The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-03
MANY HOLD OVER
New City Commission to Re-
appoint City Officials.
Ten Positions Announced bv
Commissioners Today.
C0FRAh STILL Is UNDECIDED
VIII Make No Announcements
on Police Chief.
Hughes Does Not Deny-NO
Truth to O'NeiI RumOr.
COFRAN STILL is UNDECIDED
City Appointments.

Fire MARSHALL. o. wilmarth.
Superintendent waterworks@Jesse
Shaw.
Assistant superintendent waterworks
Superintendent parks-E. F. A.
Reinisch.
City auditor-w. c. wasson.
City electrician-E. ]. Stewart.
City license collector-G. T. Mat
tingly.
City engineer-A. r. Young
Assistant city engineer-E. G. Glib
son.
Office engineer-C. E. Forter.
This is a list of the city appoint
ments already announced by the MEM
bers of the new city commission. All
the names mentioned are officials who
will be held over from the old admin
istration. William r. Porter, who will
be commissioner of parks and public
buildings after Friday, announced to-
day that all of the old Stotts ap-
pointees would hold over indefinitely.
''I will not discharge any of them
for the present" he said. "It is prob
able that 1 will retain most of the
heads of the departments"
This means that Charles Overmeyer
will be retained as secretary, James
Stewart as city physician, John Pugh
as sanitary sergeant, and j. p. But
terly as superintendent of the crema-
tory for the time being.
"It is possible that L will keep all
of these men," Mr.. Porter predicted
this afternoon.
COfran Is Undecided.
r. L. Cofran, who tomorrow steps
from the ranks of a private citizen to
the mayor of the city of Topeka, de-
clares he is saying little and thinking
much. When questioned considering
his appointment of chief of police, he
admitted that he had been consider
ing the candidates mentioned by the
press-J. w. F. Hughes, Colonel Nor
ton, Frank Stahl, Tim" Donovan and
others. Mr.. Cofran seemed to linger
over the last name.
Yes he admitted. 'T have been
thinking of Tim Donovan and Colonel
Hughes"
what about the dark horse p" he
was asked.
Mr. Cofran smiled. "It is true that
I am considering the appointment of
a man whose name / do not yet care
to make public he declared.
1t is asserted upon some authority
that ex-Sheriff Norton has the inside
track. Others declare that Tim"
Donovan, who served on thg force
years ago under Cofran, has the best
chance. If Donovan were appointed,
there would be four veteran city Off
cials-mayor, fire marshal, commits
chief of police.
When Colonel Hughes was question
ed concerning his possible appoint
ment, and whether he would accept it,
he declared he was in the position of
the girl who was asked if she were
engaged before her suitor had pro-
posed. Colonel Hughes, as well as
Colonel Norton, has been one of Cof-
rams energetic supporters.
Bone Is Satisfied.
my department will remain the
same as far as 1 am concerned" de-
clared Roy Bone. I'm fact, I see no
reason for a change of any kind"
Mr.. Bones department includes w.
H. Wasson, city auditor; E. J. Stewart,
city electrician, and G. 7. Mattingly,
license collector.
w. G.. Tandy will retain his en-
gineering force intact He made a
statement to that effect today. A r.
Young, city engineer; E. G. ellison,
assistant city engineer, and Cecil For
ter, office engineer, will hold their
present positions.
1t is generally known that Furman
Baker, commissioner of streets, will
not be reappointed. Billiard, Miller
and Stotts gave him the office vacated
by Frank Snyder. Mr.. Snyder has
been one of Mayor-elect Cofran's most
active managers, and it is rumored
tined to be the next commissioner of
streets.
Shaw Will Be Retained.
81 shall permanently retain Jesse
Shaw and Frank Stevens" stat ed
Frank Newland today. They have
done most effective work, and are in
valuable in the department. l have
known both of them for thirty years.
(Coptinued on Pape SevenN