Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-03
GOVERNOR BUSY
WITH ASP|RANTS
VARIOUS CANDIDATES FOR APP.
PolNTlVE OFFICES FLOCK
TO CAPITOL.
TWO BIG PLUMS ARE
cENTERs OF EFFORTS
Numerous Candidates For Supreme
Court Vacancy Two Democrats
Among List Of Applicants For Mem
bership of Board of ControI-Gov-
ernor Clarke Urged For Bench.
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Des Nloines, March 3.-When Gov
srnor ". l.. Harding returned to his
office today from a few days absence
he was besieged by delegations wishing
10 see him in the interests OF some
candidate for appointive office. The
friends OF the aspiranrs for the vacan-
cy on the supreme court, caused by
the death Of Judge Horace (. Deemer
and also for the place on the board OF
control, made vacant by the death of
Col j. Fl. Mozambique, are especially
active.
The telephone in the governors Of
nee has been kept busy the past few
days by men wishing to ascertain when
the governor would return. Literally
hundreds of letters have come in in
dorsing this or that man for the va
cancy. Not 4 few petitions have been
sent in.
The governor will have other ap-
pointments to make before the legisla-
ture adiourns and he IS also being i'm
portuned in various ways as regards
these. Apparently the governor will be
kept busy for some time Vet meeting
The men who want appointments or
want their friends appointed.
Democrats Want on Board.
1t was learned Yesterday that TWO
well known democrats are being men
toned for the vacancy on The board Of
control. Former Senator William D.
!Sleean, from -Anamosa, is a candidate.
as is also George T. Baker. Of Daven-
port. member Of the state board If ed
ucation. Sheean. who 5 an attorney.
was in the house Of represenC atives
from Jones county in the Twenty-sev-
enth general assembly and was a mem
Der of the senate IN the Thirty fifth
and Thirty-stx;h general assemblies
Baker has been on the state board Of
education for some time. In addition
to filling the vacancy on the board Of
control the governor Will have another
appointment TO make on that board as
the term Of William J. Dixon. chairman
of the board, expires July /.
Many names are being offered 10 the
governor for appointment to the 81
praI1e bench. Former Senator Berry
of Warren county, a member of the
state board Of parole from the time it
was started in 1907 until July, 1915. is
being mentioned He has been an ac-
tive Harding man for some time.
Clarke Being Urged.
Former Governor George W. Clarke
is being mentioned. Governor Clarke
since his retirement from the govern
or's office in January has maintained
an office in the Brown apartments here
and also looked after some of his ousi-
ness at his home in Adel. On July /
ne expects to assume his new duties as
dean of the Drake law school. He will
deliver number OF chautauqua lee
lures during the summer. He would
probably give up his law school work
for the supreme judgeship, altho it is
understood Drake university will pay
him a good salary.
Other men being mentioned are
Judge c. ". Vermillion, Of Appanoo
Judge II. X. Evans, OF Corydon; W. S
WithroW, Of Mount Pleasant. member
# the state board Of parole and former
judge Of the supreme court, and c. X
Saunders, Of Council Bluffs.
DIR. Howe, Of Greenfield member OF
the state parole board for severa
years, has been i'll at his home but IS
improving. His term expires July !
He is a democrat
There were large number Of man
active in the support Of Governor Har-
ding last fall who seem 10 want a hand
N naming app0!nteeS or securing some
thing for themselves. Otherwise il
would be hard to account for the large
number Of applications for position.
which have been sent into the govern
ors office