The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-01
No Explanation as to How
Mayor Got S28,000 TO
invest in Capital
Russell 9AFTER" HIM
Corporation Commissioners to
Take Matter TO the People
and Demand Explanation
HE SENDS MANY LETTERS
Says Public Has Right to Be
Advised, if 'Canard' Walton
Should Eagerly Reply

Special H. Tho world
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 40
Local political gossip continues 20
rcvolve about tho alleged Investment
by Mayor walton IN building and
loan association hors 90 the extent
OF t2S,GOO. OK which f1O.OlO ia said
To have been Invested eince the pri-
mary election. The crux OF this
charge seems TO no IN the assertion
that the stock wa# paid f0r IN cur
roncy. ana II was largely upon this
feature that Campbell Russell ad-
dressed letter to the mayor asking
The source of the revenue 30 paid II
the statement were true Mayor
Walton at Tulsa, whom shown the
statement OF his alleged Investments
BY currency payments, declined 90
confirm or deny. and TO news
paper reporter Rt oklahoma city hc
sald he would have nothing to sny
now. but might refer to the matter
In his spccchea on the road later. q,
4. Brewer. one OF the managers AT
state headquarters, gave out the as
suranco that tho matter would be
fully explained within n few days"
and lntima,cd that the reply would
bo n boomerang.
Russclls Letter.
Campbell Russell gave out n copy
of tho letter which he wrote 10
Mayor walton concerning the state
mcnt In circulation purporting To
show the mayor'A investments In
building and loan stock. Among
other things Russell wrote:
Some days ago | heard q rumor
that for three years past you have
been investing rather heavily IN the
stock OF the local building and loan
association OF this city, and that your
Investments were always made In
curroncy--never used chec1Ss Know
ing how easily the breath OF scandal
etlrs about II candidate, | passed
this by without further notice.
"On yesterday ! encountered n
typewrltten statement purporting 10
show the number OF shares of tho
par value OF 500 each, paid for by
YOU In currency on the dates indl-
Gated rs follows (Enclos1reD
There ls nothing more detestable
than a bushwhacker, I am sending
YOU at once copy OF tho list re-
ferred to, 80 that you may have an
opportunity 20 refute the statements
made therein, II untrue. or II true
that you did make these Investments
you may inform the public where
aud how you secured the funds
thus invested
II am not unmindful OF the fact
that were you a private citizen only.
this letter would be the height OF
importlnuncc; but considering the
position which you now occupy and
the position to which you aspire. tho
public Is Interested I'm all that per-
tsina 20 you, and In maintaining for
you good reputation,
Suggests Opening Record.
"lf these statements are untrue,
they are easily refutod, and Justice
20 you and your friends demand that
II be done, II untrue, 1 suggest that
you authorize the institution to sub.
init It's records FOR inspection by n
committee of citizens OF such stand
ing that no fair-miudcd, reasonable
person will doubt the correctness OF
their report.
of Il be true that the Investments
were made aa alleged, then the the
public is entitled TO such eNplnna-
tlon as TO tho source OF tho funds
as you are In position TO make. I
have no Information as 10 whether
other copies OF this statement are
I'm circulation. The copy which
have In my possession will not be
poddlod around under cover. and II
it be shown TO be untrue | am ready
10 Join In ferreting out and exposing
10 public scorn and contempt tho in
tllhdNNIS OF hutN an INFAMOUS tlhu-
der; on tho other hand. N these
statements can not be successfully
rofuted or satisfactorily explained
then / shall recognize the right OF
the Oklahoma public conc OF whom
am) TO know the facts before we
cross the Ruhicon."
The Russell letter hears date of
septembcr 20, just week agoi ana
Russell said last uirht that he
N,a ~ lac o. -
mayor, II is not considered likely
that n reply will be sent to Russell
now, and the belief Ia general that If
the mayor rotorS TO the subject ne
wiz do so I'm some Of his speeches.
He Goes Aftcr Walton.
Meanwhile Campbell Russell has
announced that ne expects To- take
the matter 20 the people, IN series
OF public speeches which viii cover
touching upon the gubernatorlal
candidate from a democratic party
StaDdpoint Before leaving last uight
for his first speaking dates Ia Has
koll county, Russell prepared and
mailed out large number OF copies
ot HE letter 20 the mayor. accom-
panied BY an adress To- the people
~ the sta.e IN which he sets forth
his fruitlcss efforts 20 extract the
desired Information from walton.
The address follows;
TO THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA
My letter 90 Mayor Walton copy ~
tnohed, explains i'selt rather fully. This
letter Will doubtless ho criticised, / have
only done fgr the mayor what l would
desire that he, or another, should 90 for
me under llKc clrcumr oucos
already have met p.itrr protest about
bringing this out 60 close Co. the eloc
uau.' II Is yet six weeks until tho olec
ton, and tle mayor has already hHd
ample time since The writing ur the lrf.
tor 20 have thoroughly rcfuted the state.
ments therein contained, N untrue.
No Charge Ct reconciliation can con.
Eistcntly be made against me an mi.
connection ] never knew definitely thut
there was such lst until Thursday.
stcurai this Hat Friday, visited the iustl
tution. Friday afternoon, wrote and
mailed tho etter the first thing saur.
day morning; having now waited a weeli
Tor some Response, ! am calling the mat
ter 90 the attention Of The public
"Must be keenly iuterpsted7" you say
hiu but not more 20 than every good
souEL
there should be no secrets, Of thl,
taff DI