The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-21
THOSE APPOINTMENTS

Lay aICer Qay, CltlZenS OI Our Town come into this office and ask if we have any advices of the ap- pointment of the next governor of Alaska-if we had, the news would be circulated in this paper on the streets an hour later, but they can not wait. And, the pity of it is that they will probably HAVE TO wait for that particular piece of news for many days.
 The logically-minded will admit that machine as expensive, power full and complicated as is the admin istration of the United States MUST BE run by system" When the president of the United States has 250,000 office holders to name he MUST follow an intelligent system in naming them, or his machine would not run true He will first, na- turally, perfect his running gear set and connect his engine, fix the carburetor and connect the wheels to the machinery in regular order be- fore he bothers with putting on his head and tail lights. There's a sys- tenn in putting an administration in running shape, just as there is in auto construction, and to not follow the system is to waste time and ball up the whole contraption.
 Every Wednesday that comes to us brings the crowd asking if the new governor was named that day "he WAS to be-" etc. The system has fixed it that Wednesday, or part thereof, is given by the president to appointing men to office just as the confirmation of said appointments (eXcept in urgent cases, comes on Saturday).-The president makes his appointments Wednesday, the Asso- ciated Press gets the news and dis tributes it late Wednesday night or Thursday, the senate receives the nominations Wednesday and perfume torily refers ALL of them to the com mlttee on appointments or confirma- tions, and part of Saturday is set aside by the senate for the confirma- tion of appointees.
 Last Wednesday President Harding had progressed far enough with his appointment to nominate three men. They were not minor appointments for he has made none of those to date. They consisted of three mem bers of the interstate commerce con- mission and an assistant secretary of the treasury. How COULD you ex- pect him to leave such important offices unified to turn his atten- ton to the office-seekers of Alaska?
 We know no more than you do the Wednesday on which the new governor of Alaska is named, and when that momentous Wednesday comes WE won't know it until I'll HURSDAY-the whole camp will know it a minute later. But, from the best figures we can arrive at we look to see the next governor or Alaska named during the last days Of this special session of congress along in the heat of July-or later And until then, you might as well possess your soul in patience.
 There's no man in Alaska or in Washington from Alaska on politics bent who is close enuogh in the con- fldence of President Harding to state With any degree of surety who our next governor will be. When the Associated Press through these col umns indicates any candidate as the successful one, you will note, if vou real lntelligently, that the A. P. gives It's authority for the claim; that 1t isn't the A. P. which says so; that 1t is somebody who has told some- body else who has told the A. p, that such man will be named. The A. P. is not in politics-the members (owners) of the A. P. are of every political faith.
 So, let Ter buck.-Fairbanks News Miner