Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-12-05
State Patronage Controlled by the
Governor.


While the legislature controls quite
number Of appointments, the governO
of Ohio will have q nice batch to dis
tribute. The greatest number of places
OF course, is In the various public insti
tutions. the trustees of which are ap
pointed by the governor and confirmed
by the Senate. These trustees appoint
all the officers and employees, and as the
term of some of the Republicans will
not expire in time to enable Governor
Campbell to appoint their successors, il
may become necessary to reorganizt
them. Besides the election and Other
boards in the various cities of the State
and the trustees of public institutions
mentioned above, the following are the
offices that are filled by appointment ot
the governor, with a salary attached to
each:
Private Secretary, fees; executive
clek. who is secretary eX-officio of the
State board of pardons, Sl,SOO per an.
mum; assistant clerk, 81 200 per annum;
messenger, 5000.
The Governors military staff con-
sits of sixteen persons who rank as gen.
erals and colonels. But two of these
are salaried, viz: The adjutant general,
$4,000 per year, and assistant, 81 500.
The adjutant general Is superintendent
of the State House, and as such con-
trolls patronage as follows:
Chief clerk, 81 300, and six transcrib-
ing clerks at 81 200 each; superinten-
dent of laborers, superintendent of flag
room, visitors attendant, and day and
night policemen, whose salaries range
from ST 200 down TO $720. Besides two
engineers at Sl00 per month each, he
also appoints dozen laborers at So per
day each.
In the Roster department, which is
in charge ofa commission, consisting of
the governor, secretary of State and
adjutant general, there are one chief
clerk at 81, 200 per year, and eleven
clerks at 5000 each.
The commissioner of labor statistics
gets 81 900 per year and has three clerks
and a messenger, who get from $50 per
month down to $40. The commissioner
of railroads gets $1,000 per annum, and
has two clerks, one at 81 200, the other
at $1,000.
The chief inspector of mines gets
$4,000 and his five assistants, all
appointed by the governor, who get$1,-
600 or 81 200 each. The chief inspector
has clerk at $50 per month. The gov
ernor appoints the State inspector of
oils, who appoints assistants as follows:
Cleveland, four, and one in each of the
following cities: Cincinnati, Column
bus, Springfield, GAINESVILLE, Marietta,
Wellsville, Alliance, Gallon, Toledo,
Bradner, Lima, Mansfield, Urbana,
Sandusky, Akron, Bellaire; Xenia,
Dayton, Washington G. H. and Steu-
benville. The inspector and his assist
ants are paid from fees collected by
them.
There are one inspector of work shops
at $1,000, and three district inspectors
at 81 900 each. The chief inspector has
a clerk at $500.
The State superintendent of insur-
ance, whose term expires next June,
gets $4,000 per year, and he has five
clerks, whose salaries range from 81, 500
down to $500.
The State librarian gets 81 500 and
his assistant 81 200.
The supervisor of public printing gets
81, 200, aud has one clerk at $3.50 and
two or three laborers.
The dairy and food commissioner
gets $4,000, and two assistants appoint
ed by the governor, get 81 200 each.
In addition to the above, the COVER
nor appoints several boards, the MEM
Oers of which serve without pay-such
as the board of pardons, State board of
charities, board of pharmacy, board of
health, State live stock commissioner,
&c.
There is more patronage connected
With the penitentiary than any other
State institution.
There are five managers, three ofI
whom are Republicans, and, as the
erm of the first Republican does not
,xpire until May, 1892, it will be neces-
ary, in order to put the Democrats IL
.harge Of the institution before that
late, for the legislature to reorganize it,
which it will and undoubtedly should
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