Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
WARDEN'S
POSITION
Gen. Englesby in Letter Clear:
Up Tangled Affairs Of State
Game Warden.
GOVERNOR NOT IMPLICATED
BancroftlBound by Law to Appoint
MIR. Bibbons----the Law is
Explained.

Watertown, S. D., Aug. 2S, 1911.
Editor Saturday News:
| would consider it a personal ia.
vor if you would publish the enclosed
letter to the governor. The letter
pertains to the matter of the appoint.
ment of a deputy game warden for
COGington county. 1t possibly would
be of interest to the general public,
only SO far as it relates TO the part
taken by the governor in this partic.
ular appointment and his motives.
AS | happened TO be the one thru
whom the governor communicated his
views to the several parties concerned
with reference to the appointment, |
am in position to know the governor
did not consider politics or franc
ups in any of their multitudinous
phases or forms when he recommend
ed that the state game warden abide
by the decision of the board of coun-
ty commissioners b. naming Mr.. Bib
bins. There was absolutely no pol
itics in the action taken by the gov
ernor. Mr.. Bibbins and Mr., Schoen-.
berger are both 'stalwart" republi-
cans and both belong to the same
wing of that faction. Both were
always considered as Mr.. Basder-
ville's staunch friends in this county.
Letter q Report.
The letter ! am asking you to pub
lish is in the atlr,.yt,G5a report to the
governor by myself on my action in
following out his instructions to help
friction if possible.
There is one feature of the general
question ut the appointment of county
game wardens which has not been re.
ferred TO in this particular case and
which | hope will sooner or later be
determined by the courts ] was one
or the subcommittee of point COM
mittee of the two houses of the legIs-
lature two years ago, appointed to
prepare and present a new game bill
The present law, with its shortcom-
lngs and all, is the product of the .,f-
torts OF that subcommittee. There
was no alteration or amendment to
the bill they reported and it passed
with but few dissenting votes. The
intent Of that legislature as expressed
thru this committee and by general
discussion on both floors was to have
tie entire matter CT the selection of
county game Wardens in the hands
OF the commissioners of the different
counties, the object being to entirely
remove the enforcement of the game
laws from the realm of politics. The
lawyers of the legislature (particr,lar
ly Senator Curtis, of Aberdeen, who
was member of the joint committee)
believed the language of the law was
strong enough to insure this method
y OF procedure in the selection of dep
uty wardens. Under even a liberal
Interpretation Of this law, Mr.. Schoen-
terger has never been a legally an
= pointed game warden of this county
Mr.. McMath was the first and only
game warden ever regularly appoint
ed as contemplated by the law until
the appointment of Mr.. Bibbins. Mr.
Schoenberger has never been an
pointed or nominated by the county
t. commissioners
would like to see this feature OF
the law fairly treated in the courts
; and while it is digresison from the
E object of this communication, it is not
81 without interest nor entirely irrela-
want. Very respectfully,
&C. H. Englesby.
The Letter to Vessey.
Watertown, S. D., Aug. IS, 1911.
The Governor,
Pierre, SD.
My Dear Governor:
In view Of the recent developments
In the matter of the appointment of a
county game warden for Codington
county, and the accusations made
against YOU thru Public Opinion as
having forced the appointment of Mr..
e Bibbins and onsted Mr.. Schoenberger
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