Evening star., 1923-10-25
WALTON CHAMPION
ATTACKED IN HOUSE
Callahan Seized by Dozen
4 Members and Thrown Out
After Khan Charge.
M the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. october
GA dozen or more house members
today forcibIy attacked Representative
Callahan, smashed chair and threw
Callahan out Of the room when he de-
clared In a bitter arraigument of
the Ku &lux Iilan that n. c. Jewett.
grand dragon Of the Oklahoma realm
of the F<Ian. was debating the kind
of legislation TO be enacted in Okla
homa.
One member shouted "THats a blaci.
lie" and another member spranG at
Callahan'S throat Both fell ,n
scuftie. Twelve or fifteen other Nom
bevs rushed toward Callahan. Clencil
ed fists were waving as Callahan was
forcibiy showed into cloakroom.
Callahan stood guarded by two mem
bers after the sergeant-at-arIns had
ordered other members back into the
chamber.
Gov. Walton faced possible criminal
prosecution for alleged official rnisdseds
as he turned today with his back to the
wall to stem the tide Of impeachment
already enveloping him.
Ringing in his ears was the an
nouncement OF legis ative irvesti-
eating committee that it would pre-
sent to a grand jury al of the i'm
peachment accusations against him.
and, while the executive awaited the
outcome of his court Challenge OF its
authority to suspend him from office.
the upper house of the state iegisle-
ture. holding It's first meeting as a
court OF impeachment, prepared to
set in action the machinery for his
trial.
Having approved already seven of
the twenty-five charges contained in
the committee report and forwarded
them to the senate as separete bills
OF impe peachment. the lower house went
iato session to consider the remain
fng counts of the Indictment. Oh
servers considered IL as signifCent
that but seven out Of ths 104 mem
hers of the house have voted conSis-
tently against acceptance of the
charges. IN each case.-the ma iortty
for adoption has been Overwhelming.
The state supreme court This after
noon will hear an application to make
permanent a writ Of prohibition re-
Straining Gov. Walton from interfcr-
ing. with Lieut.. Gov. NJ. E, Trepp as
acting governor. Iris writ" was
granted late yesterday. after the gov
crnor, refusing to feiinquish the exec
utive chair under the nroYtsions OF
the senate resolution whioh suspended
him during the inpeach nnent proceed
ings. had obtained an injunction in
district court barring Lieut.. Gov
Trapp from the office.
The writ of prohibition was OBJ
tanned by the state attorney general
''in behalf of Acting Coy. !Trapp." 1t
superseded the governors action and
also made Gov. Walton and District
Judge Tom Chambers, an appoinfee of
the governor. who issued the injunc-
tion. defendants. Both are expected
10 appear before the supreme court
this afternoon. - - z .
The senate impeachment court. pre-
sided over by Chief Justice John T.
Johnson of the state supreme court,
will convene this afternoon and pos
s:bly set a date for the ktrial otter
hearing a report from-its committee
sidered probable that the trial would
not begin until the house has COM
pleted consideration OF the. charges
and all are before, the senate. .
SO far Gov. Walton stands charged
Diversion of public funds to his
private use.
prohibiting the convening Of a le-
snlly ordered Grand jury.
Use of his official influence to ac=
Quire private credit and property.
accepting bribe to approve leg
Suspension of the writ of habeas
corpus.
UnlawfulIy preventing a meeting of
the state legislature.
Attempted prevention of a special
state election in violation of law.
Gov. Walton in his first public
statement since the impeachment prc-
cecdfngs formally We're instituted late
yesterday said that he would die Of
hcially as he had liyed--fghtiug for
orderly and constitutional govern
istered
The governor charged that w. D.
McBee, speaker of the lower house
had disbursed money reported to have
come from the Ku Klux Klan to nav
the expenses of members of the house
VINO gathered here to conduct an, i'm
ecutive September rs. only to be dis
persed by the state militia, acting
under the governors orders
Governor Urges Inquiry.
Earlier a message from the gov
ernor was read in the house, asking
an inquiry into rumors that a large
amount OF money now is on deposit in
local bank to be used in influencing
the impeachment vote of the iegis-
lators.
The governor referred to O. recent
newspaper article which quoted local
KAN oflciais as saying that $3.50 900
TO be used In the senate" already
had reached here. The house did NOT
act on the executives message.
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