Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-24
Madison, Nov. 20.

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! street. and discussed matters relative
to the appointment of assistants,
clerks and the distribution OF other
patronage in their disposition. Prob
able legislation was talked over to
some extent and part of the time was
devoted to love feast, jubilating
over the, to them, happy result of the
election. Those present at the con-
ference were as follows:
Gov. La Toilette.
Jerre G. Murphy.
Walter l.. Houser, Mondovi, secre-
tary of state-elect.
John J. Kempf, Milwaukee, state
treasurer-elect.
La Fayette M. Sturtevant, Neills-
vile, attorney general-elect.
Charles P. Cary, Delavan, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
elect.
John w. Thomas Chippewa Falls,
railroad commissiOner-elect.
Zeno M. Host, Milwaukee, state com
missioner of insurance-elect.
James o. Davidson, lieutenant gov
ernor-elect, was not present, the rea-
son being that he had no appoint
ments to make.
Mr.. Houser left on the early morn
ing train for his home and the others
will leave this morning, with the prob
able exception of Mr. Kempf.
After the conference the new Of
ficers spoke Of their prospective ap-
pointments,. so far as they had deter
mined upon them. They said much,
practically all, in fact, of the business
of the meeting was to adjust the ap-
pointments properly with reference to
geographical considerations, SO as not
to let it happen that any one county
shall have more than it's share Of the
plums, nor another county be left en-
tirely without patronage. Mr.. Sturde-
want said very few names were men,
toned in the conference, that each of
ficer presented his appointments by
counties. He said he had determined
to appoint Judge Levi H. Bancroft of
Richland Center as assistant attorney
general, but would not confirm the
rumor that Frank T. Tucker of Neills-
vile, secretary of the state central
committee, would be appointed to sue
coed Ernest N. Warner as law exam
iner He said he had no other ap-
pointments settled.
Mr.. Houser has practically decided
to make James A. Stone of Reedsburg
assistant secretary of state Mr.. Stone
is an able attorney, particularly fitted
for the place. In fact, he was a sub
stantial candidate at the convention
for the nomination against Mr..
Houser, but was withdrawn on the
floor of the convention in favor of the
successful aspirant who now has the
appointment to make. This situation
has given rise to the statement that
the appointment of Mr. Stone is the
out-cropping of a palpable political
deal Messrs. Host and Thomas would
not announce their appOintees, saying
they had not yet determined them.
There will be little or no change in
the governors patronage. The Off
GERS and clerks under the executive APP
pointive power will remain practically
as at present. Gen. George E. Bryant
will remain as superintendent of pub
lie property and under him, too, there
will be but minor changes, probably
none of political consequence. The
force in the state land office is likely
to remain practically the same, with
Col G. E. Morley as chief clerk and B.
J. Castle as assistant.
There is some suggestion OF friction
in the appointments to be made in the
treasurer's office. w, E. Richter or
Milwaukee is said to be slated for an
appointment by Kempf. Richter was
a clerk in the bank examiners office
under the late E. I. Kidd, and took an
active part in breaking the sO-called
La Toilette slate at the state cOnven-
ton, when Mr.. Kempf defeated Joseph
G. End of Sheboygan for the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Richter was dismissed
shortly after the convention by the
succeeding bank examiner, M. G.
Bergh, the rumor having it that the
change was in consequence Of the anti
governor activity. 1t is said that Mr..
Kempf feels that he owes a place of
some kind to Mr.. Richter.
A report mas UeCUIue CuII0uI 10 Tie
effect that the state officers elect are
of the opinion that but very few ap-
pointments shall be dished out to Mil
waukee, in view of the fact that that
city has two Of the state offices.
Members of the conference denied ex-
plicitly that the meeting determined
not to oppose in any way the reelec-
ton of Senator Spooner, saying moth
ing Of that nature was in the purpose
of the meeting and that the name of
the senator was not mentioned. They
also refused to confirm the rumOr that
a prospectus of the forthcoming report
of the tax commission was presented,
nor that the governor would strongly
demand of the legislature the enact
ment Of an advalorum law for the tax
alton of railroads.