Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-26
The Facts in Regard to Appoint
ment Of Old Soldiers In
Iowa
NOW AND FIVE YEARS AGO
Comparison That Shows the Number
of Soldiers Employed Has Steadily
Increased at the State House-Dem-
ooratie Campaign Stories Are Given
the Lie.
Special to Tlmes-Repuplican.

special TO
Des Moines, Oct. 26.-The democrats
nave been circulating all sorts OF
stories among the old soldiers with re-
gard to the attitude of the republican
oarty toward the veterans OF the civil
var. and have tried to convince the old
soldiers that they have been badly
0reated by recent republican officials
n all state affairs. A careful canvass
aas Just been made to determine
whether it is true, as claimed py the
democrats, that fewer old soldiers are
employed now in the state house than
in other years The count shows quite
the contrary. 1t is observable that for
the first time in many years a veteran
of the war has prominent position IN
me executive office by appointment OF
the governor. While tive years ago
lhere were 22 veterans employed IN po-
sitions about the state house there are
now IS. The soldiers preference law
was placed on the statute books by the
present republican administration, but
DtIOIG liLlS ldW WShS AheS StNSSs ~-
soldiers had been swell treated. The
Following comparison has been made:
Soldier Officials in 1901.
Union soldiers employed In the diff
ferent departments of the state house
in 1901:
Secretary Of states office-James Fl.
Wilson.
Treasurer's office--V. A. Jones'
Attorney generals, v. West.
SUPERINTENDENT w. Gooder.
Railroad Observation-Disclosures +.
Burgess.
Clerk supreme court-G. D. Pickett.
Executive council. H. Shaffer.
Adjutant general-M. H. Byers, 7. L,
Stevens.
Pharmacy commission-J. b. Cooper.
Custodian's office-J. ID. McGar-
raugh, Thos. Graham. ]. M. Newcomb,
G. w. Beall. John Burns, A. S. johns
son, j. S. Wilkinson, Elijah Manbeck,
w. w. Wills. S. H. Stacy, Julia Doan
(soldier's widow.)
Supreme court-B p. Kirk
Soldiers in Office, 1906.
Union soldiers employed in the diff
ferent departments in the state house
at the present time:
Governors office-A. s. Carper.
Secretary of state-James H. Wilson.
Auditor Of state-J. w. Johnson.
Treasurer-V. A. Jones.
superintendent. w. Gooder.
Railroad commissioners. r. Shan
non.
Clerk supreme court-H. L. Bous-
quet, G.. ID. Pickett.
Supreme court-B p. Kirk.
Executive council-John r. Shaffer.
Historical departments. H. Stacey,
l.. NJ. Handles, ]. B. Copper.
Adjutant general-W. III. Thrift, T.
L. Stevens, ]. A. Olmsted, S, v. West.
Department of agriculture-E M.
Fuller.
Pharmacy commissioner Brigham.
Labor missioner-Frank Brad
ley.
Custodian's office-T. E. McCurdy,
Joseph Deemer, Thomas Graham, J.
M. Newcomb, John Burns, A. S. john
son, N. p. Wickersham, j. M. West,
l.. Moore, John Walker O. K. Olsen,
John p. Stevenson. John Lewis, Ellen
Billings Soldiers widow, j. M. Rus
sell, r. G. Hubbard, j. B. Shackleford.
State library-W. w. Wills,
The fact is that never before in many
years have so many of the union vet-
Grams been in positions under the state
government. If comparison should be
made with the other appointive posi-
lions, the difference would be still
greater than is shown here.