The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-20
GOVERNOR RESENTS THE
ALLEGATION He EMPLOYS
PRIVATE DETECTIVES TO
SERVE At STATE HOUSE
NANCE OF STEPHENS COUNTY IN
FORMS FELLOW MEMBERS
EXECUTIVE HAS CORPS or
PRIVATE "ELBOWS"
(By Associated Press)

Oklahoma City, Jan. 20.-Testimony
in support of the charge that private
detectives are being employed by Gov
ernor Robertson to shadow persons at
the state capitol is to be introduced
today before the lower house of the
Oklahoma legislature The hearing of
evidence was demanded by the house
late yesterday, after James G. Nance,
Democrat. of Stephens county, had In
troduced a resolution stating it was
common knowledge" that the COVER
nor had been employing detectives
about the state house and asking for
an explanation. The house immediate
ly thereafter passed a motion by ID.
A. Stovall, of Hugo, instructing the
author of the resolution and others
who had common knowledge of the
governors alleged acts to produce their
evidence.
Upon hearing all the allegations
against him in Nances resC,Ition, Gov
ernor Robertson dispatched at once a
personal letter TO the house, asserting
that the resolution contained the first
information" he had had on the sub
iect and denying that he has now or
has had at any time any detectives
working for him AT the state house
or anywhere else. He added. however,
that if he thought he needed them he
would not hesitate to hire them.
A bitter clash is foreseen by house
members when the matter comes vi
today.
A bill authorizing the appointment
of three assistant county attorneys in
COUNTIES having population between
100 600 and li0 900, and four assistants
in counties over 10000, was passed
yesterday by the senate.
A salary of 5000 a year is provided
for each assistant The county attor-
ney in either case is allowed two stem
ographers and one evidence man, tho
latter to draw $4,000 a year. \ simi.
lar provision was made by Senator {
T.. Hill of McAlcster. relating TO coun
ties having population between $1,000
and $4,000. and declaring an emer
gency.
The senate also passed the appro
pration of 900 for furnishing tn,
educational building at the Southeast
ern State Normal at Durant, and ap
proved the concurrent resolution rclat
ing To the postponement of 1920 Ia
payments. The recommendation of tn
| Joint house and senate committee az
pointed to iron out the differences be
tween the views Of the two house
places the payments on April 10 an
/ June 3O
/ An state schools are required Il
| make full reports as to ages of stu
dents and study, by a resolution pass
| ed by the senate. IL was explained b,
/ Senator Rutherford. one of its spor
/ sors, that the measure was introduce
/ for the purpose Of establishing tn
status Of state schools which hay
/ been the subject Of many attacks thi
week.
The senate also passed a bill provit
ing graduated salaries OF county attoi
neys and county judges. based on por
ulatlon.
The bill introduced by Senator Iced
which would abolish the present offic
Of labor commissioner was referred
the committee on labor and commerce
AS the bill is a measure prepared
connection with that proposing an II
dustrial court law, some signifcanc
was attached TO It's reference to th
committee. when the Industrial coul
bill was referred To the committee
many legislators said it would d
there.