The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-03-04

!. I may have to turn from the contend
| ing parties and take a man of my owl
selection, giving to the party at large
the benefit of any Doubt hat may be
involved in the appointment of eithe
of the applicants. I must have com
petent, clean men, and I prefer tina
they come with the endorsement o
their local party friends, but where
personally know all about man whom
I feel disposed to appoint I am not tc
be governed by endorsements, and
have not waited in any case for them.
Speaking of some of the first ap-
pointments made he said, in substance:
I appointed Mr.. Swanger Bank Com
missioner because I believed him to
be very competent man for the office
and knew him to be a popular and ac-
ceptable party man. I appointed John
Kennish Insurance commissioner for
the same reason. needed no endorse
ment of these gentlemen, for know
them personally and they could not
have been fortified in my judgment by
endorsements. The same is true of
other men I have appointed.
He referred with evident pride to
the character and high standing of the
men already appointed, naming a num-
Der of them as examples of high char
acter, ability and good party standing.
In fact he suggested that his appoint
ments so far indicate his fixed policy
in selecting the men he must place in
public Office while he is governor. The
list includes, for the best officers at his
disposal up to this time, John E.
Swanger, former Secretary of State;
John Kennish, late Assistant Attorney
General, and the Republican nominee,
in 1906, for Supreme Judge; Frank
Blake, late Assistant Attorney General;
Rush c. Lake, Secretary of the state
committee and late Assistant Attorney
General; Henry Andrae, circuit clerk
of Cole county; Congressman Caulfeld
of St. Louis (to be excise commission
er.)
Every man he has so far appointed
as members of the boards which are to
manage the educational and elemosy-
nary institutions stands high as citi-
zen and as a Republican or a Demo
| crat.
The list of appointments made up to
February 26 is as follows:
Adjutant General Capt. Humboldt,
an experienced, able and popular mi
litia officer
| Pardon Attorney, Frank Blake.
Bank commissioner, John E. Swan
ger.
Insurance commissioner, John Ken
nish.
| Dairy and Food commissioner, DR..
VIM. F. Cutter of Kansas City.
Warden of Penitentiary, Henry An
drae of Jefferson City.
Physician in Penitentiary, DR.. J. A.
| Waterman, Breckenridge.
Excise commissioner for St. Louis,
Hon. Henry S. Caulfeld.
State Fish commissioners, Theo Nc
Haney, Kennett, and Henry w. Bell,
St. Joseph.
Inspectors Lead and Zinc Mines,
Charles P. Wallace, Carteville; Isaac
]. Pirtle, Mine La Motto.
Assistant Coal Mine Inspector, Mich
ael Gavin, Lexington.
Normal School Regents: Cape Cir
ardeau, Moses Whyburk and David w.
Hill; Springfield, E. E. E. McJimsey
and T. L. Rubey (Dem.); Lincoln In
stitute, T. S. Mosby (Dem.) and W.
F. Chamberlain; Kirksville, John C..
Mckinley and E. c. Grim; Warrens-
burg, DR.. ]. L. Schofeld.
i Members Board of Charities and
Corrections, Miss Mary E. Perry Gre
appointed) and Henry L. McCune.
Members Boards of Managers: Full,
ton Asylum, Robert S. Buckner, Dr.