The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-01-31
SWEEPING CHANGES IMPROBABLE


ing his election, that he would make
no political appointments. He said
that he should conduct the states af-
fairs the same as he should do
in the management of a business con-
Germ; the spoils system should not be
revived and the spokesman should re-
ceive no consideration. The two APP
pointments he has made are consis-
tent with his announced intention. 1t
was necessary that he should have a
private secretary wholly in sympathy
with him and in whom he could place
the most implicit confidence in that
confidential capacity. His selection of
Mr. c. G. Dill, of Spokane, for that
position was a happy choice. Mr.. Dill
is an attorney and formerly was a
newspaper man of considerable eX-
perience. He is in every particular
well equipped for the place and will
prove valuable aid to Mr.. Lister in
carrying out the policies of his ad-
ministration. The only other appoint
ment made so far, that of Mr.. LAM
born, of Tacoma, as state printer, was
another excellent selection and
thoroughly in keeping with his an
nOunced intention of choosing men for
their fitness and for efficiency and
good service to the state. The Office
of state printer is a most important
one, and requires not only expert
knowledge, but the highest order of
prObity as we'll. Mr.. Lister has known
and has been intimately associated
with Mr.. Lamborn for many years and
he named him public printer because
Of his confidence in Mr.. Lamborn's
ability and integrity.
In view of his action in making but
two appointments at the outset of his
administration and these two in strict
conformity with his repeated declara-
tons that he proposed to ignore the
demands of specimen, it can be con-
fldently predicted that Governor Lis
ter will not make any radical changes
in the personnel of the several state
commissions and the institution heads.
The record of his administration de-
ponds upon the work of these comis-
sions and the manner in which the in
stitutions are conducted. The gentle
men now filling these positions have
the advantage Of the experience and
training that Is gained only through
service. They have become by virtue
of that service, specialists and ex-
perts in the work they are doing, and
they can accomplish far more for the
state if continued than any other set
of men, no matter how able, who might
be chosen to replace them if the old
spoils system were revived.
Governor Hay recognized this fact
when he assumed the duties of chief
executive, and he retained practically
all OF the departmental and institution.
al heads whom he found in office. Like
Governor Lister, Governor Hay an
nounced at the outset of his admins
tration that he proposed to conduct
the states affairs on business basis.
and he kept his word.
There have been the usual rumors
of sweeping changes to be made at
Olympia following the induction into
office of the new governor, but it is
safe to assume that these rumors are
largely fathered by the desires of
hungry politicians looking for Jobs,
and that they are without foundation
IN fact. There Is no good reason to
believe that Governor Lister has
changed his mind about giving the
people OF the state strictly business
administration or that he has sue
combed to the wiles of machine poll
ticians.
The fact that number of the pres
ent officials have rendered their I'M
dated designations, effective at the
pleasure of the governor, is not nee
essarily an indication that they ex-
pect the AK to fall and have taken this
means of softening it's blow. 1t is,
No"ceiOoo, III uOTe Cildn an act OF
courtesy intended to relieve Governor
Lister of embarrassment in case he
might at some future time wish to
make change for what he conceived
to be valid reason.
Mr.. Lister served under Governor
Rogers on the board of control which
has supervision over the state insti-
buttons, and he knows from experience
how important it is to keep trained
and competent men at the head of
the institutions. Accordingly there is
every reason to believe that he will
not make any changes there except
what may be forced upon him by rea-
son of resignation such as in the
case of c. S. Reed, superintendent of
the penitentiary, who goes to take
charge of the Minnesota state reform
atory, one of the biggest institutions
of the kind in the country. Reeds ap-
pointment to the SUPPLEMENTARY of
the Minnesota state reformatory is
recognition of his ability and his ex-
ceptional qualifications as demon