Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-10-29
LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.


~ renublicans are pointing with
ia N the prompt action OF Gov
.or Haines in swearing out a war
ant against state Treasurer Allen
aofaleation. Perhaps the gov
may be commended for this.
N, # IS only what he was compelled
under his oath of office. and
y, This reason We canno, see wherein
4, is entitled TO any laurels for this
The haste with which the AL
!, matter was rushed through and
=, treasurer landed in the peniten-
49,, has a rather suspicious look
.nou the face OF II to say the least.
\ required only few hours after
hscame known that Allen was Il
,.,s.lter for him to appear before
=. court and plead guilty TO the Of
,.,ss for which he received sent
.,es OF s to 10 years.
This sort OF action on the part OF a
ssh official charged with an ofense.
!, % common. that the question nat
o,,ly arises. why was it done. and
,as Allen made the goat? and for
vhom9 Weswill not attempt TO solve
ibis problem.
Now that the governor has shown
such prompt action In this matter
e II not his duty TO go a little fur
her and demand the resignation of
ome more OF the incompetent men
H. has In the Offices? For instanct.
uke the state auditors Office which
4 now under the supervision OF +. ii.
Huston. who by the way Is candi-
date for reelection. On July 22nd
Of this year the state examiner who
holds Office under appointment OF the
auditor. made a report TO the auditor
shich was transmitted to the gov
ernor OF the condition OF the treas
urer's Office which report was accom-
panied BY the following letter from
Auditor Huston:
Dear Sir Herewith have the
honor to transmit to you for your
consideration an abstract OF the re-.
cent examination OF accounts OF IN,
department. OF the state treasurer.
The receipts and disbursements II
full are shown for the period ON
braced between February | and Jul,
% Of the present year. beg To re-
port the satisfactory condition OF tn,
books and accounts OF this depart
nent at the time OF the examination
All receipts and disbursements wer.
checked and verified as correct viii
the record OF receipts and disburse
ments as filed with the department o
the state auditor and with the ledge
accounts In this Office
That incompetency was shown II
ibis examination IL evidenced from
The fact that the populations OF Allei
dated far prior to July OF this year
Governor Haines is basing his CLAIM
Tor reelection on his business ad
hinis'ration' but the Incompetence
already shown among some OF tn
state officials does not warrant an
claims he may make along this lin,
AS has been said before In thes
columns. the battle this year IS nc
10 much for party supremacy as
10 put competent men In charge q
our state affairs. with the irregt
nritles that have been pointed out |
Tue land board and with the defa
cation In the treasurer's Office. Is
any wonder that the general thinkin
puoic have lost confidence In tn
party In power In the state.
Ihe Hon. NJ. Alexander. the dem,
e'a'lc candidate for governor. has a
a'ons claimed that he would have
uouse cleaning II elected. and fro
appearances, II would look as thong
sne cleaning had already commence
out we are not small enough or pa
ulah enough to think that Alexat
uer is the only man that is capab
VI rishting the wrongs that exls
%ucn credit for the exposures tn
nave been made Is due to Mr.. ella
'noe van Deusen. the candidate 4
''s'e auditor on the progressive tic
w. Inc Capital News has also be,
'''y instrumental in giving to q
puo'c much information that tn
nave gathered relative to irregula
'Ne' existing In the various depai
+e"'s OF the state. The people ther
v'e are fully informed as to the co
'uons existing and are competent
eihtelligently. and the result nc
tuesday will indicate whether or II
W., voters OF the state countenan
"'S ihcompetency and mismanal
"' IN the affairs of state.
we ieel that IL is only necessa
At tnis time tn caIl attantion IN 1