The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-05

ucputleS anu CleThS, 10 De SuCCeeueu
by the new incumbents elected last
November. and those whom they will
take in with them to help in the man
agement of the county's affairs.
1t Is still speculative in a large num-
ber of instances as to who the new de-
putes and clerks will be, owing to
the unwillingness of the chiefs to an
nounce them before Monday, or the
even better reason that they have not
as yet fully decided whom they Will
appoint
Sheriff-elect Charles II. Schadt de-
clares that no one knows, and that
rot until Monday will anyone know
whom he has selected as his assist
ants. Rumor has 1t that Chief Depu-
ty Frank F. Ryan and Deputy j. ID.
Ferber will continue in their present
positions and that Victor Burschell.
burgess of Dunmore, will be one of the
new keepers at the county Jail, but
this is not confirmed by Mr. Schadt.
The knowing ones, however, say that
these three appointments can be
banked upon as certainties.
Recorder-elect Emil Bonn has con-
tented himself with announcing one
appointment. Miss Hattie Taylor. who
was chief deputy in the office for
many years and who was removed by
Recorder Warnke, is to be reinstated
as chief deputy. 1t is given out from
q reliable source that William Nc
Andrew, of the Fourth ward, and
Reese Lewis, of Bellevue Heights,
who is now substituting for Mr.. Bonn
in the office of the clerk of the courts,
will also be among those who will
have berths in the recorders office.
TREAsURER's OFFICE.
Hon. ]. A. Scranton, who will sue
| ceed M. Y. Kelly as county treasurer,
will not make the appointment of a
deputy at present. David L. Jones, of
Taylor, will assist Mr.. Scranton in
the conduct of the office until such
time as a deputy is selected.
1t is understood that John Morris
is the likely appointee. He is a can
| didate for the gubernatorial appoint
ment of county controller, and as one
IS made Ineligible for the controller
ship by having within two years serv-
ed as county Official or deputy, he
does not wish to accept the position
of deputy treasurer until he Is re-
fused the more lucrative one of con-
troller. This, however, is not authen-
tic.
Clerk of the courts Thomas p. Dam
iels, who succeeds himself, will re-
tain the services OF G. ]. MirtZ and El-
mer Daniels, of his present force, and
| fill in the vacancy caused by Deputy
| Ronn's election to be recorder, by ap-
| pointing permanently to q clerkship,
John w. Benjamin, who has been in
| the office for several months under
temporary appointment.
AS announced in yesterdays Trib-
une, District Attorney-elect w. r.
Lewis has selected Louis Gramer as
| one of his two assistants, and VIII
liam Phillips as county detective, to
succeed Thomas Leyshon. The other
assistant will be announced later.
| Prothonotary John Copeland and
Register William Koch, jr, who sue
ceed themselves will make no chanrss
| in their respective office forces. Johr
| L. Cummings, who has been in the
| prothonotary's office nearly ten years
will continue as chief deputy. The
assistants are Thomas A. Beck ant
| John r. Williams.
| KOEHLER WILL CONTINUE.
Henry Y. Koehler, the present dep
uty register, will continue in that po
stion and be the active manager o.
the affairs of the office as he has beer
for thirteen years. When the count,
government is reorganized, If 1t is dur
ing Mr.. Koch's term, he will be called
upon to appoint an assistant to Mr.
| Koehler to look after the marriag,
licenses and orphans court business
which with the appointment OF or
phans' court Judge Is transferred from
the clerk of the courts office to tina
of the register.
Judge John p. Kelly's term as an ap
pointee of the governor will end, an,
his ten-year elective term begin q
high noon.
The question of whether the count.
officials are to be remunerated in fee
or salary Is to be settled in a cas-
stated to be instituted by Distric
Attorney Lewis. For the first bushes
he transacts he will make demand 70
the fee which at present Is paid 70
the service, whatever 1t may be, an,
upon the county commissioners for
NAL refusal to pay it. the matter will
be submitted for adjudication in tn
shape of case stated.
The county commissioners and tn
register of wills are the only count
officials who want the salary system
to obtain. The former propose to hav
their clerk draw orders in their favo
for increased salary. If any one oh
jects to it and can have the objection
sustained they will be satisfied to ge
along with the present salary.
REGISTER WILL NOT OBJECT.
The register will make no seriou
objection il the fee system Is continue
for the appointment of an orphan!
court judge Is practically assured an
as this will mean an increase in hi
Office fees equivalent to or even great
er than the new salary would be, h
feels that he can afford to stand b
and let those who favor the fee sys
tenn go and make their fight withou
any opposition from him.
The new district attorneys first dut
will be the prosecution of the case
that are to be heard by next week
grand jury. He is now at work on tn
indictments, in the capacity of assist
ant to District Attorney Jones and wi
be ready to start in upon his new du
ties the moment he is sworn in.
An innovation he proposes to Intro
duce will save the county thousand
of dollars In witness fees. He will ad
vertise the cases to be heard, just q
is now done with the trial lists, assign
! ing the different cases to the differ
ent days, alphabetically. For instanc,
the cases In which the names OF prose