The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
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 SENATE DEFEATS WALTONS MOVES
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 senator who stuck by his leader on every vote.
 Although Governor Jack" took careful note of the way the winc was apparently blowing, he did not appear worried. He sat in an easy chair, slouching far down and paying little attention to the legal moves which he left entirely in the hands of his attorneys. He sucked compla' gently at a corn cob pipe, which was seldom lighted, and nodded intimate Iy at friends seated around the senate bar, chatting with them on matters apparently not pertaining to the SUD ject under consideration. He smiled constantly.
 The first aaempt of the governor $ attorneys to be blocked was their 1n- tention to have some members of the senate disqualified to sit in the nm peachment proceedings because they were members of the ku klux hlan and unable to give an unbiased re- view of the evidence.
 This move was surprise~ 10 the governors opponents and snort re- cess was taken to allow the defence to organize it's fight against the step after a request by Walton's attorneys for a ten-day recess had been denled
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 All Held To Be Qualified.
 On reconvening, W. D. Dlsney' leader of the governors prosecution presented a motion declaring that no senators could be disqualified ex- cept by the vote of the people. In support of his motion, Disney recited long list of precedents, going pack to President Andrew Johnson. DIS ney said that efforts to dlsquallry a relative of Johnson's from taking part in the impeachment hearing against the President, failed. The Disney resolution was adopted with but two opposing votes.
 Walton's attorneys then sought to have all of the charges quashed. In arguments, they recited that the leg islature had been summoned to con slider anti-Ku Klux Klan legislation and no other matters could legally be brought before it. They also pre- sented a long history of the fight fn Oklahoma between the governor and the Ku Klux Klan, contending that the klan was behind the efforts tc remove the governor and that he was being persecuted for attempt to en- force the law. This time Walton's faithful friend, Jack Barker, was the only one to vote in favor of the con- tention of the governors attorneys. o O O
 Demurrer Is Inst Resort.
 AS last resort the attorneys final " pIcScuLSu d QCl44hiiO iOA eO cA@A VI SAS charges, alleging graft and corrup- tion in the administrative office, de- claring there was insufficient evil dence to support the accusations With this motion before it, the sen ate recessed untl 10 o'clock Friday
 Walton, after the hearing, went tc the governors office in the capitol which he has refused to relinquisf since being suspended. and discussed with his attorneys new moves to be made tomorrow.
 The governor still declared his de termination to fight to finish, ana gave no idea he had any expectation it would be a losing battle. The governor displayed an offer from a Boston theatrical agency O. S3.0O0 a week for six weeks lee 1 ture tour.
 He issued a long statement vigor ously denying that he had ever mad' | application to join the Ku Klux Klal as declared in the receivership pro ceedings against the klan in Atlanta | Ga.
 On the contrary, he declared. tha September 10, of this year. he ha, received an offer of an honorable lif mem bership fin the klan from Josepl Simmons. emperor of the organiza ton, but the governor said he de | clined without thanks.