Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-05
REED COUNTY COUNSELLOR.
HE SUCCEEDS COLONEL l.. II. Wa
TIERS IN THAT CAPACITY.
Other Appointments by the County
Court at Independence HeSter-
day-Many DisgruntIed DEM
ocratx-Other Court News.

diE-Many DisSruntied DEM
ocratS-Other Court News.
G /. Chrisman and ]. r.. Marsh were
inducted into office as county judges yes
tcrday morning at Independence and after
a lengthy executive session the following
appointments We're announced:
james A. Reed, county counselor.
H. S. EpDstein, county accountant, Re
publican: reappointed.
II stuckenberg, license inspector, Re
publican; reappointed.
Ed Winst&nley, superintendent Kansas
City court house.
J. L. Gilchrist. janitor.
John Conboy. janitor
William Rule, janitor.
Philip Murphy, janitor-
L. J. Broughal, janitoT.
Andrew Ohleson, janitOr.
Harry Skinner, janitor.
d. Noland janitOr.
/. W. Marsh, watchman.
w. Walker, coal heaycr.
Thomas Cody engineer.
james NJ. Tyler. assistant.
i c. Blair. assistant.
L. HalDin, assistant.
Hugh Mcdonald fireman.
hugh McTiernan, fireman.
w VI. Bower, elevator boy.
Frank Kelley, elevator boy.
Frank Jacobs, telephone boy.
Lloyd Watson, superintendent Kansas
City Jail. Kansas City.
J A -Boarman. physician at jail.
Mrs. Kate Grogan, matron.
John Coffee. cook.
Independence Court House.
Jerry Johnson, janitor.
Ed BOothe. assistant.
Albert Bolts, engineer.
]. W. Kinyon, physician.
Poor Farm.
o II. Gentry, Sr., superintendent.
r. X. Hillagoss. steward.
c. Hull. steward.
H Shrank, steward.
Mrs. o. II. Gentry, matron.
Miss Mollie Gentry, assistant.
Miss Matte Silvers. assistant.
w. L. Wood, engineer.
J c. Lee, physician.
Luke Sebald. fireman.
George King cook.
Maggie King, cook.
James Bean, librarian.
John Nichol
The corridors of the court house were
crowded with politicians. and the members
of the new court had hard time in push
ing their way to the judges bench. Ex-
Judge Smith introduced Judge Marsh, and
eX-Judge Larimer introduced his successor,
Judge ChrsInan.
When the judges were seated, Judge
Stone found that it was useless to attempt
10 proceed with business until the pie
hunting contingent was given some salts
faction. He announced that no official APP
pointments would be taken up or announc-
ed until in the afternoon. The court then
proceeded with some road matters, and
the buttonholing went on uninterrupted.
a central figure in the crowd was the en-
bodiment OF the Democratic party in the
shape of Joseph Shannon, who seemed to
be very busy. and steered clear of the Pop
ulist contingent. who had been promised
a crumb or two in the way of official
emolument.
James A. Reed, Judge Wofford. Johnson
Clark. a Populist orator; T. #. Crittenden,
John Thompson and every other Democrat
&c official of more or less Importance in
the county were present. The Popuist
contingent. however was not in an en-
Viabie frame of mind, for it was early un-
derstooa that the Popu1ists would be ig-
nored. There was a delegation from the
labor unions with an Endorsement Of the
engineering force at the Kansas City court
house for re-appointment. The delegation
WAS turned down, and later in the day the
engineers were turned out of their job to
give place TO political henchmen. There
was no cessation from the time the court
opened until the noon hour. The chorus
that went up from the pie hunters was
strong and Iusty With each succeeding
hour II grew louder and more angry. About
noon the judges found it Impossible to
proceed with business, and an adjournment
was Had. D. r. InEraham was there with
his lightning rod up for county account
ant. He was certain of it., as he had with
drawn from the county judge race in favor
of Marsh.
johnson Clark, another Pop, wanted to
he license inspector. DR.. f. p. Waring
wanted to be Jail physician. with the $3r
a month attachment and the advertising
thrown in.
Andrew jackson Jarner wanted place
as fireman. He had voted the silver ticket
and for his patriotism he claimed he was
fired from his job. /. +. Snediker wanted
license INSPECTOR. kit Rose wanted the
same job johnson Clark, the Pop orator
was quite sure of lis job as license inspec.
tor During the last campaign he got paid
10y Republicans and Democrats. and this
was urged against the ghost of Il show he
thought he possessed.
After a forenoon of interminable wrang-
ling in the court room. the court adjourned
and went into secret session. While ii was
known that Marsh and Chrisman had ar
rived at an agreement as 10 appointments
II was given out that Judge Marsh hat
visited Chrsman Saturday and declared
the deal off This fact. became known and
caused some disquietude.
The judges remained in secret session
two hours and then came out of their hid,
ing place with. the list of appointments.
The court room filled again, and ten min
utes after the appointments We're read of
all sorts of comments We're rife in the
room. The maddest set of men We're the
Populists. Charges of treachery were mad,
against Marsh and Chrisman. Not sin,
gle Populst was named Tor a place anC
dire threats against the court were made
The list was read out hy Judge Stone in
a loud voice. After reading the appoint.
1nents Judge Stone announced that tht
salaries to the various positions would b,
subject to subsequent revision by the court
lie also announced that those appointed
could take their positions al once.
over 20 applications We're filed with tht
court for places on the payroll and con
siderable ill feeling has resulted over III,
appointments. The court will be in ses
sion again to-day.
An Echo of Boom Days.
An echo of boom days was heard in Judg
Scarritt's court yesterday, where the cas-