Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-07
MOVING DAY !
At STATE HOUSE
Changes in State Offices Not So
Numerous as in Former
Years
TWO IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
GiIbertson, State Treasurer, and Mar
tin, Secretary Of State, Succeeded by
New Men-Morrow and Hayward
Succeed Them-eyers Becomes At
torney General.
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torney General.
Special to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. This Is house
| moving day at the state house. Ine
house moving is not as extensive as IL
might have been There We're thirteen
names on the state ticket, but today
there are only four changes of person
mel in state offices and one will come
! later. Eight state officials were elect
ed to succeed themselves. quite suffi-
cient to indicate that the voters Of the
state intended to indorse the admins
! tration of state affairs by the pres
| ent state officials. The total length
! of service in state office of the four
who retired is twenty nine years, or an
average Of more than seven years each,
which might be taken to indicate that
| faithful public servants are usually
| turned out for light cause.
The most important change is in the
personnel of the state executive coun-
Gil, a body which has come to be the
most importss.e board Of commission
| and responsibilities have been increas-
ed, and its members have now about
as much work on the council as they
have in their individual offices. 1t is
virtually the managing body of the
state. Two members retire, Messrs.
Gilbert S. Gilbertson, of Forest City,
and William B. Martin, Of Greenfield.
Both are business men, having been
engaged in land and banking business.
Both are self-made men, having work.
ed their way up. Both were. members
of the legislature. They were nomin-
lated for treasurer and secretary in the
campaign of 1900, in the first state
convention where the progressive ele-
ment Of the state showed its strength,
and after a notable struggle. In the
first year of their experience on the
council they had as associates Gov
ernor Shaw and Auditor Merriam, and
| thus in the factional complexion of the
council there was even division. In
the next two years Governor Cummins
had come upon the council, and then
came Auditor Carroll. For three years
the council has been unchanged.
| In their work upon the council and
in their respective offices, Messrs. Gill
bertson and Martin have shown de-
votion to the interests of the public
| that should commend them to every
patriotic person. They have worked
hard, and they have taken up every
hot no
council ready ever to meet all respons-
| terests.
The executive council is organized
with A. H. Dawson. OF Lyon county. as
secretary, and A. U. Swan, Of Warren
county, as assistant. DR.. Dawson has
been secretary for eight years.
Mr.. Gilbertson may become head Of
| a great financial house in Iowa, and
Mr.. Martin will surely remain in bus
| mess on extensive scale. AS both are
comparatively young men it may be
that they have not yet done with polit-
ical life.
The new state treasurer, w. w. Nor
row, who today entered upon his du-
| ties. is a farmer and stock breeder,
living on one of the finest farms in the
state, near Alton He was candidate
| for the nomination at the time his
predecessor was named the first time,
and narrowly missed the prize. When
an effort was made to induce him to
get into the game two years ago
against his predecessor, he declined,
and pledged his support to Gilbertson.
Altho by force of circumstances they
were political opponents, they have al
ways been good personal friends Mr..
| Morrow's great success as head Of the
state fair for two years will always
be matter of greatest pride to him.
Senator w. c. Hayward, of Scott
county, who today became secretary
Of state, has had an honorable career
in the legislature, and in recent years
has been chairman Of the most impor-
| tant senate committee. His nomina-
ton was assured almost from the date
| of the announcement of his candidacy
during the last session of the legisla-
ture.
Both the new men are we'll fitted for
places on the state executive council,
and there is no doubt in the minds of
anyone at all familiar with the record
of all the men that the well settled
policies of the council in the past few
years will be continued. Governor
Cummins and Auditor Carroll remain
upon the council.
II. w. Byers of Shelby county, be-
came attorney general succeeding c.
w. Mullan, Of Blackhawk, who re-
sumes practice of the law in Waterloo.
Willard Eaton, of Mitchell county, sue
ceeds Edward A. Dawson, of Bremen
county. on the railroad commission,
and Mr.. Ketchum, of MarNall, will be
the new chairman Of the board. The
only other change in personnel Of the
state officers comes when Senator
Garst, on January II. becomes lieuten-
ant governor, in place of John Her
riott, Of StuNrt.
The numtAer of changes in subordi-
nate POSITIONS. as result of the BIZ
ennial shake-up at the state house is
fewer than usual Only two deputy
ships change. John Jamison. Of Gutll-