Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
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MitcheIIviIIe. Affairs.

ellville, in which it was stated that
had used improper language to TN
daughter while she was in the school
BY this time I was prepar red for any
thing and asked the governor to pro
coed with his charges as he had
number of papers and law books before
him and his stenographer was busy
| evidently taking down each charge a:
made.
! Third-Charge number three was
that he had received a letter from
convict in the penitentiary in which
the convict stated that he had spoken
! 70 me on one of my visits to the
prison in regard to securing parole
and that I had told him that the
narole board had not treated him fairly
as he was entitled to parole anc
ought to have 1t. And I was Informed
| bv the governor that I had no business
10 interfere in matters of this kind;
that Il was for the board of parole and
the governor to determine who should
and who should not be paroled, to al
| of which I neekly assented.
Fourth-The next charge was III
! substance. that in writing DR.. klrsch-
ner. superintendent OF the state sana-
| torium for the treatment OF tubercu-
llosis al Oakdale. asking for his resls-
nation that I had stated that the board
| of control was unanimous, when, III
fact, one member, Judge Robinson
was opposed to asking DR.. hirschner
| resignation.
Having by this time mustered suf-
| fcienr courage TO speak. inquired II
I had used the word unanimous 10
which the governor replied that GER
tainly had as he had seen my letter.
Fff1h-The next and last charge was
that in speaking to the girls al me IA :
d,,strial schools for girls at Mitchell
viIla in the chanel on the Sunday after
s1perintendent Fitzgerald left and
while l was in charge, before the ar
rival of Miss Garrison, the new super
inten6ent. 1 had referred to the riot OF
ran wears ago and made the stateme nt
thar had 1 been q girl in the scnooi
a. rhaf time I would have been
ring leader and it was intinated that
I was accountable for the recent out
break Al the Mitchellvile institution.
Misre presentation or Falsehood.
Here the governor paused ana l in
CURED if there were any more charges.
and on being assured that was all
entered a general denial. asserting THAT
the charges were either gross HlSrepre-
sensations or deliberate falsehoods.
But" said the governor, ii made
public some people will believe them.
ana they will stick TO you as long as
YOU live" and I was urged TO resign
and mus save my reputation, otherwise
ne would suspend me at once and make
paal!c the charges as given in the fore
going
I saw by this time what I was up
against and as l had been taken by
surprise with no thought Of having
such 5aseless charges preferred against
me- I asked cor some time 20 think over
the matter and as Il was than about II
o'clock in the forenoon l informed the
governor that 7 desired 20 consult my
wife before deciding whether l would
resign or De suspended, and was given
until afternoon TO arrive al decision
Governor Carroll also Informed me
that I had held the office twelve years;
that he thought that was long enough:
that he had determined when the last
legislature was in session thai he would
not reappoint me, and that I ought 20
resign and thus prevent any scandal
and save my reputation.
Contrary 20 my usual custom, wen.
home that day 70 lunch and having told
NY WE ali L-iS G-!di G. ~ - ~
Governor Carroll she exclaimed IS the
tears rolled from her eyes, And this Is
what you get for your twelve years
work, On, why did you accept that po-
sition. working for -he state instead Of
for Your own family and making all the
sacrifices you have?" But L must for
bear-suffice it to say that was urged
oy my wife to resign a. once, but even
then 1 hesitated as I would have much
preferred to defy Governor Carroll and
his baseless charges and allow him TO
suspend me. as he assured me he had
that power and that he would use il.
When l informed Governor Carroll
thar I would resign he was evidently
greatly pleased. invited ne to make
myself at home in the executive offices
and was told that there were only two
conditions that would induce him to
give publicity 10 the charges that he
had made
CAROLS Double Threat.
In the first place., said the COVER
nor, you must keep away from the
Mitchellville girls" and it was init
mated that was a prime factor in the
recent riot and must keep very quiet.
In the second place" said Governor
Carroll. 'if there should be another
candidate for the republican nomination
for governor at the primaries besides
myself, and the matter Of your resigna-
ton should be used against me, 1 will
then make the charges have stated to
you public"
To put the matter plainly must
admit that was 10 blame for the trou
Die at the Mitchellville school and bear
in silence all the false and malicious
stories that were being circulated
against me for a purpose, and allow the
impression 20 go out that my resigna-
ton was voluntary, instead Of being
forced under the threat Of being sus-
pended and my reputation as a man
and a. public officer blaekened and
destroyed.
The outbreak at the school having
occurred while I was visiting state in
stitutions arranging for the spring
work on the farms and having read the
account Of twenty-five girls of the
schools walking all night from Mitch
ellville to Des Moines, a distance Of
seventeen miles, that they might pre-
sent their grievances to me deferred
visiting another institution and hasten
ed to Des Moines. Before my arrival
in the city learned from a newspaper
that I purchased on the train, tina
eight Of the girls had been arrested and
were confined in the Polk county jail
and on arriving in the city went at
once to the jail
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