Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-02
CARROLL TALKS
OF APP0INTEES
GOVERNOR ANSWERS CRITICISM
IN DEs MONIES PAPER IN A
SPEECH.

Des Moines, May s1.-In speech at
West Union during his tour through
the Fourth district Governor Carroll
touched upon the course of the cam
paign which is being waged against
him by the Register and Leader. ne
said in part:
Harvey Ingham, editor of the Reg
lister and Leader says through the
columns Of his paper that the next
legislature Is likely to create pubic
utilities commission and that II 1t ls
done the governor will no doubt be
called upon to appoint the commits
sioners He assigns that as reason
why I should not be nominated. he
says that I have neither interest IN
the case itself, nor am I sufhciently
judge of men,
81 have appointed good many men
to office while I was state auditor ana
since I became governor and snouio
be glad to have Mr.. 1ngham name
those that I have misJudged or who
are not we'll fitted for the positions to
which they have been named. The
following are a partial list of those
appointed by me: Senator Berry ana
DR.. Howe to the board of parole. SEN
ator ] H. Trowin, Senator A. B. Funk,
Charles R. Brenton, Rodger Levitt, r.
H. Holbrook. D. D. Murphy, George
T, Baker, T. D. Fostor and +. +.
Schoentgen on the state board OF edu-
cation; Senator Wade and Doctor
Bannister on the board of control;
Judge DeGraff as district Judge; Or.
McManus and DR.. Richardson on the
state board of health; Colonel Boutn
as custodian, Guy E. Logan, adJutant
general, w. B. Barney dairy commits
sioner, E. w. Van Dyun labor COM
missioner, a board Of optometrists,
pharmacy commissioners, oil 1nspcc-
tors, mine inspectors, and others. Let
him point out the men who are unnt
for the place or have misjudged.
"About the only man l have been
deceived in is the editor of the Regis
ter and Leader himself. He says
have not sufficient interest in a pub
lie utilities commission to make good
appointments. Why does he not look
at the files of his own paper and read
my inaugural address and see wnere
recommended the creation OF such
commission. Has he forgotten that
bills for the establishment Of such
commission were presented IN each
house of the legislature last session !
And does he not know that | spent
hours with members of the legislature
in preparing these bills. II he does
not know this. he need but inquire OF
Representatives Larrabee, Grier ana
White. He need but read the back
numbers of his own paper to refresh
his mind to the fact that ne fought
these measures with all the energy
he could command.
when did he become converted to
the plan of a commission? trust he
can keep himself in line for COM
until the next session OF the
legislature convenes, although MS
record would indicate that such con-
stancy can hardly be expected.
What assurance can be give us
that Mr. Garst favors a public utill-
ties commission? Possibly Ora Will
Jams or Bob Fleming may be able to
tell him.
HE SAYS: From all that is known
of Governor Carroll and Governor
Garst, which would be likely to give
this state strong, effective and ade-
ouate commission"
"All that I ask is that you look
ever the list of strong, able and repu-
able men whom I have appointed to
(, flee and compare them with the
pcl:tical advisers that my opponent
hs drawn about him; men such as
Hcitz, Phillips and Barmeir and then
answer the question for yourselves"