Harlow's Weekly (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 21, 1933 Page: 4 of 16
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lie in the power of President-elect Roose*
velt after March 4.
Reports are received, from Washington
that Charles N. Harmon of Ardmore had
developed as a chief contender against Rob-
ert A. Green of Florida for the governor-
ship of Virgin Islands. Harmon claims sup-
port of Scott Ferris, Oklahoma Democratic
national committeeman and other state po-
litical leaders. He is a Yale graduate and
has been a resident of the state since 1908.
He speaks Spanish, Latin and German. He
is now a practicing attorney at Ardmore
and was formerly attorney for the state is-
sues commission.
Candidates For Governor
Two gubernatorial booms were mentioned
in the state press during the week. From
Oklahoma City came this report to the Asso-
ciated Press:
Today’s Senate session saw the birth of a
“Riley for governor’’ boom. Senator George
II. Jennings, of Sapulpa, introduced a bill
which provides for repeal of a 1917 law hold-
ing that supreme court justices may run only
for judicial offices while sitting on the state’s
highest court.
“If anyone asks you. you may tell them
this bill is introduced for the express purpose
of giving Chief Justice Fletcher Riley of Ok-
lahoma the constitutional right to run for gov-
ernor in 1934 if he wants to,” commented
Senator Jennings.
Out of Kaw City eminated the following
special news story, Monday, quoted here
from the Blackwell Tribune:
A movement is gradually shaping through-
out Kay County, looking to the nomination of
Judge Claude Duval of the Kay County dis-
trict court for governor in 1934, upon the ex-
piration of the term of Governor Murray. The
movement has obtained headway at Kaw City
and Newkirk particularly, and is being dis-
cussed in other parts of the county.
Judge Duval has been on the county and
district bench for 15 years and frequently is
unopposed because of his popularity. The
movement in his behalf started when Gover-
nor Murray made public charges of conspir-
acy against Duval in the Zack Miller 1<)1 ranch
cases. Those behind the movement state that
thus far Judge Duval has not been consulted
in the matter.
About Supreme Court
Action of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
last week in electing Justice Fletcher Riley
as Chief Justice of that tribunal has brought
forth this comment from the Lawton Con-
stitution :
Elevation of Justice Fletcher Riley to the
post of Chief Justice of the State Supreme
Court, which occurred this week with the re-
organization of the court, brings a distinct
honor and recognition to one of Comanche
County’s own distinguished sons.
Justice Riley is virtually a native son of Co-
manche County and is the first of the young-
er generation that came to this new country
as a mere child to attain such a high position
in public life. He is in truth a Comanche Coun-
ty and Oklahoma product, having obtained his
(‘ducation in the public schools of (omanche
County and the state university and grown to
manhood here in Lawton.
Comanche County has furnished more than
its full share of able men to public life of
Oklahoma. Here such men as Senator T. P.
Gore. Senator Elmer Thomas. Scott Ferris,
George I>. Key, Judge J. T. Johnson, former
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, General
R. A. Sneed and numerous others established
themselves and got their early start in the pule
lic life of Oklahoma. It is gratifying to know
that there are others of the younger genera-
tion following in their footsteps and upholding
the traditions of this county as a developer
of public men who merit and receive recogni-
tion at the hands of the people of the state.
In his selection to the position of Chief Jus-
tice. Justice Riley has attained the highest ju-
dicial recognition within the power of the state
to bestow. The people have evidenced their
confidence in this young justice by twice elect-
ing him to the Supreme Court. Now his col-
leagues upon that court have chosen him to
sit as the presiding officer of the highest court
in the state. It is a fine recognition and
worthy tribute. Comanche County is justly
proud that one of her own citizens has been
chosen for that honor.
Following its re-organization the Oklaho-
ma Supreme Court made a number of ap-
pointments. Marion J. Northcutt, Walters
lawyer, was named Supreme Court referee
to snowed W. D. French, Tishomingo. The
latter had served as referee for more than
18 months.
Tom Lowry, former court clerk of Beck-
ham County, was named librarian to suc-
ceed Mills W. Judge, who has been in the
law library of the state since 1917, first as
assistant and as librarian since 1927. The
court made the selection effective February
17. Justice Edwin R. McNeill was selected
as chairman of the library board and Justice
Earl Welch as secretary. Justice Thomas
G. Andrews has been serving as chairman
and McNeill as secretary.
