Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-16
CARROLL INCONSISTENT
GOVERNOR USING STATE EN-
PLoYES TO DO CAMPAIGN
WORK.
STATE PAYS THE BILLS
AND FURNISHES STATIONERY
While Charging Previous Aan'inistra-
ton With Graft and Corruption Gov
ernor is Adopting Many Questionable
Misunderstanding His Labor Bureau
for Campaign Purposes.

Des Moines. May 16-Ar the very
time when 3. +. Carroll was pleading
for progressive votes in Iowa by re-
ferring TO his opponents as q clan Of
deposed political grafters," and assert
ing that when Governor Cummins
turned the state house over TO him he
found the departments full of graft
and corruption" the major portion OF
the state house forces under his con-
troll was ged in political personal
work drawing pay from the stare for
doing political work. and in some cases
directly under his control maxi
ing the state of Iowa pay Tor the sta
tionery used TO bolster up his cause
and that of men with whom he is asso-
ciared
score Of Illustrations could BE-
given of this A fair sample came 10
light today Il is found that a letter
has been sent out from one Of Gov
er1or Carrolr-s offices intended 70 affect
Departments other than thar Of gov
ernor.
This letter was written on stationery
furnished and paid for by the state Of
Iowa It was on the official letter
head of the bureau Of labor statistics.
It was prepared in that office. II was
printed in the state house on a ulimeo-
graph. using state ink and the time OF
state employees II was -nimeographed
because thousa nds of copies were % De
sent out. It was prepared in the Of
fee of labor commissioner, which IS
peculiarly an office directly under the
control of the governor, and in which
offices daily conferences have been
held for weeks in relation 10 the po-
litical campaign
This letter undertakes 70 designate
who is TO be regarded as the official
s.andpat candidate for superintendent
of public instruction. The printed
heading, which IS state stationery,
authorized by the executive council
and printed by rhe state printer con-
rains picture of the state house. and
the following:
Bureau OF Labor Statistics, state Of
iowa, Edward W. Van Duyn, commits
sioner; Lawrence Van Week, deputy
commissioner: ". j. Rioole, factory
INSPECTOR: J. C. Walker, factory in
spector; W. W. Shannon. clerk
All these men are holding their po-
sitions at the will of Governor Car
roll. The fun text o. the tstIer iol-
lows:
Dear SIR ana bro.' an si.e.ys4i.e
herewith clfculafs ana catos ~
the candidacy o. ADAM fiehet'' -
Cresten. Iowa VINO : fullitns 20
perlntendent OF puoLlc ms " IN
Being personaily aeqaai.seeo WIN
Mr.. pickett take great PIeEseuie -
recommending MIN loF your supp't'
MT. PlcKell mas oeeH
gagged IN coal mining, ana "@s an ~
Ger IN the union 0hti ne a. it5 - 81
by fall OF STATE which az aoiep Gnu
I prevented MIN rom ult4I7i .'44o " --is
the Occupation OF lh.H5ns' So 70
time ne mas euucateo A-iiise44 e'H0 -119
fully quahned % HI me po7i'-'i ~
now aspres' ana mas tA7 e.'4o- :. .5-N-
of the prominent iapor 4eaoers o. TIC
state
Being mysef a miner ana q one
time president OF Local mon 80: -o+i
OF Enterprise, Iowa l lee4 deeply llIeF
eseed IN MT FlchetI He+ia'l anu -seI
confident lhat 1he miners a9siS'7I .!
the friends ana members OF orsaHlEeu
labor can easily bFing dooat ms nom!
nation II they VIII use .ilelf am ue1ce ~
MS penall unul tne primaries June T.
Thanking you Tor anyeh'hs Eon can
do in this line and hoping we VIII De
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