The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-27
DIXON SAYS 1T is POLITICS.
DENIES sTATEMENTS N ASYLUM
COMMITTEES REPORT.

COMMITTEES REPORT.
Saws the Car of Coal He l. Charged
With Having Received, Was Paid
for-5is Defense Of Trustee Hunt.
says Supt. Powell VIII Have &c
Go-BeIieves the whole Thing Is
Nothing But Big Political
Move.
Atlanta. June 2s.-Dr- z E. Dixon OF
Gainesville president OF the board Of
trustees Of The state sauitarinm, came to
the city to-day and called upon Gov
Candler to see the report recently made
bv the commission OF Investigation which
visited that institution. and its report ar
rafen.d several Of the trustees for NAL
feasance in Office.
Dr. Dixon was charged in the report o.
the committee with having received a car
load OF coal from the 3iingo Coal and
Coke Company. company that had been
given large order for coal fer the asy-
lum trustees. the insinuatiOn being that
this gift was a bride 10 him
Trustee Josephs was also charged with
having sod the asylum goods in violation
Of Law. and Trustee Hunt was accused
OF having accepted 81 for making niue
trade.
Or. Dixon Is highly indignant at the re-
port made BY the investigating committee.
and declares that there is dirty politics
behind it. He also intimates THAI super
intendent Powell may lose his job when
his present term expires. this anticipate ted
shake-up being largely responsible for the
alleged plot to demoralize the present
board Of trustees.
The members OF the committee. he says.
have permitted themselves 70 be used by
other people who have purposes TO serve
in Desmirc ching the characters Of the trus-
tees. He had no intirns tion that an tnyes-
tigation was in progress. be says. and
ana oonvicting him and the other trustees
upon an ex parts hearing
SAYS lie Paid for IL.
He has produced afidayits from parties
IN Gainesville showing that the car load
OF coal in question was delivered to him
there after he had paid the mining CON-
pany z1-55 fer il, and when it arrived he
turned IL OTeT 70 Ed F. Little, local coal
dza5er who paid s41s3 freight on il, giving
Dr. Dixon I'VE tors Of the coal for SZ1-E
taat he had paid 70 the mining company.
The purchase Of this coal. which cost him
ats8ut 81 q tou. had nothing az all to DO
witn his position a. trustee OF the state
Eaultzrlum- except that he as a private
citizen desired TO give coal that was BE-
inz used az the asylum trial at his Own
ko-e-
Or Dxou also defends Trustee Hunt. de-
clzri-z hat ths 81 that vas paid 10 him
~ TIE actin OK the full board was the
EezEs @ saving 70 Ire Stale $50 a year
hv causing competition between the Cen
"A 8 tire for he do
Evezg q frsigafs 20 the sanitarium- In
zsz1zg WIKI the alleged political aspect
& LEs re1ort Dr. Dixon said:
ShrevFd Political Move.
~BeaIn.5 this report there is one Of the
shreEy5est pieces Of political work which
Eas ever been tired in Georgia. A number
C nzEegaGaozs have been made by the trus-
tess wa.ch have resulted in saving a large
s-zsggznk CT E1ouey 10 the tax payers. We
Eage attempted 20 conduct affairs on BUSH
gees principles and have incurred the Ill
We 81 a number OF the officers OF the
zsT-aw-
FOR example, there was formerly a
treasurer OF the asylum who received $500
q year for keeping the money appropriated
ET the legislature. We made arrange
EEEts for this money to be kept by a
bank IN Milledgevil.e, under a splendid
csEad for $500 a year. This was a saving
far the institution, but the change in the
position Of treasurer naturally made an
Enemy for the trustees.
Before ! was elected president of the
bard Of trustees the steward had COM
p2ets authority in the matter of making
purchases. We provided that all pur-
chasss should be made by competitive bids
to the executive committee composed Of
four trustees, the steward. storekeeper
and secretary. This curtailment of his
authority offended the steward, L. ]. La
mar who had held the responsible posi-
ton for thirteen years. He was still fur
Their offended when, at the expiration of
his term. G. H. Troutman was elected 10
TIE position. Mr.. Lamar was one Of the
Witnesses before the investigating commit
tee.
Thinks Powell VIII Go.
1t vas formerly in the power of the
superintendent TO employ the large force
VI attendants and 10 fix their salaries
That has also been changed. The appoint
roents must now be made and the salaries
be Fixed under the supervision OF the exec
ufiye committee.
''Dr. T. o. Powelrs term as superintend-
ent expires next October. There is a
strong feeling that the interests of the
taxpayers are best protected under a sys-
TEN Of rotation In office, and that DR..
Powell has held the position long enough
The innovations which we have made
nave al been along the line of economy
end more business-like administration
In curtailng the authority Of the super
intendent and other officers we have stir
red up their opposition and the fear that
there may be still greater changes.
ITO distract public attention from them
selyes they go to the investigating COM
mittee with charges against the trustees
in the hope that they may secure The re-
Tnoval OF a sufficient number to regain
the authority they have lost"
SHE NEGLECTED. TO CARRY WATER