The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-12-18
AsPIRANTs FOR POSITIONS.
Governor Brady Is Already Being Be
sieged by Aspirants for Appoint
ment to Positions Under the
State Administration.


State Administration.
Governor-elect ]. H.. Brady will
prove wonder in diplomacy If In
his selection of subordinate officers
he should please everybody. Each
day brings new aspirants into the
field for the various positions under
the administration. The list of can
didates has grown to wonderful pro-
portions, and there are probably
fully as many dark horses who would
accept something.
The wardenship of the penitentiary
is much sought by residents of all
sections of the state. Governor
Brady, Secretary of State Lansdon
and Attorney General McDougall
compose the board by which the war
den will be elected. Warden Whit
ney has announced his application for
two years more. He is accredited to
Kootenai county. In the event he is
not to be reappointed c. A. Mcdonald,
also of that county, living at Rath-
drum, will enter the contest. Sheriff
W. c. Lane is advertising his can
didacy through letters to friends.
He will try for the Endorsement OF
the Ada county Republican organiza-
ton, although this is to be opposed by
M. H. Sebern and Elias Marsters, who
also claim to be entitled to local
recognition. Probation Officer Be-
bern started fixing up his fences be-
fore the state convention and in that
connection incurred some displeasure
from the faction now in control of the
county organization which places him
under a handicap. Colonel Marsters
is comparatively new aspirant.
Standpoint Candidate.
The extreme north will present
Edwin Doust of Standpoint, Bonner
county, in this class, while the south
east will be represented by N. P.
Nelson of Pocatello. Thomas jolly
of Preston desires to be deputy war
den, regardless of who is made war
den.
Commissioner of Immigration.
1t is now noised about that Edi-
tor c.. j. Lisle of the Shoshone Jour
nal would give up journalism if the
| lightning should strike him. In fact,
he is now considered as one of the
possibilities among the class for COM
missioner of immigration, labor and
statistics. Other candidates who have
been mentioned heretofore, are ]. P.
Fallon, Occur d'Alene; l.. G. Bradley,
Montpelier; Heber c. Hale, Preston;
w. ]. Mcconnell, Moscow; J. H. Wal
lis, Rexburg.
COmmandant Soldiers Home.
Commandant Chamberlain is to
have more opposition to his reap
pointment than had been heretofore
reported. Three other candidates
are now outsin the open and others
are suggested. T. F. Carey of Po-
catello, r. R. Hotchkiss of Grange
vile and George A. Manning of Lew
iston, now a member of the GUS
todians force at the state capital,
are applicants, j. A. McGinty of
Boise mismentioned.
Insurance Commissioner.
C. D. Goaslind is a candidate for
reappointment as insurance commits
sioner and his application is now on
file with the governor-elect. w. w.
Bisby of Boise would like this place
and it is reported Deputy Commits
sioner j. w. Keefe is a candidate in
case the present commissioner cannot
land the job.
State Land Department.
No opposition has developed to the
reappointment of M. l. Church as
register of the state land office. For
state land commissioner, G. j. Mum
son of Moscow, the present commits
sioner; George A. Day, Cassia and
Norman Belcher of Bannock are can
didates. For state land selector,
Chauncey Wallace, Nez Perez; F. H.
Wood, Lewiston and ]. E. McBurney,
Harrison are among the possibilities.
State Game Warden.
w. N. Stephens of Rexburg is a
candidate for reappointment as state
game warden. Others who seek this
appointment are X. P. Brown, Black
foot; J. H. Van Camp, Challis; R. M.
Piper, Boise, and M. A. Nelson Of
Cambridge.
Adjutant General.
Joseph Keefe, chief clerk of the
adjutant generals office, aspires to
be promoted to the head of that de-
partment. L. v. Patch of Payette,
lieutenant colonel of the national