Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-11-26
PLUMS FOR MISSOURIANS.
Governor-Elect Stephens Has Made
Up His Little List.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO-, Nov. IL
Since he has been in enforced retire.
ment on account of his eyes Governor
elect Stephens has been considering
appointments and is said to have made
up his lists out of the hundreds of ap-
plications. 1t is now positive that
Governor Stone has refused to accept
the st. Louis excise commiss1onership,
the best of the places to be filed, be-
cause his friends thought that it would
lower the dignity of his present posi-
ton. 1t is said that Ed. T. Orear,
chief clerk of the state treasury, can
have the rich place if he desires it.
Appointments which have been de-
finitely settled upon by Mr.. Stephens
are as follows: Private secretary,
Paul B. Moore, his brother-in-law;
labor commissioner, Chairman A. A.
Rozelle of the Populist State Commit
tee; state mine inspector, Charles
Evans, the present incumbent; ste
nographer, AL. Morrow, Governor
Stones stenographer.
There was some doubt about the po-
sition of warden of the penitentiar
but it is thought to have been definite
ly settled in favor of Senator Jack
| Stark, an old time friend of the Steph-
ems family. Will Draffen, who comes
from Boonville, is said to stand an ex-
cellent chance for coal oil inspector
for Kansas City.
R. B. Speed, editor of the Nevada
| Mail, it is said, will be the next ad-
jutant-general. A petition is being
circulated in National guard circles in
the state asking that General Wick
ham be retained in the official family;
but 1t will hardly accomplish its pur-
pose for political reasons alone.
Jefferson City is beginning to pre-
pare for the Thirty ninth general as
sembly, which will convene January
6. The local janitor has been busily
engaged in cleaning the house and
senate chambers and arranging the
seats, and some of the legislators have
already made their selections. There
will be at least seven contests for
seats.
The old question of a fellow servant
law will be up again and, it is said, the
Democratic members will especially
make it a point to see that such a law
shall 60 on the statute books this time.
The great "lobby king" Col. Phelps,
was in the city recently and, it is said,
has secured quarters for the winter.
The question, "What shall be done
with the convicts?" will again occupy
the attention of the assembly, but as
no one seems to have a definite plan
that is better than the present one,
there will likely be no change.
Jefferson City will not ask much
from the state in the way of appro-
priations this year. Her expert lob
byists will attempt to have a bill pass
ed for the improvement of the capital
and mansion grounds in harmony with
the rest of the city. Two hundred
thousand dollars will cover all that
will be asked for to accomplish this.
A bill to remedy some of the SER
ious defects in the Australian ballot
system will no doubt be introduced
and a bill to regulate the power of
police boards in the cities is a posi-
bility.
The appropriation for state recep-
| tions will likely be increased by the
incoming legislature, having been re-
duced by the last assembly. What is
expended by the state will be doubled
by the Governors wife, who is an en-
tertainer of note and the season is *
pected to be a gay M The executive
mansion needs refurnishing and Mr..
Stephens will do it at his own expense
if the state will not.