Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-11-22
STATE PATRONAGE
Some Of the Posltleas the new Dem.
scratiC Governor will Have
at his Disposal.

The Grand Forks Press, democratic,
with an appetite arOus and whel-
ted tc keen expectancy by republican
voters of the state, thus shows the
patronage that John Burke, the new
ly ejected nemocratic governor will
soon have at his disposal. The Press
says:
GOvern0r-elect Burke will have a
number of appt'inl ments to make
soon after his induction into Office
about January l While these may
cause the new governor some cons d.
erdble grief, The men v no hope to ill
these several posi ions will undoubt-
ed!y be the ones who will lose the
most sleep over ,heil chances.
State oil inspector, for numerous
reasons. has always neen considered
the richest app0in meht in the gift
of the governor. At present it is held
by T. W. Jackman, Fargo, whose Sc
lection figured in the convention at
Grand Forks Two years ago when it
was announced that the republican
delegation f,om Cass county had
traded OF Congre ssman Spalding for
that position.
Another very desirable position,
with fee attachments, is that of i'll
spectOr Of weights and Measures, at
present held by "Honest" Well
man, New Rockford, at one time
speaker OF the house and for score
of years republican worker for tile
element thai has controlled political
affairs 10 the ate. This is fee po-
sltion, pure and simple, and there
are many who believe that thele are
enough scales in The state, from the
grocer to the elevator, to make he
position one Of the most desirable IN
the state from remuneratlve
standpoint.
Then there are numerous positions
around the state house DINO Nc
Gillis used 10 be - lost Of himse {
around the building, but D mean got
his reward VIII il he was elected sher-
If of Brrleagh county this year with
out OppOsitiun, dnd his and various
other places will be filled by the new
governor.
Adjutant general OF the state is an.
other appo al ment that Governor
elect Burke will be required to make,
and his appo nt-e will succeed Col.
d. NJ Creel, a fal|owtownsman out
at Devils Lake, who was until a few
years ago bitter opponent of Sena.
tor Hansbrougs,. An appoint tment 20
a very desirable pUsit ion In The agri.
cultural depart n. Mt changed this,
and 1T is generally u,dprsl ood that
the colonel has k'ept a string on this
position while aching as the head of
military affairs in North Dakota
since his appointment almost two
yeals ago.
The posAt ion of bank examiner, nov
held by d. X. Brish hill. Cando. is
aoo,ber rather desi.able place, and
carries with it foul deputyships. One
of these places Is held by Tom Poole,
and the ssing Of MIR. Poole will be
one Of the events of the years open
ink days a, Bismarck.
One of the imp0 tant places which
Mr.. Burke will have to ill, and over
which he will undoubtedly axe con-
siderable time 20 mediate, Ia that
of private seer etary. This is posi-
tioo which James ". Foley has filed
In a mos ereditable manner for Cow
ernor Sarles, but Mr.. Foley. with his
penchant for poetry and nice, smooth
letters, would hardly ill The bill for
the new governor, and as ruch as
his newspap' friends throughout the
state will /. gret, it i feared THAT he
will have 10 walk the plank along
with the others. The governor is also
allowed a stenOgrapher.
TwOgame wardens are al on the
list Of the governor. Clarence A.
Hale Is the present waluen for the
first district and William Mexican,
for the second district.
Secretary Of the state board Of
health Is another appointment. THIS
place has been capably filed for sew
oral yeats BY Dr.. Fl. Fl. Healy, Grand
FORKS, and unless the new governor
has some one in mind who will iii
the position in as capable a man.
ner it Is likely that the ph, sicians
Df the state will ask for the retention
Of DR.. Healy.
The y governor, the 6rst of April
next, will be called upon to name
members Of numerous state boards,
81 more or less Importance. Probably
the most important Of these is the
penitentiary board. The terms o !
rranklyn Potter, A. i. Crowl and j,
Fred spose expire the 5rst of April. !.