Weekly journal-miner., 1913-08-27
Special to the Journal-NIiner.

HhOENlA, mug. ~ first few days oi the present State administration, it has been stated from. various sources that the Board of Control, that particular part Of the State government which runs and operates practically all the State institutions, has been a "one man affair"
 The fight has been waged against such dictatorship since the advent of the First State Legislature. The House during the first session of the Legislature voted to make the Board of Control elective. The measure in substance passed the lower body twice, the bill was sent to the upper branch where each time it met a peaceful but sure death among the members of the subservient Senate.
 The statement that the Board was "one man affair was feebly denied time and time again by the pro-ad- ministration forces. Arguments which could be advanced for the retention of the Board as it Is now constituted were few and illogical. Least Of these was the one which had as its object "The Operation of the States Institutions on a Businesslike Basis, '" the execution of which, has been proven a failure in many instances, and was exposed to a great degree during the prison investigation held during the Second Special Session of the Legislature.
 The purchases made by the Board of Control for the various institu- tions were concrete examples of the efficiency of the "one man Board, the Governor using his power to favor, by methods contrary to law, the Old Dominion Commercial com pany. of which he was president. Being unable to deny the proven charges, the Governor sought to hide behind verbosity and the cry of per secution, the last defense of the guilty, and as result of the legisla- tive investigation. at which time his recall was widely agitated, disposed of his stock in the above corporation.
 The Governor and the pro-admin- I a1l times that the Board of Control was free from arbitrary dictation. Wit ness the selection and appointment of w. NJ. Whipple to the superin- tendency of the State Industrial School. as another concrete example and good proof of the fallacy of such declarations.
 At a recent public meeting of the Board of Control when A. L. Harper, who for the past few months has been superintendent of the State h. dustrial School. was discharged by the board, it was in order to consider applications for his successor. Ac- cording to law the applications for such positions should go before the Board and should receive due con sideration before being passed upon. The following dialogue ensued upon the dismissal of Harper:
 Hunt-'I move the appointment of w. NJ. Whipple as superintendent of the Industrial School"
 Osborn (Citizen Member)-'T sec ond the motion"
 Callaghan-''Is the application oi Whipple before the Board in writ ing?"
 Hunt-"No, it is a verbal appli- cation"
 Callaghan- Have other applica- tions been received hy the Board?' | Osborn-"None are on file with the Board"
 Hunt-"I received couple of oth- CT applications, one of which is from outside the State"
 Osborn-l That could not be con sidered, as the Constitution prohibit: the appointment of a nonresident oi the State"
 Callaghan-"May I ask, MT. liar per, from what place of residence you were appointed superintendent of the Industrial School?" | Harper-"Marysville, California"
 Callaghan (addressing Board)-"ir addition to the nonresident applica- ton, and that of Whipple, are there other applications?
 Hunt-"There is one other appli- cation, which l did not consider as worthy of consideration"