The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-23
He Has Gone Over the State
With a Fine Tooth Comb,
But Available Material Is
Very Scarce.
THOSE OFFERED JOBS
REFUSED POLITELY
Several indianapolis Men of
Big Business interests
Tempted With the Bait, But
Refused to Bite.

ln0lonaDOl1G, May Zz.--lC begins 10
look like Governor Marshall, some OF
these fine days, will BE obliged to in
sert In the papers an advertisement
something like this:
Help Wanted-Three good men,
good at figures and good accountants.
Must understand public business and
know how to install system Of pub
lie accounting that will insure homes
ty In office. Salary to one $4,000 and
to the other two $4,000 year. Ap-
ply to Thomas r. Marshall. Governor.
Prospect Has Faded.
The governor needs a chief public
accountant and two deputy account
ants, and he has not yet been able to
find them. Not long ago he said he
believed he would be able to get the
men this week. but the prospect has
faded. He will do well II he gets
them next week. However. he hopes
TO have the selections made in time to
announce the appointments before he
leaves the city next week to be gone
several days.
It has become known that he has
offered the places to several men in
the state and that In majority OF the
cases they have turned down the of.
fer. The positions were offered to
w. c. Bobbs, James w. Noel. Hugh
Daugherty and Evans Woollen, of this
city, and all declined to take the pla-
ces. These men are members of the
merchants organization that framed
To he -
public accounting which was passed
by the legislature at that last session
and they were constantly in atten-
dance at all Of the meetings Of com
mittees at which the bill was l.
cred. They lobbied industrious
the passage Of the bill and it wa
largely to their efforts that the e..
was passed.
Would Raise Howl.
The governor probably knew these
mon would decline the appointments
when he made the offers, for 1t is not
thought likely that he will put all In
dianapolis men on the accounting
board. This would raise howl out
in the state-not that Governor Mar
shall would care anything about q
howl when he believed he was doing
the right thing. but the howl would be
long and vociferous, just the same. w.
G. Bobbs. Is president OF the Bobbs-
Merrill company, book publishers;
james w. Noel IL one Of the leading
attorneys Of the city; Hugh Daugherty
formerly lived In Button and was
. Il
ticket for treasurer of state and was
talked Of once for governor. He is
now president of the Marion Trust
company. one Of the largest financial
institutions OF this city. Evans Wool
len IL the general counsel for the Am
erican National bank. All are men
of large affairs, and there would not
be any reason In the world, from 4
financial standpoint, why either OF
them should give up his business to
become q state accountant. However.
This is the kind Of men who. should
compose the accounting board. for
they are men Of high grade and ex-
cellent business judgment. A board
composed OF such men would be an
ideal board.
Hard to Find Right Men
Now that these men have all turn
ed down the places It is q question
Just where Governor Marshall will be
able to find the right men to take the
places. For while 1t was believed
that he would be compelled to import
man from another state for the po-
sition Of chief accountant, but II is
believed that he still has ON his list
Of eligibles several Indiana men who
will fill the bill all right 1t Is said
that he has practically decided on a
man for the position Of chief, but no
Information on this subject is obtain
able. The man Is said to be from out
side Of Indianapolis.
There Is Z general impression that
the democratic deputy accountant will
be w. M. Fogarty. democratic chair
man Of Marion county, who wiped out
republican majority Of 1000 and
handed Marshall the county BY ! dem
pcratic majority Of more than 5000.
bnt there IL no one outside Of the
governors office, 20 far as can be
harmed. who will admit that he knows
pothinE about who will b the repub-
6cAn deputy.