The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
LEGAL ACTION IS. SOLONS' NEXT STEP. IN WALTON FIGHT
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fices in the building milled around waiting for the test.
 With rifles on their shoulders, two privates stood post before the mas sive doors of both the House and Senate chambers and held the crowd back at a safe distance. Officers l wearing service revolvers stationed l tn em selves at vantage points. A buzz of conversation arose from the crowd and there was little hint of the stern moment approaching. It was plain, however, that the air of gayety and banter on the part of some of the House members was l simulated. Then the hands Of the l clock swung to noon. Suddenly above the noise rose voice. That of Charles S. Brice of McAlester | speaker pro tempore. It came from | the rear of the crowd that pressed up to the armed barriers to the hall of the house.
 "As 1t Is neon the house Is in ses- sion" Brice began. You are com manded to disperse. This sharp com mand interrupted Briee and the crowd turned and saw Col. ". s. Key. military commander of Oklahoma county, step toathe speakers side.
 There was shuffling of feet as the assembly moved forward to face the officer who stoC q across the open | court in the center of the rotunda.
 With upraised hand, Colonel Key shouted; Stand where you are"
 Then his officers sprang into &C., tion to hold the crowd in place.
 With a semblance tf order re- stored. Colonel Key began reading an order forbidding the house members to convene. T, as military comman der of the district of Oklahoma county forbid this attempted meet ing and direct that you disperse i'm mediately," he concluded.
 N..a islator waited for another tC lead the way.
 Another order to disperss was rasped out by Colonel Key and off cers under his command began nov ing through the assembly, repeating their chiefs injunction. The crowd wavered, then broke and within five minutes the rotunda was deserted, 5000 People cSeer.
 crowd of approximately 5000 persons denied entrance to the | building, sent up a loud cheer from 6 field across 8 street as the first of the legislators appeared on the capitol steps following the failure to convene.
 Women Waved flags, and hundreds of automobile horns raised a raucous ! greeting.
 Guards patrolling the approaches to the building made no effort to | stay the demonstration will the | through pressed forward to meet the legislators. Then they ordered 1t to disband.
 Movie men ground frantically at 1 their cameras as the strange scene passed before their leses. They, too, had been barred from the building.
 With the departure of the legis- lators, the crowd meited rapidly and followed in their wake.
 Tho hnnSp went inm pdi - ately to downtown hotel, where an unofficial house is maintained in the suite of Representative McBee | Within a short time member of Colonel Keys staff arrived and in- structed Representative McBee that TO caucuses would be permitted. Me Be assured the guard officer that there will be no attempt to hold either a caucus or assembly.
 A score of Governor Walton S secret service operatives were scat- tered through the hotel and three of them took up posts before the door to McBee's rooms. A guard captain also was stationed in the corridor. For a brief period both tEe secret service men an the cap tain stopped visitors to McBee's suite, allowing only one person to enter as another departed.
 Russell Arrested.
 In the middle of the afternoon a 1 furry was created when one of the governor policemen arrested Camp bell Russell. for mer chairnan of the state corporation commi sslon and one of Waltons most bitter political enemies. 1t was charged that Rus sell had been circulating copies of cartoon attacking Walton. He was booked at the police station on charges of disorderly conduct, and melting to riot and was released inn mediately on bond of $20. Russell returned to the hotel.
 When legislators appealed to Ad- jutant General Markham to have the state policemen removed from the hotel, declaring they were being shadowed and intimidated by Gov ernor Waltons s'unmen," they re- ceived prompt action.
 Colonel Key appeared in the lobby J of the hotel and issued an emphatic ultimatum to John Glenn, in charge of the operatives.
 "Get them out-and get them out within 10 minutes" he ordered.
 Glenn withdrew his force imme- diately.
 Noted For Gunmanship.
 The governors secret service force is made up of police who served m der him as mayor of Oklahoma City and former peace officers of the state noted for the gunmanship. They are paid out of a fund voted by the last legislature for the "extraordinarS protection of the state" Buck Gar rett, former sheriff of Ardmore and one of the most picturesque figures in the state, isJ a leader of the force Governor Walfon's home has been