The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07
A CRIME pERPETRATED.

A CRIME PERPETRATED.
SO hungry were the Rogers Turner man.
ipuiatore for the spoils of office that II
was found necessary to tamper with the
bill as IL passed the legislature. perpetrat-
ing both a crime against the law and .
fraud on the state. The record shows that
the bill did not contain the emergency
clause, placing II In effect at once. the
vote in the senate on the clause being
four votes short OF the necessary two
thirds rule. Senate Journal 1897, p. 1852
The bill was reported back TO the house
without the emergency clause. In this
shape II should have taken effect three
months after the adjournment Of the leg
isIature. But Gov. Rogers and Snively,
Lister and other members Of his polit-
icai cabinet fretted at the delay in par
ceiling out the Offices. There were hun
dreds OF hungry claimants for reward
for political services. The bill was doc
fored by some one. and when II was
signed and enrolled In the session laws
II was found that the act contained the
emergency clause This made Il possible
for Rogers TO turn out the efficient en-
ployes in the various state institutions
and to turn In. through his board OF audit
and control. a new set of inexperienced
and In many cases utterly incompetent
men.
on April the governor named his
FIRST board of control, Including SUI
perintendent of Instruction Browne,
Treasurer Young. Auditor cheetham
and State Printer Hicks. the object
being to have the men about him at
Olympia and save travelling expenses OF
outside members OF the board, as was the
intent OF the legislature.
REMOVED FOR MISCONDUCT.
The governor Immediately played the
part Of a political autocrat He ordered
the members OF the board 10 appoint his
especial favorites TO office, regardless OF
tho needs Of the public service or the
requirements OF the positions TO be filled.
The board. following out the law sought
To use its own judgment. This angered
the governor who called on each member
OF the hoard and demanded that they re-
sign.
Thus, In the FIRST weeks Of the admits
tration, a scandal and bitter ausrreling
arose. followed by enc scandal after an
other. Tho board reunained Arm, and the
governor removed ts members May s.
1891. by the following proclamation;
"Wher~as, Removals from oiiice
and apposntments 20 places In
the di6erena state Institutions
have been made by the beard Of
sudit and control. without reGard
"a sr~ctat atne-s of the nppeintee
In some Instances, without con-
suItsssen with heads of DEPART
m~ats. and so rapidly. ~ given ef-
feet, as 60 Interfere with the
proper conduct OF affairs 81 these
tastttuttonsi aud
.wherea.. other appointments
In the same hurried and fii-ad-
vi.ed manner are apparently 20
he made by aforesaid board.
gah
nawrr., governor az the stat. ct
washtnston. beinx satisfied that
y. .. Rsowae. - duly appointed
and astins member of the state
beard OF audit and ccntroi. has
In my Judgment. hecn sut'ts OF
misconduct Ia "fhce. 40 ny
virtue OF the power In me vested
hereby rcp.@ve the sid w. D.
growne tom hts Once NJ naem-
her Of .nia board OF audit aaa
control" etcs
s,mtar Documents were served en-
tlheethau. YOUNG and Hicks
sNivnLy rus MAN.
IL J. sptvely was the nrst naAu appoint
"a an the new board. He has einef been
the prime minister 81 the ha@ai Isss q
his record Is a matter Within The snow
,-1.va ~ every voter IN the state The
ponslisss acicst him because ne IS known
"a schefning and unScfupgious poltti-
cian re does the governar's viii how
rvpr Ernest lister was appointed sefre-
tavN+ o. tire hoard ans COMMISSIONS o.
g,,slis institutions a. tire worthy Cow RI
Z, ~ith sntvcly 10 haiiaing up the gov
errors political machine Miadle-of- the
ranasrA ana anti Rogers men were either
,snorea 81 driven from all party councils.
Snly men who would spend their tiule aad
r,,a,,sy 40 further the political ambitions
~ ne governor were named Tor places of
Isgxe stancup, % TaComa. vas ap-
,,otofsa 10 act with snfvely ana Lister.
ana col Riapath ana Dr. Jordan WaSe
later named Ridpash's quarrel with the
governor Is Of recent history "hsa TT
Yo-kharf VAS removed from the sunerin-
tendency Of the Medical Lake asylum Col.
Riarath resigned Later Judge stalsoup
severed his connection with the vernon
ana his political machine. and 5ohn -
et.s.x "a Il Il DalCrty We're LAN9c4 70