Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-06
TOO MANY OFFICES,
MIR. Stanley Intends to Abolish All
| That He Can-PardOns Board
| Will he First to Ga.

TOPEKA, Dec. 5.-(SpeciaL) Govern
or-elect w. L. Stanley came up from
Wichita on early morning train and
held conference during the forenoon
with George A. Clark, secretary of state
elect. and George E. Cole, state auditor
| elect. He left at noon for home. The
policy governing appointments was under
discussion for brief period, but the most
| OF the time was devoted to discussion Of
matters that should receive consideration
| in the governors message.
BY reason of his experience as state aud
itor under the Morrill, administration, Mr..
Cole was considered eminent authority on
aHairs pertaining to state finances and he
was consulted in regard to matters that
are to go into Mr.. Stanley's message
MIR. Clark's experience on the state board
of charities made him available for advice
along the line of government for the state
charitable institutions. Mr. Stanley got
| some valuable information from these gem
tlemen.
Appointments were casually discussed,
but nothing was definitely decided upon"
said the governor-elect at the conclusion of
the conference. Before any appointments
outside of state house employees are de-
termined upon. there will probably be a
conference of all the state ofticers-elect
Il will give this week to applicants for
Office. The latter part of the week l may
announce a few appointments. Beginning
| next Monday, l shall devote my entire
time until inauguration to preparing my
message
What offices or boards do you intend to
abolish?" was asked.
The state board of pardons will go, and
| some other minor offices, but l can't saw
just yet which ones. l have made up my
mind, but / have not looked up the au-
| thority creating them. 1t is possible that
may run up against a constitutional pro-
vision or a statute of a mandatory order.
Until l look this matter up, l cannot say
what offices they are.
IF the laws will permit, there NAV be
a consolidation of some boards. / believe
the Hutchinson reformatory and the state
penitentiary should be under the same
board. Other boards as now constituted
| have too many members. There will be
d reduction in them, probably down TO the
| constitutional limit. This will be done un-
| less 1t is patent that it would be more eco
nomical to the state TO leave the member
| snip as it now is
| is there scarcity of applicants for
places?'
'Golly, no. But, really, there are not as
many as l looked for. Last week | re-
ceived about 800 letters which / have not
yet had time to read. My friend, Albaugh,
| Is arranging them for me, and | will go
| through them when l get home and answer
| them
But you know have not many places
! to give out he went on, "and perhaps
that is the reason that the rush is not lIp
! to the public expectation. So far as I
| can learn, 1 only have about twenty-eight
appointments to make. four to the con-
gressional district. i will not attempt TO
dictate the appointments at the various
! institutions l shall let that job out to the
1 boards controlling them. Then the respon-
sibility will not be divided. l will endeavor
/ 10 have good men for these boards and en-
] join upon them the necessity of giving all
places at the various institutions TO people
of good character. That is as far as / will
meddle with the work of organization of
the forces at those Institutions