The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-16

GOVERNOR MONT NAMES STATE
HOUSE CUSTODIAN AND ENGINEER.
Vest Succeeds Standardization
Come 10 Talk About Various
other Appointments.

Governor Mount relieved the pressure
yesterday morning by announcing his APP
pointment of the assistant custodian. Gus
todian and engineer OF the Statehouse. or
rather superintendent OF building and
groJUnds'- and superintendent of machin-
cry as they are called under the new law.
The lucky man out OF the Isl applicants
for the place custodian is John W. Vest,
OF this city. who has been for many years a
passenger conductor the Peoria division
Of the Big Four. He is a good deal more of
a business man than a politician. though
he has always been d stanch Republican.
He was born I'm Monroe county in 1913 end
worked farm until July 1861. when he
enlisted as a private in Company y,
Twenty-first Indiana. and served three
years. At the close of the war he secured
a position as conductor on the c.. Il. & q.
road. which he held until 1881. when he re-
signed to accept a similar position on the
l.. E. & w. This road has since been alb
sorbed By the Big Four. but he has re-
tanned his position with IL. He removed to
this city in 1881 and has since resided here.
having comfortable home at 46l North
Meridian street Among those who in
dorsed his application were General Lew
Wallace. Il. Il. +. PIERCE, +. III. Nebeker,
j. X. Henry. W. L. Overstreet and James l..
Allen. He had written a very plain and
businesslike application and had then ar
ranged and indexed his Endorsements, which
included a large number OF letters from
well-known people in addition to those
mentioned. and petitions or some length
from employees of the Big Four and i. &
V. and from citizens OF Marion, Hendricks.
Monroe and Wayne counties.
Edwin ID. Logsden was appointed assist
ant custodian at $40 month. He was one
Of the numerous applicants for first place.
He is man of about thirty-five years of
age and has heretofore been engaged in
the manufacture of brooms. He has been
an active Republican and was the candi-
date of the Marion Club for the position.
The man who succeeds Mike" Cain as
engineer is s. c. Schutt, assistant engineer
at the courthouse. Schutt Is a man OF
enormous size and is recommended as one
OF the most competent engineers in the
city and a first class electrician as well.
He has been "a little more active in politics
than Mr.. Vest, and IL is needless TO say
has always been good Republican.
The crowd at the Governors office
started up I'm full force again yesterday and
there were always so many ahead that one
who wanted TO see him had TO wait his
very rigid about this matter of taking peo-
pie in their turn and no matter who ii is
wants 10 see him. he must wait until those
who came in ahead of him have been at
tended to. Those who come now are anx-
ious about the appointments of the various
boards of control and police commissioners.
A delegation from Jacksonville. headed by
Senator Watson came I'D to advise about
the appointment of the Jeffersonville police
board. They are anxious that none of the
commissioners appointed by Governor Mat
thewS should remain upon the board.
Ex-Representative James f.. Watson
headed delegation from Rushville that
came up to advise the reappointment OF
Ben l.. Smith, whose term member OF
the board of control of the Knightstown
Home has expired.