National Affairs: Oklahoma s Governor

Oklahoma's political pillowfight petered out. The State Senators who had sat in special session on their own authority to judge impeachment charges brought against Governor Henry S. Johnston by part of the House of Representatives, who were also irregularly convened (TIME, Dec. 5 et seq.), were confronted last week by 60 National Guardsmen when they tried to enter the Senate Chamber in defiance of court injunctions. Back to the Huckins Hotel, their caucus stronghold, went the vexed Senators to wrangle all that day, all that night, all next morning. Finally they voted, 22...

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