The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-13
MAY MAKE TROUBLE YET.
appointment of DIR. Reynolds in DR..
Hewitt's Place,

DR., M. H. Reynolds. who was ap-
pointed to. succeed Dr. C. u. Hewitt
on the state board Of health. is the
innocent cause of reformation in the
senate's method of considering the
governors appointments. 1t was an
parent When the senators gathered
yesterday morning that the appoint
ment would not be confirmed without
show of opposition. Next to the
anticipated fight over the Greer Judi
cary committee resolution, it was the
chief topic Of discussion before the
senate convened. Many of the senators
were personal friends of the noted
specialist, who had failed of appoint
ment, while all of them had long been
famlllar with the name, and the work
OF the veteran secretary of the state
board of health. The fact that so far
as the senate was aware there had
been no complaint Of incompetency or
lnefhclency~or even an intimation of a
desire to be relieved from the work Of
the office, caused the surprise The
suspicion was that some personal
animus must have inspired the change.
and It was the opinion that if this
were the case, then it was time that
the senate should either become a real
adviser OF the governor, or else have
nothing to do with the appointments
at all.
senator stevens stated this view of
the case when, after the session open
ed, Senator Pottgieser introduced a.
resolution that all appointments by the
executive now or hereafter to be sub
m1tted be hung up three days after
reading and then considered in execu-
tive session. The resolution was adopt-
ed without dissent, and as the first
batch OF appointments was submitted
over three days before, the senate went
rule. 1t took but few minutes to con-
firm the appointments of L.~G. Powers.
labor commissioner; N c. Kingsley
railroad commissioner; John Coleman
and L. IL. Titus, trustees of the state
hospital for the insane.
When the executive session was over
the rest of the appointments were read.
At the close of the reading Senator
Yale moved that the Ramsey county
delegation be directed to ascertain who
the new appOintee to the state board
of health was and where he lived.
Senator Stevens thought that an ap-
preparation should accompany the mo-
ton. With that the incident was
closed.
For the benefit Of the members of
the senate it may be stated that Dr.
Reynolds is the veterinarian of the uni
Versity farm school at ST. Anthony
Park. A gentleman connected with
that institution said yesterday: "This
appointment is timely, as swine dis
ease is abroad in the land and needs
! to be cOmbatted, and it is eminently
wise as DR.. Reynolds is the only veter-
| marian on the board. He is very popu-
| lar with the live stock breeders of the
! state, and his appointment is certain
to meet with the entire approval Of
! the live stock breeders and farmers
principally"
Representative Jens K. Grondah1
who halls from Red Wing, Goodhue
/ county, seen last night at the Windsor,
! had the following to say regarding the
! appointment of DR.. Reynolds: II have
! not seen DR.. Hewitt for many months
| and do not know what view he takes
! of the governors action. 1t came as
| a great surprise to me and my col
! leagues, and / do not know any one
/ who was aware Of what was to happen.
! The few who have spoken to me of
the matter today regard the appoint
ment as a blow to Goodhue county
! While we are all proud, very naturally.
! Of the magnificent work Dr. Hewitt
has done, and the recognition he has
| received both at home and abroad
we feel that ii is not Goodhue county
alone, but the whole state that will
| suffer. DR.. Hewitt has devoted nearly
| twenty-five years of his life to the
| study of infectious diseases and 1t is
| he who has made the board what it Is
| today. Moreover, the compiling of vi
! tai statistics under his direction has
| come near perfection, and no state in
| the union can show a better or more
! effective system. In regard to the
feeling in Red Wing. DR.. Hewitt's home
| know but little, but several messages