Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
COX EXPENSES
THREE MILLION
DOLLARS ABOVE
1903 PAYROLL
Willis Declares His kimlniStra'
ton Reckless.
twenty-five Commissions, Gre
ated Largely TO Provide Soft
Berths for Political Hench-
men, Cost $1,186,272.61.--
The Figures.

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Wilmington, O.-(Special.)-Assert-
ing that the Ohio state payroll is to-
day three million dollars in excess of
what it was in 1908, or more than
double, Frank B. Willis, Republican
candidate for governor tonight closed
a notable days whirlwind tour of Clin-
ton county by charging that Gov
ernor Cox has given to the etate the
most extravagant and financially
reckless administration in the states
history. "Commissions alone, created
by Governor Cox to create berths for
hundreds of his ~henchmen, cost the
state over a million dollars in salaries"
Mr.. Willis declared, asserting thai IL
appointees alone receive $4,000 in
salaries, or within $4,000 of the total
paid by the state to elected officials.
Mr.. Willis declared hat instead of
the states business being taken care
of by 1888 employees, with an annual
payroll of $2,950, 4O0.69, as was the
case in 1908 under the states last
Republican governor, Andrew l.. Har-
ris, the state now, under Governor
Cox, is paying out $6,448, 422.0 90 an
nually to a payroll of 1876 employees.
This number does not include hun
dreds OF employees that are on special
payrolls and concealed from the pub
lie by reason of appropriations now
being made in lump sums for various
departments" he charged.
"Mr. Cox has had created by
his legislature, Is special commits
sions with a total payroll of
$1,1s6,272.61," said Mr.. Willis,
land, In addition, there is at least
a million dollars to be added for
the extra expenses of taxation un-
der the Warnes law and various
clerks over the state for which
the counties must pay, made nee
essary by these laws"
The rs commissions and their pay
rolls, Mr.. Willis charged, were as fol
lows:
/. The industrial commission, 2S5
employees, receiving 1868, $50, or an
average of $1,296.81 for each employee,
an increase Of 329 per cent over the
expenditure for this work in 1908.
2. The agricultural commission,
400. Under Governor Harris $4,000
cared for everything in this depart
ment. Now the payroll alone is al
most three times as much as the total
then.
8. The liquor license commission,
1873 employees, receiving $212,98O.
4. The tax commission, 1877 depu.
ties, ETC., receiving $294,80O, with at
least $225, 900 more for clerks of the
county deputies, etc., and $1,029, 239
for Warnes law assessors.
s. The film censor commission,
salaries $3.50.
6. The school survey commission,
salaries $3,823.73.
Z. The rural credits commission,
salaries $4,000.
8. The coal screen commission,
salaries $9,981.27.
9. The civil service commission, %
employees receiving $35,92O.
10. The state budget commission,
salaries $7,70O.
IL. New state prison commission,
salaries s3.y07.61.
~. State flood commissioners
penditures unknown.
IS. Road law codifying commits
sion, salaries $4,000.
IA. Public utilities commission, 35
employees, receiving $76,670, an in
crease Of $4,000 over 1908 and of
81, 900 over 1912.
Is. Canal investigating commits
sion, receiving $1,000.
16. Fire insurance rates commits
sion, $4,000.
IT. Militia commission. $1,000.
Is. Commission for relief of needy
blind, on a percentage basis.
10. Akron rubber strike investigat-
ing commission.
20. Commission on state Offices
and rentals.
81. Commission to investigate
state departments.
%. Commission to investigate oc-
CupdIiOldI uloSdocS, odldIiSS 9lf,UUU.
%. Legislative reference bureau,
salaries $3.50.
"a. Securities commission, sal
aries $4,000.
25. Public welfare department,
salaries $4,000.
eff there was anything else left to
appoint a commission about, l would
like to be shown where it is" said
Mr.. Willis. "These rs commissions
provided berths by and with the an
pointment of the governor for $50
people more than had been on the
states payroll, 16 of them alone re-
ceiving $81 900 annually, or within
$4,000 of what Ohio pays it's state
elective officers. And this does MOI
include the hundreds of minor EN-
ployes and the hundreds of thousands