The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
WILL HAND OUT JOBS
GOVERNOR TO SHAKE THE PLUM
TREE WITHIN FEW DAYS.
Martin Hughes of Hibbing Is Slated
for Judge; Vasaly May Go On
Board of Control; Mayor ArmsOn
of Saltwater Picked to Succeed F.
L. McVey on Tax Commission
Several Important Places.

st. Paul, March 26-Martin Hughes
Hibbing, Judge of the new judicial dis
trict created for the benefit of the
iron range.
Charles Vasaly, Little Falls, mem
Der of the board of control to sue
coed S. w. Leavett, retired.
Mayor Armson, Saltwater, member
of the tax commission to succeed f. L.
McVey, resigned.
Within the next month Governor
johnson will have three important va
cancies to fill and the above are picked
to be selected. The reported selection
of Justice Brown for a federal Judge
ship may add another plum to the list
but there is nothing definite about
this.
The st. Louis county judgeship has
just been created by the Legislature
but the bill as yet has failed to reach
Governor Johnson for his signature
and he refused to make any comment
as to whom he had in mind for the
place.
Endorsement for Hughes.
lnasmuch as the st. Louis County
Bar association in the endorsement of
the highest vote, it is thought to be
certain that he will be named. The
others endorsed by the association are
Alfred Jacques and A. II. Harrison
Mr.. Hughes has always been an add
ministratiOn man, and this adds to the
general expectation that the plum will
90 to him.
1t is hard to reconcile Charles
Vasaly of Little Falls with any posi-
ton of Importance under the present
democratic administration, but it is
said that despite this, Governor John
son looks upon him with favor as a
successor to S. W. Leavett, who must
walk the plank next month. An ar
dent Bryanite and follower of Hearst
in the early days, Mr.. Vasaly's whole
political course has been at variance
with administration ideas; yet his
fealty has never allowed him to run
counter to Governor johnson when that
official was combining his political ac-
tivities to the state. With all this
standing against him, Governor John
son is reported to have said that he
knew of no man better qualified for
the place, and he would just as soon
name him as any one. Vasaly is not
known to be an avowed candidate.
Others known to be candidates and
of control vacancy are Charles Somer-
vile of Sleepy Eye and Charles Hal
version of Madison.
Friends Of Armson Busy.
Mayor Armsons name has been used
in connection with the tax commission
so much of late that the idea is gen
eral that he will be selected to fill the
vacancy on that board. At first seek
ing a place on the board of control, he
transferred his desires to the tax com
mission, and friends the past week
have been working overtime in an eff
fort to land the place for him.
Governor Johnson would not talk
concerning possible vacancy in the
supreme court. He prefers to wait I'M
til Judge Browns appointment to the
federal bench is fact. There has
been some talk of former Attorney
General Young, but the administration
would not gain much in political
way from his selection. What those in
charge desire is to kill at least two
birds with one stone, and this would
be the selection of some district Judge
for the supreme bench and the filling
OF his place with a man likely to dc
the governor honor.
DR.. James A. Quinn, st. Paul, will
be appointed a member of the state
board OF health. The appointment is
to fill the place on the board left va
cant by the death of DIR. j. b. Ne
Gaughy.