The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
INF EACHMEN NIT WAY FOLLOW MEET ING
 OF LOWER HOUSE
Governor Says Fight Against Alleged LaWIeSSneSS Could
 Continue A Year
BULLETIN.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. 2O.-(By Associated Press .)-More than a score of specific charges, all alleging that Gov. J. c. Walton had misused his official powers, are enumerated in call for a special session of the lower house of the Oklahoma legisla- ture copies of which were made pub lie early today.
 It was announced that signatures of 45 house members have been ob- tained on the call. Only nine more names are needed to give majority of the house membership.
 Those who drew the call declared that fifty-nine signatures are as sured. The call will be filed with the secretary of state when major ity has been obtained, and the law makers will then proceed with an at tempt to meet in defiance of the gov ernor to consider the charges against him.
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 19.-(By Associated Press.)-Governor J. c. Walton is ready to keep Oklahoma under martial law year if necessary to stamp out lawlessness he told a reporter for the Oklahoma city Times today, according to story published in a late sedltion of that paper. The governor was quoted as declaring he had the men and money and could last a year"
 OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. 1s.-(By Associated Press s.)-Legislative op~ ponents of Governor J. C. Walton went ahead today with plans for con vening the lower house of the legis- lature in special session with a view to bringing impeachment proceed ings against the executive.
 Sponsors of the fight on Walton ex- press confidence that the attempt to hold the session would materialize by Saturday.
 The formal call fQT the meeting was placed in circulation this morn ing with the announcement that when sufficient signatures are on-- tained the document will be filed with the secretary of state.
 Verbal assurances of support have been given by seventy of the 107 house members according to direc tors of the movement.
 Emissaries from the headquarters of the movement here were working over the state body interviewing leg islators and getting their signatures on the session call
 The text of the call will not be made public until 1t is filed with the secretary of state. However, 1t is understood to contain charges against the governor upon which the impeachment attempt will be made. Walton Remains Silent
 Governor Walton has remained silent regarding the situation, since several days ago he promised to put the lawmakers in jail and keep them there if they attempted to convene operatives of the governor are keep ing a close watch on the men direct ing the session movement.
 State officers were reported today to be on the trail of an automobile in which it is said state records of the Ku Klux Klan were rushed out of the state before martial law was invoked in Oklahoma City.
 The records are wanted by the military court Investigating flog gings, it is understood.
 Secrecy surrounds the activities of the military court in session in a downtown hotel.
 N. c. Jewett. grand dragon Of the Oklahoma realm of the Ku Klux Klan, was reported to have been summoned to appear before the court today.
 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept. 19 Direct investigation of the actions and administration of the Ku kluX Klan in Oklahoma City was in pros pect here Wednesday night with the return to the city of N c. Jewett, grand dragon, who was scheduled for questioning Wednesday.
 Jewett will probably appear at the opening session of Governor Wal tons military court of investigation Thursday, it was indicated.
 State investi gation into law en- forcement in Oklahoma county the site of the state capital, was carried on until late Wednesday with County Attorney J. K. Wright in closed ses- sion with the military investigators.
 No details of the tribunals find F |" escape from the