Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-02

offlcO - years. He was neWSpAper
editor and came TO town to hold u
humble position under Mr.. Dobson. He
has filled practically every position I'M
the office Of secretary Of state, and Mr..
Hayward wisely made hin, deputy tho
pressure was much stronger for Others.
John II a regular steam. engine for
work. an dit was said properly at the
little banquet the other night that II he
had been devoting himself to some
business enterprise instead Of to the
state he would now be holding down
a $4,000 position or better. He Will not
be entirely missed, for he will continue
as state binder to have some relation to
the state. There has not been in the
state service in many years, II ever, any
more efficient public servant than John
Jameson.
James H. Wilson rs also familiar
fact at the state house who will be
missed II he retires to private life now.
Mr.. Wilson is one about whom opinions
differ. He has been in politics and
a part of politics. He Is himself
storm center. Once he went on the
old board of trustees of the agricultur.
al college and shook up the dry bones.
He was confidential adviser to John
Herriott and served him WE'LL He has
been holding a humble position in the
office of secretary Of state, doing his
work well and performing every study
faithfully vet from that humble posi-
ton maintaining his intimate relation
with large, political influences. OF the
state. No man has been so well able
to guage political currents. And he has
maintained the respect and confidence
alike of these who have agreed with
him and those whom he has fought
But above all else Jim" Wilson's word
has been good and his advice has been
fair and honest.
Some Close Accounting.
Two others who have been a part of
the states official household will have
to be counted out hereafter-the state
printer and state binder. When the state
accountant went over their accounts
recently and figured up everything, he
found errors which of themselves testi-
fy to the fidelity of these two officials
AS result Of the re-figuring the state
binder had to draw his check for IL
cents to cover errors-probably failure
on the part of the accountant to keep
track of sundry half-cent accounts. But
in the case of the state printer he re-
ceived a check for $42, which repre-
sents how far short he came to max
ing out his bills as large as they should
have been. .
Both Edward D. Chassell and Emory
H. English, had served in the house be-
fore becoming state binder and state
printer. 1t is sufficient to say that
ne yer before has the state work in this
line been so well done and so promptly
done as in the past six years. AS to
this there will be general agreement
among the state officials.
Many Deserv. to Remain.
The fortunes Of political life would
probably have caused larger number
of changes at the state rcuse but for
the fact that there are 80 many who
really deserve to remain. Mr. Allen,
the new secretary of state, named a
new deputy, of necessity, hut he stated
yesterday that in his opinion his pre-
decessor's entire office force was one
Of the most admirably organized forces
ne had ever seen, and he has no
changes in contemplation. The entire
force in the office Of treasurer of state
is retained by Mr. Brown because of
efficiency and the need of just such
good help. The deputies and clerks in
the office Of auditor Of state, superin..
tendent Of instruction. attorney gem
eral. railroad commission and else
where will not be changed in the
slightest.
There is an erroneous impression
which has been at times cultivated by
those who know nothing Of the facts,
and it is to the effect that the persons
in the state service hold sinecures and
retain their places solely by reason Of
political pull and without rende ring