The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-10
ODDlE SETTLING
PATRONAGE PROBLEM
At BERKELEY

Governor-eleet eddie still remains IN
Berkeley. much to the confusion OF
many place hunters, who are compelled
to sit on the anxious seat pending lis
return, or 90 to the expense of buy.ue
a ticket to the California university
town in order to get his ear for a little
soul-to-soul conversation, in which the.1
many claims might be forcibly pre-
sented, says the Reno Gazette.
Beyond the announcement made sev
eral weeks ago that Charles N%orcross
is to be his private secretary, no news
os what he intends to do has been Civ
en- out. But that does not mean that
wires are not being pulled by this ons
and that one.
The office of state bullion tax col
%lector is "a piece of rare fruit that move
than one would like to pluck. Henry,
Omega, who was always on the spot
during the troublesome months of the
campaign, and who was the original
busy little bee around the Republican
clubs headquarters, is said to be an
aspirant. So is Mr.. Buchanan, who ac-
companied Oddie during the primary
campaign. Buchanan was defeated fer
the assembly in Nye county and feels
that he has something coming to him
for his services. A number of "Bil
Lunsford's friends have put his name
forward, but he himself is not making
any active campaign. c. s. Sata OF
Lovelock, who contributed several n
ticles to the literary end of the cam
paipn. has also announced to a few thai
he is willing to serve and has some
strong backing. These are only a fen
of the many.
The ~wardenship of the penitentiary
is still very much in the air. That OF
fee is filed by a board consisting d
the governor, attorney general and sec
retarv of state, and an effort has beer
made to retain Maxwell, the incumbent
Baker and Brodigan, attorney genera
and secretary of state-elect, are Demo
Gratis, so it is a certainty that the war
den will be of that party. But 1t |
doubtful if Maxwell will be able t
mold on, and at present it looks as !
Tim Benton will be the man to Ian
the Job. There was a rumor that Coy
Dickersoh was after it,, but this ha
never been verified, and those VIII
claim to he close to the governor sa
that he would not think of accepting
the appointive position right after hav
ing been the lord high executioner HIM
self.
Colonel Maxon's name has bee
mentioned in connection with the stat
engineers berth, as has that of Ma
com Mcdonald, the mining man. M
Meskimmon, the local real estate MAJ
is also said to be willing.
J. P. Donnelly of Goldfeld, who wa
chairman of the Republican count
committee of Esmeralda during tn
campaign, would like to wear the uni
form that Captain Cox of the state pc
lice is soon to take off. There IS a be
lief. however, that the new admlnlstra
tion will recommend a decided chang
in the present state police force, seek
mo TO make 1t an emergency institu
ton rather than one that is always !
service. In that event there may b
no lob in that direction.
There are a few doctors, according Z
rumor. who have not made known IN
fact that they would like to hav
charge of the insane asylum, the pos
tion now held by DR.. Gibson, but II Re
norts be true, the naming of the ap
plicants would mean almost the pupn
cation of the official medical director
Of the state. That position will be !
the appointive hands of Gov. oddie
Controller Eggers and Treasurer Ne
MILAN so if looks as if no Democratic
doctors need apply.
In view of the many applicants an
the few jobs, it is probable that Gov
ernor-elect Oddie is taking the res
cure at Berkeley preliminary to under
taking the accomplishment of the mira
Gle of making half a dozen loves am
two or three tiny fishes satisfy thu
hungry hordes.