Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-01-05
GOVERNOR RARDEE
Sc TILES TO TASK
OF STATES NEED.
NAMES S44CAMPAIGN MANAGER
AS HIS PRIVATE
SECRETARY
LOWELL MADE
ADJ. GENERAL
Retiring Governor Leaves Oil Portrait
of Himself in Executive
Offices
Especial to the Haws.)

kDPNS'NA w
Tallahassee, ap-visitors still
throng the csn today, while Gov
ernor HardeeVis having no leisure be-
tween visits from his friends and the
details Of taking up the scattered
reins Of government. A confer
ence with the members of his cab!-
net will be held this afternoon at
which tim urgent matters will be
taken. up for immediate disposition
This morning the executive offices
were thronged with callers and little
business could be transacted
No ittimation has been given as
to what Governor Hardee will do in
the mstter of appointments. HIS
first appointment was thai of mis- pri-
vate secretary Il L. Dawson, of
BrooksyiHe, who 50 .ciently man
aged Mr.. Hardee's campaign. Mr..
Dawson has already assumed his
new duties. Miss Bessie Giabs, who
Ina se-yed IN the executive offares4fos
se.x;. years, will be Mr.. Dawson's
assstant.
| Another appointment made by the
Governor was that of Genera
Charles P. Lowell as adjutant gene1'
al succeeding Sidney j. Cats, Jr'
| Mr.. Lowell was the nominee in thu
primary and had no opposition in th'
general election, He bears a lonE
and honorable record of militar!
service and his appointment was
foregone conclusion, although Gov
ernor Cats refused to abide by tn
primary when Colonel Clifford Fos
, ter was the nominee fo rthe office
Already Discussing Appointments
There is already speculation as t
appointments to some of the NOR
important offices. 1t is understoo
that Governor Hardee very strongI
favors retention of j. S. Bitch l
, charge of the prison farm at RAJ
ford, but will probably make change
in all other departments where h
has the appointive power. MI
Bitch has made national reputs
-, tion in his position here.
1t is known that there will be
change in the state board of healt
Joe Earman, president of the boar
4 has already stated that he Will r.
: tire from active business even we
+ he appointed, which is not at Z
. probable. Among the visitors ne
.s is Hon. Frank ]. Fearnside,
PaIatka, former president of Il
board, who has been spoken of as
- possible successor to Mr.. Earma
Appointments to the board OF co
troll and various other boards and d
partments will be made within t
next few days.
The last official act of Gov. Sidn
7 Cats was the signing of the col
mission of A J Johnson, Of Per-
| to be a member of the state ro
department succeeding W A Holt
High Springs.
co Mr.. johnson this morning ma
KY bond with a surety company IN
is reouired sum of $4,000 and
by commission was signed by Gov. Ca
lat upon the conclusion of the pari
to and just prior to his going out VI
cir the platform for the inaugural eX
lat cises.
,es As a parting gift to the state,
ng Gov. Cats has placed in the exc
tive office larg portrait OF h
self, in mass E and very ma
some gold fra ]. The portrait
e.. done in oil And the artist is n
Emma ]. White of Tampa.
nm It has long been the custom
: a retiring governors to leave t
md portraits in the executive office,
rty the portrait of Gov. Cats hangs
his tween ex-Gov. Albert W, Gilef
had and ex-Gov. Park Trammell,
TY.:4oI C4ataS senator