The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-24
FIGHT ON
GOVERNOR
GETS WORSE
Another Charge in Sanitarium
Deal Is Made.
M'ELRATH OF Ell RENO
lis Claimed Offered to Take
Job for Cheaper Rate.
MELRATH OF Ell RENO

Guthrie. Q. T., Oct. 23-It appears the
agitation about the administration in Ok
3aEoma and the Oklahoma sanitarium
VIII never close until oklahoma has an
insane asylum of her own and then the
charges VIII be that TIE officials in charge
are not conducting TIE business as they
Should. The latest story out is to the ef-
feet that Dr. II. sfcElrath Of Ei Peno
made direct proposition 10 Governor
Jenkins tnat he would care Tor the insane
at price Of $40 per person for one
year, which IS 50 per person lower than
The contract price. This statement is
alleged 20 have beer made before the
6anitariun contract had been signed up
II is understood that Judge J. j. Merrick
made the same kind Of q statement in
his charges preferred at Washington
against GOV ernor Jenkins.
Immediately after Governor jenkins
was iuQuCted into Office DR. Johu Thread
gill, Dr. McEltath ard another member
of the Sanitarium company approached
The governor and talked with him con
cerning the contract for another tern, at
the same figures that Governor Barnes
had arranged for. Governor jenkins, it
5 understood, made no promise nor did
he give any idea OF what IN would do in
the matter. A short tine after that he
appointed O. commission OF three physi-
clans. consisting Of DIR f. l.. Wmkler
of Kngnsher Dr r. a. Southland Of
Perry and Dr. c. G. Elicit of Blackwell.
10 make the lqUarterly inspection as
required hy law, and also to make re-
port 10 him concerning matters not re-
Quired Icy the law laid down i'm such
cases. Among other things. the commits
sion VAS 10 report. il I'm their estimation
St was possible 10 lower the contract
price and give the proper attention to
the Inmates which they deserve. The
commission reported 10 The governor. in
corporltiug In their typewriter copy of
their examination as required by law
that intheir estimation it, Was not posi-
be TO lower the contract price and give
good service to the inmates.
number Of suggestions were made
Is 70 the diet Of the inmates and under
ihe new management ii is understood that
This has been regulated. The commission
Blso recommended that some of the build
5ngs Doe raised FOR sanitary purposes and
this has also been remedied since the
contract was let by Governor jenkins
IT IS undoubtedly true that the new com
pany is making money out OF the santa
Tum. but that is 10 be expected when il
IS a straight out business proposition.
Some time after Tie contract was let
10 ThreadgiU the new company organized.
composed of Oklahoma men. DR.. Winkler
was made superintendent of the institu-
zion lie was one of the members of the
commission which examined The SANTA
Fium for Governor Jenkins and his ideas
regarding tie running of that institution
from q plvsicians standpoint We're duly
placed IN the document flied with Gov
er-or jenkins.
The contents Of the commissions re
port was never made public. but Govern
or Jenkins acting upon their Judgment
IS physicians. and owing 80 the fact
that there is said 10 be no other suitable
place in Oklahoma for the care of the
insane. closed up the contract with the
Sanitarium company for the care OF the
4 5nsane for another year.
Guthrie oct @-The First Baptist
church of Anadarzo took out articles of
Incorporation today in the secretary 9 Of
lfce for an indefinite term of wears. The
i trustees are three as follows;
; John T. Brown. John r. Newton ". a.
StrQng.