Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-21
MANY FAT JOBS
FOR DEMOCRATS
Long List Of Appointments
to Be Made by Next
State Governor
| MANY GROWING ANXIOUS
Lister Makes No Promises s
But Eyes Are on the
Plum Tree
MANY GROWING ANXIOUS

with the election OF Ernest Lister
as successor to Governor M. E. Hay,
speculation is rife throughout the state
as to whom will receive the many
important state appointments. While
the governor-elect has not, up to the
present time, announced his appoint
ties, it is altogether probable that the
important positions have been placed,
at least in the mind of the state exc
cutive to be:
The prize list which Mr.. Lister had
to hand out is headed by the position
now held by George Lee. chairman of
the public service commission. This
position is for six years, and pays
$4,000 annually. Two other positions
on the same commission held by
Jesse s. Jones, of Tacoma, and Henry
L. Wilson of Seattle, pay at the pres
ent time $4,000 a year. There are
unexpired terms and will not draw the
full $1,000 until served out.
Some Of the Jobs.
Some of the other positions, not
including secretaryships with salaries
ranging from $4,000 down to $1,000 a
year. as follows:
Three members of the compensation
commission, salaries $500 each. The
present incumbents are c. A. Pratt of
Tacoma, chairman; John H. Wallace
of Seattle and Hamilton Hogday of
Seattle.
State printer, income said to range
from $4,000 to $4,000 q year. E.
l.. Boardman Of Puayl1up. now in Of
flee.
Tax commission salaries $4,000; T.
D. Rockwell of Spokane and M. J..
Carrigan Of Seattle. One vacancy on
board.
Board of control, $4,000; H. T. Jones
Of Wilson creek, democrat; A. E. Gag
win of Lewis county; E. D. Cowan Of
Seattle. This board consists by law
of two members from the party in
power and one from second party.
Adjutant general, $4,000, Fred
Llwellyn, of Seattle.
Commissioner of labor, 81, 400; Char
les F. Hubbard. of Tacoma.
Highway commissioner. $4,000; w.
J. Roberts, of Pullman
Fish and game commissioner, $4,000;
John l.. Riseland, of Bellingham.
Oil inspector, $4,000, A. A. Tozier,
of Everett
Horticultural inspector, $4,000, F. A.
Huntley, Of Tacoma.
Coal mine inspector, $4,000; d. c.
Botting Seattle.
Bank examiner, $3,6OO; J. L. Mohun-
dro, Seattle.
Fire warden. $4,000; J. R. Welty,
Olympia.
Hotel inspector, $1,000; M. S. Kribs,
Spokane.
Dairy and food commissioner, $4,000,
l.. Davies, Seattle.
More Appointments.
Besides this list the governor has
the appointment of the warden of
the penitentiary. Monroe reformatory,
the superintendent of the three in
sane. asylums, the training school, the
school for defective youth and school
for deaf and blind
Scores of commissions, such as the
board of accountancy, bureau Of pub
lie inspection, state fair commission,
Washington fair CON-
mission, medical examiners, dental eX
aminers, embalmers examiners, nurses
examiners, veterinary examiners, bar
Der examiners. and board of optome-
try. have from three to six members
serving without compensation, but
these boards collect fees which are
used to defray expenses and pay the
secretary of each for work performed |
Other commissions, serving without
compensation, but handling millions
CT the state funds are also to be
named.