The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-11-22
After Years of Being "Out
i'm the Cold"
THE AUDITOR HAS SOME pLUMS
Best Office at Disposal of Gov
ernOr, That of Inspector
and Examiner.
FAITHFUL" IN EVERY SECTION

ing of the Republicans from pow
er and a general house-cleaning in
the State capitol at Frankfort next
January, the boys in the trenches
are casting longing eyes in that
direction and are vitality interested
in the shaking of the plum tree,
At present Frank kavanaugh,
State Librarian; his assistant, Miss
Sarah Mahan; Charles II. Morris,
law clerk in the attorney generals
Office, and w. l.. Grayot, secretary
TO the prison commission, are the
only Democrats in the big marble
and granite pile attached to the
I5tatg pay-lUif. --- Al the rest--aro-Re-
publcans, who must vamOose, and
go out into the cold world on Jan
nary !, next.
While the Office of Governor has
been nearly stripped of patronage,
and has only a few plums to give
out, there are quite number of
good places in the other depart
ments of the State government.
Governor McCreary has the APP
pointment of a private secretary
at $4,000 wear and stenogra
pher at $500, both being attached
TO the executive Office.
The best plum at the disposal of
the Governor is that of State In
spector and Examiner, at $4,000
and travelling expenses. The In
spector appoints his assistants, with
the approval Of the Governor. The
Governor appoints the Adjutant
General at $4,000. To this Office
are attached an assistant Adiutant
General at $1,000, and an arsenal
keeper at $500. The Governor also
has the appointment Of members Of
the State Board Of Control of char
table institutions, which pay ST.
500 a year. The term of Col. AL
bert Scott, of Louisville, a Repub-
lican member, expires on January 1
next. but the board is bipartisan,
and Republican must be appoint
ED, and Col Scott is strongly tipped
for the place. The terms of the
three others expire during Governor
McCreary's term. Two of these
places will go to Democrats.
Governor McCreary will also
name next February seven members
of the State Board OF Equalization,
one from each appellate district.
These places pay s. a day and mile
age. The board appoints three sec
retaries at 81 a day. Other appoint
ments by the Governor are two
members of the State Board of
Election Commissioners, a Demo-
crat and a Republican, whose sal
AIRY is fixed at So per day while in
session, not to exceed 500 per
year. The commissioners elect
secretary at $500 a year. The five
members of the State Racing Com
mission, who receive no salary, are
appointed by the Governor. The
commission, with the approval of
the Governor, names its secretary,
who receives $1,000 a year. The
other appointments by the Cover
nor are members of his stan, who
have rank OF Colonel.
The largest amount of patronage
is in the Auditors Office. The best
place under Auditor Henry NJ. Bos-
worth Is Insurance Commissioner at
$4,000 a year. The other places in
the Insurance Commissioner bu-
Teau are deputy Commissioner at
$4,000, a clerk at $4,000, and an
actuaTy at $500. In the Office OF
the Auditor proper are number
OF good paying jobs, as follows:
Assistant Auditor. $4,000; twelve
clerks at $500 each; one clerk in
the land Office at $1,000, and a pri-
vate secretary to the Auditor at
$500. The Auditor also appoints a
State Fire Marshal at $4,000. A
stenographer is attached to this bu-
reau at 5000.
Attorney General James Garnett
will have the following appoint
ments: First and Second Assistant !
Attorneys General, at $500 each;
third assistant at 2,4OO; law clerk |
at 1880; one stenographer at ST.
200, and one at 5000.
Thomas s. Rhea. as State Treas
urer. will appoint an assistant
Treasurer at $500 and clerk at
$1,000.
As Secretary Of State. DR.. C. F.
Crecelius will name an assistant
at $500; chief clerk at
1000; a bank clerk at $1,000; a
clerk at $500 and