Show I Governor Dern Accuses Somebody of Trying to toSu Su 1 ii Racing S-Racing irig Inquiry I CAPITOL CAPITOL Salt Lake Special Feb Governor IS-Governor 18 Dispatch Governor George II H Dern in a public issued today accused somebody of trying to head off the tile racing investigation lie bases his charge on the preposterous request for to conduct the inquiry The Th governors governor's statement Is short abort and to the point as follows TEXT OF OP MESSAGE GE The preposterous proposition that an appropriation ot of 3 Is needed to conduct this In Investigation tion ot of charges charees against the tho state fair board and racing commission Is a transparent effort to squelch the Investigation I was chairman of a joint corn com com ol ot the senate and house that Investigated the coal shortage In 19 1917 7 It waa was a protracted In- In Investigation investigation In Nine public sessions were held 28 2 witnesses examined and a complete transcript of ot the testImony consisting of ot over pages was made I am sure It nas as nasa wasa 11 a larger and more mor expensive catlon gatlon gation that the one on I have now re- re requested quested r-quested quested and my recollection Is that It cost less than 1000 1000 Somebody Is apparently afraid to ave this Investigation atlon go co tor- tor for war tor-war war war war-i and aDd Is using usine every means to tc I stop It It It II the tho investIgation had beta been commenced Immediately as I I requested it would be bo halt half over by this time The Tho house owes It to itself and to the people to press the Investigation gatlon gation It IC the Ule persons who have been accused of ot graft craft and miscon miscOn- miscOnduct misconduct duct are aro guilty they should be ex- ex exposed ex exposed posed and punished d 11 It on the theother theother theother other hand this i Is an attempt a cha character assassination a they should be exonerated and those who have made unfounded charges charee 1 be bo pilloried before pUblic opinion |