The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-08
FOUR OF THEM CHOSEN.
Mayor-Eleol Weed Decides on Who
Shall Fill Some Of the Big
Offloes
Jos Davis for Marshal, Steve Oar
penter. City Clerk, and M A.
Moyendorf Engineer
Thomas Connor for Police sergeant
The street Commissioner Not Yet
Annsunced-Out Tor Policemen.

Since the result OF the city election be-
came known Mayor Eleot Weed has been
bssiRsd By applicants for Office. Whether
Al the hotel. at his Office. or on the street,
be las had them. both tue applicants and
their friends. Finally the pressure became
90 great that the onlg way OF escape was Ia
one of the small rooms al the Montana
club or one OF the neiRhborinQ offices 30
his own in the Me chants bank building.
Finally, following the example Of P.eSi.
dent Cleveland when be selected the mem
bers OF his cabinet. tho msyor-elect de-
oidsd to announce the names Of those be
meant to appoint ss fast as BIO agreed upon
them. This served double pufpose-it
saved the mayor-eieet further annoyance
10 regard TO these particular Offices and II
relieved the anHious strain on the other Ap.
plicanis.
The MOST prominently mentioned for ihe
once Of city marshal all along have been
w. II. Or. Thomas Graham, James Hatha-
way aud william Sims, The latter, how
eve u - underztood. made no hgut for
the place. MIR. Hath ways name wa used
more eepe tally because OF the close per
sonal r-lations existing between HIM and
E1-Crng essmnn 1bOA II. Carter. Nj &.
Cfah relisd principally on his services TO
the party IN supi o of his candidacy. M.
Orr moved around actively and industri-
ously and secured a large backing OF bust
ness men and Othe .. Up 10 yestsrday
morning IL was thouRht that NJ. Orr
would be the lucky one. Du Jog the day,
however, the opposition 10 MT. Orr from
the friends of tue other candidates bscame
so ct onR that the mayor-eleot uas COM
relied 20 look q ound for o new mAFshal.
He then selected JOSEF Davis who up to
that time had been making no
active canvas for the place. though
bis name bad been mentioned.
The selection OF Mr.. Davis. while natur-
allV IL will not be pleasant news TO the other
a. plioanta. IL still regarded a. a good one.
Judge Davis he's taken no prominent pa I
in local politics for several years. though
he has always been an active worker for his
party ticket on election day. The new
marshal hes served as probate judge of this
county, and ia an old-timar in Helena.
Another Office which the mayor-slsct will
not have TO worry over nny more is that OF
city clerk and alto ney. since the election
the politicians have given the place at vari-
Gus times TO Henry q. Smith. who was
COMMITTEES during the campaign. and Ste
pben Ca penter, who assisted Mr.. Weed
in the discharge of his dutiss as
district alto ney at the last term
Of tha United States court. The
mayor-slect last night relieved the
l enter vas 10 be the city eek and attoT-
ney. There was this to say Of the two ap.
D. icants, that both were Young men OF good
standing in their profession OF the law. and
in their party, and when Mr.. Weed was
speculating over hia choice be knew that no
matter which way be decided, the success
ful man would be personally unobieotion-
able.
The selection Of city engineer was also
made yesterday. The place will 20 TO NJ
A. Meyendorf. There were not 30 many
applicants Tor that position rs for many
othe =, and the incoming mayor was nAtur-
ally less embarrassed IN making a selection.
Mir. Meysndorh was q civil engineer before
be became melter in the ASSAY ofhoe, and
has forgotten nothing that be knew about
the profession during tho number of years
that no has been In office and IN mercantile
business.
One other selection 10 annouueed-that
Of police soIRsAnL Thomas Conner has
cen chosen 70 the POSITION. Mr.. Con-
nor wns chosen over a long list OF appli-
cHnts. He IL spoken of by those acquainted
with him as . most eatimable gentleman
and one both suited TO aud desei wing of the
lace.
Oue OF the most important offices under
the incoming administration had not been
filled up 20 last nj ht That 10 the place Of
street commissioner. o. Friday afternoon
Mr.. Weed had Just twenty applicants for
this Office. Many OF them were from men
whose personal and political standing was
suoh as TO make tue matter Of choice
difficult one.
There are reports that a change is possible
in the Office Of FIRE marshal. The present
incumbent 10 q. r. McKinnon. who was
promot d 10 the position from the rsnks bv
Mayor kisinschmidt In 1891. He was con
tinued IN Office by Mayor Curtin. The
name most prominently mentioned for the
piacs il that OF Ed Reese, at present fore
man OF thu Fifth ward hose house.
Ahont the minor positions there is not a
great deal Of talk, though there 10 no deaTth
OF applications. For positions on the
police force there are between forty and
nifty applicants. There are twelve places TO
be hllpd