The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-15
PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY

arose that has never been overcome.
DR.. Hewitt, who is somewhat of an
autOcrat, with all his learning and
special knowledge on questions of san
itatiOn and health, became an object Of
dislike to the medical faculty. Unseen,
but felt, the opposition to DR.. Hewitt
as secretary of the board gradually be-
came manifest. Engaged in his work
DR.. Hewitt paid no attention to his
enemies, and was Indifferent to the
claims he might have on the office of
secretary because OF his fitness and
long service. The salary of the office
Of secretary had been increased from
So, 600 to So, 500 per year when the mem
bership of the board was increased
One candidate after another looked
with envying eyes on the pretty plum,
only to mOdeStly withdraw when they
learned that DR.. Hewitt drew that sal
ary from the state, not as secretary of
the board Of health, but because of his
eminent fitness for the position Of eX-
ecutiVe member.
But after the appointment of the
medical faculty members at the state
university there was a disposition on
the part of at least one Of the mem
bers to take up DR. HeWitt'S work and
with it the salary. Just what influence
was brought upon the governor to in
fuence his action in selecting a suc-
is certain that it was no love for DR..
Reynolds, nor was it in response to any
demand or even request upon the part
of the farmers to appoint a veterinar-
IAN Dr. Eewitt's friends believe that
it was the effort of another member Of
the board to secure the secretaryShip
and the salary attached thereto that
induced the governor to make the
change So long as DR.. Hewitt was
member Of the board it was a fore
gone conclusion that he would be Sec
retary and dominating spirit. Dr. Rey.
nolds, it Is conceded, is man well
fitted in his profession, and there is
no doubt that his services to the state
will be valuable in his line. But, say
DIR. Hewitt's friends, science, publr:
sanitation and health have been sac
rificed to personal ambition.
Drs. H. M. Bracken, Westbrook and
Millard, members of the board, are also
members Of the faculty of the medical
department of the state university The
two former were appointed by Gov.
Clough There three gentlemen - or
the first two, because DR.. Millard has
been absent from the state for two
months-opposed the reappointment Cf
DR.. Hewitt as secretary on the ground
that another and younger man would
| be of greater service. DR.. Bracken, it
is said is an open candidate for the
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attached thereto. AS DR.. Hutchinson
was appointed merely to fill the mem
| bership on the board the board will
| elect its own secretary at an early date
| DR.. Reynolds, under the circumstances
may be expected to vote with the
| other gentlemen of the university med
| ical faculty and by voting for himself
| DR.. Bracken will have at least four
votes, and Drs. Hutchinson and Mayo
may be relied upon to vote for almost
ANY ONE ELSE THAN BRACKEN
Both are warm supporters of Dr.
| Hewitt, and it is understood that Dr.
| Mayo, figuratively, at least, stood the
| governor on his head when the news
| of the appointment Of DR.. Reynolds
was made public. The governor sur
| prised every member Of the board ex-
] cept his Minnea polls friends by the
appointment. Just where Dr. McComo,
| DR. Staples and DR.. Nissen stand or
| the question is not known, but as they
believed in Dr. Hewitt and the eff
cheney of his duties, it is probable that
| there will be some bitter talk indulged
| irt during the next meeting of the
1 board
In addition to his work as member