San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-22

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barring of 4 grand jury in Oklahoma
City. which was TO have investigated
the governors official conduct, and fl
nally his efforts to prevent Il special
state election on October >. Everyone
Of the governors acts in connection
with these occurrences were declared
Illegal and 10 have involved moral
turpitude.
The bin declared the governor well
knew that no state of instruction nor
rebellion existed in any of the ter.
ritory placed under control Of the
militia. The bill charged the governor
with sending into the occupied areas
- large number OF special officers.
so called, with orders ?nr directions
TO " " spy upon and intimI.
date the citizens thereof
In placing military censor in the
office of the Tulsa Tribune and the
Henryetta Freelance, the governor
acted with the intent. the bill charged.
ito abridge and limit the freedom of
the press of Oklahoma and thereb7
prevent not only the papers directly
affected. but To intimidatc all other
newspapers in the state from publish.
ing any articles cr.ticising the
official acts of Governor J. e. Walton.
House Runners Dispersal.
The impeachment bill charged that
the dispersal of the attempted meet
ing Of the House of Representatives
and the orders ISSUED by the execu.
tive 10 block the special meeting an1
was in violation OF the constitutional
rights of the PEOPLE and an infringe.
mcnt and violation OF the constitu-
ton. Taking up the acts of the special
officers of the governor. the imDeacli-
ment bill charged that he had cor.
ruptly issued TO various and Sundry
persons commissions as special officers.
thereby attempting to authorize the
SAID persons 10 carry arms. make in
vcstigations of OffenSes =, and to
arrest and APPROXIMATIONS Cof,iths
state. The bill charged that person;
Of bad reputation. former conricts,
b0otleggers and well known violators
Of the law were given these special
commissions and, through the issIl.
ance of the commissions. "A swarm Of
irresponsible, incompetent. criminal
and vicious people were armed and
turned loose upon the public which
was subjected 10 many indignities anG
criminal acts"
The bill charged that an example
of the governors alleged practice of
placing his friends on the state pay.
roll is TO be found in the state lign-
way department. where II employees
were carried on the payroll at
monthly salary OF s3J10. whereas thr
payroll should not have been more
than $500 monthly.
Moral Turpituie Charged
The governor was charged with be.
ing guilty OF moral turptude in that
he has refused to permit the capital
punishment Law of the state TO be
carried out in The case. Of five meu
sentenced t. execution since lie has
been governor.
The hill alleged that, while the gov.
crnor collected and disbursed sum,
aggregating more than 100000 for his
campaign expenses" "purpOrted
statement verified by his oath" filed
with the state election board. set OUT
that his expenses had been $152J.
Charging that the governor had
grossly abused his pardon and parole
powers. the Impeachment bill alleged
that this pardoning power has been
exercised in almost every case
only upon the payment OF n large SUN
of money to one or more of the close
personal friends. agents or special Of
ficers of J. &. Walton" The bill
charged that clemency was often exer-
cised while appeals were pending" Oh
before sentence could be passed by
the trial judge
The bill charged the governor "witG
collecting contributions and gifts from
individuals. associations and corpora
tons DESTROYS of obtaining the favor
OF J. c. Walton rs governor of the
state"
DIR. +. +. Bynum. whom the goyc,-
nor recently removed as state banl;
commissioner. was named in the bill
as having collected gifts of money
" for the use and benefit of j. &.
Walton"
The bill also charged that the gov
ernor had violated tie law through
his appointment OF Charles ii. BaSkir
as district judge 1T Nowata while
Baskim was a member OF the Lcgisia'
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