The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-23
As Seen By an "Onfsider'

upon six charges ana presented
Voluminous typewriter evidence TO
substantiate thoir charges. Charged
with having attempted to int,midats
members of the legislature wi'h
threats ~ vetoiug appropriations Ter
their institution In an attempt to
prevent further investigation, tho
governor was further charged with
corruption In office, having sworn
under oath that his entire income
/ for the year 1919 was his salary ut
s4,b00, which his bank account
showed receipt Of $4,000. Tha.
the succeeding year Of the governor
ehowcd q receipt Of $4,000, without
any other apparent source ot INCOME
than the official salary OF s4,5cO
was q further charge.
"Crookeduoss on the part OF the
state bank examiner AN appointoe OF
/ the governor. was charged and proof
was submitted OF one deal N which
/ Dennis, the state bank cx1m'dor, rs-
ceived a draft for $4,000. from the
/ head OF a bank which no was exam
/ ming and which later became insol-
/ vent, This check was split three
ways and the governor was shown
I to have received total ot $N,33J.J3.
/ This transaction later explained by
/ Dennis as having been The purchase
/ by the banker Of l6U-acro oil
lease held by Dennis and tho COVER
nor, but the lease was located 40
miles from production and In "A county
/ where leases could boz bought for
/ 81 an acre.
Gross and corrupt misconduct
and neglect of official duty in office
/ in the cNtravagant and wholly un-
warranted exercise " executive
/ clemcucy In the ropr!cvc, conmuin-
ton, parole, pardon and otherwise
/ release of prisoners I'm tho penitcn-
tilry was another charge. Nearly
/ 1900 acts of executive clemency
during the two years Of the COVER
nor's term were cited, and among
them tho notorious Creekmorc par
don which was granted By the acting
governor whilo Governor Robert
son was outside the state.
IN MismanagCment ana corrupt con-
ditions In various state departments
which were under the cOnt:ol Of
the government and his Hppointees
were also charged in the report OF
tho committee, and the charges
echoed by members on the floor OF
tho house as they pleaded for tho
adoption OF tho report.
Further charges OK undue lnflu-
ence and democratic booze which
was being used to change votes OF
|
Roy V. Harp, floor leader of tho
majority as he defied the members
Of the house TO vote against the I'M
/ peachment charges and then rcturh
to their constituents.
"No more dramatic scenes had
ever been enacted in an oklahoma
] legislature than developed ls the
afternoon drew to a close and II be-
came apparent that sufficient
number Of republicans TO defs3. the
report had been secured. Three
democrats had voted with the re-
publicans on the final roll call, but
enough republican members either
voted for tho governor or ahscnted
themselves TO the tie the vote, and
for tho first time during the session
Speaker Schwabe lost control Of his
majority.
The eighth session Of the Okla
homa legislature had been Iemarka
Bile in many ways. The first re-
publican house since statehood. tho
members had been elected on ,
program of investigation OF condi-
tions OF the democratic state admin
istration. OF the 80 members OF
the house, SO were inexperienced
Since tho opening OF the session on
January 4, until 6 o'clock on A2r!i
/, there had been fight 10 the
death between the democratic state
administration. headed by tho gov
'ernor, and the republican majority 81
the house, headed by Speaker
George Schwabe.
perhaps tho most interesting
thing about the session was the iise
to power OF the slim, blond young
man, not yet 35, who, as speaker
of the house had become within 80
days one of the most powerful iIg-
urcs In oklahoma politics, and with
out a doubt the most formidable
candidate for the republican nomina
ton for governor in 1922. Before
tho attn Of January, 1921, George
Schwdbe was practically unknown
in Oklahoma outside Of his home
county When it became apparent
that tho eighth legislature was n
young mans legislature, II also boz
came apparent that George Schwabe
was TO be their choice for speaker.
regardless Of the fact that the repub-
leans state committee was backing
another and older man.
"Of unquestioned integrity, alb
solutely fearless In meeting any sit
uation with private lifc which mot
the highest moral standard and a
rapidly developing executive power
ne became almost overnight tina d.
reCtug force or the mousse. TWO Otl'
Young men joined him In his admin
lstration. Bailey Of Tulsa, speaker
pro TEN, ana Roy V. Harp Of Fair
Wow. republican floor leader. Be
fore tho session was 80 DAYS old
the people Of Oklahoma realized that
new leader had arisen IN tho re-
publican party and that George
Schwahe was making history With a
house Of Representatives that he con-
trollod, n not with an iron hand, az
least with a velvet grip.
Before long the contest became
almost a personal one, and pitted
, against the keen fOrCeful, alwaye
energetic and aover falling speaker
: was tho older powerful politician
r. R. 4. Robertson, governor OF tho
state Of oklahoma, intrenchrl be-
hind the bulwarks OF patronage and
financial fayors
Fighting hand IN glove with the
democratic governor was a certain
element of the republican party
) which had long profted at tho
hands OF tho democrats with f1i
contracts This was the influence %
which some attribute the final split
/ in the republican majority, which
enabled the governor 20 win the plt.'
ful vlndloation of n tied vote.
3 Scarcely was the record of the
vote in the house OF representative.
. announced until the records Of 0Uf