The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-25
Former Member Of State Board Of
contro, Has the Props Knocked
out from Under Him
Again.
GOVERNORS ADDRESS
Has Affidavits from Girls at Mitchell.
VILE to Prove the Improper
Conduct Of cownie
There.

r. Carroll. governor of Iowa, address
ed An audience Of 500 people here In
his campaign for denomination. Dele
cations from neighboring towns IN the
county were present.
Mr.. Carroll Immediately launched
into hds subject, apologizing for his
necessitated appearance In his own
behalf, and stating that this was the
first time In the histoA Of Iowa that
the governor was forced to speak for
his own denomination He touched
upon the changes made in state gov
eminent during his administration and
referred to changes for the better
made in the auditing and banking de-
uartments. substantial increase in the
state revenues and furtherance OF
agricultural and dairying interests.
Mr.. Carroll stated that he made just
two promises upon his election, name
ly. that he would give an economical
administration and clean business
administration.
He then called attention to the
present prosperous condition of the
treasury. The governor referred to
the Dolliver-C -Cummins meeting recent
ly held in Des Moines and stated that
he did not believe state politics should
he dictated from Washington.
The feature of the evening was Mr.
Carrolfs reply to the statements or
Hon. John Cownie, recently member
OF the state board of control. He
stated he did not demand Cownie's
resignation until he had laid the
charges before him He blamed Cow
ME entirely for dragging the matter
before the public, and stated that he
had documents to prove every esser-
ton made by him. He spoke at length
on the trouble with the Mitchel'ville
Girls Industrial scsool and declared
that Cownie was responsible In a
great measure for the recent outbreak
stating that the girls we're led to be
lieve that they could do this with his
protection.
Ia regard to charges of improper
conduct with tse girls at this school
he stated that he had affidavits from
four of the girls in proof of this.
Mr. Carroll then quoted the law that
lids must be submitted for all sup
plies purchased for state institutions
He alleged tat Cownie had purchased
s3,G25 worth of clothing for the peni
tertiary IN which no estimate hac
been made nor the board of contro
consulted stating that in buying this
he had absolutely violated the law.
In regard to the cattle at Glenwoot
infected with tuberculosis, Governor
Carroll stated that Cownie opposed
their inspection, but after this hat
been done. in spite of his protests
they entirely disappeared and it was
only after searching investigation
that he found that they had been solo
to the Cudahy Packing company a
Omaha. He stated that the create,
percentage of these cattle were abso
iutely worthless and that denant
Tor restoration Of the purchase none.
was made by the packing company
part of wsich was refunded The gov
ernor emphatically denied the state
ment made by Cownie that he ha
tod him at that time that he wa
ignorant of the law governing tn
SHIPMENT of infected cattle out of tn
state. He also denied saying that h
mad received letter from convic
resarding Cownie's criticism of tn
BOARD of parole, but said that cor
Vict had told him this personally. H
stated that he had visited the variou
state institutions several times an
lurther stated that he had made PEE
sohal calls on the board of control a
least ten times.
Governor Carroll declined to discus
larther the Cownie matter, but state
mat within a short time he would civ
ouo statement to the press, an
again reaffirmed his ability to prov
everything he had said