The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-24
ASYLUM MANAGE
MENT DISTURB


The Asylum board held a special
meeting Monday to decide what
should be done about employing a
medical superintendent or re-em-
ploying the present encumbent, Dr.
c. A. Hoover. e
The matter had been mentioned in
recent meetings but nothing decided.
One member Of the board, Mr.. Bur-
rel, preferred change but had no.
body to offer for the place and did
not press the matter. The other
members were new on the board
and expressed the wish to have the
best man they could get, but as they
got In touch with the institution
they inclined to the belief that DR..
Hoover was the best one they knew
Of, there being two or three appli-
cations filed. DR.. Hoover finally
asked for decision in the matter,
saying he did not like being kept
5 In suspense, and unable to make any
definite reply to offers of other en-
gagements which he would act on If
the present engagement were ter
minated.
Governor Moore in his talk with
the board members Is said to have
stated that he had no suggestions
to offer and relied on the board to
study the situation and make de-
cision. Directors Thorsan and Wright
decided on May 16 to call special
meeting on the twenty-first to set
tie the matter, and Mr.. Wright in
letter to the governor regarding
the meeting, said that he was in
favor of keeping DR.. Hoover in
charge, but when they assembled for
the board meeting he is reported to |
have said that he had changed his |
position on the matter, and that it |
had come to his knowledge that if |
he voted to keep DR.. Hoover as SUI
perintendent, that he, Wright, would |
be asked for his own resignation
from the board. On being asked
If Governor Moore said so he replied
in the negative. On being asked by
Mr.. Burrell if Wright meant that
such statement was attributed to
him, Burrel' Mr.. Wright is said to
have declined to affirm or deny it,
Anger in the Meeting
Mr.. Burrel is quoted as saying
that there was a way to find out
ing quoted,i and he promptly got
Governor Moore oh the phone and
asked him regarding it, whereupon
the Governor made emphatic denial,
and asked to have each member of
the board come to the phone sep
arately and receive his statement
that he was then, as he had been all
along, leaving that matter to the
board and that anyone quoting him
as taking the position of demand
ing board members resignation on
any such conditions was misrepre-
senting him.
Mr.. Thorsen is quoted as having
addressed Mr.. Wright with some re-
proaches rejecting upon his SINGER
ity in the statements made before
and in his letter to the Governor on
the sixteenth, the particular Ian
guage being that if he changed his
position under threat of losing his
membership on the board it was an
indication of yellow streak. This
is said to have angered Mr.. Wright
who replied with heat and emphasis
and suggested that perhaps theyl
could agree on some other doctor
among the applicants. When asked
suggested DR.. Thompson and then
corrected 1t to DR.. Nelson, of Rex
burg. Upon further inquiry Wright
is said to have admitted that he had
been in conference with Dr. Nelson,
Editor Reed and one other prom
inent man on Sunday, relative to
securing the appointment for DR..
Nelso. Just who it was that would
vv1In ~ 10 70 IT ~b
from the board IL he voted for DR..
Hoover was not revealed, but mat
ters became so embarrassing that
Mr.. Wright said he was done and
would resign. Thorsen is quoted
and asked that it be done and made
on with their business He said he
Wright would not vote for DR..
and Burrel had declared
that he would support any good man
whom the other two could agree
upon.
Thorsen suggested wiring the re-
signation to the Governor, and
Wright replied that he would write
20 the Governor. Thorsen offered
% pay for the telegram to save time,
md Wright said he would exercise
lis rights of resigning by letter and
1t his leisure, so the report says.
1t is our understanding that they
lid not CALI to order and that it was
lot necessary to adjourn, so, with
hese few remarks and events, each
member of the board gave way" or
whatever you call it when they quit,
retire, depart or skiddoo
Following the near-meeting of the
BOARD, DR.. Hoover is said to have
placed his resignation in the hands
If Chairman Thorsen, saying that
wing to the lack of coordination
ind unity in the management of the
Institution he would be pleased to
,e relieved as soon as it pleased the
BOARD to release him.
YOUNG FOLKS IN ACCIDENT