The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-30
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENT Of
MATSON CREATES SURPRISE
Marshall Disregards Pull and Influence in Making Selec-
ton; Big Reception Will Be Given in His
Honor Before e Leaves for N. Y.

by the governor will be that of mem
Der of the railroad commission to sue
coed W. J. Wood, the present demo-
cratic member from Evansville Wood
viii have to go. That is generally I'M
derstood on all sides, and Wood him
self has a bunch that this is the case.
But who will succeed him is a mys-
terry. Governor Marshall said during
the campaign that he would have at
least one practical railroad man on the
commission, and there are none there
now. So this probably means that the
man appointed to succeed Wood will
be a practical railroad man. 1t is said
that Governor Marshall has his eye
on several men for this place and that
he will make up his mind pretty soon
which one it will be. There is some
talk about a candidate from Rich
mond, but his name cannot be learned.
There is also one at Terre Haute and
one at Evansville. one at Fort Wayne
and a large number of others in the
list of possibilities, and. it is said, that
all are working railroad men.
All Good PIums.
The position of chief accountant I'M
der the new public accounting law will
also be filed, and this will have to
be given out before long. This position
will pay $4,000 a year. The railroad
commissioner gets $4,000 a year also
Then there will be two accountants to
appoint These pay $4,000 a year.
Governor Marshall is going to New
York the latter part of next week to
make speech before the National
Of hon If
is believed that he will announce sever
al other appointments before he leaves
for the east The railroad commission
er and the three accountants places
may be filed then.
| Next Wednesday night the Indianap-
1 oils board of trade will hold a large
reception in honor of Governor Mar
| shall and his wife, at the hall of the
i board of trade. Invitations have been
/ sent out to something like 1000 per-
sons. and it is the intention of the or
ganization to make it one of the swell
! est events of recent years. A fine mu-
steal program has been arranged, there
will be lunch and all the guests
| will be introduced to Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall.
Marshall Not a society Man.
Tom Marshall is not a society man
however He adapts himself to any
and all conditions and surroundings
| but when it comes to real society, j
makes no hit with him. This wa:
| shown by a remark which he made Z
few DAYS after his inauguration. There
was an Inauguration ball, to which
all of the members of the legislature
as well as several hundreds society
folks of this city were invited.
! squabbIe arose among the Marion
county representatives because the!
| could not get as many invitations al
they wished to send out to some o
their constituents, and one member
Representative Beaver, said he woul'
not go unless he got the invitation
he wished Beaver took a large han'
! in making the complaint. But the bal
was held and 1t was a swell affair. Al
70 the society people were there il
their glad rags and foxy clothes. an
it was pretty fine.
But afterward Governor Marshall wa
sitting in his office with his feet Vi
on his mahogany desk and putting a
a big cigar, when. a friend came in.
Say said the governor, L didn'
see YOU at Mike Beavers dance tn
other night, did II"
1t was not BALI with Tom Mar
shall It was a dance" That's wha
he had always called them. and tina
was what this one was.