Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-09-29
Van DuSen Not Fair in Criticism of
Lewis, EagleSOn and Other Republicans

We're taken East by MIR. Allen, Mr.. I
Clifford and the personal representa-
tive of Governor, Jess b. Hawley
That they went to Chicago, thence to
New York, then back to Chicago,
at which place bids We're invited for
the several issues of bonds the state
had to sell. That the commission
received more than twenty tenders
for the bonds and that they were all
sold thru one house, and that the
largest sum bid was realized from
the sale of the bonds as sold. The
amount of premium received was also
shown by Governor Hawley.
1.-THE changes in specifications of the
capital work were admitted by the
capital building commission, and for
the purpose of enabling more office
/ Accommodations to be provided than
those called for in the architects
plans without any increase in expend-
iture of funds. Several corridors
were closed up and converted into
office rooms, the public offices of the
! Governor, Secretary of State and
State Auditor, being in space origin
lily in corridors. Due allowance was
made in settling with the contractor
for the difference in the cost of
material used and that originally
specified. The state was charged for
the extra work and material, and
was credited with the difference in
the cost of material specified and that
actually used. The commission set
aside $40, 900 with which to buy furn-
iture and office fittings and equip
ment. Some houses that bid on the
furniture did not bid on the kind
called for by the commission, but bid
on substituted goods of inferior quail
ity. The commission required the
quality to be bid up rather than the
price bid down.
''The records of the commission
, We're produced and Gov. Hawley him.
self explained the transactions tc
the committee, and said he had con-
, Cured in all changes in specifications
, and every other change that was
made in the course of construction OF
: the new building.
, ''There is no use in Mr.. Van Duser
trying to make political capital Of
this matter now, as the falsity Of
many of the charges made in hi
2 ''Plea for Publicity" were investi
e gated and disproved more than tire,
years ago.
MIR. Van Dusen is admitted to b.
a good accountant and perhaps dit
y much good by digging into stat
C affairs, but nothing that he wrot
or spoke, had any influence on tn
: action of the twelfth Legislature il
e the matter of the proposed now bon
: issue for completion of the capital
s Mr.. Van Dusen said that if he wa
e elected state auditor he would wor
J. out a complete system of accountin
# for the various state offices and inst
70 tutions. Why has not Gov. Alexar
J. der and the Public Utilities Commits
s sion had complete modern systel
l. installed prior to this time? Gov
e Alexander approved law on Marc
e 16, 1915 that authorized him and tn
l. public utilities commission to cor
is tract with some Audit Company, {
e any reliable expert accountant for til
y installation of such system of al
N counting, and $550O.00 was appropr
rs ated to pay expenses of the work
lie (See page 256 laws of 1850
l. w. Nj. CHANDLER
as Member of 18th Session of Idaf
lie Legislature.
"