Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-25
MOODY ALEXANDER
EXONERATED BY THE
MINORITY REPORT
Lone Democrat on Committee
Investigating Adjutant Cen
erals Department Says Tao
tics Used Unfair.

The minority report on the Moody
investigation signed by Representative
Hoff, lone Democrat on the committee.
exonerates Representative c. S. Moody,
former adjutant general. and NJ. Alex
ander, former governor, n the man
agement of the affairs of the formers
office and charges that the investiga-
ton was unfairly conducted. This re-
port was read to the two houses Mon
day afternoon following the majority
report. 1t was declined by both hous-
es. The report is as follows:
"The majority of your joint special
committee appointed to investigate the
affairs of the adjutant generals office
have prepared and submitted re-
port thereon with which report, as a
member of the committee, find my
self unable to agree.
Il, therefore, have prepared and now
submit minority report touching the
affairs of the adjutant generals office
and the investigation thereof by the
committee, and move that this report
be substituted for the report of the
majority and be adopted by the re-
spective houses of the state legisla-
ture.
$50 far as have been able to gather
the facts from the investigation made,
there appears to be no evidence of
wrong doing upon the part Of the
adjutant general in the conduct of his
office and no Irregularities worthy of
mention.
His administration of the office,
continued through the whole period of
the war, and many duties were i'm
posed not necessary In time of peace.
GREAT WAR IN PROGRESS.
THE whole war machinery of the
government for the state of Idaho was
conducted through the office of the
adjutant general, and many times
expenses We're incurred in matters of
emergency when there was neither
time nor opportunity to inquire wheth
er, under ordinary conditions, it would
be wise to make the expenditure.
Il find that all expenditures made
by the adjutant general during his in
cumbency of office were made with
a view to an economical conduct OF
the affairs of his office, with an hon.
est and patriotic purpose and with the
exception of a few discrepancies nat
urally incident to the conduct of an
office during period such as that
through which the nation has passed
within the last few months.
The records of the adjutant gener-
ais office present q condition not to
be criticized.
Il have not had an opportunity to
be as well informed upon the facts
disclosed by the testimony as / would
like. Some of the testimony was talk
en- when l had no opportunity to be
present because Of not being advised
of the time of the meeting by the com
mittee. Neither have l had an oppor.
tunity to inspect the testimony re.
ported because the same has not beer
submitted to me, until today.
HEARING UNFAIR. i
II find myself likewise unable tt
agree with the conduct of the inves
tigation of the adjutant generals office
as laid down by the majority. The
adjutant general, who was more inter.
ested than any other person, was de
MED the right to have counsel during
his examination or at any time dur
| ing his hearing. To my mind, thi
! is not in accord with the spirit Of ou
voucher and he would bet the last dol