Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-03
GIVEN
WOMEN VOTERS
Captain Davis Gives Talk
on the Duties of State
Officers.

At the meeting Of the Boise chapter,
National Council Women Voters. held
in the council chamber of the city hall.
Monday evening, Captain E. @. Davis
gave an interesting and instructive
talk on the duties of state officers.
Captain Davis explained how when
Idaho was admitted to statehood the
men tried to arrange the offices so
there would be practically no added
expense from the territorial days and
in order to accomplish this made the
state officers the members of the diff
ferent boards. 'In the early days."
said Captain Davis, this was not 80
bad, but as the state has grown so
have the duties Of these officers and
the work Of the boards has also grown
until now it is impossible to give the
board work the proper consideration,
and we need men who are well trained
| who can give their entire time to this
part Of the work. The governor and
attorney general are members of about
IL boards and the other members OF
| the land board are members of a num-
Der of different boards, so with their
regular duties in their respective offices
| it is impossible for them to give their
undivided attention to the land board
In banks and large business firms
they employ men for the various po-
sitions who are trained to their work
and give their entire time to 1t. So 1t
should be in our state government. We
should have men on our land board
who know about the different things
that come UP for their consideration,
men who ere trained In their respec-
i tive branches of the work and can give
i'm
LAS 1t is there are often times when
subjects come up for the members of
the board to pass upon that 1t is i'm
possible for them to give the proper
time to their consideration and they
have to rely great deal upon their
helpers and upon those who are pre-
senting the questions, so it is no won
!. der that mistakes are sometimes made
In times past, as q result of these Of
fees being elective, some of the deci-
sions Of the land board have been
made upon the political aspect rather
, than upon the merits Of the case and
the questions would be asked, Which
way will bring the most votes at the
i, next election?'"
Captain Davis also explained where
some of the other boards and offices
might be strengthened to give more
efficient work with less help and ther
. he would select a board Of trained mer
who could give proper attention to thu
work of the land board. He said III
thought the Office of auditor, WHERE
there is so much clerical work. should
be appointive, the same as it Is in tn
national government. In this way tn
man holding 1t would be held response
BILE for the work, and not the deputy
. which with the present force, could b
dispensed with.
He spokes of numerous other in
I stances where the work could b
strengthened and the offices made NOR
I efficient.
Dean Perkins spoke on the open 70
rum and reviewed the law which come
= up to the voters for consideration thi
C next election pertaining to the sale o
d school lands. His talk was interestin
s and very instructive. Every one lef
feeling they had had a very proftabl
evening.
A vote of thanks was given the tw
speakers for their kindness in talkin
to the council.