San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07
TO MEET OCTOBER IN
Khan Should Be Held Re.
sponsible for Lawless- !
ness, Walton Says.
TELLS OF WHIPPINCS
Blake Says Legislators May
Impeach Him, But Never i
Convict Him.

Oklahoma City, Okls., Oct o.
Governor Jack" Walton, in a dar-
ing and spectacular move to prevent
impeachment by enemies who, he
claims, were made as a result Of his
military fight against The Ku klux
Khan, tonight summoned the state
Legislature to meet in special session
October IL.
The executive, in a proclamation.
ordered the Legislature to enact laws
to protect the people from masked
and lawless marauders and mobs and
secret organizations"
The date for converting OF the ex-
| traordinary meeting of the Legfsia-
ture by the governor is six days aheaa
of the time of gathering set by the
"insurgent legislators, demanding re-
moval of the governor.
"That's fine. We will all pc
there" said w. d. McBee. the spokes-
man for the insurgent legislators when
| told of the special call issued BY
| the governor.
Legislative headquarters have been
established in the Hotel Skirvin.
Leaders of the lower body will Be
here Sunday for an informal caucus
when their plan Of action will DO
outlined.
With the exception of the above
statement, McBee and other leglsia-
tors refused to comment on the latest
move of the chief executive but IN,
Dictated they would give out an OH
cial statement tomorrow.
w. ID. McBee, leader of the rebel
legislators, has summoned q specld
session on October IL.
Governor Raps Khan Again.
The governor said in his proclamas
tion that the evidence against the
'inyisible empire had now been
brought to light and that The time
had come when the organization should
be held responsible for its "lawless-
ness"
ut is imperative that legislation be
Immediately enacted which Will un~
mask the organization responsible FOR
these crimes of violence and prevent
their recurrence"
Referring to the regulation OF
martial law established four weeks
ago to curb n ''state of insurrection'
in Oklahoma. the governor said ne
had now restored order and inves-
tigated hundreds Of mob whippinss
and murders"
"The sworn evidence as to the ex-
istence of this system OF operations
the membership of which is secret, has
been secured by duly authorized mil
itary commissions and is now variable
for the use of the proper authorities.
both legislative and judicial.
Impeachment Is Possible.
He then called on the Legislature
TO assemble under the Constitution
and enact a law that would protect
the people of the state from MASKED
and lawless marauders and mobs and
secret organizations.
The governor. through his spokes-
man, Aldrich Blake. said that the leg
islators could impeach him If they
wanted to.
THAT would no doubt be legal.
Blake said. But if the governor IS
impeached he will never be convicted.
you can depend on that
He has won his fight against the
klan and the state Legislature Will be
forced to recognize the defeat OF ln-'
visible government" in Oklahoma.
Text of Proclamation.
The governors proclamation fol-
lows:
~Whereas. condition of lawless-
moss has heretofore for some time pre-
vailed in several counties OF the
state of Oklahoma, under which n,i-
merous mobs have kidnapped. beaten.
mutilated and in some instances raped
and murdered citizens Of Oklahomas
and.
Whereas. By virtue OF the author
ity vested in me as governor OF toe
state of Oklahoma. and for the pro
lection Of the people of Oklahoma
and the enforcement Of law and the
reservation of order and the detection
of the l., -netratorS of these crimes. 4
have heretofore declared martial law
in the state OF Oklahoma and through
that agency have protected the people.
restored order and investigated