Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-05-16
HOUSECLE GAMING
AT the CAPITOL
Number Of OffiCehOIdeTS RGIe-
gated to Junk Heap,
MANY OTHERS SLATED TO GO
State Board OF Control Said to Be
Planning Wholesale Changes in
the Near Future.
Especial Correspondence


cleaning time at the state capitol
mean that portion of the building pre-
sided over by Governor Eberhart ct
aI-and the renovation is due to be
most thorough Before the next two
months roll by there will be more
than one name missing from the adj
ministration pay lists. 1t has been
so decreed H. J. MaXfield, commits
sioner of immigration, got his last
week. l can't say, though, that he
was listed for the junk heap origin
ally. Next came what the Twin City
papers called the passing of Sam
Fullerton" a member of the state
fire marshals Office, and since his re-
tirement, temporarily the administra-
ton leaders say, a dozen or more new
faces have appeared on the political
horizon in the vicinity of the game
and fish and oil inspection depart
ments. They take the places of as
many game wardens and oil inspect
Ors who have been sent to the dis
lomatically explain it. Within the
next two weeks his excellency, who
is now in the East will revise the list
of boiler inspectors will be
Fifty or more-and for the benefit of
those who do not know l will say
there will be few changes. Hop
ing you will keep this tip to yourself
/ will further say the new list OF
boiler inspectors, which is made nee
essary by the passage of the reap
portionment act, has already been
agreed upon and the commissions
for the lucky ones are now being
prepared. Their publication at this
time might show undue haste and so
any announcement has been deferred
for the time being, at least.
:. = :.
The renovation of the immigration
and fire marshals Offices and the
cleansing which the game and fish
and oil inspection departments are
now receiving, however, as I get it,
will not be a marker to what will
happen when the mop and pail crew
reaches that part of the big marble
pile on Capitol Hill occupied by what
is known as the state board of con-
troll To use a bit of slang. the whole
thing may be a bum bunch, but they
do eay that Ralph w Wheelock and
c.. J SWendsen, the governors APP
pointees On the board who consti-
tute a majority of that department,
have agreed that some changes are
needed and that the incumbents
slated will have to go. The whis-
pered changes are the secretaryship,
the purchasing agent, several of the
Office menials and some of the heads
of the institutions under the boards
charge. J. D. Mills is the secretary
and Downer Mullen the purchasing
agent Both have been connected
with the department ever since it's
organization. Up to q year ago Mark
Cutter Of Anoka was PURCHASING
agent, but he saw the handwriting on
the wall and retired to go into the
publishing business at Thief River
Falls Mark never hitched with the
coming so he got out
!. \ +
You probably will ask, why this
house cleaning, why this disturbing o.
departments that seem to be deliver
ing the goods? Dear reader, this ad
ministration keeps books and jus
now they are being posted. Thos
who have failed to come up to the
standard fixed by the leaders have
simply got to go. Lese majestic is no
tolerated up here in any form. Ever,
political leader keeps books-they sa,
E. e. Smith, the state Republican
chairman, does not; but he does jus
the same-only there is a differenc,
in the method of bookkeeping. Thos
now in charge are inclined to the oil
method, which in effect is be goo
or quit When the Johnson admins
tration held the reins ability to de
liver was the sole requisite. Placat
your enemies was one of it's slogan
and more than one "knocker" Of Unfit
ence was taken into camp as a result
To the victors belong the spoils wa
regarded as all right, but it was nc
permitted to interfere when the tai
ing over of an enemy was decide
apon as necessary for the good {
the cause. 1t was just like the goo
old days of the caucus. When tn
man with a pocketfull of embarras
ing resolutions, or one likely to maxi
trouble showed up he was prompt
made chairman by the gang. Fl
wings were clipped Sometimes
think there is too much of the India
about one or two of those close I
Governor Eberhart. They refuse I
forget, for the time at least, sever;
now without the breastworks and Il
me tell you these several would be
formidable factor in the perpetuatie
scheme which is on if they we
taken in. No good leader is witho
his enemies. He would not be lea
or if he did not have enemies, b