The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-08

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 q said l would do so, and report back. He said, T could veto the Dlll' but I don't want to l won't support the bin myself, but l woll have my friends do so. I will sign the bill, and not veto it." Captain Rice stated that in this connection, Wallace Davis, Bradsher, Surridge and nm self all supported the bill as Iriehus of the governor.
 .I went to the Hot Springs fel' lows" said Captain Rice, and l tolu them I had come from the goYernoI, and what he had said, l told them 1T tbev would turn in and help the gov ernor we would all help the race onl' and that it would be signed. tolu them unless they did help the so'' arnor l would turn against tnem' anu if they got the bnl passed, would see that the governor vetoed it, but that if they were friendly to the governor We could all get what We wanted.
 "Hotchkiss telephoned Colonel Rec for and others and that evening theIe was a conference held, and Sawyer was consulted by them, and 1t was agreed that the governor would De| helned and Sawyer teleploned the governor that night and made an en- gagement to meet the governor in the pnvernor's office the next morning att dO o'clock. went 10 tue governor office early to see if that engagement was kept by MT. Sawyer, and saw him go in the governors office. l waited quietly until Sawyer came out, and then l went in.
 "Everything All Right"
 4I went in and spoke to Governor Hays, and he greeted me with smile said, Governor, is every thing all right?' and he grasped my hand warmly and said, Yes. every thing is all right, and l am glad you have helped me
 After that Sawyer supported all Of Governor Hays administration bills.
 "A few hours before the bill was finally acted on by the governor l went into his office and said to him, Governor, sign this bill and let us go home. If this is a game of politics, we are your friends, and tell us. but don't hold us in suspense any longer He said there were some appoint ments in the senate and he wanted these confirmed before he signed the bill.
 T say now, that here is an old hay seed of a farmer the governor used good and plenty, and when he re- fleets on how he has treated me he will be ashamed of it.
 Political History.
 "On Saturday night l was going home and Hotchkiss asked me to go to dinner with him, saying he might not come back Monday, and might not see me again. Cooper and Be,d- ing later joined us. Bradsher came in and told me he wanted to see me after dinner. I went later to see him, and he took me to his room, and there he told me that everything was all right and that the governor would sign the bill Monday. He told me that the governor was going to name me as one commissioner. and Kitch- ems for another, but that the short term was going to be given to Sena- tor Rainey
 '1Bradsher said the governor had told him that Senator Rainey was a prohibitionist and a church man and would give influence 10 the commis. sioners He told me also that Wal lace Davis would object to Rainey having a place on the commission be. cause Davis insisted that Rainey had not been a supporter of Hays and had not helped them. He told me Wal. lace was raising hell about Rainey getting on the commission and would not consent to 1t, but that he had talked it over with Surridge and they wanted Rainey to have the place.
 "Once l went to the state house tc talk about the bill with the governor and he asked me what kind of a com missioner Frank Kitchens would make. I said. Governor, l think you know Kitchens as well as l do. I told him that l knew Kitchens stood well at home, and that he seemed to be a nice man.
 T went home Saturday night and Bedding telephoned me Sunday and told me to be back Monday morning and go with them to the governor office at o'clock. Bedding told me that Senator Rainey had been given a place on the state charity board and he would have the short term as commissioner. Governor Hays had demanded that Senator Harry Harris be made secretary, and we had agreed to that
 We who had been selected as commissioners met at the hotel al noon and agreed to everything, When it was suggested that Harris might demand place as commissioner each one of us agreed that we would vacate for him if the change had tc be made. We went to the governor office later to be commissioned and then learned the bill had not beer signed. After consultation and urging, Governor Hays wrote some