St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-19
The Deputy Commissioners Of
Insurance Has Not Yet
Been Fired.
Gov. Merriam, However, Wants
His Place for q Politi-
cal Friend.
A Council Committee Sucz
ceeds in Bringing President
j. j. Hill to Terms. e
Abstract Clerk Murnane VIII
Decapitate a Few Clerks I
Next Wednesday.

The governor of Minnesota is very
wide awake in the distribution OF Off
cial patronage. 1t is No. from first to
last. During the past week two sub
ordinate officers of the state visited tho
chief executive sanctum. There first
came Labor Commissioner Lamb. He
desired the confirmation OF two deputy
commissioners; but Gov. Merriam did
not see eye to eye with Mr.. Lamb.
He laid the matter over ''fOr
consideration, which means that
Commissioner Lamb must drop one of
his app0intees. An opening will thus
be made for Louis Neimo, who is desir-
Gus of securinga deputy commissioners
ship. He worked assiduously for Gov.
Merriam during the last campaign aud
has his exceiiency's assurance that
something will he provided" for him.
The second visitor received by Gov.
Bailey. By a law passed during the re-
cent session of the legislature, the posi-
ton of deputy insurance commissioner
was created-that is the position of clerk
filled by w. NJ. Todd, is hereafter to be
dignifed by that title. The law pro-
vides the appointment to be made by
the chief commissioner, subject to the
governors approval. Commissioner
Bailey desired to retain w. NJ. Todd,
but Gov. Merriam refused to indorSe
the appointment-that is, for the time
being. 1t now tranSpires that there is
another Richmond in the field; that E.
H. Dearth, an editor of LIE Sueur, thinks
that the seat of the deputy insurance
commissioner would just fit him.
Mr.. Dearth was a strong. sup
porter of Gov. Merriam in his
candidature for the Republican nomina-
tien; Mr.. Todd was McGill man. The
latter is therefore not looked upon by
the chief magistrate of the state with a
friendly eye, and 10 doubt deter
mined effort will be made to Gust him.
MIR. Dearth appears to expect s0mething
from Gov. Merriam. He has been
candidate for several appointments.
First he fondled the idea of holding
down the position of secretary of the
railroad commission. This evaporated
into the state insurance commits
sioner, then down to assistant sec
rotary to the railroad commission.
All these failed, and now Mr.. Deart his.
working for the post of deputy insurs'
ance commissioner. There is TO doubt
Commissioner Bailey will reluctantly
relinquIsh his demand for the reap
pointment of MI. Todd. The latter is a
capable officer. He is we'll versed in the
intricate workings of the insurance de-
partment, which Mr.. Bailey, from his
short connection with the Office, must
fail to be. 1t is to the efficient working
of his department that Commissioner
Bailey should protest against raN
hand being boldly forced upon him, and
tried and trusty officer DISMISSED.
An evening paper stated yesterday
that MIR. Todd had already got his
quietus. Mr.. Todd denies this and
other statements reported by that paper.
He says: 80
'sEither the statement is premature or that
papers source of information is ahead of
mine. Under the law passed at the recent
session Of the legislature the insurance caHw
missioner was authorized to appointa dep.
uty, with the approval Of the governor. It
has been rumored that E. b. Dearth woR3d
be such appointee. but have heard nothing
authentic. He certainly has not been ap-
pointed yet. neither do know that he Will
be. The purported interview with me must
have been procured from some one else, for
I have done no talking for publication, and
have only spoken of the matter to one or two
intimate friends