The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
RETAINS THEM ALL
Gov. Van SAINT Announces Reap
appointment Of Heads Of
. 49, Departments.
Faithful Service Of Past Two Years
~. Rewarded-A Watch for -. e
@ ~ the Governor. -, > ~

Governor Van SAINT, will retain all his
heads OF departments except Oil IN
spector Schiffman. He announced this
morning the reappointment Of his office
force and Of the heads Of important state
departments directly under the governor.
The persons thus given assurance of fur
Their tenure Of office are the following:
Robert Jamison, Excelsior, private secretary
Charles ]. Moos, ST. Cloud, executive clerk; Min
ME Helwig, st. Paul, executive stenographer;
David E. tBeasley, st. Paul, governors :messen-
Elmer 2. pearth, St. Paul insurance commits:
John w. Olsen, Albert Lea superintendent oi
public instruction. - j: :? f..: ,T.E-.-
E En-. A. 5He1 4iSS,.I Has Il 81, l1praEian
%: M. Nordley, Red Wing, military store.
". W. P. Mcdonnell, Mankato, dairy. and food
commissioner. ~
John o'Donnell, Minneapolis, commissioner OF
John p Gibbs: commissioner: of 1tasca park.
general Of logs and lumber, hrst district. ~ u
This cleans up the slate, and relieves
the governor, OF pressure, except for ap-
pointments on, the various boards, Pub
lie Examiner S. T. J ohnson holds over for
another. two years Executive Agent s.
f. :n F eonmissid il elected the game and
:. .>x.-v Governor Is Watched,
Unmindful eof, this, announcement, the
heads. of the various departments under
the governor chose this afternoon as ar
OCCASION for remembering him with a New
Years: present. They binvaded his sane
tum at three o'clock this afternoon and
presented him, with a handsome g, gold
watch. with fob and thirty second degree
Masonic charm. s. r. Johnson, public
examiner, made, the presentation, saying
in part: s~-r-? o.. =. : ,'.@ .,
1--WE have gathered here to renew on,
pledge of fealty to you and to, the publiy
duties and obligations through and. by
your act entrusted to US. We. wish to
express to your, excellency our heart felt
appreciation and adnira ton of the fear
less, able honest and vigorous admins
tration which YOU. have given the state
Of Minnesota during the two years OF your
term of office, just closing, all Of which
has and will be to us an inspiration to dc
our best in, SO far, as possible, following
your example. We wish to assure you
also, that we are welt aware of the fact
that the administration Of the various de.
partments, over which we have been
called by you to take supervision, are a
part and parcel Of your general care and
responsibility, and that where we fail in
doing our duty, you are blamed, and thai
In calling upon us to administer these
various duties, You are placing in ou1
hands the keeping Of your honor, of your
Integrity and Of your good name. Ito a
greater extent than We are able to ap-
precfate. We also desire to- says2to you
/ that the great victory, won by you at the
recent election. filled our hearts with
pride and joy that the people Of the state
OF Minnesota had come to know you as
we long have known you, and to appre-
| ciate the honesty Of motive and purpose
with which you meet your official obliga.
| lions and duties'' s
Mr.. Johnson then presented the time
| piece, with sly reference to the cam
paign editorial appearing ina democratic
| paper, which criticized the governor 70,
not returning his $500 watch for taxatiot
! The governor friends know that he hal
never carried any but a, plain silver watch
+ The governor was almost taken off his
feet, but managed to respond in a few
words full Of feeling and the party dis
persed, wishing each other happy New