The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-10
WANT SCALP OF DR.. HoWELLs.
Dr.. Anderson Wants Insane Asylum
Job-Has Backing.

Dr. Anderson Wants Insane Asylum
Job-Has Backing.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec 1O.-Dr. w.
H. Anderson, a physician at Medical
Lake is hot after the scalp of DR.. W.
J. Howells superintendent of the state
insane asylum at Medical Lake DR..
Anderson wants the position himself
and is reputed to have the backing of
DR.. George S. Armstrong, surgeon for
the Great Northern railroad; Dr. N.
Fred Essig, surgeon of the Northern
Pacific, and a number of other ply
sicians who have always been classed
as anti-McBride men.
DR.. Howells is not seeking a reap
pointment. All he asks is that he be
permitted to serve out his full term of
four years, which expires a year from
next April, and his friends insist that
so long as there are no charges him,
and no complaints against his manage
ment of the institution, his wish should
be acceded to. Dr. Howell owes his
appointment to Governor Mcbride. He
went as a delegate to both the county
and state conventions in Governor Nc
Brides interest.
Would Not Pay Assessment.
During the recent state campaign, E..
B. Palmer, chairman of the republic
can committee, wrote DR.. HOwells for
contribution, and asserted that, in
as much as DR.. Howells was holding a
position under a republican state ad-
ministration, he should contribute to
the campaign fund. DR.. Howel1s, in
said that as republican he was sup
porting the national, state and county
tickets of his party, and trying to in
duce others to do the same thing; but
that he did not believe that employees
of an insane asylum should be re-
quired to pay money for campaign pur
poses, and that, if the demand from
his was put on that ground, he would
not do So He expressed Willingness
to contribute as a private individual,
if it was desired, but Chairman Palmer
failed to call upon him for an individual
contribution.
Count On PaImer's Aid.
Those who want DR.. Howells ousted
count on the aid of Chairman Palmer.
Governor elect Mead has said that no
body can secure an appointment at his
who does not have the support of the
state organization and of the county
organization of the county in which he
ton to apply the same rule to the mat
ter of letting incumbents serve out
their terms is not known. He has al
ready announced his intention to re-
appoint Charles S. Reed superintend-
ent of the state reform school at Che
halls.
Adherents of DR.. Anderson say that
they have the support of D. T. Ham,
chairman of the republican county
central committee and express conf
dence that Dr. Howells will be re-
moved and DR.. Anderson appointed
soon after Mr.. Mead goes into office.
.. Nominally the board of control makes
the appointment; but, as the COVER
nor appoints the board, and can re-
move it's members at will, the selection
of heads of state institutions is really
in the hands of the governor.
Wouldn't Commend Anderson.
Shortly after Governor Mcbride went
fer the superintendency of the Medi-
cal Lake asylum to DR.. ]. R. Semple,
who had held it under the administra
ton of Governor John H. McGraw. DR..
Semple declined the appointment, and
then Governor Mcbride declared he
would appoint whomsoever DR.. Sem
pie should recommend.
Dr. Anderson was then a candidate
for the position. He had been Dr.
Semple'S assistant in the asylum, Dut
Dr. Semple refused to recommend him.
and instead, recommended DR.. How
ellis. Governor Mcbride promptly ap-
pointed the latter.
j. w. Cookery, licensed embalmer