Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
NAMED
AS SDIRECTOR.OF
HIGHWAY BODY
Governors Aid in Campaign
Succeeds L. III. Wright,
Who Resigns.
J. FL. WILLIAMS AUDITOR

Lawrence Lyons Of Brook, former
campaign manager for Governor
Warren T. McCray, today became
director of the State highway COM
mission to succeed L. H Wright.
whose resignation was accepted.
John H. Williams of Bedford,
formerly connected with the insur-
ance department of the State, viii
become auditor of the c omission
to succeed Mrs. Helen Norton-Free-
man.
The commission went inro session for
the purpose of winding up the affairs OF
the present administration. Shortly after
it convened Mr.. Wright's resignation was
presented. Mr.. Wright addressed his res
1gnation to Charles Ziegler, chairman OF
the commission. 1t read:
'T hereby tender my resignation as
director Of the Indiana State highway
commission, to take effect Immediately"
In commenting on his appointment Mr.
Lyons said he did not anticipate any
changes in the personnel Of the commits
sion except as it applies to the position
of auditor
The policies Of the department, he said,
will be as already have been outlined
the maintenance of State roads IN as good
condition as possible and the ccEstruc-t
ton Of only sufficient roads to take up
the Federal aid allowed the State until
prices of material and labor drop.
AFTER LONG PERIOD
OF MISMANAGEMENT
The resignation of Mr.. Wright comes
as elimination Of a long period OF
mismanagement o. the affairs of the de-
partment under his direction. His resig-
nation and the appointment Of Mr..
Lyons meet in all respects the approval
of Governor McCray who some time ago
accepted the resignation of one member
of the commission and failed to reap
point another member whose term had
expired, in order that the commission
might be so constructed as to bring the
department under new management
The affairs Of the highway department
came to a head during the Legislature
when the board of accounts issued re-
port showing extravaganza and mis-
management and when Mr.. Wright at
tempted to justify himself in a public
speech.
Mr.. Wright became head of the de-
partment under the Goodrich administra-
ton. The appointment Of another man
in his place is a part Of the Governors
plan for wedding out Goodrich depart
ment heads
Some time ago it was reported that
the commission would ask for Wright's
resignation Shortly afterwa-d Mr..
Wright announced he intended to re-
sign. The appointment of Lyons as his
successor had been generally anticipated.
APPOINTEE IN BRICK
AND CLAY INDUSTRY.
Mr.. Lyons is interested in the brick
and clay industry, but it is understood
he is not at this time manufacturing
paving brick. Under the administration
Of Wright roads were built exclusively
of concrete.
The probability that Mr.. Lyons would
land the dictatorship was carried ex-
elusively by the Times the day the
State board of accounts expose was
made public. His landing a State berth.
fullfils Governor McCray's obligations
TO his two campaign managers. He
already has placed Fred B. Robinson as
State purchasing agent
Both the highway dictatorship and the
State purchasing agents position pay
$4,000 a year. They are the two high
est salaried appointive positions in the
State, aside from the public service com
mission, which pays its members Like
salaries.