The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-19
BEESON MUST FIGHT
TO OBTAIN HIGHWAY
SUPERVISION PLUM
Opponents Attack Admins
tration of County Roads
in Middle District.
POINT TO HIS RECORD
Long Service on County Pay
roll Held Against Aspir-
ing Commissioner.
POINT TO HIS RECORD

Demand for the most competent man
obtainahle TO nil the office OF county
highway superintendent is being made
TO county commissioners Linderman
and Anderson. and commissioner-elect
Doddridse, who succeeds Robert Bee
son in January next. The highway SUI
perintendent will be appointed by the
commissioners at their first meeting
in January.
Robert Beeson and Dorcas Gem
seek the position. IL was reported to-
day that a movement is on foot in the
western half of the middle commits
sioners' district, principally in Center
township. TO bring out another candi-
date. The opposition against Beeson Is
particularly strong in that section OF
the county. Notwithstanding the fact
that Beeson resides there.
Opponents of Beeson say he has
been on the county's payroll long en-
ough and that his administration of
county roads in his district the past
six years has not been such as to war
rant his appointment as highway su-
perintendent
Cause of Opposition.
One prominent farmer who resides
near CentervilIe in speaking of the op-
position against Beeson said IL was
based principally on the fact that he
was not regarded as a man who could
perform the duties of the office in the
most efficient manner.
We farmers realize that the new
office is very important one. for the
superintendent will have almost arbi-
trary powers, and that the creation of
this office is the first step in establish
ing a modern highway system all over
the state" he said. so we are of the
opinion that some young man with
plenty of enthusiasm for his work and
with a little practical experience in
road building should receive the ap-
pointment."
Ii is reported that a petition may
| be circulated in Center township for
| presentation to the new county board.
| asking that the office of highway SUI
perintendency be filled by the most
| capable man the board can obtain and
that il not be made a haven for poll
ticians whose terms in elective offices
| have been completed.
| Pushes His Candidacy.
| Beeson has been actively pushing
his candidacy for highway superin'
tendent and apparently believes he
will receive the appointment. for one
of his relatives has informed friends
that when Beeson receives the ap
pointment he will be named as one OF
| the three assistant super1ntendents
Beeson's former hostility against con
verting township roads into free coun
ty highways has also been withdrawn
since he laid his lines TO capture the
highway superintendency. IL is charg
ed. for when there are more than 40t
miles of county highways the super
intendent's salary will be IS per day
There are now nearly 300 miles o.
such roads in Wayne county and th'
new office will be created with a sal
airy of 81 a day. The Commons road
in Center township, which Beesor
once opposed being converted into I
, county road, was enthusiastically vel
. coined into the latter classification la
ter on. after Beeson decided TO ente
the race for the superintendency. IT i
said
, Ii was learned today that friend
. of Fred L. Brown. a Clay township
/ farmer. are mentioning him as a maj
= we'll qualified to serve az highway 81
: perintendent In this connection Couu
, ~ Surveyor Levi Peacock and Delber
Davis, who has been attached TO tn
city engineers office, are also bein
: mentioned.