The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-19
And Civil Service Eligible
List Is Ignored
70 Put Ills Personal Friends
On State Pay Roll

Columbus, o., Feb. 1S-G0vernor
Frank B. willis Is perfecting his orig
inal willis Booster Club" in connec.
ton with the Ohio commission for the
Panama Pacific exposition, and Incl.
dentally taking care Of more attaches
OF the Republican state committee at
the expense of the surplus in the state
treasury. The latest addition is Sher-
man A. Cuneo, who, during last falls
campaign, was on the Republican pub.
licity stan, and who now has been ap-
pointed information clerk and secre-
tary to the mmissioner-in-chief at
$1,000, Governor Willis having ignor-
ed the civil service eligible list. And
the chief Of the band is Newton NJ.
Miller who has been the personal
manager of the political course Of
Frank b. Willis. This all connects
directly with the plan uncovered q
few weeks ago for Republican polit-
ical junket which is to be run some
time In August under guise of the
Ohio Boosters trip, with state aid,
and now arrangements are being
made to that end. BY the time the
plans are perfected as many as pos
sible Of the Republican state commit
tee will have ben transferred to the
state payroll to places from which
they will be eligible to their fare and
flop with the cakes while seeing Fris-
CO and yelling with all the strength
Of their lungs "the hand that made US
is a peach-Rah for Willis"
William A. Mason, state oil inspect
or under Governor Cox, is preparing
to turn over his office to J. M. Carr,
Republican committee chairman of
Summit county, who was named by
Governor Willis. Deputies of the aud
itor's Office are now checking over ac-
counts. Under Mr.. Mason the de-
partment has made a remarkable
showing, with net earnings of nearly
100000. Of the appropriation of $500
allowed the inspector for expenses it
is shown that he expended only $50.
Lest Governor Willis forget his
promise to get back in the state house
all departments. bureaus and offices,
Representative Kious, Republican,
has q joint resolution asking an in
vestigatiOn of the matter, and COM
mittee to devise ways and means for
suitable housing of all offices. Then
the Governor Willis charges, and his
circulation of the "red book" of those
charges was mere political bunk, Mr..
Kious offers as q solution the recon-
mendation made in the last message
of Governor Cox to the legislature,
namely, the establishment of fund
for building in proper manner. by lay
ing aside for that purpose the interest
on public monies. The Democratic
members Of the legislature seem in
favor Of the plan, and do not overlook
the opportunity to call attention to
the fact that interest on public funds
never accumulated to the public bene-
fit until Democrats took charge OF the
state and cleaned out the treasury
scandals.
But the resolution of Representa-
tive Kious is not satisfactory all
around and Representative Criswell
Democrat, would hold the governor to
his prediction statements. He has q
resolution calling on the adjutant gen
eral, as custodian of state property
to forthwith gather into the state
house all the departments, bureaus
and Offices now housed elsewhere al
charges that ARE unnecessary, ex
cessive and exorbitant." And in this
connection 1t is pointed out that the
business of placing Offices outside the