San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
DOZEN In FIST FIGHT
Lawmakers Fall on Him
When He Attacks Khan
and Jewett.
CHAIR is SIN ASKED
Callahan Says Grand ORA
gon Dictates to Leg
iSlature.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Oct. 25.--
A dozen or more House members forc:'
bly, attacked Representative Callahan,
smashed a chair and threw Callahan
out Of the room when he declared in
a bitter arraignment of the ku Klux
Khan that y. {. Jewctt. grand dragon
of the Oklahoma realm Of the khan.
was debating the kind of legislation
to be enacted in Oklahoma.
Caliahan's words hardly fell IN tho
House chamber before one. member
shouted that's q black lie."
One member sprang at Callahan
throat and both fell on the floor in a
scuffle.
Twelve or fifteen other members
rushed toward Callahan. most Of them
endeavoring TO place their hands Oh
him. :.
SergeantS-at-arms and virtually all
other members of the House rushed
TO the corner where the scuffle was
taking place.
Clenchel fists were waving in the
air as Callahan was forcibly elected
into a cloak room just outside the
House chamber.
Callahan stood guarded by two
members after the scrgeant-at-arms
had ordered other members back into
the chamber.
Callahan's bitter attacks oil the khan,
the first which have been made in
the House during the extraordinary
session, occurred after a long debate
on whether the House should vote cor
impeachment of Governor j. {. Wal
ton on Article 10. which concerns his
declaration Of martial law in Tulsa
county. Callahan said that 10 per
cent of the jury commissioners in this
state are members of the ku hlux
Khan.
Tried ir Secret, He Says.
"People in this state have been tried
in secret before they reached the court
ROOM" Callahan declared.
"Do you know that 80 per cent oil
the Oklahoma jury commissioners are
klansmen?' one member demanded.
"Yes sir, / know it," Callahan re-
piled.
He then related how Governor Wal
ton declared war on the klan and how
Grand Dragon Jewett. "almost imme-
diately defied the executive to over
throw the Ku Klux Khan"
"This same Mr. Jewett," asserted
Callahan. waving his arms and vigor-
ously shaking his head, lis debating
the kind of legislation 10 be enacted
by this body. He
Here Representative Callahan was
interrupted by shouts from all over
the House chamber and the members
sprang Mt him. The force of the ut
tack knocked Callan into a chair be-
hind him. crushed it. and the two
legislators went to the floor. surround
ed almost Immediately by a group Of
indignant house members.
Walton's Back to Wall.
Governor J. G. Walton faced pos
sible criminal prosecution for alleged
official misdeeds as he turned today
with his back TO the wall TO stem The
tide OF impeachment already envelop-
ing him.
Ringing in his ears IS the an
nouncement of q legislative investi-
eating committee that il will present
to a grand jury all of the impeach-
ment accusations against him: and.
while the executive, awaited the ont
come of his court challenge of its
authority 10 suspend him from office.
the upper House of the state Legs
lature, holding its first meeting as a
court of impeachment. prepared 70
set in action the machinery for his
trial.
Having already approved seven Of
the % charges contained in the COM
mittee report and forwarded them 10
tba Senate as separate bills of I'M
parchment. the lower House went. into
session this morning 10 consider the
remaining counts OF the indictment
Observers considered it significant
that but seven out Of the 104 Nom
berS of the House have voted consist
emily against acceptance of ihe
charges. In each case. the majority
for adoption has been overwh. lining.
The state supreme court this after
noon will hear an application 10 make
permanent n writ OF prohibition 70
straiuiRs Governor Walton from in
terri ring with Lieutenant Governor
NJ. f. Trapp as acting governor. This
writ was granted late yesterday.