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Appointment Of Creamer Goes
To The Court
To Determine His Eligibility
On State Board

Columbus, O., March 13-ln admin
istration circles Governor Willis is the
cause of much unfayorable comment
because Of the unenviable light in
which he has permitted himself and
his friends to be placed by his continu-
alton while governor of the false
charge he made as candidate con-
cerning the condition of the state
treasury. The governors position is all
the more humiliating inasmuch as the
report of the state auditor, detailed,
comprehensive and accurate, was made
as result of the mandatory resolu-
tion Of Republican Representative Bee
than. Governor Willis in his first mes
sage to the general assembly said:
With the levying of larger tribute up
on the people the amount of money In
the treasury over outstanding appro-
priations has been diminished until it
has fallen below the vanishing point"
And State Auditor Donahey shows that
on February Is, 1915. there was cash
balance of 1922, 1881. There were
obligations of $4,161 ,242.35, leaving a
net surplus unincumbered In any way
subject to immediate appropriation the
sum of $6.S40, ,93l.56. Further than this
tho state auditor says that the state
ments made by Governor Willis about
the treasury were false intended to
mislead. and deceitful. The auditors
nkures are taken from the records and
sh0w that the present administration
has inherited from its predecessor the
greatest amount OF available cash and
income In the history of the state. Re.
publican members of the general as.
sembly are now trying to avoid dis
'cusSion of the matter but they do not
hesitate to condemn the tactics which
they term despicable and which have
placed the party I'm hole. While they
ARE willing to excuse a certain amount
Of political enthusiasm which accepts
anverified statements il Is felt that
Shere should be a resolution of condem.
nation for the continuation of that
falsity in II message of state intended
Tor their guidance. As result there
may be a resolution introduced direct.
I'D TO Governor Willis for the purpose
of criticising what has passed and to
zdm0nish others In the future
According to announcement made
here the supreme court will be called
upon TO decide whether ID. S. Creamer
named by Governor Willis as Demo
cratic member of the bipartisan board
of administration, can qualify as q
Democrat Suit in quo warranto Is tc
be started as soon as he files his bond
by former attorney general Timothy
5. Hogan, and my McGhee, Davis and
Bouiger. Mr.. Hogan's former associ
Sates he opinion OF Republican admin
3stration hackers will be placed
against that OF the Democratic state
p0mmittees. the Democratic state can
1ioatsR of last fall. and all the Demo
>orAto members of the state senate who
declare that Creamer is not u Demo
'crat. When the name OF Mr.. Creamel
was In the state senate for confirma
Voa minority report was presented
against him. and when the vote wal
called every one OF the thirteen Demo
cratic senators opposed him on tn,
gr0und that he WAS no longer Demo
crat In view OF his boiling the stat,
ticket last fall. and because the Law
provides that not more than two mem
bers OF the bipartisan board shall b,
OF the same political party or "aGili
ated Herewith" - quoting the exac
words OF former Governor Harmon
who wrote the law. II was pointed ou
that already there are two Republican
members and that Mr.. Creamer woul,
constitute the third in the meaning o