The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-24
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Governor Durbin Announces n Half
Dozen Appointments.

Governor Durbin spent busy day yes
terday receiving individuals and delega-
tons who called to urge certain appoint
ments on metropolitan police boards. state
institution boards, commissions, etc. Last
evening he gave out six police board APP
pointments. as follows:
Anderson-George w. Shreeve, Repub-
lican.
Eiwood-Charles E. De Hority, Democrat.
Kokomo-Judge C. N. Pollard, Democrat.
Muncie-Frank G.. Jackson, Republican.
Michigan City-Alexander c. Tawse. Re
publican.
Vincennes-George F. Gardner, Demo-
crat.
These appointments are all to fill vacan-
cies that have existed since the first Tues
day in January. During the session of the
Legislature the Governor was too busy to
go into the matter, and he postponed action
till after adjournment. The police board
appointments have proved the most troub-
lesome that the Governor is required to
make. as it is often difficult for him to in
form himself accurately as to the situation
in the various cities when the claims of
various applicants are backed up with
equally strong representations.
The Governor also appointed w. s. Hunt
er, Of Jasper, a special Judge in the Floyd
| Hazelwood VS.. John Hardwood.
| This is the first appointment to be made
under the new law passed at the recent
| session of the Legislature providing that
| in change of venue cases where the circuit
| judge appoints special judge to hear a
| cause, and the special judge does not quail
| ify within the specified time, and the cir
| cult judge does not appoint another within
| FIVE days, the Governor shall name a spe-
| cial Judge. Thomas Buskirk was originally
named as special judge, but he failed to
qualify. Representative Mummert. of
| became the law. 1t was claimed by some
| attorneys that there would be very few
cases in which such law would prove
| necessary, but case has arisen within
two weeks Of the adjournment Of the Leg
/ islature.
The Governor has not as yet made his
| appointments for the codfying commits
sion, nor has he filled the vacancy on the
| State Board of Tax Commissioners result
| ing from the expiration of the term of Com
missioner John c; Wingate. of Wingate.
| Several men are being prominently men,
toned in connection with these appoint
ments. Mr. Wingate, A. c. Alexander OF
| Marion and w. H. Hart of this city. former
| state auditor, being in the list for tax COM
| missioner, while M. A. Chapman of Ander-
| son, Frank b. Shuts of Aurora and Judge
Mcbride of Indianapolis, Republicans, and
John r. Wilson of Indianapolis and John
| c. Robinson of Spencer, Democrats, are
the leading candidates for the codifyine
commission.
A man who claimed to be in a position tc
know said yesterday that the Governor
| would appoint Alexander. tax comm ission-
er and Chapman and Wilson on the codify-
ing commission but but Private secretary
Governor had decided on these men was
without foundation in fact. ''It is an in.
teresting speculation" he said. but no one
aside from the Governor himself, knows
what he contemplates doing. or whether
he has even partially made up his mind In
regard to these appointments