The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-24
FIRST PLACE PAYS
$4,000 ANNUALLY
Assistants Salaries Are Fixed at 3d.
600 a Year-General Impression is
That Democratic Chairman of Mar
ion County, W. II. Fogarty is to
be States Public Accountant.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind. May 22.-It begins
to look like Governor Marshall, some
of these fine days. win be obliged to
insert 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 a system of pub
lie accounting that will insure honesty
in office Salary to one $4,000 and to
the other two $4,000 a year. Apply TO
Thomas Marshall, governor.
May Get Chief Accountant Next Week.
The governor needs a chief public ac-
countant and two deputy accountants,
and he has not yet been able to find
them. Not long ago he said he be
Iieved he would be able to get the men
this week. but the prospect has faded.
He will do well if 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.
Offers Place to Capable Men.
It has become known that ne has
offered the places to several men in
the state and that in a majority Of the
cases they have turned down the offer
Bobbs James w. Noel, Hugh Daugherty
and Evans Woollen of this city, and
all declined to take the places. These
men are members of the merchants or
ganization that framed the bill to ere
ate the department of public account
ing which was passed by the legisla-
ture at that last session. and they were
constantly in attendance at all of the
meetings of committees at which the
bill was considered They lobbied in
dustriously for the passage of the bill
and it was due largely TO their efforts
that the bill was passed
Job Goes Begging.
The governor probably knew these
mon would decline the appointments
when he made the offers, for it is not
thought likely that he will put all In
dianapolis men on the accounting board
This would raise a howl out in the
state-not that Governor Marshall
would care anything about a how
when he believed he was doing the
right thing, but the howl would be
long and vociferous just the same. w
c. Bobbs is president of the Bobbs-
Merrill company, book publishers
James w. Noel is one of the leading
attorneys of the city; Hugh Daugherty
f0TmGTlV
once a candidate on the Democrat,
ticket for treasurer of state and wa.
talked of once for governor. He is nov
president Of the Marion Trust company
one of the largest financial institution.
Of this city: Evans Woollen IS the gen
eral counsel for the American Nationa
Bank All are men or large affairs
and there would not be any reason il
the world, from financial standpoint
why either Of them should give up hi
business to become a state accountant
However. this is the kind Of men VIII
should compose the accounting board
for they are men of high grade and ex
cellent business judgment A boar
composed of such men would be a
ideal board.
Has Another Man spotted.
Now that these men have all turne
down the places 1t is a question Jus
where Governor Marshall will be abb
to find the right men to take the place!
For while it was believed that h
would be compelled to import a ma
from another state for the position {
chief accountant. but it is believed tina
he still has on his list Of eligibles sey
eral Indiana men who will fill the bi
all right. 1t is said that he has prac
tically decided on a man for the pos
ton of chief. but no information on tn
subject is obtainable. The man is sal
to be from outside of indianapolis.
FOgarty Has a Chance.
There is a general impression tbs
the democratic deputy accountant wi
be W. NJ. Fogarty. democratic chair
man of Marion county. who wiped OF
a republican majority of 1000 ar
handed Marshall the county by a dem,
cratic majority of more than 5000 Bi
there is no one outside of the govern
or's office. so far as can be learned. wi
will admit that he knows anythir
about who will be the republican del
uty.