Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-02
SHANK, GEORGE
AGAIN SHAKE
PLUM TREE
Make Three Appointments
With Eyes on Polls Next
November.
EVER POLITICS

The Shank George combination on the
board of county commissioners again has
been able to shake the patronage plum
tree for the purpose OF taking care Of
the favored workers of their outfit.
United in their efforts to dictate the
appointments OF three vacancies paying
good salaries, the big two" on the coun-
ty board of commissioners today sue,
ceeded in keeping th-cs Fat jobs within
the royal family
The plum tree" again was made fruit
ful by the resignations of DIR. Loren A.
Hyde as superintendent Il the Juhetta
hospital for the insane, because OF Ill
health and the resignation OF John
Cooper as road superintendent.
Commissioners Carliu Sha1k and Lewis
George dished out the jobs Tor which tt-
taxpayers foot the bills. as follows:
First transferred Benjamin NJ. Nor
gan as superintendent OK the poor farm
to the head OF Julletta at 1925 n month
in addition to all living expenses.
Second, appointed William II. Lewis.
a riding deputy In the empIoye of Sheriff
Robert Miller, and formerly market en-
ploye under Carlin shank. to the head
of the poor farm.
Third. by the resignation Of John
Cooper as road superintendent the big
two" Of the commissioners BOARD were
able To give 81 a day berth to Wnrs'u
Rumford. a personal friend and former
employe of Carlin Shank.
The official appointments Of the three
bear only the signature Of Commissioners
Shank and George and do not carry
with them the written approval Of the
third commissioner. Joseph Hayes.
When Rumford returned from the
army be was placed In charge Of the
county road yards and then elevated by
some method as custodian OF the court.
house when Ben Pierce the regular Gus
todlau. was III with the influenza for
ssysral u,0ufiss iqst winter
PIERCE GETS
REINsTATBD.
At the time Rumford VAS siven this
job the Impression was that Pierce was
canned" and that Rumford would have
tho custodlanship. but when Pierce be
came well he threw all bis political in
fuences In his behalf With the result
that he was reinstated.
SO far IL has been impossible to fnd
any records 10 show that Rumford was
legally entitled TO a cent Of salary as
custodian Of the courthouse
With Rumford again without job,
Commissioner Shank began looking
about to place his favorite gain on the
county payroll.
Now, II IS weli remembered that Com
missioner Shank never approved Of the
appointment Of John Cooper as road
superintendent, but somehow or other
Commissioner George got enough "pepp"
to kick over the traces and favored
Cooper at that time.
At that time Shank was insisting that
Rumford be given the road superintend
cncy. but Cooper naIly landed It.
IL has been observed that Commission
er Shank has never approved Of Cooper.
aud things became so unpleasant and
unbearabl, IL is said, that Cooper couldn't
stand It and reslgen dtoday.
The ink was no sooner blotted than tho
big two" go together and gave Rum
ford a job for some months to come.
with the favorite Of Commissioner
shank taken care OF, the two agreeing
commissioners decided 20 transfer MIR.
Morgan from the poorHarm, OF which he
has been In charge since last March, 10
Julletta TO succeed Or. Hyde, who is now
III IN 4 hoSpital.
TAKE CAFE
o. LEWIS.
With another vacancy created automat-
ically by this transfer. the "big two"
agreed to take care OF William II. Lewis.
"A riding deputy In the office of Sheriff
Robert Miller.
Commissioner Hayes refused to ap-
prove of the appointment Of Lewis be-
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