The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-22
The Anonymous Charges Against Col
Iege Regents Vigorously Condemucd.

PULLMAN, Feb. 2i.-[Speciai. The col
lege regents are all on their way home
Blandford arrived today and met with the
board this afternoon. Principally routine
work was disposed OF today. The me-
chanical engineering building was exam
ined and an allowance made. The
building will soon be complete. Tho
citizens are worked up To con-
siderable extent over the charges
made against the regents, and
this afternoon q set of resolutions was cir
culated and signed freely. No one who
saw the resolutions and understood the
case refused 10 sign. Mr.. Taiiman. the
governors representative. left for home to-
day. Following is a copy OF the resoiu-
tions circulated by the citizens today:
WHEREAS, The state agricultural college
at Pullman Is in no sense q local institu-
tion bat in fact a state and national insti-
tuition of learning: and
"WHERgAs The management of the said
institution under the present board of re-
gents and President BRYAN has been emf
nently satisfactory TO the people of the
state: and,
"WHKRgAs. The said college Is advanc-
ing with rapid strides toward the achieve
nent Of the end for which it was organized
and endowed by the state and Federal
government: and,
WHEREAS. In the face of this most
happy aud anspicious condition of things
anonymous charges against the manage
ment oil said institution by the present
board of regents have been made: there
fore be 10
"Resolred, BY the undersigned. citizens
OF Pullman, First, that We depiore this at
tempt 10 impede thu progress of the Wash
ineton state agricultural college, located
At MI nHA IA IN "A
bold assumption of those who thus assume
that they represent the citizens OF Pull
man. Second. that the interference OF
these unknown and anonymous maligners
OF the management OF the sgricui-
tural college Is backed by no
thar the papers OF this city and state are
requested TO publish these resolutions,
thas The people OF the state may know that
Pullman in no way approves Of this or
any other local interference with the
management of this great state in
stitnsion. +. II. Leiterman, William
La Folletie. James A. hungaie. o. u.
Young, II. Sch afer. l.. VI, Ringer, J. A.
wHkeson. Z. ID. Richardson. II. o. De-
hedge. III Jackson, Walter kuble, A. A.
Miller, r. If. PAimerton, j. ID. Lyman, G..
III. Bull. y. T. Garrison. Wiiford Allen. T..
NJ Downen. Thomas Se.si, H. j. Webb.
No one refused TO sign the above resoln-
tons, and the list - too large to be
printed. The citizens of Pullman desire
il TO be distinctly understood that the
above Is the sentiment Of the large ma
lorIty.
Speaking OF the charges against the
college regents today W. V. Windus, one
OF the sccusers, says;
"Ail we ask oi the public - suspension
Of Judgment untI an investigation -
made. Insii then II will be impossible
for an outsider 90 determine the merits Of
the case. Our position has not been cor
Fsc;iy stated. Is Ess the special request
OF COZ Ncerzw that the matter he Kept
qaies gntil after TIE investigation. Mr..
Tailman came In ppOa rs With less than
a day's netIce and ordered pub
Ec investigation, sni demanded thS. shs
charges he s!gnsd ard presented by
an attorney. We tetezrHphed 10 two
Spokane attorneys, bat they could not