The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-30
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indianapolis, Ind, March 3O.-6oV-
ern Marshall gave correct imitation
of a man doing as he pleases when,
yesterday, he appointed Colonel G e +
Matson of Greencastle as member of i
the state tax board to succeed Parks +
Martin, who has held the office for
eight years No one asked the gov
ernor to make the appointment until
after it became known that he had
Matson under consideration. Then Mat
sons friends got busy and let the
governor know that the appointment
would please them greatly.
In making this appointment Gov
ernor Marshall stepped out of the beat
en- path. for he did not allow political
pull or influence to have thing to
do with it. Where was there ever
another governor that did the like?
The old politicians and party rooters,
who have their faces buried in pie for
years or who have just ached for
chance for whack at the pie counter,
cannot understand it. They cannot
realize that governor. could do sucn
a thing. With them politics and par
ty is everything. With Governor Mar
shall it is nothing. And they are get
ting a demonstration that he means
what he says about that matter.
Nntson an Old War Horse.
True Matson is an old time demo-
crat one of the kind that has always
fought for the party and taken victory
with defeat. He has held office all right,
for he was congressman from the
Greencastle district for four terms He
was never known TO run away from an
opportunity to land political job. For
many years he was a party leader IN
the state and exerted great influence.
but he has in recent years been out OF
# ~ verv great extent and little
has been heard of him. So his selec-
ton by Governor Marshall for one OF
the very best positions at his com
mand lust at a time when the rest OF
the boys" are hanging around the PIE
counter like a lot of hungry children
almost crying for bread is jolt to the
old-time theory of passing things out
to the gang.
Twenty-Five in the Race.
When Governor Marshall was elect
cd there was a flutter of excitement
among the democrats in all parts OF
the state who thought their time had
come. Booms started everywhere ana
for everything The tax commission
ers position pays a salary of SS,OOo a
wear and does not take all Of man
time was an alluring prospect, and a
score or more of the faithful went art
er it, They all had booms. good
MANY of them found after making
canvass Of the situation that they stood
no chance of winning, so they dropped
o,,+ az the race but twenty-five OF
Them staid in to the end. They were
Warder w. Stevens. Salem; F. H. Hesch-
ner NobIesville: Charles w. Reed, Up
land; f. J. Reinhard. Rockport' Gil
bert Hendren. Bloomfield; George 1.
Reebee. Anderson; Charles r. Pollard
Delphi: John A. Cravens Bloomington
c. 1. Earhart Roachdale; Lew ID
Scott. New Albany; Jacob Lindsay, Al
bion. Nelson W Miller Peru; George
w Iehner. Ossian; " II. Hark1ns'
Portland. Jerome Herff. Peru; Cornelius
u. Green. Patriot William Eggeman'
Fort WAYNE: Charles A. Edwards
huntington: willard Elliott. Logans-
port PANEL Walsh. New Albany vii
lard II. Boyles, SALIENT Parks Martin
Indianapolis
How He "I.itr or Watson.
The fact is that the fight became so
warm among the candidates that Gov
ernor Marshall decided to go entirely
outside the bunch and get man for
himself-one that had not been heard
Of in connection with the place-and
this avoid mixing in the hot fight that
had arisen among the contestants dc
looked around over the state and final
III "}itv on Matson as the most ac-
reptable man be could pick out. Thai
was the way the appointment came
about
Gilbert H. Hendren of Bloomfield was
one of the men who wanted the posi-
ton so bad he could almost taste II
but lie did not even come close to it
Hendren was chairman of the speak
ers' bureau for the democratic state
committee during the last two cam
paigns. and last summer and fall h'
worked like a beaver at planning tn
speaking tours which Marshall made
over the state during the campaign
II nv political worker in the party wa
entitled to anything for services rem
aered it was Hendren, but he go
nothing. and there does not seem TO b
ANYTHING in sight for him. Hendrel
worked hard for the appointment a
tax commissioner He did it openl,
and everybody knew he was a candi
date. But then so did many others an
they all got left
wants Successful Administration.
Not long ago Governor Marshall sal
that in making his appointments h
intended to pick out men whom he be
Heved would aid him in making hi
administration a success. He said h
would appoint straightout democrat
and they would be men who woul
have minds of their own
Il do not want men who will b
guided by what somebody else want
them to do" he said When / appoir
man 70 a board l shall expect him
use his best judgment IN performing HI
duties and shall expect him to do whs
he believes to be rignI. I do not wal
man who will be SO subservient
me that he Will do anything at a
because it pIeases the governor. q
not want administration men on Il
boards. There will not be any admir-
fstration men. The administration wi
not have any men. I want them
be free to do as they like, and it sha
be my aim TO pick men for the var
Gus places who viii do as they like
The next snod Jobs to be given Of