The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-01-09
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Governor.Elect Lee lnterviewed.

AASSA e 6.
Vermillion, Jan. 5.-Governor-elect
Lee was interviewed last evening at
his home in this city in regard to the
many office appointments, and his In
augural address which he has prepared
at the expense Of considerable time and
labor. The g~overnor-elect was found
busily engaged in packing up trunks
and boxes preparatory to the final re-
moval of himself and family to the cap
ital for a few months. The inaugural
address viii contain about 1000 words
and will devote considerable of its time
to h questions OF railroads and cor
porations and will treat state matters
in general as a populist governor
should. In regard to the appointing Of
his private secretary which has been
the subject of considerable conjecture
throughout the state. Mr.. Lee said: ~
suppose that / shall b. roasted more or
less by the state papers for making the
choice that l have in my assistant. Tom
Ayres has done more for me than any
other man in the state and l p to
pay him Well for it. He Is intelligent
and brainy and will be of great help to
me in my work. He has already gone
to Pierre to make preparations for our
coming and for the final removal of his
w FAMILY. He will make his home
there for the two years of my term of
Office" Mr.. Ayres will still have con
troll of the Plain Talk, the paper thai
did so much toward securing the gov
ernor's election. The governor has. no
doubt, made the choice, in his mind, at
least, to fill the many offices of the state
which are at his disposal. For bank ex-
aminer. Harry Sawyer, a bank cashier
of Miller, is a favorable candidate.
There are a dozen or more candidates
for the office of state oil inspector. The
office Is a paying one, but with little
work to do and a fat salary. MIR. Lee
hoped that whoever did receive the APP
p%ointlnent would attend to his business
and see that the proper kind Of oil came
into the state. The most sought for po-
sition is that the state warden, which
position will be filled with careful de-
cision by the governor because of its
Importance. While Senator Pettigrew
has promised his support to Cyrus
Waits. it is not at all probable that his
influence over the governor will be at
all felt to any great extent. In regard
to the other offices that are to be filled
Mr.. Lee says that there Is plenty of
time to make the proper appointments.
For some time there has been a rumor
afloat that there might be changes made
in the management and in the various
faculties of the educational institutions
OF h state at the event of Mr.. Lees
election. In regard to the matter Mr..
Lee said: THE state institutions of
learning have TOO long been under the
ban of political domination, when they,
above all things, should be the farthest
removed therefrom. These institutions
have a personal friend in me and need
fear no political upheaval from me-"
Several members of the faculty of the
state university of this place have been
fearing decapltation at his hand. Mr..
Lee will be a heavy loser in his business
by assuming the manifold duties of the
state that he has. The mall salary to
be derived from his position will no
where near compensate for the loss of
ime and energy expended by him. Mr..
Lee will occupy rooms near the capitol
with his wife and daughter Jessemine.