The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-25
GOVERNOR STILL
SAYS NOTHING
Probable Action on His Nomi-
neeS Rejected by the
Senate.
SOME MAY BE NAMED AGAIN
TWO BARRED By PROVISIONS OF
CONSTITUTION.

Public interest has turned from the We
toes Of the governor TO the probable list
Of appointments to be made by the gov
ernor- Six of the sppoiutees of the gov
eruor were turned down by the senate.
OF these at least two and probably more.
will be reappointed.
THAN and Candland who were named
as members Of the land board bv the gov
cTnor and rejected by the senate. will I'M
doubtedly be reappOinted. Signatures of
a majority OF the members have been
secured By these two men, urging the
governor to reappoint them. This in spite
of the apparent Inconsistency Of some of
these senators who voted to reject these
same appointees.
Should the attorney general decide the
Law making Fred Chambers ineligible to
public office can be evaded. he Will be
appointed fish and game warden in spite
of the fact that he has been convicted of
a felony, and certainly in spite OF the
senate's rejection. Should the governor
and Glasmann be forced to forego paying
to Chambers the somewhat mysterious
political debt said to be owing him. Brig
ham Madsen Of Provo will probably be
appointed. II was stated authoritative
~ that the governor mad promised Presi-
dent Gardner of the senate that Madsen
would receive the appointment. but Mad
sen hasn't got it-yet
The optOmetTists of the state are strong
ly urging the reappointment of +. J.
Alexander and II. o. Jensen to the state
board Of optometry- And this in spite of
.
sition to these men on the board lies
in the fact that the state board of opto-
metry attempted to bring practiciug ply
sicians who treat eyes under their super
vision
Welsh May Lose Out.
John Walsh who was appointed MEM
Der of the board Of trustees of the in
dustrisl school. viii probably not be re-
appointed. His rejection BY the senate
was Que to the fact that Senator Burton.
/ who from Davis nd a
number of other members Of the Repub-
/ lican organization of Davis county op-
posed ms appointment. 1t was stated al
the time Of his rejection that he did not
/ nave the endorsement of any party work
/ er in the county from which he comes
The governor wds to have flied yester-
day with the secretary of state his APP
pOintments to the board of commissioners
/ of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
/ Tie names Of tho commission were al
ready officially announced through Rep
resentative Hugh A. McMilfn, who nov
signs himself as directing secretary Of
| the board The members of the COM
mission elected McMiIlin secretary of the
commission in spite of the fact that Of
ficiallv no commission has Vet been
named G. p. Overfield acted as secre-
tary Of the commission provided for by
I the laws which were repealed by the
creation Of the present commission.
He Is CIearIq Ineligible.
The attention of the governor has been
called to the fact that McAIillin is ineli-
gible to hold a position under the state
at salary, when such position was ere
ateu or the emOluments increas ed while
he was 2 member Of such legislature
I The governor said that in the past state
senators hal held positions on similar
commissions, and he thought that Nc
Miiiin was as eligible they were. The
senator's. however. were members Of the
commission and served without Compen-
sation. Fhe secretary. as elected at the
meeting Of the commissioners. is not
member of the commission and is to re-
cCive a salary. The governor added. how
ever, that the law would not be violated
I The matter of McAiliin's eligibility was
[ left TO Attorney General Barnes. Some
method viii doubtless be devised by which
he can draw the salary.
It was suggested that an evasion Of
I the law might he accomplished bv the
secretary. assistant secretary. or
clerk" McNilliH insists that he is to be
connected with the board in some capac-
ity. just what he does not pretend to say
but that. whatever It is any news that
/ concerns the commission OF thu Utah ex-
I hibit at the Seattle fair must come sole
/ " from him, and Il al it is his announced
1 duty to give it first to his party organ.
The Capitol Commission.
Other important appointments to be
made soon by the governor are the menu
bers of the capitol commission and the
insurance commissioner. The capitol COM
mission is to have charge of the work of
constructing the new staIe capitol. a work
which is scheduled to commence very
soon. Senator Charles r. Marks. author
Of the capitol building bills which were
enacted into law at the recent session
of the legislature. is almost sure to be
member Of the commission. Serene Is.
futile. the real estate man. who was &C
; tive in urging the passage of the bills,
is suggested as one OF the commits sion
ers. James J. Devine. former chief Of
the fire department, now chairman of the
city committee Of the Republican party.
Is said to be slated for superintendent Of
the capitol buildings and grounds. pO-
sitiOn carrying a salary of 81 so per year
For insurance commissioner, Colonel
George 3. Squres and Colonel Mann have
been suggested Colonel Squires appaT
emily has the inside track. As chief dep
uty in the office of the secretary of state
he has had supervision of the work of
that office in so far ii related to the
insurance business. He worked hard for
the passage Of the Dll. Colonel SGuiTes
is an active Republican. He is at pres
ent secretary of the Republican state
committee
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