The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-13
There Are Two Vacancies for
the Governor to Fill, But
He Delays.
WHAT THE PRACTICE IS
EACH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS
SUPPOSED TO HAVE A REPRE-.
TENTATIVE ON THE Boards
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Indianapolis, May Ex-Governor
Marshall is still holding back on two
appointments which should have been
made some time ago. The terms OF
DIR. w. A. Sturgeon OF Muncie. and
DIR. Nj. S. Garfield of Frankfort men,
bers of the state medical board expired
on April 23, and the governor has not
done anything toward filing the places
There are six members of the board,
one representing each of the various
schools of medicine There was but
five members until 1905, when by spe-
cial act the legislature increased the
number to six and provided that one
member should be an osteopath. which
school has never before had represent
alton on the board.
1t Ia the practice for the state asso-
Citations of the different schools of
medicine to select man for member
of the board and to recommend his ap-
pointment by the governor. All of the
present members have been appointed
upon the suggestion and recommends
tion Of the state society of his school
of medicine. Dr.. Sturgeon represents
the physio-medical school. and DR..
Canefild is an eclectic. Politics is elm
mated from the board by dividing the
appointments equally between the two
parties.
The Two Vacancies.
The state physio-medical society has
not made any recommendation as to
a successor to DR.. Garfield. but the ex-
ecutive committee of the association
has sent to the governor six names
from which he might make his own Sc
lection. The list includes DR.. Carl G.
Winter. Indianapolis: DR.. Morse Har-
rod. Fort Wayne; DR.. J. d. Mccain.
Monticello; DR.. w. p. Best, Indianap-
oils: DR.. o. s. Coffin, Indianapolis. and
Dr. G.. Robert Hauss. Sellersburg. The
Hrst three are democrats and the last
three republicans.
DR.. z. T. Hawkins. president Of the
eclectic medical society in 1910, and
DR.. G. N. Brown of Paramount. presi-
dent of the society for last year, have
written the governor indorsing DR..
Garfield. Thus there is a split in the
association as to recommendations and
the governor has taken the position
that he cannot consider either side.
He holds that the recommendations
made by the executive committee is
not the official Endorsement of the soci-
ETY. as required by law. and takes the
same position on the recommendation
made by the president and the former
president. Therefore there is no re.
commentator before the governor in
a legal form.
DR.. Henry viteau of South Bend
chairman of the eclectic executive
committee. did not join in the recon-.
mendations which were made to the
governor.
The physio-medicals also have fail
ed to make any recommendation to the
governor and 1t looks like he will have
to make his own selection as to a sue
cessor to DR.. Sturgeon, as we'll as tc
DR.. Garfield. It is believed that DR.
Epurgeon will be reappointed. AS he
Is democrat. 1t will mean that the
eclectic member of the board will havs
to be . republican, and in that case II
will be either DR.. Best, DR.. Coffin OF
DR. Hauss.
It Is also rumored that the governor
intends to call the members OF the med
Zeal board into his office and put then
on the green carpet. 1t is said that HI
believes the members have been pay
ing themselves more money for ser
vices than they should have received
For instance 1t is said members of thu
board attend meeting at the offic'
Of the board in the day time and thel
another meeting in the evening ant
charge for two days service. The gov
ernor does not like this and he is goin,
to find out about 1t.