The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-28
THE POLITICAL
WORLD
IN INDIANA
from TIE TuCES' Own rne<.
a&2polI5 Bureau

IND-ANAPoLIs. Ind. Nov. 27-Gov-
ernor Goodrich is about ready 10 MAKE
two, and possibly three, important ap-
;osntments He is back at his desk,
1seIing fine and looking better than
ever before in his life, and rs Is ready
scr the strenuous work OF his job.
Cue Of the appointments to be made
=. mat OF judge Of the supreme court
+, all the vacancy caused by the death
- Judge Richard K. Erwin of Fort
xAyne Another is the vacancy on
the public service commission, caused
hy the death Of " j. Wood, formerly
~ Evansville. The third appointment
# il finally develops. viii be that OF
q man for adjutant general.
Howard T Townsend Of Fort Wayne
and L. S. Lesh of Huntington appear
10 be the only two men seriously con-
Sidered at this time for judge Of the
supreme court. 1t seems likely that
one Of these men will land the place.
bot nobody. unless it be tbs governor
himself knows what one will get IT.
townsend has loyal bunch Of rooters
and supporters who ars leaving moth
ing undone to land the place for him
IL is pointed out that Townsend is
sood lawyer and that he possesses the
kind 81 qualifications that make good
udge Besides, there is some talk to
he effect that Fort Wayne is entitled
70 something more than mere thanks,
because OF the manner in which It
turned out at the recent city election.
vvalloped the Democrats and elected
The Republican city ticket.
Iesh is at present the deputy attor-
ney general. and good many persons
-
for tho appointment as Judge Of the
supreme court Lesh wss a nominee
IN the ticket for judge OF the appel
late court in 1914. and was one OF the
men who helped to hold the Repub-
licsn party together at the time when
il looked like disaster was not more
han three feet away. This IS re-
garded as giving him a right to ex-
pect that he viii be given recognition
when the governor selects man for
supreme court judge. Besides. he is
learned lawyer snd is OF decidedly
judicial turn Of mind. which would
make him. his friends say, good
man for a place on the high court
bench
Their. has been some talk Of Paul
Haynes OF Anderson for appointment
ss a member OF the public service
commission. He ives secretary OF the
progressive state committee in 1914.
This fall he was city chairman at
Anderson. and came near &c electing
me Republican candidate fer mayor.
IT il said, however, that the appoint
a.ent OF any Anderson man on the
commission might be regarded as be-
ing a little out OF place. 1t Is said
that Charles S. Norton, an Indian
apolis telephone man. could be induced
to take ar appointment on the COM
rrissIon In fact there are q lot OF
men in the state who would be pleased
TO accept the appointment at $4,000
q YEAR and . four-year Job.
There is no vacancy In the office %
the adjutant general, but It is pos
sible that there may be a vacancy
soon. Governor Goodrich has recon-
mended to the war department that
Harry B Smith the present adjutant
general. be appointed a brigadier gem
eral in the army IN command OF the
Indiana National Guard brigade which
is at Camp shelby at Hattieshurg,
MISS II is believed that the appoint
n,ent viii be made. and that will leave
the office Of ad4utant general vacant
COL Emmett F. Branch Of Martinsville
and Jesse Eschbsch OF Warsaw. state
conscription agent are mentioned for
this appointment