Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
ALEXANDER AND HIS RECORD.

W. Davis candidate for governor is telling the peo
pie of the state that if elected he will conne his oper-
atons to the governors office, and, perhaps he means
thereby to the capitol building.
In making such a statement Mr.. Davis shows his com
pete ignorance of the duties of of state such
Idaho. If Mr. Davis, governor remains in his office
and in the capitol building during all the office hours
tablshed by CUSTOM how he to inform himself of the
conditions of Carey projects of the settlers
thereon their demands How he to know
the condition of the various state institutions which
scattered from end Of Idaho to the oher9 How he
keep in touch with the needs and the wants of the
pie by of legislation, internal improvements school
facilities, and thousand and other things7
Does Mr. Davis to say if the people in certain!
section of the state want him and to talk with him
about matters of vital to them that he will not
them because they too poor perchance to
him and await their turn until politicians corporations
terests into his ears?
The truth the matter that Mr. Davis is not prom
Using what he really expects to do if he is elected governor
but he is merely seeking the pretense to find fault and
criticize the present incumbent of the office and in this he
speaks with knowledge than he displays in other
matters affecting the states welfare which he has under
taken to give less consideration he
candidate for the position.
Governor Alexander has spent hours in the
vice of the state has done and accomplished greater
good than other governor the history of the state
He has been treess worker knowing during any
hour of the day night until any work before him was
completed. Notwithstanding his response to frequent
calls from the people of the state to visit them and to talk
with them he has negeced any duty required of
him in compliance with his oath of office He has worked
while others have slept and holidays and Sundays
the
transaction of business The records of the various boards
of which the member show that he attended
meetings in the first eighteen months of his admin
1sraon than his predecessor attended In the entire two
years that constituted his administration The records of
the land board alone to nothing of the other boards of
the state show that the attended three
meetings in Is months than his predecessor attend
ed during the "a months OF his term of office. In other
Words the attended AT meetings of the
land board in Is months while his predecessor present
at but IA meetings in "a months Moreover the record
shows that the Republican members of the state land
board with but single exception, attended fewer meet
during those Is months than did the governor the
record OF attendance being follows Governor Alexan-
der 147; Attorney General Peterson, al; State Auditor
Huston, 49, Miss Mccoy superintendent of public in
struction, 80; Secretary of State Barker 152.
No comparison be made of attendance at the
ngs of the state board of examiners for the that
although the record of the previous administration shows
the presence of members Of the board it is a we'll known
fact that such meetings not held but that claims
listed and entered of record having been acted upon
when matter of fact the board did not meet Under
the present administration actual meetings of the board
held at nearly all Of which Governor Alexander was
present.
The records of three important boards which are COM
plete and upon which it is possible to make comparison
the state land board the state pardon board and the
state prison board show that during Is months Governor
Alexander attended 191 meetings. Attorney General Pet
present 81 meetings. and Secretary of State
Barker present at 1877 meetings.
During the full term of his office the predecessor of
the present governor attended 100 meetings upon these
three boards against 191 meetings attended by
Governor Alexander during the first 18 months
1t is well known fact that the complaint in and about