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Show WILL ASK CHIEF IB REMMMBER8 Request Is to Be Made of Governor Bamberger by Attorneys. STATEMENT IS ISSUED Deputy Game Wardens, Automatically Suspended, Are Still at Work. Calm prevailed at the capitol yesterday yester-day ill striking contrast to the turbulence turbu-lence and tension of the preceding day. Governor Bamberger was absent from the statehouse, being required to attend at-tend the all-day session of the board of pardons at the state prison, aud no further fur-ther executive action was taken in connection con-nection with the suspensions heretofore hereto-fore announced. Tho only real development of the day was the statement given out last night by Attorney G. A. Iverson of counsel for Fred C. Chambers, suspended sus-pended commissioner of the state fish and game department, to the effect that he assumed that Governor Bamberger, Bamber-ger, actuated by the same spirit of fairness which prompted him to rescind the order suspending Secretary V. ,1. Lynch of the state land board, would prompt the executive to reinstate Mr. Chambers and remove the stigma attaching at-taching to his present status. There was no commotion yesterday in the offices of either Fred W. Chambers, Cham-bers, suspended state fish and game commissioner, nor in the state land board rooms, where Secretary William J. Lynch is still in charge. Deputies Still at Work. It was given out from the governor's office, however, that the nine wardens working under the supervision of Commissioner Com-missioner Chambers had been automatically auto-matically suspended. -This action, it was said, was technical, in order to provide legally against any official action ac-tion they might take, which might not meet with the approval of the administration, admin-istration, pending an audit and check of tho office. Practically, the wardens arc still on duty, running the hatcheries, feeding tho birds in snowbound communities and watching for violations of the fish and game laws. It is especially necessary neces-sary that the wardens be continued on duty at this time, say sportsmen, because be-cause the early fishing season has just opened, and there might be some attempt at-tempt on the part of anglers to take advantage of any laxity to fish without licenses, and so reduce the revenues of the office. When questioned last night about the status of the game wardens. Governor Gover-nor Bamberger quoted Rip Van Winkle. Win-kle. He said: "Maybe we are better off without em. ' ' Will Not Crowd Audit. Governor Bamberger stated that there was not the slightest idea of atempt-ing atempt-ing to crowd the audit before the new land board, to be appointed March 11, goes into office. Earlier in the day those familiar with the details of the task stated that too many auditors would only clog up the work, instead of facilitating it. The governor referred all inquiries as to plans for the audit to Auditor Joseph Jo-seph Eirie. Auditor Eirie said last night: I am very conservative in this matter. I desire to do a little quiet thinking on my own part without interruption or suggestion before I do anything further. When I get ready to go ahead my plans will be all carefully mapped out ahead. It will be a good many days yet i before any definite procedure is taken by me. There is no reason for haste and every reason for the exercise of calm judgment and common com-mon sense. I would rather not be quoted, but the thing I eventually do and how I do it will be what I consider best for the ultimate interests in-terests of the state of Utah. Barnes III at Home. Secretary W. J. Lynch last night stated that there had been no change in the situation so far as he was concerned. con-cerned. A. R. Barnes, former aitorney general, gen-eral, attorney for Messrs. Lynch and Chambers, was contmed to his home yesterday yes-terday with an attack of bronchitis. He is expected, however, to be out within a day or two. In the meantime his associate, asso-ciate, Ct. A. Iverson, former assistant attorney general, is looking after details de-tails of the case. Mr. Iverson last niht stated that there had been no developments develop-ments requiring legal advice during the day, and that none was in contemplation. contempla-tion. Attorney Iverson last evening said: "Wo assume that the same spirit of fairness which actuated Governor T'amberger in reinstating Secretary Lynch, and which spirit we know is actuating the governor in everything every-thing he is doing, will move him to reinstate Mr. Chambers. When Mr. Barnes and myself called upon Governor Bamberger in the case of Mr. Lynh, the governor treated us most kindly aud considerately, consid-erately, and we expect that he will treat the case of Mr. Chambers Cham-bers in the same manner. Here is Mr. Chambers held up to public notice, without definite accusation, and his reputation seriously se-riously affected. We do not believe be-lieve that Governor Bamberger willfully would do a thing of this kind if he really understood how much it really means to a man of the caliber of Mr-. Chambers. Anomalous Condition. Then there js an anomalous condition con-dition existing in the office, which is an important one. especially right now, when the fishing season is opening. Licenses must be issued and wardens automatically suspended suspend-ed must perforce go ahead with their duties as good citizens, if not as deputies. Here is an office not abolished. Here is an officer not removed. Yet there is a vacancy. There is nobody no-body to take care of the work and the' incident responsibility. Certainly Cer-tainly F. B. Brown, special auditor, has no authority. Neither can he be j held responsible. I It is a condition of chaos. We j cannot believe that when he fully understands it Governor Bamberger Bam-berger is going to permit this condition con-dition of chaos to continue, even for a dav, much less a longer time. Expects Reinstatement. We expect Mr. Chambers to be reinstated. He is actually working in his office now. He must certain-lv certain-lv protect himself by keeping on the task. We most certainly expect that Governor Bamberger will remove the stigma necessarily attached to the unfortunate circumstance which has arisen. We feel that the governor gov-ernor will do this in a spirit of fairness fair-ness and justice, which we know is actuating him throughout. |