The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-02


the Governor-Expense Of Govern
or's Office, Etc.
Reader II a candidate for public Of
nee win deliberately try to deceive you
to get your vote do you believe he
would be honest in serving you II
elected?
We consider that the Offices belong
to the people. not to the candidates,
and unless the truth candidly told 10
the people will secure their votes no
honest man would desire the office.
In his printed literature and public
speeches Joe w. McNeal says that 4
am natural born machine politician
and that all my plans In official work
are to build up a strong political ma
chine to dictate the government Of the
state.
Let US see
Senator LaFollette has said that the
Initiative and referendum and manda-
tory primary viii destroy any possibil-
ity Of political machine control In
asmuch as / assisted to write both the
Initiative and referendum and manda-
tori primary provisions in our state
constitution ! must have been a fool
for doing so II | favored machine poll
tics, and among all the other slander-
Gus things that have been said of me
by the McNeal corporation press bu-
reau do not remember that they ever
called me fool or coward.
~ ot~o,, 81, an bto ooncolaqa aacor.
tion Joe McNeal says Governor Has
kell has appointed an army Of thirty
four hundred salaried officers. He
sometimes quotes It by saying that
Governor Haskell has appointed three
per cent of all the Democratic voters
Of the State to salaried Offices upon
the State pay roll
Reader, II Mr.. McNeal desired to
know the truth as to the numbSf Of
salaried officers appointive by the Gov,
ernor he could easily and in a few
minutes turn to the Constitution and
laws Of our state aud find the exact
number. II he had Investigated then
he knew his statement was ridicu-
lous falsehood. On the other hand IL
he made the statement without inves-
tigation he showed himself to be a
reckless falsifer unworthy OF your
trust or confidence. He intended to
! impress upon you by his statement
that the Governor has the appointment
\ OF thirty-four hundred salaried Of
fcers the fact that we had built up
a reckless and extravagant govern
ment, for in addition to such large
number appointive by the Governor
would be added all the other officers
throughout the state, counties and
precincts elected by the people or APP
pointed or employed by other officers
or boards, state or local.
But what is the truth?
Here is the entire list o. regular
Offices appointive by the Governor, Civ
ing the name OF the present incum-
bent and the office that he fills.
j. P. Connors, Chairman Board OF
Agriculture.
J. C. Mahr, Commissioner OF Health
r. W. Dick, Warden Penitentiary.
Clyde Reed, Warden Reformatory.
e. B. Cockrell, Bank Commissioners.
J. A. Smith, Grain Inspector.
William Murdock, Superintendent
State Agency.
j. S. Askew, Game Warden.
Seth X. Gordon, T. J. Leahy. Jake
l.. Hamon, Election Board; Secretary
Board.
Vacant now, State Printer.
Frank NJ Canton, Adiutant General.
Fred s. Caldwell Enforcement At
torney.
r. j. Allen. ]. J. Quarles. J. T, Dick
erson. Board of Public Affairs.
j. P. Connors Office is elective at
the next general election. the Cover
nor simply making the first appoint
ment.
There is also g. 0. Dawes. the State
Librarian. There was some doubt in
the beginning as to whether the Gov
ernor OF the Supreme Court should
appoint the State Librarian, therefore
the Governor joined in the appoint
ment. II has since been ascertained
that the Supreme Court makes that
appointment.
There is a temporary Board OF three
Capitol Commissions which serves
only for a limited length Of time and
then passes out Of existence. but the
state does not pay that board a single
penny.
Also the three Criminal Court Of Ap-
peals Judges and the nine Superior
Court Judges and the vacancies on the
District Court bench were filed by the
Governor until their successors are
elected.
The above constitutes every salaried
officer appointiye by the Governor.
There are then various boards OF
regents and trustees OF the higher ed
ucational institutions and the char
table institutions. Text Book Com
mission. Mining, Medical, and other
state Boards which are honorary posi-
tions, draw no salary, some Of them
only get pay for the days they attend
Board meetings amounting only to 8
few dollars in the course Of a year