Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-11-15
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GOVernor-EI6Ct LdFOIIett6 to Have
the Disposal OF Much Political

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governor the great variety of pie to
which allusion was made in these
columns Just before his nomination
will soon be available for distribution.
Something over 100 pieces are directly
at the disposal of the executive and
many others by mere suggestion to
the regular appointing power, as for
instance. to heads of commissions.
boards, departments etc. AS appoint
ments of importance, such as regents,
on the tax commission and board of
control, have to be confirmed by the
senate, all such as have been made in
the past two years will fall if Gov.
LaFollette shall merely fail to message
them up to the house of lords. There
are many of these. But here are a
few score good places plainly in sight.
In the office of governor there is
the private and military secretary.
who now draws $500, an executive
clerk at $500 and stenographer at
5000. 1t is generally conceded that
A. i. Rogers, who is varsity man, a
law graduate and who has really been
Mr.. LaFollette's private secretary for
some time, will continue this conf
Dental relation to which the not un-
welcome $3.50 of emolument is at
tached. Mr. Rogers has practiced
law in Mr.. LaFollette's office for sew
eral years. Bureau of labor statistics
Commissioners, $4,000; deputy com
missioner, loo; clerk, 1890; six
factory inspectors at 81 600 and neces-
sary travelling expenses; clerk and
stenographer at 1920; clerk and jan
itor at $744.
Dairy and food commissioner Com
missioner, $4,000; deputy, $1,000;
81, 800; stenographer, 5000. Oh. c.
Adams will not be troubled as COM
missioner unless something better is
availabe.)
Adiutant general $4,000; assistant
81, 400; CLERK end stenographer, ST.
200; bookkeeper, $40; pension clerk,
81 $50; volunteer service clerk, ST.
200. (The position of adjutant gen
eral has already by common consent
been allotted to Gen. Geo. E. Bryant,
who has fought Bob's battles ever
since he brought out the future gov
ernor for congress many years ago.
Quarter-master general $4,000; as
sistant, 81 400; clerk, 81 200.
Superintendent of public property,
$4,000; deputy, $1,000; chief clerk,
81, 400; chief engineer, $1,000. Be
sides these, there are some 60 APP
pointments. which include the as
sistant engineers, carpenters, ship
ping clerk, ianjtors in the various de-
partments, policemen, laborers and
scrub women. The janitors in the
various departments of the capitol
are all appointed by the superintend-
ent of public property and receive
S62 per month; the policemen, the
same; the laborer $50 per month, eX-
. cept foreman who receive $75 per
month. The head carpenter re-
ceives $1,000 per year and his first
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: engineer receives $50 per month, the
second assistant $50
State fish and game warden, 81
800 and travelling expenses, now held
by Jas. I. Ellarson of Wautoma.
Five regular deputies, salary and per
diem fixed by state warden.
State draughtsman at 81, 200.
Board of control-RIchard Z. Peth-
erick's term expires in April, 1901,
and Geo. W. Bishops in January.
1902. Salary $4,000.
University egeDts-Five vacancies
occur in February, 1901: VIM. F.Vilas
of Madison, Ogden H. Fethers of
GAINESVILLE. J. f. Morgan of Spring
Green. Orlando f. Clark of Appleton
and c. A. Galloway of Fond du Lac.
Normal school regents-F. A. Rose
of West Superior retires in February,
1901.
Supervising oil inspector DR.. II. b.
Tanner of Kaukauna retires in April,
1902, but he is an ardent LaFollette
man and is exempt from danger.
Besides all these places new ones
are constantly opening. Judges of
all courts from municipal to supreme
are liable to die or resign; the same
is true of county officials; there are
teachers and helpers OF manifold
character in the many state institu-
tions over whose appointment the
governor may exercise much control,
there are places ever opening on the
state board of health, on the state
board OF pharmacy, Of dentistry. oil
arbitration; there are lumber inspect
ors state veterinarian; some 81 oil
inspectors; four mem bers Of the state
board Of agriculture are to be named
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