The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-07
SHAKEUP OF EARTHQUAKE
PROPORTIONS WILL UNSEAT
MANY COUNTY JOB HOLDERS
Heads to Fall in Basket
When AK Starts Work
Jan. |.
BOARD WILL ACT SOON
George Coffin Commission
to Go Into Conference
After Dec. Is.

The quiet before the storm
reigns about the courthouse to-
day, as various office holders
consider who they will or will
not reappOint at the beginning
of the new year.
Nothing is said. directly, but in
dications and whisperings of what
may be done are prevalent.
First in line are the county COM
missioners. AS yet they have not
been 'in conference" on the new
appointment proposition, but prom
Use they will be shortly after Dee
10. The board, starting Jan. /, will
consist only of George v. Coffin
allies.
John E, Shearer, who takes Of
nee then, replaces Cassius L. Hoale.
VINO for the last six months has
stood alone on the G. o. Dodson
faction. There was time when
CHARLES o. Sutton, now PRESIDENT
OF the commissioners, made a total
OF Two for Dodson, but that day
has passed. He now lines up with
George Snider, a Coffin man, who
first was the minority and who now
is one Of the majority.
Many Offices nm Fire
The commissioners must consider
the following offices:
Poor farm superintendent. super-
lntendent for Julietta hospital for
the insane, county detention home
and Negro orphans home, county
road superintendent and his thirty
Cnree assistants, commissioners
court bailiff, county attorney gar
age superintendent, elevator onera-
tors, 1anitors, yardmen assigned To
the old workhouse grounds. TWEEN
ty-tirst street and Northwestern
avenue.
John V. Carter, poor farm head
who has many of his relatives on
the payroll, probably will 90 out.
IL is reported. He has been the
target for criticism for manv
months by the Coffin faction of the
county council.
Luther Tex, county road superin-
Cendent and his assistants. are
about to take the skids, it is said.
Ihere have been reports that Tex
didn't play the right kind of mol
ltics in the the recent election and
therefore he will be slated for re-
moval. Also, Tex has not been fav-
ored specially by Coffin's friends for
some time.
May Be Reappointed
DR.. Benjamin Morgan, at Julietta.
MRS. Emma Du Vale, at the Or
phans' home, and Miss Sarah PRAY
at the Detention home are expect
ed to be reappointed.
Charles Owens has served nanv
years as the commissioners court
oalliit and has been an ardent pre-
cinct worker, but whether he is to
be reappointed is a mystery.
Then comes consideration of
County Attorney Clinton H. Civ
ans position. He has been an
aVoWed Dodson supporter until re-
Gently. Then he appeared as coun-
sci Tor Councilman Paul S. Dunn.
charged IN criminal court with per-
jury. That may mean he has met
favor in Collins eyes and In those
OF his henchman, the county Re-
publican chairman, Sheriff Oner
AS for the others, they will come
as matter of regular business. It
Is said. Nothing definite is even
hlnted about these appointments.
NPair After Job
Charles Mann, deputy sheriff. is
said to have his eye on Texs lob
and may get it. Earl s. Garrett
former city market master, who was
indicted IN criminal court. also is
IN the race for this place.
When Surveyor-E Elect Paul g.
Brown, Coffin man, announces his
appointments there are expected tn
be new faces in the surveyors and
drattsman's Office and on tn9 sur
Veyor's chain gangs. Retiring Sur
Veyor Henry r. Campbell has been
q Dodson man for a long time and
was the last one to give I'D hone
Of beating Coffin and the machine
in the recent election. There is
expected to be an entire new staff.
DR.. Charles Keever, coroner, is
considered the only DodSon-sup-
ported candidate to be victorious.
and he will make no changes In his
STAFF, it is said.
Few Changes by WinkIer
Sheriff Elect George L. Winkler
will not make more than
one or two changes after Jan. :,
1t is said. He already has con-
CURED in the appointment of six
teen special patrol deputies.
County Treasurer Clyde Robinson
Is not expected to make any changes
unless to fill vacancies caused by
designations. This also applies to
the office of County Clerk George
o. Hutsell.
Prosecutor-Elect Judson l.. Stark
still has about twenty appointments
TO announce. These include divorce
and criminal and municipal court
deputies.
Eddie Cantor Ia Re Row scout