Evening star., 1923-09-21
GOV. WALTON G|RDS.
FOR SUPREME TEST
IN DRIVE ON KLAN
Legislators, Seeking His Of
fiCiaI Head, Set Special
Session Date.
EXECUTIVE, PINCHED,
APPEALING FOR FUNDS
81 Have Crossed the Rubicon," He
Declares, Defantly, "It Is a
Fight to Finish"
~ thu Asunnintnd praua

BY the Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. September
21.-Legislators seeking the Official
head of Gov. J. c. Walton marched
on today in their plans for impeach-
ment, while the executive gathered
strength for a final drive on the Ku
KluX Klan, which he blames for the
storm that has broken about him.
The invisible empire shall not pass
in this state,'' was the defiance hurled
by the governor.
VIII Convene Wednesday.
The lower house of the Oklahoma
legislature will convene at noon
Wednesday to consider charges that
walton has set at naught constitu-
uonal government and If the gov
ernor interferes with the meeting "he
acts at his peril" This was the pro-
nouncement of legislators who will
seek the executives impeachment
Walton's final attitude toward the
mouse session was expected to be de-
veloped during the day, but his legis-
latlVe enemies were confident that
ne would not carry out his threat to
jail the house members If they at
tempted to assemble. Since voicing his
advisers have urged him to permit
the session as they declare it would
be Illegal and without effect. How
ever the final word remains to be
spoken and the threat has not vet
been withdrawn.
Appeals for Funds.
Admitting the fight was Weighing
heavily upon him, the governor sent
out an appeal for funds, asking those
who believe in representative form
of government to send contributions
TO Mrs. Aldrich Blake, Oklahoma City,
wife of the executive counselor. Blake
fnow is absent from the state on a
mission for the governor.
But Gov. Walton was defiant. 'I
have crossed the Rubicon. 1t is a
fight to the finish" he declared.
He said that if it proved neces-
sary, he would arm every man In the
state who is opposed to the invisible
n. c. Jewett, grand dragon of the
Oklahoma realm of the khan. and his
associates have turned the fight over
to the khan newspapers and the khan
members OF the legislature" Walton
asserted.
Lets Loose BrOadside.
a broadside was turned on the khan
by the governor last night when he
released a portion of the testimony
taken before military court here
showing that County Attorney J. K.
" "AASillp CAtGIlIL OIn OdNndr ana DIS
trict Judge G. w. Clark had been
obligated in the khan and detailing
charges made by DR.. A. A Maupin, a
dentist and former member of the
organization, as to the connection of
the invisible empire" with mob vio-
lence.
1t was Judge Clark who issued the
call for special grand Jury to in
vestigate charges that Gov Walton
illegally had used state employees to
check n n
to which he was opposed.
Inc grand jury was dismissed when
the military authorities trained ma
chine guns on thee courtroom at the
charges that khan judge" and a
khan grand jury were attemntinp
10 interfere with his war on the In
visible empire"
Had Paid No Dues.
Judge Clark summoned the grand
jury when a petition for the conven-
ing of the body was submitted to him
According to the record of the mill
tary court, Judge Clark testified that
although he had been initiated in the
kIan year and half ago, he had
paid no dues and for nearly a wear
had not considered himself a mem
ber of the organization.
Sheriff Cavnar admitted he is now
a member Of the Klan, and the portion
1uony made public revealed that he
had stated that he paid the fee for
membership.
DR.. Maupin's testimony was of
sensational nature exposing the al
Ieged Vaccinations of the Oklahoma
city Khan in dealing punishment to
persons falling under the prescrip-
tion of the "klansmen jury"
Summoned to Sanhedrin.
DR.. Maupin testified that Grand
Dragon Jewett had stated to him that
he was responsible for the whipping
OF man named Merriman, whom
Jewett had accused of indiscretions.
The dentist detailed a sitting of
the 'sandhedrin" or Imperial counciI''
to which he was summoned after
having made inquiries as to the truth
woman involved in the Merriman
case. He went armed, he testified.
warning Grant Landon, cyclops of the
local khan, and the other members of
the "sanhedrin" present that he would
start shooting at the first threaten
ing move on their part.
There, he said, he formally notified
the organization of his resignation.
After reading the testimony Grand
Dragon Jewett said:
Our only course from these framed
attempts at libel and character as
sassination is in the courts"
Asks for Financial Aid,
In a preface to the statement re-
vealing testimony, exposing the inner
working of the Klan, Gov Walton de-
clared the burden of the fight against
the Khan had fallen upon himself and
upon Aldrich Blake, his counselor.
making IL necessary for him to ap-
peal for financial aid.
Every effort is being made to Grip
pie us financially so that we cannot
continue the fight" the governor said,
A special session of, the legislature
is assured, it was announced by w. c
McBee, representative in charge of
the fight on Walton.
Sixty-nine legislators nave signed
the call for the convening of the
house next Wednesday, McBee said.
Fifty-four constitutes a majority.
That Gov. Walton will NOT use
troops to prevent assembly, despite
his earlier threats, was the prediction
of McBee and his associates.
E. J. Giddings, one of the COVER
nor's closest legal advisers, announce
cd that he would advise the governor
against interfering with the session
Let them go ahead-it is not le-
GAL" Giddings asserted.
In statement, Murray F. Gibbons.
speaker of the house, and a Walton
Silpuorter declared that the session