The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-10
ADMINISTRATION BOARD HOLDS
PREAPPOlNTMENT OF WARDEN
Superintendent Of institution at
Grafton Is Also on the
Waiting List
WILL HEAR COMPLAINTS
Browns Case Will Be Consid.
cred in Meeting July ~;
Several Renamed

Reappointmel.ts Of the heads Of two
state institutions were held up by the
board Of administration yesterday.
They were The reappointments of
DR.. A. r. T. Wylie as superintendent
Of the institution for the feeble
at Grafton and George Brown
as warden at the state penitentiary
here.
The board will confer with Wylie
complaints which have been
filed with 1t before reaching q de-
cision In his case.
The appointment Of a warden will
be considered at meeting July II.
having been made q special order of
business for that date. Heads of state
institutions at Bathgate, Devils Lake,
Dunseith and Mandan were reap
pointed.
Policies to be followed by the board
with regard to political matters were
outlined at the meeting yesterday.
Stating his position, which Is ex-
pected to determine the boards course
on such matter in the future, Chair
man ]. E. Davis said 1T Is impos-
sible to ignore the fact that in some
respects politics are inseparable from
the welfare OF the state. When one
party or the other is elected to power
1t is entitled to have in office the men
who represent their views and will
carry out the policies Of that party.
It is that way with any state admin
istration. II 1t were not true the ad-
ministration would not be fully effec-
tive and the public interest would not
be served"
No Men Idle
At the same time Davis made it
clear that he does not propose to let
political connections keep idle men
on the state payroll. If q man does
not earn the money the state pays
him he should be dropped and it can
not be done too quickly to suit me"
Davis said. whenever am not
earning the salary I get from the
state I hope to have brains enough to
quit and If I don't hope some one
kicks me off. adhere to my po-
litical faction because I think 1t can
best serve the people. II changed
my mind about that would certain
~ change my politics"
Davis pronunciamento came during
the course of discussion regarding
the effects which political consider
ations are to have in determining ap-
pointments to jobs controlled by the
board. They were regarded as i'm
portant because Of the fact that
Davis, recent appointee, is generally
assumed to represent the Shafer ad-
ministration on the board. He is ex-
pected to play an important role IN
shaping the boards policies during
the Shafer administration.
The matter ct issue when the polit-
ical discussion rose was the removal
an inspector In the state regulatory
department. w. J. Church, Nonparti-
san member o. the board, insisting
that the man had been removed be-
cause he had been mildly Nonpartisau
during the last campaign.
r. o. Baird, department head, was
present at the meeting and Church
demanded to know II political pres
sure had not teen brought to bear tt
force Baird to discharge the mar
against his own better judgment
Baird made no direct reply.
Makes No Denial
Church also charged that the recent
appointment of w. F. Reko, Mandan
as deputy inspector Of weights anc
measures, had been forced upon Bairt
by political pressure and asserted thai
1t was bad politics. even for the 1nde'
pendents "in view Of Reko's record.
Baird made no denial Of this state
ment.
The board reappointed Baird Il
head the state regulatory department
Baird was called into consultation
with the board to see II some mean
could not be devised for reducing th'
travelling expenses Of department EN-
ployes.
Church and r. b. Murphy. recon
chairman Of the board, said they hat
heard Baird WIS experiencing diff
Guilty In maint ming discipline In III
department because some Of the EN-
ployes felt they had obtained thet
places through political influence an
did not have to obey orders. A
members Of the board Joined In In
structiug him that II any Of hts EN-
ployes were falling down" on the 10
to report them to the board. Infer
euce was given that the board woul
deal with them summarily.
| Baird's recommendation that w.
GIN, Wheatland, be appointed deput
iuspectof Of we:yhts and measure
and that w. q. Cashman. 9ismarcl
Be named food and sanitary in1pectc
to replace the Nonpartisan who In
tany. ros,nnvAd VnerA Ax1nn0v0d.