The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-10-21
LANSDON, ONCE POOR, NOW
RICH IN STATE LAND,
SAYS BRADY
Idaho Governor Charges Secretary OF
State With Acquiring Fortune
Under Carey Act in Potfatch
Speech and Appeals for
Moral Aid in Cleans
ing State


land investments during his term OF
office in Idaho after arriving at Boise
a poor man, Governor James H. Bra
dy, who is campaigning in north Ida
no, created a sensation here last
night during his fourth address in
Latah county. Continuing his char
ges against Bob" Lansdon, the
governor said:
Zone of the powerful forces OPP
posed to the Carey act commission
was Bob" Lansdon, the secretary OF
state. He came to Boise poor man.
Since he assumed the duties of his
Office he has spent money extrava-
gantly and has lived far ahead of
one of his limited income. He had
no means except his salary. / COM
menced to investigate to see what
were Lansdon's reasons for wanting
to stay on the, land board and OPP
posing the Carey act commission. I
found that Lansdon owned $50 acres
of the best land of the state in differ
emit Carey act projects. That land Is
today worth 100000 ii It is worth
one cent. g, I believe that Lansdon
had no moral right to acquire all this
wealth in state lands.
Exposes Register Church
'I disclosed the reason for Lans-
don's desire to remain on the land
board, and therefore stopped any
further possible opportunity for
graft. l then commenced to inves-
tigate employees of the land board,
and I found that M. l. Church was
acting as attorney for Carey act
company when he should have been
working for the people he was en-
ployed by. voted to dismiss Church
Lansdon wanted to retain him In
office. I finally succeeded in secur-
ing the dismissal OF Church from the
employ of the state.
"But the democrats charge me
with malfeasance in Office. Do you
believe | am guilty? Is 1t malfea-
sance in Office to expose graft and
corruption? II it is, then I am gull
ty. Just as Roosevelt and Hughes
have done, / have exposed and dis
closed graft right in my official ia
mily. "''r
Would Dust LansdOn
Judge me by my own conduct
but do not hold me responsible for
bob" Lansdon and Church. l go'
rid of Church and would do tho
same with Lansdon IL / were permit
ted to do so by law.
With regard to the land board, the
governor said: 81 have done m!
whole duty as member of the land
board. Not only have had TO 1gn'
for the interests of the people against
land companies, but | have had e
contend against part of the board
itself to project the rights of thu
people and the states interests II
Carey act land. When l was elect
ed governor l hardly realized tn
Importance and the magnitude Q
the Carey act lands.
Carey Act Board Needed
"As soon as / learned Of the am
cunt Of work that devolved upon tn
land board with regard to this Care
/ act land / saw that to attend proper
" to all the duties for which my ad
ministration had been elected 1t wa
necessary to create a commission &
take the burden Of Carey act land
on our hands Consequently IN ~
| message to the legislature, | recon'
mended the creation Of a nonlart1
ran commission to have charge 9
the Carey act lands Of the STAGE.
secured its passage through the low
er house. In the senate, howeve
III met obstacles. The Democrat
; senators were unitedly opposed
the measure.
Democratic opposition added
the votes of three republican SEM
tors defeated the bill. Two OF tn
three republicans have since a
knowledged that they were wroi
and that they would not so vote
they had another opportunity I'll
third, Fred Jordan OF Lincoln coun
IL now under conviction to serve
: months Imprisonment and pay a III
of $500 for selling liquor,
q For Local Option Law
"All this fuss and fury over Z
land board and over what they a
pleased to call extravaganza Is mel
! ly subterfuge. They know tn