The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-07
Governor Back and Boys
Getting Pussy.
WANT TO GET THE JOBS.
No Change to Be Made in the Kitchen
Cabinet; Many Are After
Fat Positions.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Governor Johnson returned yesterday
from his vacation trip to the east, and
during the next month will be busy with
two propositions, his message to the leg
islature, and his list of appointments
for the second term. The appointment
have the greater possibilities of trouble,
and it is likely that decision on all
the disputed points will be made and
announced as soon as possible. vast
accumulation of mail awaits the COVER
ror's consideration, all classified and
ready to aid him in his decision, says
The Minneapolis Journal.
1t has been given out that there will
be few changes, and there will probably
be none in the heads of state depart
ments. Something of fight has been
made in quiet way on Labor Commits.
sioner W. HI. Williams, but Williams
has strong labor backing, and w. f. Nc
EVEN of Duluth who was suspected OF
designs on the place, has declined to be
considered. f. J. Lynch, the present.
deputy commissioner. has been mention
ed. If he should displace Williams it
would leave the big county of Hennepin
without single frst-class appointive
officer under the administration. The
HAYNES men are not making any fight
1,a 10 hnEn
support from Hennepin, and some of the
governors most influential advisers are
in favor of Williams reappointment. In
fact. failure to recognize him would be
a reputation of one of these twenty
five reasons why the Johnson admins
tration chained Endorsement in the cam
paign.
Public Examiner Kerst holds over
another year. Insurance Commissioner
O'Brien is sure of reappointment, also
State Superintendent Olson, Dairy Com
missioner E. X Slater, Oil Inspector j.
A. McDermott. State Librarian John e.
King. Adjutant General +. B. Wood and
their chief subordinates. One of the
biggest uncertainties is found in the
state game and fish commission. A.
Clair of Grand Rapids is after Sam Full
lerton's place, and Fullerton's term
as a member of the commission ex-
pires Jan. l. If the governor appoints
Clair instead OF Fullerton, that will
mean Clair's selection by the board as
executive agent. and Fullerton's retire.
ment Fullerton's long record of efficient
service is in his favor, but he has made
many enemies i'm his work of enforcing
the law, and they are joined to fight his
reappointment.
The board of control vacancy does
not come until April. While it is pos
sible that a democrat will be named to
succeed Judge O. B. Gould, the general
belief at the capitol is that Judge
Gould, though ii republican, will be
named for another six-year term. He
has worked in harmony with L.. A. Ros.
ing on the board, and Rosing is work.
ing for Gould's reappointment.
No change will be made in the gov.
errors official family Frank A. Day
will be reappointed as private secretary
and Harvey w. Grimmer as executive
clerk.
The surveyor generals hold until April
+. G. Winston will not ask for reap.
pointment in the second OF Minneapolis
district Some local democra will sue
coed him, and the best guess now is
that the place will go to Fred E. Wheat
OH. who, as nominee for clerk of the SUI.
preme court, did hard work for Governor
johnson. In the Duluth district the
Hearst democrats are fighting Fred
Ryan, the present incumbent. but Ryan
is thought to have the backing of A. G.
Weiss, whose influence i'll administrative
councils is very strong, and Ryan seems
likely to land again in spite of the fac.
ton that downed him in the county con-
vention last summer.
Some of the minor appointments in
Hennepin are going to give trouble. A.
w. Larson. the present deputy oil in
spector, has formidable rival in Neil
L. O'Brien, a hustling young democrat
with claims to recognition. w. H.
Hatcher is pretty sure of another term
as military storekeeper, and Olaf CYL.
strom will probably be named again as
boiler inspector. Frank Shrewsbury, one
of the creamery experts in the daily and
fod department, has the misfortune of
being republican, and though he stands
high with the dairy interests of the
state, it is possible that democratic in
fluences will defeat his retention in the
department.
There are fights on in a good many
counties involving the slender compen
sations of the boiler inspectors and the