The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
GOV. WALTON
 |S SUSPENDED. FROM OFFICE.
Oklahoma Executive Charged With Using Name Of His Chauffeur To Pad Pay Roll Of Health Department
 SENATE VOTES 36 TO 1 IN FAVOR OF SUSPENSION Senate Will Evolve Itself Into Court Of impeachment Wednesday With Chief Jus tice In Presiding Chair

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. B. (By Associated Press.)-Gov. J. c. Walton was suspended from office at GAO m. when the state senate, by ton temporarily relieving him of his official duties, following the sub mission by the lower house of bill of impeachment against him.
 The impeachment bill charged the executive with entering into "a cor rupt agreement" with Dr. A. B. Day- enport. state health commissioner, to place T. F. Edwards, the governors personal chauffeur, on the payroll of the health department at s200 a month; and that hereby certain moneys were diverted. from the statu- tory object and purpose for which they were appropriated by law"
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 Governor Informed
 The suspension resolution was in troduced by Senator W. M. Gulager of Muskogee. A committee was named to inform the governor and lieuten- ant governor of the action.
 Lieutenant Governor Trapp is in Sapulpa. Okla, and was notified by telephone.
 The committee delivered their mes sage to the governor in his office.
 Imm ediately afterward the house transmitted article B. charging the governor with preventing the meet ing of grand jury that was to in- Quire into his official acts, and the senate accepted 1t also.
 The senate notified the house that it would convene at any time to re- ceive additional impeachment articles that nj mt be adopted later by the lower body and then adjourned. The house ended its session almost at the same time.
 Text Of Resolution
 The text of the resolution suspend ing the governor follows:
 Whereas. the house of represen- tatives of the ninth legislature, pur- suant to the provisions of the con stitutlon, has filed with the senate articles of impeachment, and
 Whereas. J. C. Walton. governor of Oklahoma, is charged with of lenses, made grounds of impeach- ment by the constitution, and
 "Whereas, the filing of the articles with the senate automatically sus- bends J. c. Walton as governor, and the office with it's duties and com pensations evolves upon the lieuten- ant governor;
 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate that the governor and lieutenant governor be advised as to their duties In this event and that the secretary of the senate notify the governor and lieutenant governor of the proceedings thus had and to present to each of them a copy of this resolution"
 The senate will resolve itself into a court of impeachment tomorrow morning, 1t was said. Chief Justice J. T. Johnson of the state supreme court will preside.
 Meanwhile the house Is to con- tinue consideration of the remaining 20 counts in the impeachment indict- ment.
 Governor Walton was among the last to leave the darkened state house tonight. With a small group O, friends he walked slowly down the stairway to the main floor.
 We still consider you our gov ernor."' one of the group said quiet ly. The governor made no answer.
 Only few cast isolated rays through the long hall as the party moved toward the door. The gover- nor halted briefly to read a copy of the senate resolution suspending from office which a press repre- sentative handed him.
 The vote was 36 to 1 for the reso- lution," the governor was told.
 Who voted for me?" he inquired in low voice.
 Senator Barker"
 The executive inquired about three other votes, all of which had been cast against him.
 Will you have any statement to- night. governor?" he was asked.
 Not a word" the executive re- piled and was driven awy.