, 1907-07-17
COMMISSION NAMED BY COVER
NOR FINDS NOTHING UPON
WHICH He COULD BASE
HIS CHARGES.
Examination Of Number Of Witnesses,
Including Morton Himself, at After
noon Session Yesterday, Session
Last Night and Again This Morn
ino-Personal Encounter Between
Morton and King.

MORTON and N'n9.
The net results of yesterdays ques-
tioning of witnesses by the commission
appointed by Governor Brooks to ex,
anime the University of wyoming was
anything but a victory for the enemies
of that institution. The Henderson
investigation left the Morton charges
fattened so completely that n could
easily see through them, yesterdays
hearing puncturing the hin story until
it would not hold a flock of feather
beds. Mr.. Morton returned to Fort
Collins last night thoroughly beaten
at every turn, literally and fgurative-
ly, himself admitting that his charges
of graft had descended to a little petty
grating, wherein members Of the
board of trustees were granted some
minor favors , his charges of political
domination by President Otto Gramm
of the board of trustees and Secretary
Grace R. Hebard narrowing down to a
presumption" ON the part of the mem
bers Of the faculty and employees of
the university that II they did not
vote right" the board being "solidly"
republican, their little heads would
fall into the basket.
Knew Of No Instances.
Mr.. Morton declared on the stand
that he knew Of no instances where
any member Of the faculty or other
employe Of the board had ever been
approached, saying that such conduct
on the part Of any member of the
board would subject the member to
instant detection and prompt calling
down" Morton declared that his mo-
tive was one of purely reform, he alone
seeing the great danger to the uni
versity and he alone calling it to the
attention of the world.
Buffum Kills Resolutions.
When asked by a member Of the
commission IL it would not have been
the part Of wisdom to have taken the
matter to the board Of trustees, he
said he could not go to the executive
committee, as two of its members
were men Charged" by him, and that
he had prepared a set of resolutions
which he submitted to Prof. Buffum,
the director of the station, pointing out
the impending dissolution of the state
university. The Resolutions" Prof.
Bufum later explained to the commits
sion. consisted Of a series of rules pre-
pared by Morton for the conduct of the
experiment station in direct opposition
to Prof. Buffum's policy Of the conduct
of the station, and they were not per-
mitted to go before the board.
Shameful DisloyaIty.
Prof. Burum pointed out that Nor
ton and many of those under him at
the experiment station, particularly
MS brother-in-law. Hyslop, were for a
long time in open revolt against Buff
FUN in the affairs of the station, cross
ing his ideas at every point and seek
ing in every way to embarrass him.
bunum said that the differences be-
tween himself and Morton grew out
OF this shameful d~isloyalty to the uni
Versity," which he characterized as a
SIN. Morton. it was shown by n Of
the witnesses. had aspired t be di-
rector, but was told that he had
spoiled his chances when he preferred
the charges and resigned. The mem
Der OF the faculty who had SO told
morton was n of those whom the
boomerang referred to yesterday as
able to throw light upon the scandal
e%nveloping the university.
HysIop Brought Up.
MI. Buffum told of the calling
down" he had given Hysiop for this
disloyalty and which Morton had used
IN his argument that political CO.
ercion was practiced. Hyslop's oppo.
sition to the university and to its of.
hcers had become SO pronounced and
80 frequent that Butfum, with his hon.
orable sense of loyalty to the institu.
uon which furnished his living, told
MIN that he should not criticise Miss
Heoard and Mr.. Gramm.
Not Morton's Buggy.
another case Of interference" on
tne part Of Miss Hebard was brought
out, showing in its result the high
sense OF honor possessed by that lady
whose whole thought was for the good
OF the institution. While standing in
q window at the university with Prof
nunum n day. Mr.. Hyslop drove up
buggy belonging to the station
Inc bu8EY Wna covered Nth mud and