The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-19

iobhys1g Efforts ratniy toward making his
tenure c. Cs-H0e zscgTe. ia tns nsw ScSoci
code ss rad Incorporated a provision that
tSe rsEen-s serving e. the tine a TIRE pas
sage - that law sncald eo-ffa1c 70 serve
The fsrss tern soT witch they were ap-
pointed THIS rgse was devised tEsx AFTER
the n0Eninztaons EeEt II oy Gcv. MresraT.
which nominations t1ei-s6e1 tnree regents
q tie university for terms extending %
80 and 1853. II Mr. Meauy's provfso had
become effective n the way &c desired. =
would have continued u cfflce the entire
bard 81 regents appointed BY Gov Nc
fsran. ard consequently Mr. Nsany would
have remained undiaturhed IN his Encra-
tive berth. drawing fi5H a north Tor rs8t-
ing ward politics. Bat the prcEiEe 2as
discovered before the governor approved
the school code. TIE governor thought
the rnaHa cement Of enc university rad
beer neeaIesSiY extraEagant. ard Re &C.
sired q new board il harmony VITA rs
l0itcy - cfErsailing state expsnses. Vita
thst enl IN wiew. ne cfsckmatea Mo
AeaaTs prostso ~ appointing. nefore ap-
proving the blL. new regents 20 succeed
those = a0se u0ruiua ticns IA been WITH
drawn. and also one 70 succeed John r.
Cover. who had removed from the state.
But prior to the governors making the
appointments, / actef. under MS direction
81 calling 20 BY telephone Messrs ray
Davis Alien ard wiley 20 ascertain their
views as 10 the prcpTfety Of retaining
Meany "a registrar cf or 81 any capacity
connected with the university ] explained
10 fEeFN tftaf TEE governor Uft8fENa A4eAFf
had been given the place solely that re-
might BE- paid for Ms work II behalf %
political ring aud aside from any cues
ti0u OF competency. such appointments de-
sracted from the reputation 81 the ufiver-
slty and from the high stand
ard the university should occupy. Every
enc cf thu four gentlemen assented 20 the
ryroposifion Rev Davis and Mr.. Fay IN
particular expressed their hearty accord
with those views ard said they would II
appointed regents. take prompt action II
dizniszing heany and employing a regis-
trsr At salary commensurate 10 the
states financial condition. Mesrs. Fay ard
Davis said then. and Mr.. Fay afterward
repeated II 10 me IN the state library. that
they were even more pronounced than the
governor as to the improperly Of retain
ing Ieany.
Am9ng the first acts OF the new board
81 regents. comprising four appoi8tees OF
Gov Rogers and three GoIdeveTs Of GOV.
McGraw vas the sooishment Of the Of
Zee OF registrar.
Within few weeks afterward the
governor was surprised and soTneW hat
mystined to learn that the office q regis
traT had been recFeated under different
name. that the Rev Davis rad been elect
ed TO the new Office; that Mr.. Meany had
been appointed 10 Il full professionally.
and that Mr. fay's sister-in-isw had ike
wise been honoFed IL came 10 the gov
ernor's knowledge that this remarkable
deal was the result OF a combine between
Aessrs. Fay. Davis and Hayden. Meanv's
sponsor was Hayden who. as 8 Mc9SraW
lieutenant 0fa@tAAfis SECURED Mettfkg the
Office % registrar.
The governor promptly requested to
have an Interview with Mr. DAVIS. who
came down July - At that time the
governor told Mr.. Davis that his election
as registrar Rad bad effect. and strong
~ advised him 10 resign as regent. He
mad no objection TO Davis as registrar
bat did object 10 his holding the two Of
fces ut once, and one partially by his own
vote
Mr. Davis positively refused TO resign
as requested. urging one excuse after an
other There Is plenty of evidence to
prove that.
The governor soon became convinced
that the combination. or intrigue. Of Fay,
Davis and Hayden vas injurlng the uni
xeFslty. 80 he removed them"