The Saint Paul globe., 1903-05-23

II. Ward, who was a member of the
state game and fish comission until the
governor reorganized that body-at the
instance of the state game agent, S.
F. Fullerton.
The letter, to which Mr.. Fullerton
has as yet made no reply, was the
principal topic of discussion yester-
oay Gay IN those quarters where state poll
cles and state officers congregate.
Mr.. Fullerton is out of town and his
reply to the letter is not yet forth
coming.
The governor is at Davenport. Iowa.
on business and may be home today
or tomorrow. He will be asked to make
some inquiry into the methods of dis
posing of game that is seized and to
hnd out what proportion Of the plunder
captured by game wardens finds its
way into the official NAV, and what
proportion is represented by cash COW
cred into the state treas ury.
A demand will come from the hunt
ers who have upheld the commission
that the statements of Mr.. Ward be
inquired into. They put in long, hard
days trampfng about looking for game
and they are willing to pay to have
that game preserved. They have risen
up as one man to protest against Of
nclals lying in wait at railroad sta
t1ons and there seizing birds, onlv to
place them in cold storage to the end
that they may be devoured officially
later on. This is the portion of the
Ward letter that most appeals to
SportSmen:
That Bill at CarIinq's.
There are several items that / have
noticed in the press that undoubtedly
came from your hands. One in par
tlcular, in reference to the bill of a
banquet at Carvings. This Dill was
contracted, as you remember (unless It
suits your convenience at this time to
forge3, at your instance and sugges- :
tlon; and at your suggestion we went
over to the cold storage comDanv
where you keep confiscated goods. and
you ordered down to Carvings for This
banquet six ducks and six 7uoMhite q
grouse-conf1scated game. You Wfll
dIso remember, unless as above statedQ
tlat peIore This banquet was given I
asked you by whom the bill would ne
paid, as | did not feel that could Az
ford to pay for it myself, and you lfoId
me that l should put in a voucher for
1t and that you would see that If was
allowed; and you will further remem-
Der, unless as above stated, that when
TINS bill was handed to you that YOU
put your ~ *. on 1t, but you said that
you would hold it for a while until the
legislative investigating committee had
finished its work
Paid for the Banquet
you will also remember, unless as
| above stated, that I informed you that
l had paid the bill at Carvings out of
| my own pocket and that the commits
| sion need not pay 1t If there would be
any question about; and you will re-
| member, unless as above stated that
| afterwards l asked you to return the
! bill to me, which you declined to do.
| presumably for the reason that it con-
| tanned your 0. K, and it would not
! suit your purpose to have your o. K.
| appear in print. You will also remem-
| Der, unless as above stated, that you
| informed me that 1t had been GUS
| tomary for you to allow bills of that
kind, and that you further informed
me that the banquet given on Feb. IL
1 to the League of American Sports
! men" by the commission would be
4 paid by the commission, including the
| livery hire. 1t may be possible that
| it makes difference who and at what
| time these bills are put in, whether by
| yourself before a legislative investiga-
| ton, or by some new member Of the
| commission after an investigation"
Why Ward Was Obnoxious.
Mr.. Ward goes at considerable
| length into the affairs Of the commits
| sion, and besides presenting Mr.. Full
| lerton with his personal compliments,
adds this bit Of history:
Another item / notice that you
| gave to the press: That /. a new