The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-14

! same embodied in this report" claws Of
1895. page fis. section S. Ballinger's Code
| section 2sS7)
THE LAW VIOLATED.
Actuated solely by his own honest mo-
| tives Mr. Lee had complied with the law.
| although unfamiliar with its provisions;
| and BY sending IN his report had cleared
| himself Of any possible implication In the
| unlawful methods Of his associates on the
| commission. He called the attention OF
| Secretary Gum TO the request for re-
vlsed report and some time later the
| request was compiled with. An undated
report. signed by President Baxter and
| Secretary Gum was sent to Gov. Rogers:
accepted and printed. The imprint OF
was gotten out In the year 1893. 50 that
| II was filed fully two month. after the
| time required by law.
The first unrevised report must have
been a peculiar paper. No one save
/ hts private secretary. and. perhaps. Snlve-
| Isl knows what II contained The neces-
/ sity for fairly decent showing was I'm,
| perative for the November election had
cent to the state legislature a substantial
Republican majority, which might prove
/ unpieasantly inquisitive In any apparently
/ shady transaction.
The revised report was not prepaTeu'
/ as required by law, by the state fair com,
/ mission. II was gotten up by Baxter ana
! Gum and was not submitted to or ap-
proved by the full commission. Inc me
| financial statement contained In II Is not
| signed bv Treasurer Lee. In fact, IL was
| never presented for his signature, and
| even II II had been, he could not nave
| signed II as II contains statements wnicn
| he believes 10 be untrue and accounts
for expenditures which he believes were
never made. &c.
This revised report OF Baxter and Gum
| IL an interesting document to any one
familiar with their manipulation OF state
fair matters At North YAKIMA, wnere
there matters are best understood: the re-
nor, "a regarded partly with Indignation
and partly with ridicule. II comprehends
a brief dissertation on the first prize win,
rers a list Of all prize awards, nnanc,si
statement and few recommendations by
Secretary Gum.
The s~cretary's recommends
lions were for an Increased APP
pvoprtrtion. . per diem allow
snc~ 20 the commissioners and
salary Of $500 70 $1,000 year
for the secretary himself
There 10 not a scrap of Information IN
.Ne hook that Is OF the slightest value 10
the agricultural and Industrial ciasees or
any other classes. except as an ITEM nere
ana there tends 20 throw light uoon
the methods OF Baxter and Gum
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The financial statement Is honeycomoed
with inaccuracies and aosurdiues IN
parts u IL itcmized down TO 2 aa-cen,
telegram. while expenditures OF severai
hundreds or even thousands Of dollars
are punched together under general
head For example. ssei was rece ~, az
entry money for races ana $500 1890 ~
the winners This would indicate good
sized bunch Of horses on the FAR srounhss,
vet the receipts from stall rent at
week n set down as t,z Ins Sue
on tho various purses Is not stated. a.
The receipts for special premiums IS
given nj ssfzN. As has been shown.
10 Mr. Ire personally an aggregate sum
OF sp6 This shows that the special
premium money received by Baxter ana
Quinn amounted 20 only S1ao
The receipts from concessions ano
ground rent are placed Al N.Ta. 20 At the
rates paid by yakima peoDle for certain
~ the privileges this figure y Is snid'
Fails far below the sum that must ac'u-
ally have been received.
throughout the long string OF undated
disbursements there Us frequent mehuoh
~ payments Of various sizes e an a..
authorized nv law These items run az
follows, John a. BOYLE, salary assistant
secretary SIS same: w pnn Sane s along
through the rambling statement are ao-
| counts OF other assistant secretaries as
follows; u. l. washbnrn. salary assls-
SEQ aame. $40 same. $40 A. ". Watts.
salary assistant secretary. wv same,
So. same. ssL-s; same. so w. ]. bunce'
assistant secretary. $50
II would be interesting 70 KNOW nov
MANY assistant secretaries Mr.. Gum re-
aulred Tor ire performance OF duties not
generally considered arduous, ana what
salary he paid,
Personal PREREQUISITES.
since his election AZ president 81 me
I romr,ia.lon Mr. Baxter has made MS
/ residence on the state fair grounds here
hs pavs no house rent, and ~ tht m
/ tervals between fairs raises. 49,, $3.50
saw some rne crops, the proceeds rom
tts ale % which do not appear as part
I 81 the receipts ~ the commission. ON
the authority OF Mr.. Lee. u j. stated
{ that during the flrst year mat treS. e..,
I Raster war IN ofhce he secured ssP from
/ fhe commission for tho purchase OF az
falfa seed This vas planted on we ialr
! grounds ard Mr. Haxters toN was re-
I r.rtic-i ~ a bonnteous harvest. which
I vs. sold At a neat pront considering the
ABSENCE Of any expense. a.
I i'll the house owned by the state W
/ whirh ~ lives President Baxter FUR
/ ntshes board Co lsherers employed treh
I tins. 10 ii-ae eu the fair grounds. rms
Is duly ehatsed w 70 me sale " o AZ
I ia Baxter besra % laheFefs. US same,
Y Sa. same 81. same. ga, Same, ~ same
I 80 same. So. same. $40 same W. same
Thsse are specimen items In the in
! come % President bsNtrF AmonE oth-
uss are noted several small amounts az
Legged 10 have been paid eat hy him tar
I labor and enc entry IS iolieSs. j. NJ.
] Baxter. superintendent, -
There .. provision Of The law 70 inc
/ fair commission shall ever be person
I ellis lntrrestrd in ANY purchase made Or
I CONTRAST entered iufo by said commits
I aldn for fha uee ana beneut n fhe state
. fHlrt IfisIifrFFrs tusIf srNfion tstf
This perhaps mas noi sppif ga Items In
President Baxter 7rfoHnt
Secretary r ~ guun D. a phy sicisn
ani furgron. Prior 90 bis elsciion a.
I ~. Rotary 81 thr eomiHissiou ne q un.
Z dersfoei 20 hnve paid e month Tor
Z ufHfe rent Since bis eirsfiau. however
Z thia Account far rent has been trans
u ferrFd 20 the state aua BIS own state
4 uert shsaH tht ftir niRa ta b. charged
9th 8 month Tor rent 81 serroiary's
f office
Thgss sfs = fsw samples - thc petty
T ErsftIra rFfhldF 20 Baxter and giuur
. NhHr rfrhare nct crlmfrailY offensive
I fhtN are rrrfsirif unuaFf4nfed tF law
. ara 1.Irar met fnls 90 rnriurflne the
Hafn faIF business that indicate rnesi-
. hIIIlrr 20 Irrrar rH ffras1nnr
Irr reaHff ahneifE cheese lrreEuiarf-
T f.Hs sac farFIHHHH rref.lFeI frr rfrsar-
. lanHr Orb fhr hnHsa...an legislator ~
tsa if aae raf aHhlaHfr.i on spsalai its-