The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-25
Many Delegates Attending
the County Commissioners
Convention Opened Here
This Morning.
ATTORNEY FREEMAN
.GREETS DELEGATES
They Will Be Taken on an
Auto Ride Today, Ban
Quoted and Be Guests of
City at a Theater.

The ninth annual convention of the
County Commissioners State associa-
tion opened today at the circuit court
room in the Wayne county court
house. The convention was called to
order by the president of the organiza-
tion, J. P. Wyss, of FIT. Wayne. AL
most all of the counties in the state
were represented.
Owing to the fact that Judge Henry
&c. Fox was unable to deliver the ad-
dress of welcome, Perry J. Freeman
was secured to welcome the delegates.
Mr. Freeman said
81 bid you hearty welcome to Rich.
imond and Wayne county. All you have
to do is to fall to and help yourselves.
And if you can't find what you want.
rask for it.
Before man is elected to a coun-
Yty office he is generally considered
san honest man, but as soon as he is
elected then some people start to de-
clare him dishonest. / have had con-
siderable experience with county COM
missioners and it has been my expert
ence to find them honest and straight
forward. The present commissioners
of Wayne county know are men of
integrity and honesty.
II wish to take this opportunity to
Say that you can't do too much to-
wPrds road Improvement. Make good
roads and keep them good. Richmond
will soon have four good roads leading
into the city from all directions and it
is a very good thing. You will find
that we have a clean city here-one of
the cleanest in the state. The city
is yours during your stay here. SO en-
Joy yourselves"
No Response Made.
On account of the lack of time Presi-
dent Wyss refrained from delivering
"a response to the welcome address.
The roll call by counties was also post
pQned until this afternoon, as a num-
ber Of other delegates were expected
to arrive on the noon trains.
Four addresses were delivered this
afternoon. Albert Sahm, of Indiana
polls addressed the convention on "Re-
lation of the Auditors office to that of
the County Commissioners" John w.
Mueller, of New Castle, frequently en-
ployed by the Wayne county commits
sioners in bridge matters, spoke on
Repairing Steel Bridges and Con-
crete Arches" Thomas Nugent de-
livered an address on Leaks in Pub
lie Funds" Ex-Governor w. T. Dur
bin. Of Anderson, spoke on "Busi-
ness Methods Applied to Public Of
fice."
Following the closing of the after
noon session the delegates, through
the courtesy of the Commercial club,
enjoyed an automobile trip over the
city. Dinner will be served on the
fourth floor of the Masonic building at
O'Clock. A theater party is arrang-
ed for this evening.
President Wyss took occasion to
speak of the necessity for more than
one vice president of the association
at today's session. Mr.. Wyss declared
that instead of one vice president, the
organization should have a vice presi-
dent for every congressional district
in the state. He asserted that by this
method the commissioners in each dis
trict could meet occasionally and dis
cuss matters pertaining to the associa-
tion Mr. Wyss is also in favor of a
state penal farm where prisoners can
be worked.