Judge W. II. Kornegay has until January
25 to file his petition in the Oklahoma Su-
preme Court for a rehearing on his conten-
tion that his term as justice on the court
does not expire until 1934. Adon of the
court last week in seating Wayne Bayless
in the place, claimed by Judge Kornegay,
is thus commented upon by the Ponca City
News:
There may have been some surprise wlv’ii
the Supreme Court of the state decided that
Judge Wayne Bayless was entitled to sit on
the court and not Judge Kornegay, appointee
of Governor Murray. Few have taken occa-
sion to follow the reasoning that led Judge
Kornegay to feel that he was entitled to the
office. He was appointed to a vacancy. But
one can hardly see how that could carry him
over into a new term. I’nder our constitu-
tion Supreme Court judges must be elected.
To fill a place by appointment, passing up a
regular (‘lection, would be against public
policy, even if not against the Constitution.
It has now been decided that the holding of
office by such an appointee is contrary to law
and that Governor Murray was wrong.
Scrip Appears in Oklahoma
PHYSIOLOGISTS long ago discovered
the wise provision of the human
body, whereby if an artery be sev-
ered and tied, other blood vessels will en-
large their capacity to carry the life-bear-
ing blood to the parts formerly served by
it. Whatever the cause, or combination of
causes that brought on the present economic
distress, it is certain that the result has
been to cheek the flow of commerce, espe-
cially as represented by circulation of
money. With every month, the cry increases
for expansion, inflation, reflation—whatever
will restore a more equable flow. Senator
Elmer Thomas this week made one of the
notable speeches of the session, in his fight
against the hoarding and failure of the
banking functions to serve the interests of
the country as a whole. In that speech
he pointed out to the Senate many instances
of localities driven to seeking other means
of relief. Press stories of the week also
have carried articles on the growth of lo-
cal trading organizations, and the use of
local scrip. There is a well developed move-
ment of this kind, nationally, but by its
very nature limited more or less to localities.
The past week saw the first formal adop-
tion of community scrip in Oklahoma. Man-
gum is the first city to use it. the Mangum
scrip being placed in circulation on Mon-
day, January 15. On Saturday, names of
20 unemployed men were drawn from those
registered for the R. F. C. work, and thes"
names were posted, to ap)iear for work Mon-
day morning, on jobs furnished by the city.
Payment was .$1 a day in scrip, issued by
the city of Mangum, and local merchants
accept this scrip for merchandise and in
payim nt of accounts. Each man gets two
days work. It is issued on one-dollar cer-
tificates, signed by the Mayor and the city
manager. The city also has had printed
special two-cent stamps, one of which must
bi* placed on the scrip certificate each time
it is used in exchange. After 50 transfers,
and bearing 50 two-cent stamps it is redeem-
able at the city hall with a dollar of U. S.
currency. The city of Mangum has issued
.$500 <>f this scrip, and in going through the
required course, before redemption, this
will represent $25,000 in business transac-
tions in the community. It is self-financ-
ing. though the city must bear the expense
of printing the scrip and the stamps.
More publicity has been given to the is-
suance of scrip at Enid. The general plan
is the same, but details vary. Here the
move is sponsored by the Retail Merchants
associat ion, which on Monday of next week
will place in circulation “trade checks to
the amount of $1,000. These are backed
by money dejMisited in a city bank for their
redemption. Like the Mangum scrip, this
will be in one dollar units. But the stamps
used on exchange will be three-cent instead
of two-cent. and 3o exchange's will be male
instead of 50. The checks, when turned in,
will bear stamps representing $1.05. This
extra five cents is expected to carry the
overhead of handling, and to leave a sur-
plus for printing a new set when these arc
retired. This $1,000 issue will represent,
business of $35,000, possibly in less time
than at Mangum, since the former requires
more exchanges.
Proposals have la*en made for scrip in
Oklahoma City, and a bill has been intro-
duced in the Legislature for a state issue.
A correspondent writes the Tulsa Trib-
une a letter on this subject, which that
newspaper includes, with its own approving
comment, in an editorial. The editor of the
Tribune says:
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