Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06
|IH'[| OFFICE HUNTERS
Governor cummins Will Be Be.
sieged With Place Hunters
After Election.
Several Good Jobs to Be Given
Under the New Adminis-
tration.
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John Briar Will Be Private Sec.
rotary TO Cummins..The
Aspirants.


ready in a ferment to know who will be
the appointees of the new governor.
Ever since the Cedar Rapids conven-
5 ton, candidates have been springing up
about the state for some of the numer-
Gus Offices at his disposal.
Governor Cummins will have quite a
long list of offices at his command, and
SO for as known but one has been prom
isad This is the private secretaryship,
which will go to John Briar of Des
Moines, formerly in charge of Mr.. Cum
MINIS literary bureau and now In charge
of the literary bureau at the republican
etate headquarters. In addition to a
private secretary, Mr.. Cummins, II
elected, will have the appointment for
his own Office of pardon secretary at
salary OF $1,000 a year, pardon clerk,
a requisition clerk, a stenographer ana
an usher.
The most important appointment to
: be made early in the next governor 8
tern, will be that of member OF the
board Of control to succeed Judge Y. u.
Kline, whose term ends in April, lso2.
The general opinion is Judge Kline VIII
be reappcinted. Next TO this is'the ap-
pcintment of an adjutant general to
succeed Melvin H. Byers, whose term
/ expires in January, 1902. The adjutant
general receives salary of $4,000 and
his tern, is two years. Adjutant Gen
eral Byers is candidate for reappoint-
ment, and there are several other cam
didateN. They are Capt. w. III. Thrift
of Dubuque, Capt w. Z. CAN'T of Sioux
city, and Col Fl. II. Caughlan of OF
! t,imwa. There has been some mention
of Gen. James Rush Lincoln, but 1t is
said he Will not be candidate against
General Byers.
An appointment will have to be made
OF democrat on the state pharmacy
commission to succeed Fletcher How
ard, whose term ends April &c. 1902. Ii
Is the general belief Mr.. Howard Will be
reappointeG, but he will have no little
opposition. j. S. Goss of Atlantic has
& begun a campaign for the Office, backed
by q number OF Ninth district politi-
clans He has the support of S. b. Nor
rissey of Harlan, the democratic COM
mitteeman from the Ninth district and
IS also said to have the favor of some
of the republican politicians in his locaii-
~. a secretary of the pharmacy COM
mission to succeed Charles w. Phillips
will also be appointed early in the term
of the next governor. Mr.. Phillips
friends expect he viii be reappointed.
The bureau of labor statistics offers
quite q. fruitful field for speculation.
Dairy Commissioner Norton Mill not
seek reappointnent and there is al
ready much talk as to who will sue
coed him. Representative r. G. Clark
of Hamilton county is mentioned for
the place and in case he goes after the
office In earnest will made formidable
candidate. III. r. Wright, now deputy
dairy commissioner. tho not an avowed
candidate, has many supporters for the
position This otfice, like the office of
state labor commissioner pays $1,000 a
year. One or two other candidates are
said TO be looking for the Office.
The terms of three mine inspectors
James A. Campbell, John Werner and
James w. Miller, expire in April, 1902.
Each receives a salary of $500 year
has yet been aroused.
In the selection Of a custodian of pub
lie buildings. the new governor will un-
dcubtedly be called on to pick from a
number of candidates. Joseph d. Me-
Garraugh OF DEG Moines is now custo-
dian. His term will end March 81. 1902
The salary is $500 a year. Scott Good
rell Of Des Mcines is the only local cam
didate mentioned. In addition to the
selection of a custodian, the new COVER
nor will have a long list of members of
the ctstodian'a force to appoint, Ac-
ccrding to the practice of Governor
shaw, all the employees under the Gus
todian have been named by the COVER
nor. The Office that is exciting most
attention now is that Of chief of police.
George w. Beall has held the office for
many years. Captain Beail says he
does not want reappointment. He
was quoted some time ago as saying the
office ought to be abolished. but he de-
Eied this. At any rate II is not likely
to be abolished, and there are already
signs of q general scramble for the
place. Among the candidates mentioned
are Joseph Cooper, now janitor of the
pharmacy commission, labor bureau.
mine inspectors and dairy commissions
ers Offices; James w. Newcon1b oil
Boone, nightwatchman; Dr. f, r.
Entchins of Des Moines and Office,
Charles Shafer of the Des Moines police
department