Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-29 | Page 8 | Thinks Appointments Contrary to Law

Thinks App Appointments Contrary to Law V Editor Telegram Telegram- Telegram HoW How does 1 It happen that the board of f trustees trustee of tho the state Industrial school a at Ogden Is composed V of ot fo four r cl V izen members member all of ot whom are cans an and only one Democratic member member mem mern- ber her 13 Ut the he citizen member when th the laws law's laws of the state pertaining to the state Institution provide pro that of ot the citizen members of the board no rio more than three thre shall belong to the same political l V-V V p party This is a question which the people peo pen pie In O Ogden den are asking und and likewise like likewise like like- w wise se in other parts of the state Chapter 9 of the compiled complIed laws o of Utah 1917 which pertains to th thu tho state Industrial school among other othe matters says The government and control o of the school shall shaH be vested In a board of f trustees which shall consist of the attorney general and I superintendent of pUblic rinn n nil five Jve resident citizens of the state Not more more than three of ot uch ouch citizens citi citi- zens shall be of or the same political party and they shall shah be appointed for the term of f four foul years rears On March 6 Governor Charles R. R Mabey submitted to the senate the tho names o of Frank J. J Stevens of ot Ogden Og Og- den Walter Valter N. N Parr Farr of ot Ogden and John K Hard Hardy of Salt Lake to fill ill the regular term of ot four years ears serving until 1927 These appoint appoint- ments meats were confirmed by t the te e sen sen- ate Two years ago on March 7 Gay Gov appointed Frank Mer Ncr Merrill rill nh r f Brigham City and Mrs Eunice Eu Eu- Eunice nice Bowman of Ogden ag aJ members of the board of or trustees of ot tho Industrial in industrial In- In school to serve from April I 1 I. I 1921 to April 1 1925 T ey were confirmed by the senate Of the five citizen members It is now understood that four of ot them are Republicans and one a no Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat hence the query qUeley why the law has not been complied with by parceling par par- celing the commission on political lines as provided in the compiled complIed laws The Democratic member r of the board hoard is Walter Waiter Farr tho other members are are- classed as c V J J. J p P. P L. L