The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-20
EXECUTIVE TO
CARRY FIGHT
TO US. COURT
Senate Court of impeachment
in Oklahoma Votes Cover
nor Guilty of Charges
REMOVED FROM OFFICE
Lieutenant Governor, Who
Succeeds Him, Plans to
Address the Legislature

Oklahoma City, Nov. 2O.-tBy the
A. PA statement reiterating his
determination to continue the fight
was issued here today by J. C. Wall
ton, who was removed from Office as
governor last night by senate
court Of impeachment.
"Only the rats leave ship in dis
tress." the deposed executive assert
ed. Few have. deserted me in this
fight and the ship is not sinking. It
is only the shadow they see in the
water"
Oklahoma City, Nov. 20.-(By the
A. P.)-J. c. Walton's gubernatorial
career Is over.
Deposed by the verdict Of sem
ate court of impeachment yesterday
which found him guilty Of charges Of
moral turpitude, corruption in office,
neglect Of duty and incompetence,
his term Of Office as Oklahom fifth
governor was broken off after little
more than ten months fighting sem
sational to the last.
But as his successor prepared
formally to take over the reigns Of
the government today Walton girded
for last desperate effort to retain
the Office by invoking the aid Of the
United States courts, clinging ten
aciously to the plea that he has not
been, given a fair trial with tho
promise of more dramatics yet 10
come.
Next Move Tomorrow.
His next move will be made to-
morrow when his legal staff appears
before federal judge here for .
rehearing Of his application for .
retroactive injunction t. canul the
action Of the court Of impeachment.
This falling an appeal will be taken
to the United States supreme court
as a last resort, accompanied by .
petition for writ of supersedas to
declare him the incumbent until the
case is thrashcd out before the
tribunal. The -deposed executives
original application was denied
the day before the. impeach-
ment trial opened and observers see
scant likelihood that the decision
will be reversed after the hearing.
Neither is it probable, they say,
that the United States supreme court
will intervene should the local fed
eral court affirm its previous ruling
on the ground that it has no juris.
diction in the case. Walton's ,e.
moval was decreed last night by the
senate court after he had been con.
victed of IL Of the 16 impeachment
articles on which he was prosecuted.
When the final vote had been taken
chief of counsel for the executive
laid an application for new trial
before the court which was prompt
ly rejected. The court then adj
journed until this morning when it
was to consider a motion to assess
all costs Of the trial against the de.
posed governor.
Had withdraw.
Walton. having withdrawn from
the hearing Saturday after denounc-
ing the court for what he declared
was its unfairness in the proceed
ings was not represented by counsel
at the final session Of the trial ex-
cept for the fling of the new trial
motion and the defense presented
no evidence.
A statement is expected from the
defense today. Walton last night
angrily refused to comment on the
action Of the Court.
Lieutenant-Covernor NJ. E. Trapp,
who has been acting executive since
Walton's suspension before his trial
and who automatically becomes gov
ernor with Walton's removal, de.
clared he would address the legisla-
ture within the next two or three
days.