Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-27
State Capitol News
Is generally there with the long pole
| which Is likely to bring down the per.

Is generally there with the long pole
which Is likely to bring down the per-
simmons.
Probably the next most sought for
position Is that of secretary Of the
railroad commission there being
about twenty applicants for that place.
But that is all there rs to It. No one
seems to have secured any assurance
of the appointment, as the commits.
sioners deferred action at their last
meeting till the regular meeting in
January. Walter +. Custing, a
newspaper man OF Fargo, is said to
have a strong endorsement from many
directions, though none seem to pierce
the veil Of uncertainty which en-
shrouds the position. Tom Hall, the
homliest man in the building, aside
from Alex Macdonald, and the pres
ent secretary of the railroad commits
sion, is Of course promoted diagonally
across the building to the office of
secretary of state and will take Miss
Amiot, his stenographer with him.
Whom this will supplant in MIR. Halls
office is not known, or II it will re.
move anyone.
In the office Of secretary of state
there will be few if any changes. John
Andrews will continue to hold down
the -.s desk as deputy, while Billy"
Anderson will continue as chief clerk.
Hiss Norton will go to Washington
with her brother, the new congress
mar from the third district. There
is a combination position, however, in
thiss department which is causing
some speculation. 1t Is the position
of document clerk and expert print.
err. The position is now held by Mr..
Tousley, and while no one seems to
know whether there is going to be
anything happen to him or not, yet
there is some speculation. The office
of document clerk is appointed by the
secretary of state and the office Of
printer is appointed by the printing
board. There is not enough work to
keep the expert printer figuring all
the time, hence he has heretofore
been appointed document clerk and
the two make n pretty good job.
The only two mentioned for the posi-
tion so far are "Old Bill" Holbein Of
the Lansford Journal and Editor Con-
rad of Mandan. What their chances
are cannot be ascertained and it is
the possibility of a dark horse break
ing into the corn field which causes
the speculation.
1t is settled. of course, that Mr.. Fo-
ley is to be the secretary to the gov
ernor, while Mr. Zeigler. who has for
some time been secretary for Mr.. Han
ma in Washington will succeed Mr..
Gammons.
There will be n vacancy in the
t%reasurer's Office through the retire
ment of Mr.. Chase. :. is not known
who will succeed Mr.. Chase, though
it will probably be Colletti, who has
been in the office some tine. Miss
Mary BrOsnanan, from the eastern
part of the state will take the position
OF stenographer in that department.
Among those where there wild I'M
doubtedly be no changes are the de-
partments of education, insurance, az
riculture and labor, attorney general,
and possibly the library commission.
Those which are up in the air are
the board of control, tax commission,
land department, state engineer and
capitol superintendent. The board of
control, it is said, will be composed of
three of the strongest me- which Gov
ernor Hanna car induce to take the
position. The tax commission must
be confirmed by the senate, and it is
a guess what that body will, do. .
Auditor elect Jorgenson is not in
the city and it is not known whom he
will select as his deputy.
Lieutenant Colonel Berg, of Grand
Forks, ranks next for the adjutant
g~eaeralship, and there is belief that
he will receive and accept the APP.
pointment. In all probability Major
Steedman, u. s. A., retired, will be
|reappointed by Gov. Hanna as mill.
tary advisor. He is abundantly able
and has a host OF friends who hope
to see him remain. Sargent Rock, u.
S. A., and Sergeant, Harris will un.
doubtedly remain where they are with
the adjutant general.