San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-22
Walton Accused Of Collect
ing Money by Threat
ening Veto.
PARDON USE SCORED
False Report Filed on Cam
paign Expenses. In
vsstigators Say.
by the Associated Press.

UktdilCi!la Nity. Ohta.. OC'. -
report charging Governor j. c. Wal
ton with "wllful neglect of duty, IT.
competency, corruption in office anu
offensss involving moral turpitude'
was submitted today TO the lower
house of the Oklahoma Legislature by
its committee on investigation and im-
parchment.
The report sets out % specific
charges in support of the general &C
cusation. Among the more important
are:
That the governor used the au-
thority of his office for his personal
financial gain. ~
That he abused the pardon and pa
role powers vested in him in order
that his friends might collect "lucra-
tive fees" for obtaining the release
of persons in the state penitentiary.
That he collected n sum of money
by threatening to veto an appropria-
ton for a state school passed by the
last Legislature.
That he submitted a false report OF
his expenses in the election campaign
That he had his personal chauffeur
placed on the payroll of the state
health department.
Martial Law Involved.
That he dispersed by use of military
forces grand jury legally called 10
inquire into his official acts.
That he placed portions of the
state, and later the whole state, under
martial law, when no need exlstef,
and that, during the period of martial
law, he suspended the privilege OF the
writ of habeas corpus and placed
censorship on the press.
That he has caused a large num-
Der of persons to be placed on the
state payroll. although such persons
rendered little or no service" to the
state.
That he issued two deficiency GER
tificates, totaling $4,000. in violation
of law.
That he appointed many special Of
ficers and attempted to authorizes
such persons to carry arms without
legal right to do so.
That he refused TO permit the execl-
ton of the law imposing the deatn
penalty for crimes committed within
the state.
A bill of impeachment, attached TO
the report, set out in detail the varl-
ous charges against the executive.
Marland Is Mentioned.
The impeachment bill charged Gov
ernor Walton with having entered
into an agreement and arrangement
with +. W. Marland. president OF the
Marland Oil and Refining Company.
! by which Marland purchased SSU,VVi
i'm notes given by the executive on
residence he purchased here in MAJ.
This transaction was declared "wd-
fully corrupt i'll that, as chairman
of fhe state board of equiliZation, tins
governor was placed under great IL
noncial obligation" to Marland. wh1
was described as having taNaois
wealth to the extent of several MIL
lion dollars"
The bill charged that the governor,
after the Legislature APPROPRIATED
funds for the Oklahoma preparatory
school at Tonkawa, entered into
conspiracy with one Val Gardner, AMI
other persons. to this committee un-
known, TO compel citizens of Tonkaws,
who were interested in the mainte-
nance of the school, TO raise and pas
over 10 the said ]. C. Walton and as
co-conSpirators the sum OF $0uuO 70
obtain the executives approval Tor tDe
appropriation bill.
1 Two deficiency certificates were y
| sued by the executive, the i1.ps1e-.-
ment bill charged, with no deticlenei
existing and there was, on that ae-
count, no legal grounds for the lssn-
ance of the certificates. These eertl'-
Gates were declared to have been ior
$4,000 in favor OF the state healt,
department and $1,000 for a negro or
phans' home at Taft.
Grand jury Blocked.
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length into the series Of events ths
have directly preceded the impeaeh
ment session. setting out At lengti
the executives acts N placing 90
mulgee county. Tulsa county and 4
. lnally the entire state under MARTA
. jlaw. the attempted conyening OF N
legislature on September 20. whic
was dispersed by the military, n