Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-25
COLLEGE REGENTS OUT.
Windus and POWELL Resign from
Board OF Regents.
Windy Resigned BECAUSE the Gov
ernor Considered fis Removal.

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and Powell, of this city, mailed
their designations as college regents
to Governor Rogers. DR.. Powell
gave no reasons for his resignation,
merely asking that it take effect
October 10th that it mig Int not in
terfere with the opening OF college.
Windus, however, was sore from
the lashing the governor had given
him, and could not resist the temp
>tation to talk back" His letter
Was as follows:
"Gov. John r. Rogers, Olympia-Sir:
Just six months ago you appointed me
regent of the agricultural college and
school of science. Up to the present
time my course upon the board on every
important question has been either urged
or approved by you, as letter In my
possession will show.
"On the very day upon. which we ac-
complished the chief reform for which
you have been agitating, VIZ reduction
of salaries, you caused to be published
in the press Il slanderous, false and ma
licious attack upon me, imputlng to me
selfish and sinister motives Tor the very
action you had urged and approved. I'm
der the cover OF what you had been told, ,
but which You knew, or should have
known, to be false, you give vent, through
me, to your spleen against friend OF
mine under whose we'll merited lash you
were smarting, bat for whose utterances
| am in no way responsible.
you insinuate that | have been in a
conspiracy Of some sort. The only con-
spiracy that | have beenIn has been with
Dir. Powell to hide from the people of the
state of Washington the dilatoriness and
incompetency OF their governor. For
nearly five months you have had before
YOU the facts which have recently been
made public, bat you cared nothing for
extravaganza, deficits or frauds, as long
as knowledge of them could b knht from
the public Then, when 1T LIST aroused
by the press to which you are so fond of
appealing, YOU propose to the other mem
bers Of the board whom you had been so
long shielding that they tilch from the
United States enough to make mp the de-
felt in the state fund created bv them.
Il give you credit for never having
mentioned this disgraceful and imbecile
scheme TO either DIR. Powell or me. I'm
der these circumstances you can no long
er desire my services or the board of re
gents, and | must certainly decline to be
longer connected in any way with an ad-
minstration so vacilating, incompetent
and untruthful. | therefore tender you
my resignation a. regent of the agricul-
tural college and school of science, and
have no doubt of your prompt accept
ance.
81 have been i'll for several days, or
you would have heard from me before" "
The governor, when shown the
letter. replied;
"Hot, isn't he? This is because 4
wrote to him that when it came timeSto
remove regents, all ought to 60 Re
gents Windus and Powell concfTed in
auditing and allowing the payment iof
this 200 or more Of old claims from
the new appropriation. He resigns,
thinking he would have been removed.
II have my opinion of the newspaper
people who are attempting to stir up diff
ticulty for the Pullman college for polit-
ical purposes. You can say for me that
these people will fail. The school will
prosper. 1t will be an easy matter TO
name new board that Will preserve the
reputation of the college and prevent all
future difficulties"
This leaves three appointments
to be made on the board, but the
governor will probably be in no
hurry about filling the vacancies.
1t is safe to say, however, that Rog
ers, and not Young, will fill them.