Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-02
NO DISTURBANCE AS
POLLS OPEN TODAY J
IN SPECIAL ELECTION
Hundreds of Deputies Ready
to QuelI Rioting and to keel
Polls Open
VOTING is GENERAl
Governor Being Defied in Al
But Two Counties in the ],
State

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct.
(By The Associated Press)
mas special election, at which W
be decided whether the legislatuM
shall meet to consider impeachmel
charges against Governor j. G. Wal
ton. swung into full movement ear
today. Reports indicated polls we
opened throughout the state wiz
the exception of four full counti|
and part of fifth. Indicated
were that an unusually heavy VI
was being cast.
In Bryan county, Sheriff Jo
Conn followed instructions of Cow
nor Walton and barred the electid
An effort to obtain an injunctiy
against him late yesterday in staN
district court at Durant, failed.
Cimmarron and Harper coun(
were not voting because suppl
have not been received from
election board and In Jeffe
county a ballot shortage kept
of the polls closed.
From every point in the Sta
reports indicated the electio
proceeding quietly.
In Bryan, Harper, CimmaI
Johnson counties, all voting
were closed. and in jefferson
only six out of 2S were ope
Johnson appeared to be d
county where the threat of @
Walton to close the polls b
of arms had been carried out
100 armed state police held
gtn ~ a11 al
would not permit them to be
ed from the office of the
election board.
lRumblings of intimidation
violence were heard as thousa
special deputies took their Sd
at precinct booths throughoa
state.
Early indications were Il,
seyenty-two counties, at leas
governors strategic jockeys
eleventh hour efforts to bloc
election, would have no effect
five of the seventy seven ca
comprising Oklahoma, have
fed that they would obey th
ernor's command to prevent
ton by force of arms IL nee,
grounds that it will be lid
The election is to decide
the voters will vest in the
islature authority to convt
call and investigate the officis
of the executive. Impeachah 10
fenses have been charged.
Governor Walton issued tha4 5
for today's election on August 1 -
fore the petition for the legis
amendment had been circu
Early Sunday morning, howeve3 3
lowing the collapse of a bitter -
fight to keep the measure fro[ ~
ballot, the executive issued a a .. J
lamation indefinitely postponin e sdes q. !
election. M
Arrayed against the executi
rulings of the state supreme W
the attorney generals depaH
and the state election board.
hold in effect, that once call
man has the power to prev
election. A17lI| 3
w. C. McAlister secretary
state election board, early {3|
warned an yperson who inl 5)
with an election is subject
prisonment and those who
to obstruet today's election Il
vigorously prosecuted. ~
mo man not. even the ysHI
can prevent an election" II Az
MoAlister asserted |$36|
Despite the warning IN
George d. Key chairman of Il
lahoma county election bo 9}z
ported that numerous elect f7| 8S!
cials had been threatened 33 S3
ymous telephone calls and nd u Y
In Oklahoma City. whe RB
citizens with special com
wait to aid election officer# - IN
man in whose home the zsl3
for a township is placed wa Nv
by an unsigned letter to
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