Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-18
The JOBS ASSIGNED
Governor.Elect Cummins' Ap.
pointments About Decided
Upon-.Successful Ones.
Wants to Select an Old Soldier
For Pardon Secretary.
Garrett Likely.
Parmelee Slated For Chief OF
Police..The Other Soft
Jobs.
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Des Moines, Dec. 1S.-The matter of
appointments under Governor Cum
minis is practically disposed of now.
Announcements will not be made for
several days as yet, but conferences
and consultations have been held which
have disposed of most of the places or
directed the general lines along which
the decisions will be rendered. The
places which will be given out at the
beginning of the year or soon there
after will be filed about as follows:
Adjutant general-Melvin II. Byers,
Des Moines, $4,000.
Private secretary-John Briar. Des
Moines, $500.
Pardon secretary-B. w. Garrett,
Leon, $1,000.
Requisition clerk-Rufus w. Har-
vey. Des Moines, $1,000.
Pardon clerk-E. o. Patterson,
Greenfield, $1,000.
Stenographer-Isabe Wilson, Cen
terville, $3.50.
Usher-Wm. Coalson. Des Moines,
$50.
This leaves but one place IN the gov
ernor's office not filled, that OF general
brother-in-law of Ex-Governor jack
son. An old soldier will be picked for
this place, unless there is change in
the present and immediate program
for pardon secretary and an old SOL
dier goes in that place. Strong
pressure is being brought on the
governor elect to appoint an old
soldier for this place. He de-
sires to recognize the old soldiers and
to give them an excellent place. They
have always been his friends and he was
frequently invited to speak at their
great camp fires. He may pick on
George A. Newman, of Black Hawk
county, for the place of pardon secre-
tary, but the strongest pressure is be-
ing brought to have Garrett given the
plHcr It was Garrett who held Rep
|resentnttve Eiker in line for CuInmins
in the senatorial race and lost his po-
sition as deputy county official there
by. He was rewarded by better pay
ing salary in the Office of secretary of
state. but is a candidate FOR the still
better position of pension secretary and
today it Is stated he is slated for the
position.
Not much has been said lately about
the adjutant generals office. Some
time ago it was practically conceded
~l,, tn
Nothing has come up to change the
slate The friends of Can't, of Sioux
City, are active and are pointing out
grievous errors in the management
of the guard by Byers. Lincoln is still
a candidate, and this is a little embar-
RAISING to Cummins for the reason that
lit was Cummins who was one of the
most aggressive in urging Lincoln for
a commission as brigadier general. If
he was good enough for brigadier gen
eral, why is he not good enough for ad-
jutant general? But Cummins also en-
dorsed Byers for his present position
under Shaw. Captain Thrift is still an
active candidate. His friends point
out that he has the best company in
the United States and would make the
guard of Iowa the best in the country.
There is some mystery about the Lang
staff candidacy. Some persons are so
unkind as to insinuate that he was
brought out in the interest of other
candidates to prevent danger from the
Thrift candidacy. AT any rate he
stands no show of appointment and his
candidacy is not being pressed very
hard.
The appointment of Briar and Har-
vey has long been known as a cer-
tainty. They are the personal selec..
tions of Mr.. Cummins and get their
places on merit. Both have proved
themselves Indispensable to Mr.. Cum
Minis and faithful adherents of his
cause. The appointment of Mr.. Pat
terson has been fully agreed upon. He
is now holding the position, and he is
the only one in the office of Governor
Shaw who is certain to be retained
permanently. He is an ardent Cum
minis man and has labored under mani
fest difficulties in his present position.
And he is a young and most competent
clerk. The appointments of Billy Coal
son and Miss Wilson will be but tenn
.porary. Billy has been so long in the
office that he is quite valuable in recog
nizing on sight all the leading men of
the state. Several are after his place,
but they will not get it, at least right
away Miss Wilson is also of great
service in the Office and will be kept at
least during the legislative session.
Until the other places are all filled to
dead certainty the place of general
clerk will not be offered to anyone, but
it is certain the present incumbent will
not remain.
Some of the other places within the
gift of the governor are considered to
be already disposed of, but appoint
ments will not be made for some time
Captain Parmalee. of Des Moines, is
to be chief of police and take the place
of Captain Beall. But it is possible
Beall may remain during the legisla-
tive session. He is anxious to do so,
and as that is the only time that the
position amounts to very much he may
be retained. Captain Parmalee is an
old soldier, a travelling man for wagon
house, resident of Des Moines, and
has been closely identified with the trav-
cling mems organizations. Mr. Cum
MINIS feels that he owes a good deal
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