Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-19

Republican Candidate Tor Governor.
the year ending May 1st, 1910, has been
just about sufficient to pay the total ex-
penses of the commissioners. the compen-
sation of the commissioner and the salary
| wish to add here, but not by way of
criticism, that the income In the oil In.
spectors department for the first nine
$5,359.64 over the same period for last
year and a decrease Of expense Of $129,25
or a net gain to the state of S5,4Ss.s9 for
nine months.
Fees Not Accounted For.
In some instances | found an absolute
disregard Of the law requiring fees to be
turned into the state treasury and in at
least one instance have found that illegal
fees were being COLLECTED tba and retained by
collection Of fee of five dollars by the
State Board of Health for each dead body
shipped to the medical colleges Of the state.
knowledge of the Board of Health.
Hunters License.
The last session of the general assembly
enacted a law providing that hunters shall
pay an annual license fee of $780, This
resulted in the creation of fund of about
sSs be ehe 3ade Of + iHRsc fSnd IS It EhP
be used for the care, preservation and
propagation of fish and game and for the
preservation Of the lakes. As soon as 1t
became known that large fund would be
created many visionary schemes, such as
the building of boulevards around the lakes,
etc. were suggested. While l have moth
ing more to do with the expenditure of
this fund than any other member Of the
Executive Council which approves the
bills, | with other members Of that body
used for any other purpose than that con.
temSlated by the law. The expenditure
Of the fund Is entirely within the control
The friends of certain candidate for
warden have diligently circulated the re-
port that I directed the warden that only
a limited amount of the funds shall be ex-
den has denied absolutely that there is
any truth in this report. This disap-
Bed b%s s h aarFK n c BaFmee Of tS
campaign Of my opponent, been brought to
Des Moines to organize the hunters Of this
city against me and after several days can.
several of whom are democrats, to sign a
statement The truth of the matter is.
this man Barmeier has had two positions
of my predecessor and lost both of them
for reasons that those by whom he was
employed can best explain ~
Warden Col Geo. A. Lincoln of Cedar
Rapids veteran of the Civil War, who
was first appointed by Governor Shaw and
twice reappointed by Governor Cummins.
Col Lincoln has assured me that he has
put forth every possible effort to get both
game birds and eggs with which to stock
as se fast asia as he cal get the supplies, already
having contracted for 5000 pair Of Hun,
garian partridges, to be delivered this fall
and for many thousands ths Of EGGS OF tn, the
season.
Appointments.
In the matter of appointments 7 have
tried to be absolutely fair. TO show that
some quarters to the effect that have
disregarded the so-called progressive wing
of the party Is absolutely false ! need but
name the Following progressves whom
Hon. 4 B. Funk and Charles R. Brenton
as members of the State Board OF Educa.
ton.
member Of the Board of Parole.
Guy E. Logan as Adtutant General.
e. w. Van Duyn as Labor Commissioner
DR.. Richardson as a tssmber OF the state
Along with these ana from the other
wing OF the party ! have appointed
Hon. j. H. Trewin, Roger Levitt and
X. Hoibrook as members of the State Board
Col G. ". BoutIn. Ct od!an of State
r[IsRSlaa Ryers, chief oil Inspector and
Col e. E. Lucas, has been selected as
Assistant Adjutant General. cor,
missioner
DR.. t. w. McManus, appointed as mem
Der Of the State Board of Health.
This of course does not Include the en-
tire list of appointments
1t has also been charged that have
cleaned the state mouse, of those who were
found In office. OF the thirty-one men on
the custodian's payroll when he came into
office twenty-six are still In the employ OF
the state. No man who either wants e
be fair or truthful can say that have not
dealt fairly with all factions of the party
in the matter of appointments.
In appointments, as we'll as In the dis
charge OF every Official duty ! have thrown
the doors wide open to my opponents ana
have invited them to assist In reuniting
the party and they cannot lay at my rect
ia responsibility for their failure to DO So