Show I Court Lines Line Lines Up Against V V a Iton I and His Troops Fears of Bloodshed Expressed As Governor Forbids Holding of Election and Judge Issues Forbidding State Guardsmen From Interfering With Citizens Voting EVENTS E F VENTS moved rapidly to a climax in Oklahoma today special election A special election is scheduled to take place in the th state tomorrow Foes of Governor Govenor Walton expect to tomake tomake make this election an opening wedge to oust him from office Walton issued orders that the election shall not be beheld beheld b held back and says the whole of the st state te will be used to stop the election The district court in n T Tyis has issued sue a an injunction forbidding the entire natio nar guard from in inthe inthe the election Walton assigned armed volunteers in Tulsa to pre pie prevent vent the he distribution of election supplies but armed deputies k kicked them out of the building The Tulsa county sheriff said he will have an art armed force to oppose the governors governor's governors governor's armed force Governor Walton declares he has special specia state police who would be on duty Tuesday to block the th election The state elections board issued orders to hold the election and sheriffs were were told told tOI to arrest everybody who interfered Governor Walton replied to this by reorganizing reorganizing izing zing tb the board and the new board sent out orders calling election This order will be defied OKLAHOMA CITY Oct 1 1 The rhe office of attorney General George Goorge F r Short was being belne de- de deluged deluged de with Inquiries as ne to the legality of ot the election All In- In Inquirers Inquirers In were told It nas as valid Sheriff Tom Cavnar of Okla- Okla home Okla-home home county announced ed he was ready to deputize every man In Inthe inthe Inthe the county to prevent disturb dl disturbances ances at the polls He said he would make no effort elfort either to In- In Insure insure In Insure sure or prevent the election but that he Ie was as prepared to stop any violence SHERIFF DEFIES W WALTON Sheriff Cavnar naf said said- I I 1 ha havo hao 0 received written In- In In from tho the governor or- or ordering or-derins or dering me to stop the election In Oklahoma county but I 1 have also received instructions from George Short attorney general and J K Wright county attorn attorney e that I Iha ha hate e no authority to stop any election and that my duty Is iii to see that the people have a peace pece peaceable able election I 1 will do my duty and enforce the law Iw regardless of orders from the o The people arc uro bigger than anyone any one man R H A secretary of the county election board IlS az rushing final plan plans for holding the election and declared there thero be an election In Oklahoma county MAJOR L CRISIS NEAR NEAIL Oklahoma which for more thin than t 0 weeks ha has hal been a maelstrom of contention revolving about the prerogatives of Governor J 1 C Walton lalton was wan preparing for a ma- ma major major ma major jor crisis today Tomorrow when the hour or- or ar arrives rives gives at t 7 1 o'clock for or the opening of the polls for a special election at which a measure would be vet vot- voted vot voted ed on paying paving the way for tor the leg leg leg- legislature lef to consider Impeachment charges against the executive the zero hour of the tho conflict i la Is ex- ex ex expected to be reached d At that time will be determined the question of whether r officers acting upon orders of ot the gov gover- gover governor nor OTer-nor r- r nor can prevent the electorate of the state slate from going to the poll polls The governor has declared the whole al aimed med force of the com commonwealth will vIII be In the tlc field hl to tobar tobar tobar bar the election and to keep do down don n rIoting that may result Opposing him members of ot the legislature and sponsors of ot the I Initiated bill to permit them to the governors governor's actions have a hasty host campaIgn to In- In insure In Insure sure Bure a a general effort elfort by th the citi- citi citizens citi citizens zens of ot the state stale to cast their bal bal- ballots ballots bal ballots lots URGED TO VOTE Their s met the of Attorney General George F 1 Short The election il 1 I valid vaId Mr Short declared and I have oo no in- in J 1 Cn Continued P on Two IwO k 1 COURT LINES UP AGAINST WALTON AND AID HIS TROOPS Continued from rage One every very county a Iwho hu has ha Inquired my opinion Evry Ev- Ev Evry ry ry qualified voter should mould quickly and nd go so to the th poll polls and nd ast hl ht vote vot as his conscience con m ma maj matell x tell ell eli him It should be b cast t night printing presses pr ses In every county In the th ran off ot thousands of o ballots while speak speak- speakers speaker ers er en t at t meetings meeting In rural l churches churchea and nd nd town hills halls called c upon the people to go so to th the polls In defiance defiance ance nc o ot th the go s threat Today the tho state t t was wae In a n pitch ot of excitement as ne set et unequalled unequaled since the Inception o ot of tho the rapid traIn ln of o Incidents Incident which hare hav led ledi to the eve ev of ot in n election unparalleled unparalleled I i d In the th history of ot the th nation nation na- na nation I tion The Tho Th outcome of ot the th seeming deadlocked situation was a alted I I Ith ith open apprehension TEST or 01 POWEn The day d y will win bring brint the nM er erto t to the question ot of whether the governor who sho on last n Wednesday e dispersed a group croup o of 66 65 l 1 t I tors tore who sought Bought to assemble at t atthe th the state tat capitol can by the ro-I ro re- re repeated repeated u use of ot arms arm frustrate the effort Of ot mn m n and nl women omen In ev- ev ever ever ev ever er precinct of ot the st state te who ho seek reek to cast a ballot Last l night the th executive lied the national guard it c approximately men and called clId to duty also n an army of citizen v which he said laid was as as strong stron to pro pre pr vent sent ent disturbances on election day dayH He also Issued instructions Instruction to his torce orca of ot special pedal state tat officers to to Assist regular gular county civil des des In PI th the opening oth of the polls pOlis The Tho said mid there thero were 22 2 such officers under his control Simultaneously the th fv go- go at athis athi his hi residence here reIterated his to the tho elec- elec el c- c clion lion ilon 0 M I 1 WALTON WATTO SITS YS I heI There will III be b no election ho he h I said aid At his hl room W D McBee state and a Ie leader der In the tho defiance o of tho the executive e 0 s B proc- proc i laIT postponing th the election 1 I said laid tt V 0 will put It to a II test We will learn lern whether hether w we ar are fremen free freemen freemen men entitled to cast a ballot or slaves slave The Th executive declared he h had hd no doubt there ther will III ill be b m many martl ny va- va vacant va vacant cant houses In Oklahoma soon 1 There ma may ny be bo bloodshed ho he asserted declaring that It if such Is Isi I the th result of ot the tho present situation llon the blame can cnn be b hid lild at the th door I Ithe ot of the th pros pres of ot the st state stat to which he charged had bd opposed his hie pro pro- program program pro pro-fram gram and nd thereby stirred the po peo- peo I plo pie to a S st state te of Indiscretion Th The governor last latt I st night a assailed Attorney General Short hort as a II mem mom member memer her ber er of the tho ICu Ku Klux Klan when hen advIsed that the th latter Iatter had bad ox- ox expressed ex expressed pressed an n opinion that the th eleo- eleo lec lection tion was we rams fiS BS NO Short de- de declared de declared dared I c cannot belles belle e that any man manwill III aill flagrantly knowingly dellb- dellb deliberately the law Iw of this thle landi land trample the th constitutional l rIghts of th the citizens ns of this st state tat te or d de- de deI deprive I a qualified voter of ot th the op opportunity or- or to cast c st nil bli hi ot ote at t Tues rues Tuesdays Tuesday days day s election I cannot that bellee I that there ther will be b any In Oklahoma |