Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-02-14 | Page 7 | Government Had Aided in Politics

GOVERNMENT HAD AIDED IN POLITICS Washington, Fob. 14 The houso Inquiry into the Florida Everglades was onlivened today by testimony that the department of agriculture In times pnst had sent some cf its experts on campaign tours with congressmen seeking ro-election J. O. Wright, formerly In the department, de-partment, but now chief'drainage engineer en-gineer of Florida, said that, in 1903, he was detailed to accompany Repro. sentatlve John H. Small of North Carolina, Car-olina, Democrat, to Washington, D. C, during a campaign Four othor agricultural department employes, ho said, went along. The government paid the expenses, Mr. Wright said. Other candidates he had helped, he said, were Representative Goodwin and Representative Thomas of North Carolina Car-olina and Representative Ransdcll of Louisiana. no