Article details the life and political career of Oklahoma governor John C. "Jack" Walton. Brad L. Duren discusses the factors that led to his impeachment, including his frequent clashes with the Ku Klux Klan, despotic political actions, and conflict with his biggest critic on the Oklahoma state legislature, W. D. McBee.
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Article details the life and political career of Oklahoma governor John C. "Jack" Walton. Brad L. Duren discusses the factors that led to his impeachment, including his frequent clashes with the Ku Klux Klan, despotic political actions, and conflict with his biggest critic on the Oklahoma state legislature, W. D. McBee.
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Abstract: The meteoric rise and downfall of Oklahoma governor John C. "Jack" Walton in 1923 captivated political experts and ordinary citizens alike. Brad Duren provides a fascinating account of a man who was controversial from the start and whose despotic nature and clashes with the Ku Klux Klan led Duncan legislator W. D. McBee to fight for Walton's impeachment.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 80 starts on page 516.
Duren, Brad L."Klanspiracy" or Despotism?: The Rise and fall of Governor Jack Walton, featuring W. D. McBee,
article,
Winter 2002;
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016876/:
accessed June 8, 2024),
The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org;
crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.