The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-11-19
Osborn Cleans
House Jan. 1.
Many Appointments to be Made
Wise Ones Smile Over the "Re-
cess Appointments"

Throughout the primary campaign
and during the campaign which just
closed Chase S. Osborn announced that
he would clean house at Lansing on
Jan. /.
Many of the wise ones just smiled
end pointed out that the terms of prac-
tically all of the heads of departments
ran until June 80 at least, and that Mr..
Osborn would have considerable diff
Guilty in separating several statesmen
from their jobs. This was put up to
Mr.. Osborn but he contented himself
with saying:
II have promised to see that the
men who deserve to go are going on
Jan. !, and they are going"
Many, among them aspirants to sew
eral of the places, have been looking
into the situation. and they believe
they have solved the problem.
Practically all of. the appointments
made by Gov. Warner were recess
appointments" that is, they were
made after the adjournment of the
legislature. Now, all of the appoint
ments made by the governor are sub
ject to confirmation by the senate. 1t
is customary for the governor to send
to the senate list Of the recess ap-
pointments and they are all confirmed
at once, as the senate seldom turns
down what the governor wants.
Now it will be up to Mr.. Osborn to
send these appointments along to the
senate and it is right at that point that
the wiseacres hold their heads and
wink the other eye.
Suppose Gov. Osborn doesn't send in
the list for confirmation, what then?
Or suppose that he sends it in with
the recommendation that they be not
confirmed?
Or supposing again, he separates the
appointments into two lists, the sheep
and the goats, as it were, and sends in
one for confirmation and the other to
be turned down?
just exactly what Mr.. Osborn has in
mind he is keeping right to himself,
but it seems to be pretty certain that
when he promised to clean house on
Jan. he had this situation in mind.
Just what procedure must be followed
is matter of discussion as yet.
One authority says that Gov. Osborn
can send in those he wishes turned
down and quietly pass the word to the
senate as to what he wants and that
he can then send in the names of those
he wants appointed, both recess and
his original appointments. and have the
senate act favorably on them, with the
result that his appointee can take i'm
mediate possession of the offices.
The two big offices affected in this
way are those of labor commissioner
and dairy and food commissioner, Dick
Fletcher of Bay City, labor commits
sioner, is one who is absolutely sure to
go. Fletcher was appointed for a sec
ond term of two years during the last
session Of the Legislature, but owing to
the fact that the statutes governing
his department had been amended to
raise his salary $500, it was necessary
for Gov. Warner to reappcint him in
September, 1909. His term runs to
June to 1911, but he became recess
appointment and it is safe bet that
he will be separated from the payroll
within the briefest possible space of
time after Osborn gets into harness.
Colon c. Lille, dairy and food COM
missioner, comes under the same head.
He was appointed last summer to sue
ceed the late A. c. Bird, who died in
Office. Mr.. Osborn announced publicly
on the stump that Lille would not be
reappointed by him.
Another important Office affected is
that of insurance commissioner, from
which James v. Barry recently re-
signed and to which Marion o. Row.
land was appointed.
3 In addition to these important Offices
there are large number of honorary
appointments to various state boards.
Many Of the men appointed to these
positions were supporters of Mr.. Os-
born, and it is hardly likely that the
axe will fall on all alike.