Oklahoma City, March 22.-Monday
committee of the house of represen
tatives. 1t brought to this body a
major defeat and minor victory.
The defeat came in connection with
the charges against A. N. Leecraft,
state treasurer, against whom the COM
mittce had recommended impeach-
ment proceedings. Sentiment In the
house forced modification of this pro-
gram; as a result, the managers ap-
pointed to draft articles of impeach-
mept brought in, and the house adopt
ed. a report censuring the state trea-
surer for his activity in soliciting cam
paign contributions but containing no
article of Impeachment.
In the Impeachment trial Of Ed
Trapp, acknowledgements, which be-
gan yesterday, the investigating COM
mittee, as represented by the house
board Of managers, won a modest
victory. When the Trapp attorneys
made their motion to quash the arti-
cles of impeachment, and attempted
to have the evidence in support OF
the motion heard at once, the board
asked for delay. and got it, after con,
siderable argument and legal sparring
Also Chief Justice Harrison ruled in
favor OF the board on its motion to
strike from the motion to quash the
paragraph relating To caucus by house
republicans on the Trapp charges
Whether this ruling OF the presiding
.,rtn 10 tpa l,r tri
of impeachment remains to be seen
as 1t is 10 he voted on today.
THE court of Impeachment convened
at 1885 yesterday afternoon. The court
amended its rules to permit member:
of the lower house on the floor, anc
extending the same privilege TO S. p
Freezing, attorney-general. 1t also de
cided that no senator should be exuset
except because Of sickness. and thai
no session OF the court be held unles:
oil were present except those excused.
The first move OF the trial was tn,
motion offered by Trapp's attorney:
10 quaah the articles of Impeachment
and dismiss the proceedings. Three ar
guments We're submitted In supper
os the motion: that the house OF rep
resentatives did not have competcn
evidence before II TO justify the artieie
of Impeachment; that the articles haC
not been lawfully approved by tn
house because republican member
were forced by party caucus TO vot
for the articles against their real con
yctlons; that the offenses allcge,
against Trapp do not constitut
grounds for impeachment, with tn
exception OF that relating to pardon
Ross I.illard OF Oklahoma City
moved that respondents attorneys b
allowed TO introduce evidence In sup
port OF the motion to quash, and tn
motion carried. Porter Newman, VIII
seemed TO be principal spokesman
for the board of managers, aske
that the presentation OF evidence b
delayed; that the prosecution. ignoran
that the motion to quash would b
made, had not had time to prepar
its argument. Lydick argued ther
was no reason for n continuance. tina
the first two paragraphs of the motto
were questions OF fact and the thir
one of law; that the prosecutio
should be made TO give the names Q
absent witnesses and n statement G
what~their testimony would be, follow
ing criminal procedure. before a cor
tinuance was granted. He also sal
he wanted TO question certain rcpubl
cans at once. on action taken by tn
republican caucus in regard TO IN
Trapp chargcs-wanted to get thcr
on the Witness stand before they ha
time to caucus again.
The chief justice said this was
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