The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-14
Mayor Stood Alone for the Man
James E. AddingtOn.
HUGH MAC FARLAND FOR JUDGE
Harmon Chief of Police; Covell
City Clerk Again.
C. p. Cowgirl Is Named Assist
ant City Attorney.

members were present, the commits
sioners declined to approve the mayor
choice of a lawyer named Addington
for city attorney.
The mayor named George Harmon,
Judge Heinz and ]. E. Addington as
his appointments. He missed fire on
Heinz and Addington, but succeeded in
making Harmon stick
The marine-sergeant commissioner
opened his first round of fire follow
ing the presentation of the name of
Judge Heinz. charged to the muzzle
of his gun with Hugh MacFarland.
The commissioners voted in a body
for McGiffert's man and against the
mayors choice.
The following appointments were
approved at the meeting: George Han
non, chief of police; Hugh MacFar-
land. police Judge; George Hayden.
city attorney: c. P. Cowgirl assistant
city attorney; Miss Eta Covell, city
clerk; Miss Alberta Hale, city treas
urer; Miss Leah Lewis. deputy treas
urer; Mrs. E. E. Roudebush, deputy
clerk; Fred Painter, superintendent of
water department.
Other Appointments Held Up.
The appointments L. w. Wilson, city
auditor; T. w. Martin, electrical in
spector; George T. Mattingly, license
collector, and Jesse Shaw, detail en-
gineer, were held up on account of the
new salary ordinance coming up.
Following the regular run of routine
! business, Mayor H. J. Corwine moved
the appointment of G. G. Harmon to
the office of chief of police. The mo-
| ton passed unanimously without COM
ment.
MacFarIand for Judge.
Mayor Corwine then recommended
| n nffiOe of
| judge Judge Paul Heinz. Commits
sioner McGiffert then asked why no
! other nominations could be made and
when informed that it was in order,
presented the name of Hugh Mac
| Farland. Upon a count of the vote
it was found that Hancock. McGiffert,
Stanfield and Wasson had voted for
MacFarIand and the mayor for Heinz.
| The name of J. E. Addington was
| then presented by Mayor Corwine for
| the office of city attorney. Commis-
sioner Wasson followed short talk in
favor of his candidate by naming
| George Hayden for reappointment to
the office of city attorney.
| Rising to his feet Mayor Corwine
addressed the commission. After
having given the matter the most
careful and exhaustive consideration -
he said, "I am able to find but one OBJ
| lection to Harmon, Heinz or Adding
| ton. That objection is that they are
Republicans. They are deep dyed in
| the wool Republicans and nothing
could change them or make Demo-
| Gratis of them. No other fault have /
been able to find with them.
| '''I resent very much the opposition
that has refused the appointment of
| the first two gentlemen"
| Says Hayden Is Lazy.
The mayor then stated that the prin-
cipal trouble with Hayden was that
Hayden was lazy. After mentioning
to a slight degree whatever he be-
lieved sabout Hayden that deserved
commendation, the mayor stated, But
Hayden is lazy. He is as lazy as 1 am
| sometimes and I do not blame him
much for preferring to go fishing
rather than attend to the city's legal
affairs"
BY way of favoring Addington's po-
sition Mayor Corwine called attention
to an alleged threat made by Frank
P. MacLennan.
PAY no attention to the threat OF
Frank P. MacLennan, the editor OF
the State Journal. Consider the well
fare of the city first and above al
in making this particular appoint
ment."
Just what the threat was, was not
clearly defined. The reflection on the
| ambition" of George Hayden and the
threat" made by Frank P. MacLen-
nan were evidently used with the idea
that they were the strongest cards il
influencing the commissioners not tt
vote for a lazy man and to vote fol
one who was believed to be indus
trious and ambitious"
But the vote showed that Hancock
McGiffert, Stanfield and Wasson were
for Hayden and Corwine for Adding
ton.
Commissioner Hancock then moved
that a departure be made from tht
precedent of allowing the city attorne,
to name his own assistant and recon-
mended that c. P. Cowgirl be appoint
ed city attorney. Mayor Corwin'
| stated that it had been his plan t
allow the city attorney to name hi
own assistant. However, Cowgirl wa
. appointed
Lieutenant Cowgirl has just returned
from overseas.
Other Appointments Approved.
The names of Eta Covell. Leal
Lewis and Alberta Hale we're pre-
| sented by CommisSi sner Wasson an,
. the appointments approved one at
time. Ma. or Corwine stated at thi
point that these general appointment
| had been agreed upon beforehand
Mrs. E. Z. Roudebush, presented b,
pointed. The appointments of 7. W
: Wilson. T. w. Martin and George I
Mattingly were held up on account o
: changes in the salary ordinance Tn
appointment of Fred Painter as super
intendent of the wa department
made by Commissioner StanfieId, re
ceived the unanimous approval of tn
commission.
Upon the recommendation of Sergt
Robert D. McGiffert, who this morn
ing took the oath of office as commits
5 ! sioner of parks. Charles Cuthbert wa
5 appointed architect to draw up plan
. for contemplated changes in the bath
ing pavilion at Gage park and ais
] work to he done in the way of building
: a cement ring around the edge of tn
lake. Plans for a pavilion to be erect