The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
HEPBURN, CITY'S IDOL
IN GRAND JURY CRISIS
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political party as Robertson and
Short. Hepburn is n republican.
The attorneys not only added their
voice 10 that Of Hepburn in deliver
ing an ultimatum TO the attorney
general-they said even more. They
informed Short that the temper Of
Okmulgee's best citizens was such
that any representative OF the gov
ernor would be a most unwelcome
guest in this city. and that he would
be viewed with frank and open sus-
piclon by its citizenship.
Politics "a Forgotten Factor.
Politics has been forgotten In Ok
mulgee In the effort 10 punish those
guilty OF wrecking the Bank OF Com
merce and causing more than n thou
sand depositors TO lose the savings
Of y lifetime. Although Hepburn is
republican, one cannot ascertain
this fact unless he inquiries. Those
10 attorneys who waited on At
torney General short are domocnots
More than go members of the bar
association met Friday night and
passed resolutions condemninR Gov
ernor Robertson for his criticism
Of OkmulEee citizens who protested
against Judge Christophers action
In discharging the grand jury. Re
liable reports show more than So
per cont. Of those who attended this
meeting are democrats. The Ok
mulgee County Bar association Is
prcponderantly democratic, the pro-
portion being about 80 per cent.
County Attorney Hcphurn's strong
hold on Okmulgee's citizenship may
hC summed up in four words: lie
has It's confidence. And the reason
he has It's confidence II that he takes
the citizenship into his own confi-
dence.
When the telegram was received
Saturday morning from Judge
Christopher expressing n yearning to
return to Okmulgee and asking per-
mission to rcconvene the grand jury,
Hepburn did not reply hastily He
called together in his office about
20eleading members OF the bar as
ISOLATION, more than 10 OF whom
are democrats.
After reading the telegram to
them he said:
Boys. feel sorry for him. But
don't want to act without due re-
Election. so I'm going to leave It
TO you to decide. You know the
situation as well as / do"
-Four Named ms Committee.
A committee OF four attorneys
was appointed to ascertain whether
Judge Christopher could reconvene
the grand jury legally. other than
To preside until n chairman could be
elected. The chairman appointed his
committee. which did not Include tho
comfy attorney. This committee
found the jury could be recalled
but decided IT would be "unwise"
for Judge Christopher to call it to-
gether again.
If the decision had rested with
Hepburn. he would have given IT,
But that's his way He knows
every citizen OF Okmulgee is inter-
csted in this situation and he wants
that interested citizenship to have a
voice in deciding what shall be
done.
Newspaper men from other cities
assigned to cover this case have
found the county attorney an ac-
curate and consistent source OF In
formation. IL he Is asked a ques-
ton he answers Il without equivo-
cation--provlding he cam do so. II
he cannot, or IL IL Is a question that
should for the present remain un-
answered he is equally frank and
gives his reasons for refusing.
Ask some citizen a question con-
| corning the grand jury situation
here-a question he cannot answer,
| Go see Jim Hepburn" he VIII