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Show Dr. Ernest that the elected Auditor have any Four states now have both In elected and legislative professional qualifications. auditors, point of record, Utah has never as Utah would have if the prowho a was cerhad an Auditor posed amendment is approved. tified public accountant, although Reason for placing auditing one State Auditor became a CPA responsibility with the Legafter completing his term of islature is that the Legislature public office. It is felt that an appropriates state moneys and auditor selected by the Legisla- should be responsible for seeing ture would more likely be chosen that they are expended in ac on the basis of professional ab- L Wilkinson Files For Hat. Committeeman Dr. Ernest L. Wilkinson, forcountry to escape the draft and mer president of Brigham Young thereby became a fugitive from University for 20 years and justice is entitled to return and enjoy the same rights, privileges prominent Utah Republican, Saturday (July 8) announced his and blessings as those who honored the call of duty." candidacy for Republican National Committeeman from Utah. Dr. Wilkinson promised to do Election of a new national com- his "utmost to uphold sound Remitteeman will be held at the 1972 publican principles and to defeat Utah State RepublicanConvention either George McGovern or his at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake fellow socialistic travelers." City next Saturday (July 15). In a letter sent recently to all delegates to the state convention Dr. Wilkinson announced that he decided to run after learning that Ken Garff, current committeeman, had planned not to seek the office again. Dr. Wilkinson was his party's candidate for United States Senator from Utah in 1964, and was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1956, 1960, and 1968, serving twice on the Platform Committee. In his letter to the delegates he explained he decided to place his name before the state convention because: "Now that I have resigned as president of BYU, I have time to render such services. "My health is better than it has been for the last 15 years. "I have had extensive experience in Washington, and have a friendship with many senators and congressmen, and believe I could be of real service to my State and County. "Iam very much concerned the trends of government in both parties and would like to be of help in opposing the trend to the left. "I have sufficient acquaintance with prominent citizens that I believe I can enlist proper help to raise funds for the Party." In a outline of his convictions on current issues, Dr. Wilkinson stated that he opposes abolition of capital punishment for murder, highjacking, and treason, and congratulated the four justices appointed by Nixon who voted President against abolishing this punishment. He also asserted that he opposes busing to achieve integration, opposes promiscuous abortions, opposes constant deficit spending "whether it be in my party or any other," and opposes reckless pyramiding of costs of operating government and continuous increase of taxes. Dr. Wilkinson said he objects to certaingroups of citizens being two-pa- ge Com-mitt- Dr. Wilkinson began the prac-cti- ce of law in 1928 as an associate of Hon. Charles Evans Hughes, later Chief Justice of the IT. S. Supreme Court. Later in Washington, D. C, he represented the Ute Indians in cases lasting over 16 years and resulting in judgments totaling approximately $32,000,000. In the next 20 years he gained national fame for a second career as he built BYU into the largest private university in the United States (on a basis of full-tistudents), and enrollment grew from 4,654 in 1950 to over 25,000 in 1970, accompanied by construction of over 80 major, permanent buildings. The student activities building High honor came to Dr. Wilkinson in 1961 when he was the George Washington Medal by the Freedoms Foundation for his address to the National Chamber of Commerce on free enterprise, again in 1971 for his address to the Oakland Rotary Club, and in 1963 at a public dinner at Hotel Utah he received the highest award of the American Coalition of Patriotic He was one of 10 Societies. nationally named "Businessman of the Year" in 1971 by the Religious Heritage of America. management in government The Foundation emphasized State Auditor charged with crime that its recommendation is in no or malfeasance in office," the way a reflection on the incumbent Foundation noted, "but this happy its recommendation is in no way fact does not change the basic a reflection on the incumbent situation relating to sound auditVtak State Auditor or any of his ing practices." predecessors in office. "There has never been a Utah Jackie Gleason is 56 years old. and spendi operations. Accepted sound accounting practice calls for to be inpost-auditi- ng dependent of management. s u EVERYTHING FOR SUMMER FURTHER REDUCED NOW AT LEAST post-auditi- ng TO shared. Utahns were urged to support cords of completed transacta proposed constitutional amendions should be performed by an ment which would establish a independent agency which has had legislative auditor, in a research no previous connection with the report released this week by records to be audited. Utah voters Utah Foundation. 3. There is no requirement will consider revision of the entire legislative article (Art. VI) PRICE OFF REGULAR 12 SPORTSWEAR LADIES "While the number of states relying on an elected official, either to take sole or share responsibility, has remained relatively stable over the past two decades, there have been dramatic shifts to the concept of a legislative auditor and away from the auditor responsible to the governor," the Foundation stated. "Between 1954 and 1972, the number of states giving the responsibility, in whole or in part, to the Legislature more than doubled, while the number placing it with the Governor's appointee was reduced to fewer than half the base figure." Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Establish Legislative Auditor - Sleeveless Knit Top All Ladies SUMMER HOT PANTS SANDALS Ladies Summer DRESS SHOES BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOL aos-ou- i SHOES at the general election in November. The Foundation, Utah's private, nonprofit, public service agency, ordinarily presents factual and statistical material without making recommendations, but took a stand in the present situation because "the Foundation has consistently stood for the adoption of accepted sound principles of management in the field of public administration." Summarizing reasons for believing "that the best interests of the State would be served by approval of the proposal for a legislative auditor (an auditor of public accounts responsible to the State Legislature), the Foundation noted: L There is serious doubt that the existing office of elected classified as "minorities," beauditor is "independent" and cause all are Americans regard"responsible directly to the voless of sex, race, creed, color, ters." In every election since national origin, or economic statehood, the Auditor has been status and should not be labeled of the party winning the majority with any designation which infer of presidential votes in the state. he is inferior to any other AmThere is little or no evidence that erican. Auditors are elected on the basis He said he favors reforming of professional or personal qualiwelfare programs, but not a guarfications. He supports the A recent anteed wage. 2. Utah Supreme right of free men and women to Court decision confirms the right voluntarily join or refrain from of the elected Auditor to superfunction of the vise the pre-aujoining unions as provided in Iliads right to work act and section State Department of Finance. It of the Act. is an accepted axiom of sound He also said "I do not believe accounting practice that post-authat one who fled to another the examination of re 14-- B Commerce committees on government expenditures and national defense, and overseer of Freedoms Foundation. of Utah Foundation Reports: of the Utah Constitution of ility than would a candidate for office, running on a partisan ticket. 4. Approval of a legislative auditor would not abolish the elective office or restrict its authority, but would provide an additional valuable check on the operations of state government. Utah statutes now provide for the position of legislative auditor, the Foundation notes, but the office has not been filled for In the two years or more. light of Supreme Court decisions it has been felt that a legislative auditor without constitutional authority might be subject to legal challenge even though such challenge has not beenmade. In recent years there has been a decided trend among many states toward making a responsibility of the Legislature or to the Governor, or are elected officials. Sometimes the auditing responsibility is was named "Ernest L. Wilkinson Center" in his honor, and he has received honorary doctor's degrees from BYU, University of Ft. Lauderdale, and Grove City College, Pa. He has served as president of the American Association of Independent College and Univeree sity Presidents, on the Utah to the White House Conference on Education in 1955, THE LEHI FREE PRESS, THURSDAY. JULY 13. 1972 cordance with legislative intent. 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