The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-10-26
GOVERNOR DAVIS GIVES
STATE FINANCE FACTS
FALSE AND MALICIOUS CHARGES
BY ALEXANDER ARE DIS
POSED OF EFFEcTUALLY.

Governor ID. w. Davis addressed a
crowded hail at Kellogg last Monday
evening. Tuesday morning he came
to Wallace and spent most of the day
meeting many friends and forming
new acquaintances and in the evening
went to Mullan, where he addressed
a large audience. The governor APP
pears to be in robust health, and if
the onslaught by Moses Alexander up
on his administration has proved a
disturbing element. or if he has any
anxiety regarding the success of the
republican ticket due to the attitude
of Senator Borah, he certainly gave
no evidence of either in his speeches
or in private conversation. In fact
Governor Davis predicts with the ut
most confidence the election of
Charles c. Moore as his successor to-
gether with the entire republican
ticket and his prediction should be
given much weight. He has made two
successful campaigns for governor
himself and has recently visited vari-
Gus sections of southern Idaho, and he
is therefore in position to pass judy
ment upon the political sentiment OF
the state
Aexander's False Figures.
The speeches of Governor Davis at
voted TO the charges made by Moses |
Alexander regarding the cost of state |
government under the Davis admins |
tration. He took up the audit of the |
various state departments prepared |
for the democratic candidate by How
ard Smell who is not a certified ac-
countant. and who the governor said. |
did not devote five full days to on
examination of the public records Gov
ering a period of four years" TO those
of his hearers who heard Alexander
and who have kept posted through the
press on the charges of waste and eX-
travagance directed at the cabinet
form" of government, the facts stated
by Governor Davis must have been
convincing proof that the Alexander
charges were misleading. half truths
and deliberately false. Governor
Davis gave the figures showing that
the number employees on the state pay
roll under the cabinet system is SS
less than under the Alexander admin
istration. He pointed out specific
errors in the report of Alexanders
auditor in giving the number of en-
ployes in the agricultural extension.
In the state house in the supreme
court in the veterinarian division, i'm
he department of public highways, and
charging the following departments
With more employees than they have
ever had: Law enforcement, 9; pub
lie works, 1; reclamation. 3 industrial
accident board. 4; public utilities. 2;
secretary of state / land department
;. He charges "a huge deficit under ,,
he Davis administration" but in do
ng so Overestimates expenditures by "
lalf a million and deliberately omits
,redit for S42S.1S1 that belongs in the q
General fund.
These are a few of the false charges =
made by Alexander which were eff o
met by Governor Davis by Tt
lain statements of facts and figures =
aiken from the records.
At Kellogg Robert l. Brainard a.
for representative. presided
receding the speech by the governor
heriff Jesse Freeman was introduced IL
nd spoke briefly on local questions, ~
nd the reception he received indi- !"
tied strong support in kellogg. u
At Mullan. Donald A. Callahan ~
indidate for state senator presided y"
Id spoke briefly as a preliminary to ~
Producing Governor Davis