The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-27

work in one paragraph and praising
him in another till it seemed to sons
commentators that the State Execu-
tive was becoming groggy.
Seemingly the chief administration
complaint against Carroll was that he
had at the request of Richard E.
Tippett, who was acting as a public
spirited citizen in trying to bring
about thorough investigation Of the
roads administration, checked some
data given him by third pa .y
relation to the roads office. These
figures were used by MI. Tippett when
he appeared at the Governors Office
last Spring to urge a full investiga-
ton. 1t was at that investigation that
the administration hostility was
shown and there was an apparent e.
fort to discredit Tippett But so far
as the inquiry has now gone Mr.. Tip
petit has been corroborated.
The Governor made various charges
against Carroll, among them that Of
disloyalty to his administration, a.
though it appears from the record
that the Governors appointees are
sworn to serve the State rather than
the Governor
Auditor Milbourne was brought in
because it was through him the salary
Of Mr.. Carroll was held up for
months. The daily papers and particu-
larry the Post have given details of
this controversy and it has served ~
show that the Office of the State Aud
tor, directly under the control of the
Governor, has not been properly
manned since Mr.. Richie assumed
control through his reorganization
act.
MIR. Carroll is a direct appointee Of
the Governor just the same as is
Auditor Milbourne and the Governor
can remove either or both on charges
after hearing.
Still Too Hot
For the Governor
While the Governor last week on re-
ceipt of the report of his Advisory
Committee Of three stated publicly
that ne did not expect that body to
pursue it's inquiries further, he
changed his mind this week after an
nouncing the appointment of Mr.
Lackey as Roads Chairman, and re-
quested the committee to ask the aid
Of Lawyer Edwin G. Baetier and pro-
coed to examine the legality of the
contracts made by the Roads Commits
sion which legality had been repeated
ly questioned by Lawyer Richard B
Tippett, who so persistently demands
a real investigation.
The request for the advisory
committee to resume operations was
made known early Wednesday anc
late that day the Governor in another
of his long statements revealed that
he had himself made an inquiry into
the Tippett charges and prepared {
report presumably addressed ex-
clusively to himself under date OF
June u last which was long before
the start Of the Maryland delegation
to the Democratic National conven.
ton at Houston.
The Governor does not revea
| whether the investigation he conducted
and the report he made to himseh
was satisfactory to himself or not but
it must have been even though he saw
fit to keep it secret. His only eXpla
nation is that he did not want to en-
barass the advisory" Committee
However, it would be interesting tt
know how the Governor made his in
tigation-whethe he went to the
Roads Commission office and made i
OF whether the Roads Commission's
! records were taken to the Governor:
office. The inference is that the re
suit of this investigation was salts
factory to the Governor as he did no
remove the chairman but let him sta!
! till the Advisory" Committee go
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