Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-12-30 | Page 5 | Administration Claims Victory in Okla. Row

JION lAMS CLAIMS VICTORY IN nA R RO W 0 CITY Dec 30 AP abandonment of Impeachment rot ings In Oklahoma's latest cal Insurrection has left ad- ad I leaders claiming a a. de- de victor for the state courts adl Indication for the a orderly of governments D of the senate of the the- self- self evened leg legislature e that the house o right to assemble and pre- pre r rc harges arges against Governor HenryJ Henry Johnston J and two other officials ime une ro as a a. surprise to many legis- legis tori tors R Representative II H. Tom Kight l airman of the house Investigating and his lieutenants ac- ac the senate decree yesterday apparent opposition Mr Ir fight Ight declared that during theany the theany an any weeks the Inquiry had been icier ider der way he only strove to obtain Id nce without bringing In pern per- per n s s1's CP Ep F. F Hili speaker of the house that so far as aa he was wasn n the effort to have an n n- n of public affairs had nad ded de Governor Johnstons Johnston's first act was lJ Duster muster out the three units of ofa a national guard mobilized Dember Dember De- De rober with orders to prevent 1 l sessions of the legislators The assigned to duty at the pitol had little difficulty in disSIng dis- dis SIng all an attempted meetings of e 1 house ouse and forced the senate toa to eta eja a hotel as headquarters SUSTAINED Speaking for th the administration said The action of the senate ou sus- sus n ned d the position I have steadily stead stead- ily held since the beginning of which Is that the theU U user members had no right tp to avene ivene themselves and they were tr assembly l eem It an indorsement of the cislon of our supreme court upon l it point point which decision it hasen has hasan en an my duty to uphold as the chief e officer of the state e next legislature will have and lawful authority when I meets a a. year rear hence henc to makel make l t ver Investigation it deems ad- ad able by constitutional methods I rhe he political turmoil ed by the session resulted in credit to the state which will re- re Ire years to overcome I hope It ism sea profitable lesson and that It Ili never ever be repeated URGES DISMISSED Adjourning of the legislature dismissed the six sh ii against the governor inding in- in ding allegations of icy hiring a a. convicted robb robber r hunt bank bandits Irregularities handling state warrants and un- un use of military authority he le senate senat action also upheld th the ision of Chief Justice Fred Pinson P P. inson tinson of the state supreme court t t the session was Illegal megal Judge IlL 4 Branson was named In a a. bill bUl of Impeachment Impeachment impeachment Im im- charging corruption In office while the third official cited was Harry B B. B Cordell head of the state board of agriculture It was the second impeachment movement within four years in which the administration used the courts and the military to curb legislative activities activities- While the present proceedings proved unsuccessful unsuccessful unsuccessful the first inquiry four years ago go resulted in n the ousting of Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Jack Walton Valton who like Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Johnston was a Democrat Governor Walton Valton however reconsidered reconsidered reconsidered recon recon- and called a a. special session to investigate his administration which Governor Johnston refused to do