The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-27

etis lators Would Enloln Gov.
elsnor and Troops From
Inter- sFine
~ JAMES IN I'm.
I'M o. ,resS.s aroi.,e.

OKLAHOMA CITY Okla, sept.
~ Court acticn inst Governor
III 6. Walton viii 81 le next step
of TIE lnembers a ire Oklahoma
lesislalure II their fit rs w.
sph Tor tie avoWsd pufpoas of
imp ching The gov lite3na-
ticneI New Service lear " IN.
IE IN hi
sernes fer the lnlatcra S
ygers Qlr red from ~ kete Esr
tol yesterday when lley ted
to ueet VIII 81 Into III
collt pk Olkin hcll county
Art con end eek lpr MI
1r1l 1ellG the
nsailsI tlis eeis.
Rrenrine Position
The attosneys To- the rs c. ).
three OF the foremost knenlbers Cf
the Okiahonna bar, Wste preparing
the petition today. These attor-
news are John Il. Mileys formerly
justice of the State aupreEle court;
q Is Stuart, formerly Judge of tie
and -. Richardson. FORMERLY
Judge Of the State criminal court 81
appeals
a Temporary writ WIN IS aslEsd IS
a. 70 permit the legislators to meet
at once without interference on the
Dart Of the military.
il Session, n Claim.
The Regulators. through their 81
torneys, viii contend before the
district court that legally the house
Of esentatives Ii iii session.
They contend that before they Bere
dispersed yesterday at the order Of
Governor Walton, they had duly
elected q speaker pro tempore and
were ready to proceed with the
regular order OF business.
The legislators are thankful the
military forces permitted them to-
convene yesterday, said Miley. who
confirmed the news that the legis-
latOrs would 60 into court.
Sheriff Goes 10 Court.
While the legislators were taking
their case into court, the military
authorities were before the Judges
of the State supreme Court at
hearing at which they were the de-
PENDANTS.
RI d. Sanford. sheriff OF Tulsa
county. filed q complaint charging
that the military had exceeded It's
authority In Tulsa county bv,
allspending the writ OF habeas
corpus and guperseding the opera
ton of the sheriff's office by plac-
ing two commissioned officers OF
the national guard IN charge.
The defendants were Adj. Con.
b. III. Markham, Charles ID. Nc
Pherren, State Senator; Col. 3. Is.
Head and Capt. II. "A. Donohue.
Oklahoma National Guard.
The Hotel SlEirvin today was
the new battle ground. Sixty
seven grim and determined mem.
bera Of the State legislature, who
were dispersed at the point of the
bayonet when they attempted to-
assembled under the constitution"
sat the State Capitol, thronged the
lobby and corridors of the hotel
declaring that the fight was only
begun, and that they were not go
ing home until the Issue with
Walton il settled.
Hint OF Violence.
AT the same time 8 hint Of pos.
sible violence was given by the pres
ence at the hotel OF big strapping
special state officers who awaggered
about, their hip pockets buIging.
The legislators charge they are
Governor ]. G. Qron Jack Walton's
gun men"
8 Several Tits between the legiela.
tors and the special officers already
have occurred and serious trouble
narrowly averted. Members OF the
legislature have gone so far as to
formally protest to the military
commanders that the so-called gum
men have inaugurated q reign of
threat and terror.
McBee, leader Of the rebel sixty.
seven," who himself engaged IN
controversy with one of the special
officers, said the situation is
"intolerable. He said the legisla.
tors have just begun to fight ana
insisted that the legislature is stu
in session.
Governor Walton, however, was
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