The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-11-14
JOB HOLDERS and
SEEKERS AWAIT AC-
ton BY ERICKSON

44V4N II 44A4O4AOO1S
Probable Appointments to State
Plums By Governor Elect Causes
Conjecture on Part of Both Fac
tiOns.
Helena, Nov. 10.-Certainty of the
election of Judge J. E. Erickson to
the Office of governor and the know
ledge that the selection of men to fill
appOintive offices attached to the
state will rest with the incoming ex-
ecutive, has been the cause of con-
siderable conjecture on the part of
present Office holders and politicians
as to who will obtain the coveted
jobs.
No set of men express greater in
terest in this subject than the pres
ent holders of those offices who real
lie that their tenure is short and that
they can hardly expect to retain
their salaries for longer periods than
those designated by their commits
sions.
GovernOr-elect Erickson will have
a number of high salaried offices to
give out mainly in the course Of his
first year as executive, among the
most remunerative being those of tax
commissioner, purchasing agent,
chief highway commissioner, secre-
tary of agriculture, state examiner
and superintendent of banks, togeth-
er with a large number of lesser sal
aried Offices, deputyships and clerk
ships.
Sheridan Is First
The first term of an appOintive, Of
ficer to expire under the incoming
administration is that of adjutant
4 general, the commission of Maj
Charles l.. Sheridan, incumbent, ex.
piring Jan. 3, 1925
The first big salaned man to be-
replaced is A. J. Violette, member Of
the constitutional state board Of
equalization, the so-called tax com
mission, whose two-year term will ex
pire March 1, 1925. Mr. ViOlette il
the one democratic member of tn,
board named by Governor Dixon a
the time Of the creation of that board
Of the major salaried Offices tn
terms of George w. Lanstrum, stat
highway commissioner, and Cheste
G. Davis, secretary Of agricultur
will expire at midnight, March 81
1925, both having been appointed 70
terms of four years beginning Apr
1, 1921.
The appointment Of J. E. Wood q
state purchasing agent under the &C
creating that Office was made Apr
81, 1921.
The appointment of Jerome {
Locke, as chairman Of the industris
accident board. originally made
serve out the unexpired term Of tn
late A. E. Spriggs, holds for the four
year term ending Nay 1, 1927, an
under the wording Of the statute err
5 ating that Office the chairman "sha
not be removed except for caus
and after a hearing had before an
finding made by the remainin
members Of the board who must col
cur in the removal Of the appOinte
members" The two memDers Of Il
board thus referred to are the sta
auditor and the commissioner Of n
riculture.
Shelton -Four Years
The appointment Of L. @. Skeltoi
state examiner and superintendent
banks, was made for a term Of fol
years beginning June 1, 1921.
H. v. Bailey, register Of sta
lands, was appointed for a term
four years beginning April Is, 1872
while that of ]. c. Lyndes, deput
register Of state lands, will expiI
Oct. 1, 1925.
The term Of four years for whic
George w. Cook was appointed
state land agent, will expire Mar
Is, 1926.
Contrary to the custom of malCiI
appointments for a full term of fol
years. Governor Dixon appointed L
r. J. Hathaway as superintendent
the state hospital for the insane f
a term ending March 6, 1925, t
same having become effective Nov
1922.
1t appears also that in making t
appointment Of John w. Cole to
warden of the state prison, instead
making the appointment for the I
mainder of the term of former Wa
den M. w. Potter it was made f
the four years beginning June
1924, which would set the time
its expiration at June 1, 1928.
Appointments of other office
named by the governor are as Il
lows:
Thomas Sillers, custodian of t
capitol, four years ending Februa
7, 1925.
NJ. L. Higgins, secretary bure