Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-22
many DESERVING
DEMOCRATS Want
TO BE REWARDED
Changes to Take Place
Gradually After the New
ly Elected Officers Are
Sworn In.

Bourbons in many parts Of the state
are ready to make sacrifices to land
some of the state plums to be placed in
general circulation on or about Jan. I,
1917, judging from comment heard
about the state house. AS yet there
are no signs in any of the state de-
partments there will be a walkout as
there was in some of the appointive
offices two years ago. State officials
elected expect to spend most of De-
cember in Boise becoming acquainted
with the duties of their new positions.
Defeated officials have extended to
them invitations to do so in some in
stances.
Attorney General ], n. Peterson, who
retires from that office after serving
two terms TO be succeeded by r. A.
Walters. will. it is generally understood
owing to an announcement made some
time ago. engage in the practice of law
at Pocatello. Secretary of State
George r. Barker will return to Sand
point and again assume charge of his
newspaper. the Pend O'Reillc Review
State Auditor Fred l.. Huston may To-
cate in Boise. He came to this city
four years ago when first elected state
auditor, from Idaho Falls.
CHANGES NOT TO BE SUDDEN
Naturally there are many uneasy
employees at the state houes at the
present time. 1t is announced on eX-
cellent authority, however. the changes
in the various state departments will
take place gradually and there will be
no cutting off at the pockets except in
few instances. 1t is held phat the
matter of conducting the states bust
ness is paramount and it must not be
disrupted all at once. The first changes
that will take place, it is said, will be
in taking over the heads of depart
ments. Later the chief deputies will
be changed and so on until all the
changes desired are made.
There are number of state depart
ments in which no changes will be
made, it is said. They include the
state veterinarian. state game warden,
state horticultural inspector, state bank
examiner, director of farm markets.
Dr. H. G. Bodle is state veterinarian;
Leroy c. Jones, state game warden
Guy Graham, state horticultural in
spector; G. r. HIT state bank exam
iner and w. G. Scholtz, director of
farm markets. III the case of adju-
tant general, c. S. Moody, at present
holding that office, may resign to at
tend the coming session of the legisla-
ture. He was elected member of the
lower house from Bonner county and is
a candidate for speaker of that body,
COMM SSlONER CHOICE PLUM.
The other appointments, the COM
plete list of which was published q
week ago, will not be made until after
the certificates of election have been
issued and all prospective candidates
have been carefully inspected as to
their qualifications.
One of the appointments for which
there will be a number of applications
is that of state land commissioner. At
tached to this post is a large salary.
The register of the state land depart
ment is also an appointee who comes
under the jurisdiction Of the state land
board. III. Harland, the present incum-
bent, was appointed several months
ago to succeed Heber Q. Hale In poll
tics he is a Progressive. 1t was stated
today that there is a possibility of the
present register being retained.
Many changes are expected in the
several departments but they are not
to be sweepingly made so far as could
be ascertained by those who speak
with some authority.