The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-25
FLOYD OLSON HAS
TROUBLE AHEAD
Has Large Horde of Place
Seekers to Satisfy-Many
Vacancies Soon
BABCOCK TO REMAIN
Supporters Will Insist that He
Make Good Promise to
"Clean House"

st. Paul Dec. 23-Around the ap-
pointments which Floyd B. Olson,
Minnesota's first Farmer-Labor
governor, will make during the
first month after assuming office
political interest is growing to
whitehead intensity as January z
his Inauguration day-rapidly ap-
proaches.
Terms of nine major state offic-
ials will be complete in that period
in addition to a number who serve
without definite terms or whose
terms have already ended. Few
governors have stepped into office
facing as heavy jam of personnel
questions in addition to the rush
of legislative session which be-
gins January 6.
Kindling the interest is the CAM
paign statement made by Olson
threatening if elected to clean out
the state capital. All of those whose
terms expire are Republicans who
as a matter of course were formally
opposed to Olson in the campaign.
Many of them have begun prepara-
tions to leave office soon.
In June, three more appointments
expire, and then will come one in
stance when Olson has announced
that he will make reappointment.
This is in the case of Charles M.
Babcock, Elk River, veteran high
way commissioner, whose term ends
al cd
he will support the reappointment of
Earle Brown as superintendent OF
the state highway patrol, an ap-
pointmnt which is up to Babcock.
Appointments which will expire
early in the days of the coming adj
ministration include:
George w. Mccullough, Mime
apolis, state fish and game commits
sioner, and Grover M. Comet, St.
Paul, state commissioner of fores-
try and fire prevention, both on
January 6.
Henry Rines, Mora, state comp
troller and chairman of the state
commission of administration and
finance. the Big three; A. ]. Veige1,
Mankato, commissioner of banks,
and General w. F. Rhinow, Mime
apolis, superintendent of the state
crime bureau, all FEBRUARY 1.
J. H. McNiven, Chisholm. men,
her, state tax commission, January
81.
Terms of Henry McColl, st. Paul,
I,ar ~ tot sv,I so1
mission, and Paul Dansingberg,
Minneapolis, state law librarian, ex-
pire in June.
If the new governor chooses, he.
need not wait for terms of menu
hers of the Big Three to expire be-
fore replacing them as the Re-
organization act of 1925 provides a
clause that members may be ap-
pointed or dismissed at the will Of
the governor whose means of direct
control of state fiscal affairs they
were intended to serve.
A. J. Peterson, Dawson, state bud
get commissioner, and director Of
personel, has little expectation Of
being retained beyond a short
time after the New Year although
his term formally does not expire
until February 1 1885. The term
of Herbert w. Austin, st. Paul, pur-
chasing commissioner. and the
third member of the Big Three, has
an appointment from Governor
Christensen which does not expire
until February 1, 1888. There have
been reports from friends of Olson
that Austin may be retained but
they lack confirmation.
Another position, nearly as inn
portant as membership in the Big
Three, is that of executive secre-
tary of the body. Frank Nutter,
Minneapolis, now occupies the post.
The secretary is selected by men,
bers of the Big Three who natur-
ally yield to the wishes of the gov
ernor in making the appointment.
Officials who hold office by vir-
tue of appointments by the COVER
nor but without designated terms
include: Ole o. Sageng Dalton,
chairman of the Rural Credits Bur-
eau anu II. II. lOWcTS, SlcNcldIlus
secretary of the body: ]. H. Schoon-
maker, st. Paul, e. v. Willard, st.
Paul, state drainage commissioner.
Terms of the three boxing COM
DR.. Andrew Sivertsen,
Minneapolis; Ray w. Meehan, st.
Paul, and Dyer Olson, Duluth, ex-
pired some time ago and these po-
sitions may be filled by the COVER
nor as soon as he assumes office.
Appointments on number Of
state boards alo will expire early
in Olson's first year as governor.
One of his first acts will be the
selection of his own staff of assis-
tants, including private secretary
and an executive clerk.
Whether he will attempt to OBJ
tain designations of other officials
whose terms have some time to run
remains to be seen. Laws creating
many of these positions specify
that the appointee may not be re-