Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-10
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never have succeeded as he has There
was plenty for Mr.. Conkling to do
found out without his giving moment
to our relations with the Southern Pacific
confess that in refusing to vote for his
employment T was influenced by the
known fact of his employment by the rail
road company When however, there came
up the question of putting our understand
ing with the railroad company into n more
formal contract, Conkling told the Board
that in that event should call in some
other lawyer, and take such lawyer S inde-
pendent advice as to contract with South
Pacific. / there was no possible
reason for criticism. Judge Haines nego-
tiated our contract with the Southern Pa
cific and Conkling was sent to Washington
OH important business There Is not and
was not any Conkling contract with the
Southern Pacific. The contract as drawn
and approved by Judge Haines was shown
all over the valley TO every one interest
ed. Its terms were discussed in the news
papers and it was re-drafted and ehewed
over by the Directors for n year before it
was finally signed in February, 1918. Dur
ing all this time there was not n word of
protest either as TO Conkling = employ
ment or ms to that contract. During the
summer of 1914. Conklng spent most of
his time on our bond issue and in Oetob-
or, 1914. the voters of the District au-
lnOrlIpu the DoUuS Win NHfn W tiiiH
out the contract with the Southern Pa
eifir with full knowledge of the terms Of
that contract and the price to be paid by
vote of twenty TO one. SO far as ! can
learn, every leader in the recall move
ment signed the petition to authorize the
purchase of the G.. D. Company 5 system
and to issue the bonds with which TO pay
the Southern Pacific. Now, what is the
matter' Why is it suddenly discovered
that Conkling's relation TO the Railroad
Company precudcs his employment by
the District. When Conkling gave three
months Of his time without pay to or
ganize the District. there was no 'hoiler'
about the s. P. When the validity of the
District was attacked in the legislature of
1913. Conkling gave his time TO having it's
validity confirmed. Still no complaint
about the S. =. Our contract with the :. r.
was completed and endorsed bv the vote
of the people and still no complaint about
the S. p. If the recall leaders had been
honest about the matter, thev would at
least have made their complaint when
Gonkling was employed Instead. almost
without exception, they commended his
employment. Signed Earl G. Pound
The last statement of Mr.. Pound is true
lark Rose for he not only commended Conklin
mplOvment but urged it at the time Conkling
mploved. Mark Rose did not oppose Conkiin
lection as Judge, and vet, if the things he II
tatcs were true he could not be an honest c
en- and failed to oppose such election and Nj
'ose never made any complaint with respect
'onklings conduct rs Judge of the Superior Go
ntii the Grand Jury commenced to investig
lark s expenditure Of money
It will be well for people to remember w
Il of these lies are repeated about Judge Co
ing in their presence that the same lies m
ave been repeated before. Judge Conkling
,ecn candidate for office in Imperial Cou
ONE five or six times; he has always been
,osed so that there has been every opportur
o drag out every skeleton from the closet and
verything about him which could be told.
Edgar +. Howe, who ran newspaper in
erial County for manv years, was the most BIZ
nemv Of Conking and printed everything he co
ind to mis- discredit tN+
Judge Conklng has been deputy district
orney- in Los Angeles County, city attorney of
ondo Beach, city attorney of FL Centro h
chool trustee and grammar school trustee for SC
our or five terms Surely his past history sho
'c known by this time
When he elected judge of the Super
'ourt there was the most acrimonious campai
Everything to his discredit that could be said
aid. and yet he was elected judge of the Super
'ourt ~ = 49,
In the former recall election, the chief gro,
N which the recall was sought as stated bef,
vas Conklings s employment, yet the recallers W
overwhelmingly defeated
IT would appear to a reasonable man that
ime has come when the contents of twentv.y
Id issues of Hearst newspapers is a bit pa
nd if the Hearst s newspapers Of twenty wears
rinted no more truth about Judge Conklng Il
he Hearst's newspapers Of this day have b.
printing the last few months then we can unG
tand why the printing of such stuff in bv.p
lays does not seem to have held Judge Conkl
'ack in his career. The Irrigation District is II
'aying one, Greer, $50 wec& TO write stuff
he Hearst 8 newspapers favoring the recall. :
tuff which is thus being paid for may be iud
With respect to its truth by the statements m,
" Mark Rose and discussed herein.
We do not intend to answer all articles publ
d by Mark Rose. He is using public money
ighting this recall campaign We cannot G,
ete in newspaper advertising with one who has
ntire Irrigation District treasury at his comm,
nd is accustomed to charging more than one h
red dollars at a time to g Entertainment. -
uNsr INT