The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-07
SALARY GUT PLANNED
FOR OIL INSPECTOR
Says He Will Be Governor and Not
Dictator-Will Be Slow in Making
Changes of Officials in State Insti-
tutions-Merit, Not Politics. Will
Dictate.
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

80 HE 0AA1E CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. z.-If the leg
lsiature could only get through with a
caucus ON the United states SENATOR
snip ms quickly as 1t did with the or
ganixation of the house and senate Last
night IT would not take long to finish
up the whole job. But it viii NOT.
Inc senatorship fight, however. has
settled down to pretty fine point. 1t
mas been practically determined bv the
democratic members of the legislature
20 noId their senatorial caucus next
tuesday night. 1t became known YES
terday that Governor Elect Marshall
wants the legislature to get busy with
real legislation at the earliest possibIe
moment, and he fears that If the SEN
atorship drags along day after day the
legislators will not be willing to take
up anything else until it is disposed of.
RMS Is what worries him So vester-
day he gave out the word that he
thought the senatorial caucus should
De held within the next few DAYS and
the result was that nearly everybody
feil over themselves to get on the band
wagon and agree that it should be held
Tuesday night
VIII Not Take Hand in Fight.
This does not mean that Marshall be.
taken or will take any hand IN The
night for senator Far from it. He ,s
going to stay out of it. He has MOI
even told anyone that ne has a nrefer-
ence among the candidates ana W.,
couldn't get him to say such a thing for
a form. Everybody knows that tf ~
were to say the word he could hiring
about the election of any man he might
choose for senator, but he saws he is
going to be governor and not dictator
But he does want action by the leeis-
lature, and that is why he is irving n
1orce an early settlement of the sem
atorial fight.
Warden Reid Secure.
Governor-Elect Marshall is going ~
surprise some of the critics that have
been poking fun at him and CHARGING
him with being a political governor
There is good reason to believe that he
will not be as hasty In making cbangas
in state positions as some of the offica
hunting gang wish. He is going 70
work on the theory that fitness ia to he
considered above party services. and
will make his appointments accord
ingly. For instance, there is everv
reason to believe that Marshall does
not intend to remove Warden Reid NJ
the Michigan City penitenttarv all
though Reid is a republican. Reid Is
a highly qualified man and he does
not take hand in party politics On
the other hand w. H. Whitaker. sunar-
intendent of the Jeffersonville reforna-
tory, is bound to be removed because
Marshall does not like his political
Policy of Economy.
And Marshall means to adont tho
policy of economy. And this win causa
among the boys" for
one of the very first things that he is
likely to do is to abolish a lot of Jobs
to save the money. 1t is believed that
he will ask the legislature to make a
sweeping change in the Job OF oil in
spector. At present the state oil in
spectorship is worth all the way from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year. the income he
ing in fees collected for the inspection
of oil. 1t is understood to be Marsha1rs
idea that the oil inspector have had a
straight salary of about $500 a wear
that he should be a mere office man
while the deputies do the work and
that all the fees should go to the state
May Cause a Hardship.
OF course. If such a plan is adonted
1t Will break the heart OF some of the
fellows who have had their weather eve
glued to that sjob For instance. Joe
Kelley, secretary of the democratic
state committee. Joe has been figuring
on the oil inspectorship and 1T has
generally been accepted until recently
that he would land it, but it Is a cinch
that If the salary is placed at any
thing like $1,000 he will not take 81.
Then he will be told that he can either
take 1T or leave it and Joe will prob
ably get mad. And Tom Tageart will
also be offended, for Kelley is one of
Taggarts lieutenants
Won't Ride in Carriage.
Marshall said last night that he viii
set apart one night each week as at
home evening when persons who can
not see him in the day time may call
ct his home and talk business This is
the first time a governor has ever
opened his house to the public In this
manner Marshall says everybody win
be welcome, whether he wishes to talk
business or visit socially and that the