The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-30

"A false system Of economy prevailed
throughout the institution. The food sup
ply was poor aud insufficient. the clothing
was unsuited TO the climate, the buildings
were not we'll heated the attendants unon
IN" patients were inexperienced and In
competent.
This all arose from the fact tina, tho
beard Of audit and control wished TO make
political capital out OF having run the an
stifution more cheaply than IL had been
conducted under the previous adminisfra-
ton.
The troa,hle with Loekhars was that he
was Tied hand and feot. lie had no voice
In the selection Of his stsbor,!inates Politi~
CAT influence put Mcf4afe into the position
or assistant superintendent and in nv
judgment, political influence has made
him iockharts successor The same sys-
TEN applied TO the selection ~ attendants
OF workers In the laundry, in the engine
room and everywhere else
These employees Mere selected. not by
pr. i"ckhart, bat ~ members Of the
board of audit and control. Some of them
We're sent from Seattle BY ]. Eugene Jor-
dan. one man sent by him partIe,,ln riv
reTleTsher~~a man named Riley wSo yras
ethployed IN the engine room. and who
showed himself incompetent fair sam
pie 81 the cases we looked into VAS that
az G. A Fuss. iaundryman. who was a * :
cd ay the committee how long ne had been
IN the institution. and replied, since June
asked
Port Ansoles, Cialiam county
- Who sen, you here
A Mir Lister
y Wore you not appointed by the
n Ne. MAS not
In letter addressed 20 Mr.. Lister siat-
ed Nav h. lSss. Or isgrkhars wrfr.a, 7
shall look Tor ;he 1aun.lrsEYan tn Fspori
Ter duty on morning ~ June / send ~.
woman E9n aave Indicated. l am trying
to set the woman fAf Jordan recommend
ed tre1n Spokane NagaerouS ether trtfer,x
az u similar character are ofs flie conceal
iaE employees sent ~ SnAseiy sta4l.ser,
Jordan and Lister
That employees were appointed o- r.,
moved Tor purely political reasons Is t,rnv-
ed conciNs3vsiy ny che correspondence h,s.
tween lpr. issckhsrs and Gov Rogers All
~ whsea - oh HE and some of watch aas
Seen published, IN orc ~ I1r Iackhsrf.s
letters "a The governor be SAYS ia: y
there - a Eep0ts}tcsn remaining an ne
asylum f1p&eyuseD roll Il woold As haYA
70 ana alsf' Concerning ehe case ~ orc
man. whose loyalty has apparently seen
giseStfctte5 by shs soVeTfsuy fsr {..e<
hart wrote taAt hss had aSt~rEA4H.>F saat
sae pa2n was a gepuiast ara $ granger ara
hAd supported Rogers Ia TIE Iass cam
psign.
''ous rnan. whose name came. recall.
iaoaSa Pc " as a @sls>kuown Ward pallg;~
tttH au spokane distinctly claimed she
Fis e - make certain appointments a. the
sS3 ti1 ~ at-ras1l q the Support a,s had
eH0ffv sf,f fer Rogers Fart haFrrsars -
s~si1'V mas v1~ikeo tse ASYLUM "a, orzanixs.
81 tsFausa os tae knights 81 E.as~sr as.a
SANr IL aut thAs sHy ~ sAe employees who
sAEt& 30 irsn ~os3Sa have Ia gn
Ni3e regard - tae aetna. canfrat ee
VI" saefst@t8Na. ssv, f.e~V xAMga had scarcely
sMs aAfe ta ~ saaR @stA sfe selection ~
Pas employees Tsss wAx fugtY brought oar
IN ths eEsssTlce eTsare tae committee "a
~e@ ga ay @@T gsss'<<sslAs observation. Ksx-
syywasre sso@s Inc asgtaEs larkest the
sAsElne ~ fsolltsca3 influence. N0l wsQ
perhaps seeaIa tic Iesssasoay 81 the saopu-