The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-24
Presidency
May be Aim
of w alton
Opponents of Oklahoma Gov.
ernor Say He Aspires to
Fill Chair in White
House..
May Appeal to Coolidge
BY Universal Service.

Oklahoma City, Okl., Sept. %
Presidential intervention to pre-
serve a republican form Of govern
ment in Oklahoma" will be sought as
the last recourse of the Legislative
quorum of the house of representa-
tives now seeking to assemble Itself
for the purpose of impeaching Gov.
]. c. Walton.
That, tonight, was the avowed In
tention Of a group Of leaders OF the
movement to depose the governor in
event his orders to the military are
carried out and the legislators are
dispersed without being able to con-
vene.
T3eedure through the courts VIII
still be resorted to, but by the more
impatient wing of the house it was
urged that President Coolidge be ap-
pealed to direct for Intervention and
designation of federal military court
of inquiry to sift evidence for the
real facts In the case."
The Walton called "lawless legisla
tors" deny the real issue is rooted in
II6 lnNlSlDlc ClHPiAC. h0 AScaO -
Waltons mad dream Of despotism
autocracy, of ambition to ride like a
man on horseback to a seat in the
United States senate.
Would Be President, Claim.
Although to many observers the
suggestion is laughable, there are
plenty of men in the legislature and
an abundance of them in the Ku Klux
KIan and in the anti-Walton forces
who say in all gravity that Walton
aspires to the presidency itself.
They put that out to show that the
khan IL not the real issue, but that
political covetry is the actual inspir-
alton of the war"
Walton insists that he has no other
object, no desire but that Of destroy
ing the power of the Ku Klux klan
in Oklahoma. And insofar as moder-
ate survey of the present situation ID
able to indicate, he Is in the saddle
now, resting in distinct position Of
advantage.
- C. d. McBee, leader OF the 1egisla-
tive quorum, said tonight that his or
ganization would try in every way to
meet peaceably and quietly and reit-
Grated the assertion that force would
not be met by force either in Of
fensive or defensive tactics.
McBee charged that every form Of
coercion and duress and threat was
being thrown in the way Of Legislators
to prevent their coming here for the
assembly Wednesday.
Soldiers Are Active.
One man, prominent 1 nthe fniti-
alton of the impeachment movement,
said that his closest friend had come
to him and warned that IL he Joined
other legislators in trying to enter the
assembly chamber at the state house
Wednesday, he would be walking
into death trap"
X don't believe this" said this
man. II don't think anyone is going
that far, especially as we aren't going
to show any belligerency."
Governor Walton has nothing new
thus far to offer on the situation. He
spent Sunday morning in rest and
during the afternoon engaged in a
number Of conferences with military
leaders and other advisers.
He was expected to issue a state
ment early tonight.
Military court Of inquiry was not in
session today and there was little act
ivity about general headquarters. The
soldiers are doubly active now in en-
forcing the midnight curfew law and
in scrutinizing suspicious strangers in
the city. Congregation Of any num-
ber OF opposing forces here under the
guise Of state fair crowds is being
guarded against.