Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-05
REPUBLICAN, PLUMS.
Some or the Positions That Will Be Filled Next Month

Hartford. Dec J.-In addition to the large number of appointments that the incoming governor will be required to make, the general assembly has con siderable patronage at it's disposal. Each house, of course. organizes sep arately and appoints it's own officers. The senate elects clerk. q chaplain, two messengers, six doofkeepers and Janitor to the cloak room. The house chooses q clerk. an assistant clerk. q chaplain, four messengers and six doorkeepers. Within three days after the organization of the general assembly the senate and the speaker of the house must appoint clerk Of bills. Samuel A. Eddy of Netth Canaan held this responsible and lucra- tive position during the last session. George A. HolcOmbe of Hartford was the assistant clerk.
 The senate has several appointments to make independently. It will elect trustees for the Connecticut hospital for the insane to succeed Elijah K. Hubbard and Frank B. Weeks of Mid dletown. pr William D. Morgan of Hartford, Costello Lippitt of Norwich, William B. Foster of Vernon and Tim othy E. Hopkins of Killingly. The senate will also elect trustees of, the cOuutctltuG SclDOl lOE IoONS IO SuccPGl Francis H. Parker of Hartford. John C. BvXbee. John w. Coe and Eugene A. Hall of Meriden and Charles F. Brown of Bridgeport. Trustees of the Connecticut agricultural college will also be elected by the senate to succeed William E. SimondS of Canton. T. $. Gold of West Cornwall and s. O. Bow en of Eastford.
 Fbe senate will also appoint trustees for the Bacon academy: bridge com missoners for the Middletown and Portland bridge. the Rope Ferry bridge. the Suffield and Thompsonville bridge. and the Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point bridge. and ferry commissioners for BisselTS ferry, the Glastonbury and Rocky Hill ferry. the East Haddam and Tylerville ferry. the Hadlyme and Chester ferry. the Mid ale Ha;ldam and Maromas ferry. the New London and Groton ferry and the Saybrook and Lyme steam ferry.
 Among the appointments which the general assembly will make are the following:s Members of the state libra " committee to succeed Secretary of State Huber Clark of Willmantic and Judge William Hamersley of Hartford; ; members of the state board of educa- ton to succeed George NJ. Darlington of Winchester and Prof William G. Sumner of New Haven: state auditor to succeed D. Ward Northrop of Mid dletown: members of the commission of sculpture to succeed the late Charles Dudley Warner of Hartford, Charles Noel Flagg of Hartford, and Kirk H. Leavens of Norwich.
 About the most important parton age. at the disposal of the general as sembly is the county commissioner plums. The contest for these posi- tions. especially in the larger counties, is frequently very breezy and aggres- sive. Occasionally it is hinted that in- defensible methods are resorted to. The nominees are chosen at the party caucuses of the senator's and repreSen- tatives from the different counties. and in some cases tremendous pressure is brought to bear upon the members.
 The terms of the following county commissioners will shortly expire and the general assembly will name the successors: Hartford county. Edward w. Dewey of .Granby; New Haven county, Hart D. Munson of New Ha- ven: New London county. B. F. Will Hams of Stonington: and Gilbert Hew- jtt of Norwich: Fairfield county, Whiteman S. Mead of Greenwich: Windham county. Herbert Cortis of ThoDlpson: Litchfield county, George W. Hall of Canaan: MiddleseX county. George A. Olcott of Clinton: Holland county, John Thompson of Ellington.