Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-06
". H. STEAD NAMED.
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HEADS TRADE BODY
OTTAWA MAN GIVEN CHOICE
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GAMBLER SLATED FOR CLERK.

( Attorney General w II. Stead. who
/ served in the primaries and general
election as campaign manager Tor
i Governor Frank o. Lowden, and
I locked upon here as the governors
/ closest advisor has been named a
member of the executives cabinet.
Mr.. Stead has been chosen 10 handle
the department of Trade and Com
merce al a salary OF $500 a year.
It is understood in capitol circles that
John G. Gambler, also OF Ottawa, and
secretary to Mr.. Stead, will be elected
clerk Of the department at salary
/ of $500 year.
For weeks it has been foregone
conclusion that Mr.. Stead would be
4 honored with an important post under
Governor l.owden and his appoint
ment occasioned no surprise in local
official and politica. circles.
Directors OF four other departments
were chosen at the same time, as
we'll as Il new president Of the State
Civil Service Commission
The appointments, besides Mr..
/ Stead's, follow:
Director Of Fnance-Omar ii.
Wright, Belvidere, president Second
National Bank of that city and OF the
( Illinois Mutual Insurance Company
and member Of executive council
of State Bankers Association; has
ccryed in his home city in city coun-
ell and as president of board Of edu-
cation; salary, $1,000
Director OF Public Works and
Bui:dings-Les D. Puterbaugh, Pc
olla. former judge OF Probate, Circuit
and Appellate courts, and IN 1913 Re
publican nominee fer justice OF Su.
prame court in fifth district: author
of "Puterbaush's Pleading and Prac
tice;;" vice president of the Dime
Savings and Trust Company of Pc
oia, director Of the Commentaries
man National Bank, president OF the
beard Of trustees oI Bradley Poly
technic Institute and vice presiden
of Illinois State Bar Association, sal
AIRY, $1,000
Director of Public Welfare-CharleI
II. Thorne, Winnetka, chairman o.
beard of directors of Montgome,,
ward K Co.; salary, $1,000
Director of Public Health-Dr. {
st. Clair Drake, OF Springfield; secre
taty State Beard Of Health; formerly
connected with city health depart
mont in Chicago. his work in public
health service extending over Il per
iod of twenty-five years; salary
$4,000.
President State Civil Service Com
mssion-Albert ID. Early, Rockford
= president Illinois State Bar AsSocia
tiCn and active in Civil Service Re
form Association OF Illinois; was trus
tee Of the Rockford public library 70
fifteen years and is now trustee o
Northwestern University salary
$4,000.
tor the most part the appontee
did not seek the Offices. Nearly all q
them were reluctant to take the pos
. tions, but did SO at the insistence c
the governor. With one or two e'
: Ceptiona they have not been known a
: active politicians. All of the dire'
tors must devote their entire time {
tho work.
!, The directorships which remain
be filled are those of agriculture
labor, mines and minerals, and regi
= tration and education.
AS the new law does not becon
: effective until July the appon
- ments of directors may not be su
:, mitted to the senate for conlirmatiC
until the next session Of the legi
- latufe, in 1917.
:, Mr.. Early's appointment viii !
: submitted to the senate at once, ;
. his department is not included wit
in the scope of the consolidation bill
Governor Lowden said he wou
" confer with the newly selected d
partment heads al once relative
the appointment OF subordinate OF
GERS created by the bill. The dire
tors will be obliged to devote mu,
- - CT their time from now on to the wo
- OF organi ing their departments.