The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-21
NJ CRAY WILL
KEEP EYE ON
STATE WORK
Governor Has Habit Of Know
ing Just What His Execut-
ives Are Doing-Looks
About for Appointees.
POLITICS UNDER WAY

in the very near future and appoint
ments or reappointments that will be
made the administration of Warren T.
McCray as governor will be under
way. Up to this time there have ap-
peared only the prelimiparies OF Nc
Cray's four years management Of the
state. AS is the case with any state
administration, the first two or three
months has been taken up with legis-
lative work, the object of the COVER
nor during this time being to get the
laws he regards as necessary for the
success of his regime. In this pro-
gram Governor McCray was very sue
cessful and therefore goes into the
real activities of state management
with what he should regard as very
good basis of success.
Last week the governor left his
Office for a short rest the first he has
taken since he became governor, and
the gossip is that Immediately on his
return, which it is expected will be
very soon, he will begin consideration
Of the personnel of the state depart
ments. Up to this time the governor
has fairly well demonstrated his capa-
bility for keeping his own counsel. OF
all of the important places he will
have to fill there is little trustworthy
information except that George Ban
ard, of Newcastle, is slated for the
place on the public utility commission
made vacant by the resignation of
Paul Haynes, and that Lawrence Ly-
ons may be made director of the high
way commission.
"a To Keep In Touch.
But by his actions and moods the
governor has made one thing rather
apparent and that is that he proposes
to keep in close personal touch with
all Of the state departments and in
tends to be fully informed not onlv
as to what the heads of departments
are doing but also as to the kind Of
appointees they have in their de-
partments.
Those who are familiar with the
personal habits of the governor say
that 1t is his rule to give careful at
tention to the selection of the execu-
tives who are to assist him in any line
and to put great dependence in them
but at the same time to keep hims self
personally informed as to what they
are doing and how they are doing it.
Men who have been connected in
business with Mr.. McCray say that it
has not been unusual for him to make
business engagement as early as 6
o'clock in the morning and then to
make his displeasure very apparent if
the other party to the engagement
failed by few minutes to be on time.
Visits Hospital.
One of the incidents of comment
when the legislature was in session
was the governors early visit one
morning to the Central Hospital for
the Insane He showed up at the in.
stitution before o'clock in the morn
ing and requested DR.. Edenharter. the
superintendent, to take him through
the mems buildings. He had already
had the report of an architect on the
condition of the building but he was
not satisfied. AS result of the gov
ernors inspection an appropriation
went through for money for a new
building instead of for repairs as the
architect had recommended
This habit Of the governor of keep
ing himself informed personally as to
business that is under his direction is
causing worry in certain quarters
The object of some of the politicians
and Governor McCray has been sur
rounded by group of that character
is TO build themselves up by using
their influence to get appointments
Put it is not so easy to manage the
business of getting appointments
when the governor himself must be
informed personally about the 1ualifi
cations of each man who is to be
appointed. It is reported that some
OF the men who have regarded them
selves as being politically close 10 the
governor have been somewhat free
about indicating just how powerful
they would be in landing jobs under
the state administration for thei,
political friends. 1t is these men who
are now considerably worried over the
situation.
Politicians "Trip Up"
The recent attempt to bring abou
the resignation of Jesse Eschbach
chief examiner of the state board O
accounts in an example of the wa,
the politicians may he tripped up. Ths
effort to get" Mr.. ESchbach was no
the product of any one fertile brain
A group of politicians had put out tht
word that Eschbach's resignat ior
would be requested. and they desired
10 make good. II was not understood
hat any cne OF these men desired TIL,
place held by Mr.. Eschbach. 1t wa
q matter Of forcing Mr.. Eschbach ou
purely and simply In fact the io,
that he has is not one that is coveted
by the ordinary man. 1t requires al
endless amount of work and lot o
rerve-nerve that will enable the MAJ
who holds the position to ferret ou
the ramissneSs of his closest friend i
such becomes necessary.
But those who wish to oust FSch
bach are till at work. They have beel
greatly discouraged by the statemen
given out by the governor the othe
day, when he said that he had n,
intention Of discharging Eschbach bu
they have not given I'd hope of finall,
being able to push Eschbach from hi
nlace There was talk for time tha
Fred Robinson who was one of th'
governors managers in his campaign
for election desired the nlace nov
held by Esrhbach. but it is said ol
GOOD authority that this is not true
although it is understood that it is III
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