Arizona republican., 1900-12-27
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THAT CARNIVAL DEFICIT I


In Tuesday mornings issue of The Republican appeared a detailed state mcnt of the receipts and expenditures of the Carnival association during the recent carnival. This statement is plain, frank and complete
 It shows the reasons for the existing deficit and should relieve the, commit ter. in the eyes of all fair-minded peo- pie, Of blame by reason of carelessness. reckiessness or mismanagement. The writer, although nominally at fine head CT the executive committee really had nothing to do with the management of the carnival, and Is not entitled to any share of the honor for the success of the affair. As a matter of fact, he ac- cepted thr chairmlnship of the eXecu- | tive committee only after earnest pro Nest, and after he had bsolutely refusl.d i 10 accept the director -gennralship. Later. when he found that o;her and more important business made it i'm possible for him to give any of his time or attention to carnival matters h., re- signed his position as chairman in the following letter:
 FhoeniX Indian Industrial School.
 Phoenix, Aroiz., Nov 19, 1900.
 Phoenix Carnival Executive Com mIttee, Phoenix, Ariz.-Gentlemen: I hereby tender my resignation of the presidency of the Carnival association; also the chairmanship or the executive 1 committee, ito take effect at oncr My tune and thoughts are so completely occupied with other matters that none 1 can be spared for carnival affairs. and l do not care to be held responsible for matters over which I have no con- trol. Moreover, I do not wish to as sume an attitude where 1 might be accused. rightfully or wrongfully, of scheming for personal gain.
 Very respectfully,
 IS. M. MCGOWAN"
 This resignation the executive com nnittee refused to accept, fearing. as the members stated, that his motives might be misconstrued: that the inn pressfon would probably be spread abroad that he had resigned because of dissatisfaction with the mana gament etc., etc. He then told Mir Lewis that he would not make public his rrslgna ton. but that he would be glad if it were accepted, as he could not give any tlme thought or attention to the af- fair. He had probably attended com mittee meetings a half dozen times.
 This is simply a matter of explana- tion, and is made in order to prepare lihe way for my championship of those members of the committee who did de- vote their time and much hard and trying labor-without hope or thought of reward, except the thanks and ap preciation of their fellow cttizens-to the success of our annual festivities All the other members of the executive committee and so far as the writer knows. all the members of all the sub-committees. worked most faith fully and unselfishly for success, and are deserving of the most cordial thanks.
 Especially is this true of Mr R. Allyn Lewis, the Gfrector-general. and MT Buckley, the manager. No carnival anywhere ever had more devoted, less selfish, more honest or industrious men at its head They had every detail down to the smallest and most insig- nificant. at their fingers end. Daily and nightly they planned, schemrd and labored to link impossible details iuto one harmonious whole. Patiently. | suavely. in the kindesit and most gen 1lemanly way, they strove to smooth over trifiins annoyances, to oil th, rough places, to remove friction, to prevent discords and promote success. Honestly they scanned every order and examined every bill with an eye solely to the peoples interests. Never were books mIore accurately, systematically or honestly kept. They are open to in spection, so tle word of no man need be taken for the truth of this state ment.
 MT. Lewis may have mace mistakes- We all do-bUat if so they Were solely of the head and not of the heart. His 1 one desire was to so manage affairs that the visitors would be pleased and satisfied and the stockholders be part Jy reimbursed. He incurred many small enmities because he scrutinized so closely the numerous expenditures. He has given two months of Ais val | uable timr, without cent of pay, to 1 the management of the carnival He has had to neglect his private business on its account. He has been bored and badgercd, spent sleupless nights and