Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-03
DEMOCRATS ON
THE ANXIOUS
SEAT JUST NOW
Announcements of Appoint
ments by the New State
Administration Are Elk
pected Within a Very
Short Time.

swarming about the S ate house, anx-
iously watching positions soon to be
vacated when the new Bourbon ad-
ministration is inaugurated. Saturday
was one of the big days for the swarm
ing. The governors office seemed to
be the center of attraction.
While nothing official has been
given out indicating who will be the
favored ones when the patronage Is
divided, there was a lot of interesting
gossip about the rotunda during the
day that may or may not have a bear
ing on future developments.
Democrats are to. be favored for all
appointments. There may be some
hodovers, but it is said they will be
few.
JONES MAY BE WARDEN.
1t was said by those who claim to
know whereof they speak there is
possibility State Game Warden Leroy
c. Jones may be offered the warden
ship at the state penitentiary. The
game warden served as sheriff of Lin
coin county. When the local option
law went Tito effect, and prior to
that when the Sunday rest law was
enacted, Jones was right on the job,
serving notice to the various business
houses they had to obey the law or
risk arrest and prosecution. He is
said to have had little trouble. The
law was obeyed.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERT.
The plan to give the next warden of
the penitentiary an expert farm super
visor is being seriously considered, ac-
cording to reports, to handle the
states holdings in the Gem irrigation
project, as we'll as the Moseley farm, |
located near the penitentiary.
These lands can be developed, 1t is |
claimed, up to high state of pro-
duction by a supervisor with modern |
training along agricultural lines and
given adequate help and equipment. |
Prisoners may be paid % cents a day
for their labor as an inducement to
keep them at work. At the end of a
years time a convict so employed
would have 500 to his credit, which
would be. returned to him at the ex-
piration of his term, or if he worked
longer than that and had more due
him, such sum would be returned and
he would be able to face the world
better than with a $40 bill and a suit
of clothes as is now often the case.
Under such system, it's advocates
declare. there would be no confidence
violated by prisoners.
LAND COMMISSIONER A PLUM.
One of the choicest plums at the
state house is that of state land com
missioner, a title Dean Perkins. Re
publican, now holds. Not few Demo-
Gratis have thnir
inent Democrat said yesterday there
would be a host of candidates in line
for this gift, which comes from the
state land board. Solomon P. Worth
ington, of Oakley, defeated Democratic
candidate for state treasurer. who is in |
the city, was mentioned as a likely |
prospect for the appointment. |. O. !
Smoot, chairman of the Democratic |
central committee of Fremont county, /
is also looked upon as an asprant !
Mr.. Smoot is a nephew of United States |
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah He de- |
livered sweeping Democratic vic
tory in Fremont county, it is claimed |
by his friends. o. G. Zuck of Twin |
Falls, former state senator, a WE'LL
known real estate dealer. is reported
to be in the open for the commission |
ership appointment.
CANDIDATES FOR REGISTER.
Reports and counter reports have |
been going the rounds about the reg
lister of the land department. That !
position is now held by H. Harand, |
former head of the State Grange, and |
one of the Progressive party leaders I
Nj. c. Stott, chairman of the Demo-
cratic central IF Il
ty. has been spoken of as a candidate |
for the position of register.
While there has been some talk of t
the position remaining with the pres
ent incumbent, the land board ma
jority will be Democratic and it is be-
lieFed Bourbon will be appointed
from a crop of aspirants seeking pref |
erence.
OTHER TEMPTING POSITIONS.
The elective state officials who meet /
today will probably decide on some /
policy to be followed in the appoint
ments to be made in their respective [
departments. The governor has
number to make, including a public F
utilities commissioner, a member of .
the state board of education if 4. A.
Walters resigns, an adjutant general in
the temporary resignation of c. S
Moody to enter on his duties as a
member of the house of representa-
tives, etc.
The attorney general elect has two
assistants TO appoint. and several
stenographers. W. T. Dougherty, sec
rotary of state elect has the appoint
ment of chief deputy, two stenog-
raphers, and two other clerks State
Auditor elect Van Deusen has the APP
pointment of a chief deputy and office
assistants. 1t is understood there will
be many changes made in the latter
department and that tho offica forca