The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-18
HIGH JINKS IN
STATE INSTITUTION.
Pennington Asylum Board and
Governor Clash on
Appointments.
Folks Claims About Keeping
Hands Off Doesn't Hold
Water.

Pennington, Mo-, July 15.-The
heavy hand which Governor Folk, in
his efforts to centrallse all control OF
state institutions In his own Office,
has laid upon the board OF managers
Of the hospital for insane here, has
been the cause OF a good deal OF In
dignstion and the governors action
is rejecting uniavorably upon off.
GERS Of the institution, who are 9th
erwise popular. There is a good
sized row brewing here as the result
OF the governors action and II will
play prominent part In the politics
OF this part Of the state during the
next campaign.
At the June meeting Of the board
OF managers, W. W. Walters, secre-
tary, ]. B. Highley, steward, failed
OF reelection. This seemed to dis
please Governor Folk and he at once
summoned the board before him at
Jefferson City. Being thus called up
on the carpet In a manner In which
no other board Of its kind has ever
been treated, the board was inform
ed that II should elect DR.. j. F. Har-
rison, Of the Fulton hospital for the
insane, superintendent at Farming.
ton, that Walters should be reinstat.
cd and that J. A. Tuttle, whose
residence is variously given as Vine.
land and Jefferson City, should be
allowed to retain the stewardship, to
which he was elected over Highley.
The treatment which the board re.
ceivedirom the hands oithe governor
and the arbitrary assumption Of its
prerogstives did not please all mem
bers Of that body. There was a
rebellion against the governors die.
tation and It became we'll understood
that the board would give Mr.. Folk
Ia lesson by smashing his slate.
! Learning that this would be done,
Merrill Pipkin and Paul B. Hinchey,
president and vice-president Of the
board, did not appear at the meet
Ing Of this week. The other members
OF the board, John A. Hope, Of st.
Louis, DR.. B. D. Jones, of Poplar
Bluff, and Paul B. Moore, OF Charles
ton, met and electing Judge Hope
temporary chairman, proceeded to
transact business. The sction which
was taken was open rebellion to the
governor or rather 1t indicated plain
ly the determination OF the board
not to surrender Its rights.
The board at once ordered the elec-
tion Of Tuttle to be stricken from the
records, not allowing the election to
stand as ordered By the governor.
Then II reelected Highley, whom the
governor does not desire to have the
place. G. W. Moothsrt, Of Farming.
ton, elected to succeed Walters, whom
the governor had desired retained,
had In the meantime resigned, hav'
Ing learned OF the governors inter
ference. Because Walters is really @
good manin the place, and an expert
enced steward is necessary, owing to
the other change In the institution
Walters was reinstated.
Governor Folk has now summoned
the board to appear before him 81
Jefferson City next Tuesday. There
win be another session ION the car
pet" and . lively fight is In prospect
Pipkin and Hinchey declare that the
latest action Of the board is Illegal
as not all members we're present
Both men we're present at the roll
call, however, having Shsented them
! selves later and other members ol
the board declare that the action has
q standing In law. Politicians ars
divided here a. to the governors GO
sion, but only ~ ultrs-administra'
tion men are supportiag the govern
ors positioa. eympathy In Farm
ington = vith the members Of tht
lboAsd vhos daopd tiisgovsEnor.