The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-17
DAVIS STILL BUSY.
Says He Is Undecided About
Street Commissioner.
VIII Appoint at the Council
Meeting.
DRENNING GIVES UP.
James s. TWyfOrd viii Be Police
Court Attorney.
No appointment Of Electric
Light superintendent Now.

Sunday was busy day with the
city politicians. They gave Mayor
Davis no rest. Tt was one conference
after another all day. L. A. Ryder, c.
X. Holiday. Chief of Police Goodwin,
James Warner and W. F. Schoch were
among those who consulted with the
mayor about the appointments which
he viii make this evening.
/ Today the question of who will lie
street commissioner seems as uncer-
tain as ever, though Mayor Davis an
nounced positively that he would
make the appointment this evening.
THE appointment of street COM
missioner is still unsettled; It hangs on
a pivot just like that" said the mayor
as he turned his hand back and forth
to illustrate his point. 4 still want
to look over q few more records and
recommendations which have been
left in my possession. Tonight 1 Will
decide"
It is possible to make a few guesses
on the probable appointments this
evening, but nothing official is given
out by Mayor Davis. From the best
sources available, it is likely that the
following viii be among those to get
jobs tonight:
Assistant city attorney, James s.
Sanitary sergeant. Richard Patter-
son.
Assistant city engineer, W. e. King.
In addition to these, the principal
places to be filed are those Of street
commissioner, food inspector, license
collector, plumbing inspector, dog tax
collector and the plumbing board
James S. TWyford, who seems to be
slated for the appointment as assist
ant city attorney to have charge of
police court prosecutions. is student
in the Washburn law school. He has
not yet been admitted to the bar, and
has one year more to work IN school
until he is eligible. He is highly
recommended, however, by Dean Co
nant of the Washburn law school. To
further strengthen his chances, Mr..
Twyford is a printer, and is employed
at odd times by Al Bauer, who was
one of the Davis managers in the re-
cent campaign. Bauer is working in
Twyford's interests. The appointment
of TWyford is a compromise between
Mayor Davis and City Attorney Dren-
ming. Dreaming said this morning;
Il suppose that Twyford viii get it.
I have given up hope of landing MI
England, and it is practically certain
that neither of the colored men who ask
for the place will get II. / shall not
make any fight on Twyford, because he
is a young fellow going to school ana
/ probably needs the place. But 1 think
it is a shame that Al Bauer and other
politicians should dictate appointments
and put in their friends for places
which should be filed by men who can
| give the city so much more valuable
/ service for the money which is paid
them"
Uncle Dick Patterson. who it is
said will be the new sanitary sergeant
! is a faithful man who served as sani-
/ taTy sergeant under DR.. Peers and Dr.
( HogeboOm during the former great
/ smallpox epidemic. DR.. HOgebOOm who
is now city physician, has endorsed Pat
/ tersOn for the place. and there is no
doubt that he would be good man for
the place.
There is a pretty hard fight being
1 made on the reapointment of King for
/ assistant city engineer, but City Engi-
neer AIeCabe has given it out fat to
! Mayor Davis that Vint Parkhurst, whom
/ the mayor would like to appoint, is per-
/ sOnally hostile to him. and that it would
not be right to put such man in office
/ so long as AIcCabe is obliged to put up
| a bond for the proper administration Of
I the office. So the chances are that King
win be retained, and Parkhurst given
some other position.
The mayor stated this morning that
/ the appointment of a superintendent for
( the city electric light plant win not be
/ made this evening. All the other ap-
pointive offices, which have to be con-
| hrmed by the council, will be made.
/ The superintendent of the light plant
/ is excepted from the list because it is
/ quite probable that the light plant will
] be put INTO the charge OF the same DOdTQ
which will have charge of the water
works, and this board would then have
/ the authority to appoint the superin-
/ tendent superintendent H. K. Good
rich will continue to hold the position
until other arrangements are made.
So far it seems that Mayor Davis
/ has managed to keep all the politi-
! clans guessing about his appointment
/ for street commissioner. One of the
men who was with the mayor in one
! of the conferences Sunday said today:
ct don't know any more about who
! has the best chance for this place
than ANYBODY else. The mayor is one
of the best listeners I ever saw, but
he is certainly a failure when it comes
to telling what he intends to do"
There seems to be no doubt that
/ Mayor Davis would like to appoint
/ some other man besides Snyder and
/ Ramsey, if he could find any one who
seemed to be as good He is trying
hard to locate a third man who will
fill the bill Frank Richie, a son Of
Hale Richie, is an applicant for the
/ place. He has not had much expert
! ence, and therefore does not stand
much show. John Van Vechten is
also talked of, and has some strong
| backing. George H Griggs could I'M
| doubleday get the place if it We're not
for the fact that a good many people
are knocking on the kind of work
which was done during Mr.. Griggs'
former administration.
LARGEST SINGLE LIFE POLICY.