The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-12-05
NEW GOVERNOR
TO KEEP PLEDGES
GOVERNOR-ELECT OLSON WILL
ASK FOR SEVERAL RESIGNA-
TIONS-COMMENTS ON THE
DUTIES TO A TWIN-CITY RE-
PORTER.

While the news has been broadcast
that Governor-elect Floyd B. Olson
intended to demand the designations
of some Is appointed administrative
officials it was not officially indicated
until the latter part of last week, says
Orlin Folwick, writer in the Minneap-
oils Tribune.
To carry out the pledges of his
campaign, the new Farmer-Labor gov
ernor will adopt this expediency rather
than proceed with removal actions
against those officials whose appoint
ments in previous administrations
outlast his term.
II have made no definite plans yet,
nor have I prepared an outline of the
legislation I desire to be enacted" Mr..
Olson said. Nevertheless, in keeping
with the promises to the people of
Minnesota during the campaign,
shall take such steps as I believe to be
in the best interests of the state. Free
from the shackles of party pledges,
such as might have bound me before
I entered the campaign, feel that
have a mandate from all the people to
carry out, mandate demanding an
honest, efficient administration. This
I propose to do, independently and
openly.
GAS yet I have made no promises of
appointment. do not know whom
shall ask to carry out the administra-
tive duties of the various state offices.
I shall, however, appoint only such
persons as are capable of carrying out
the command voiced by the people
November a."
Mr.. Olson refused to confirm the
report that he will ask for designations
from some Is officials who have re-
ceived appointment in previous ad-
miniStrationS. Persons close to the
governor-elect, however, declared that
the step will be taken because he feels
that the clean out the capitol" slogan
attached to his campaign necessitates
the removal of such officials as are
answerable to the governor.
Many of the officials whose terms of
Office exceed the two-year term to
which Mr.. Olson was elected cannot
be displaced except for cause. His
move then will be to propose that they
resign in acknowledgment of the vote
that made him governor, it was said.
BY taking this action, he could place
on their shoulders the responsibility
for failure to comply with his adj
miniStratiOn
Among those appointments that will
fall to the new governor through ex-
piration of the terms this year are:
One member of the state board of
control, post now held by Mrs. L. La
Due of Minneapolis; the full member
ship of the big Three" one member
of the state tax commission, j. H. Nc
Niven, chairman who is now men,
Der being slated for removal; head
of the state bureau of criminal appre-
hension and identification to replace
General Walter F. Rhinow; one mem
Der of the state credits bureau; game
and fish commissioner; forestry chief
and members of the state board of
grain appeals.
One of the important posts in this
class is that of state highway COM
missioner, now held by Charles M.
Babcock. Mr.. Olson has made no
definite statement concerning his
plans for this Office and has, not in
dicated whether he will reappoint Mr..
Babcock.
Those posts that do not expire dur
bers of boards and commissions, whose
terms run to 1888 and 1885; N. j.
Holmberg, state commissioner of agri-
culture, whose term expires in 1885;
Garfield w. Brown, commissioner of
insurance, 1885, and G. w. Gillian, Sc
curities commissioner, 1888.
In his message to the legislature,
Mr.. Olson will insist on enactment of
legislation providing for the establish
ment of conservation commission to
administer the states natural re-
sources-timber, mineral lands and
water power sites. This was one of
the subjects stressed by Mr.. Olson in
his campaign. Other subjects to be
covered in his address to the legisla-
ture are labor legislation, laws for the
development of farmers co-operatives,
and general welfare legislation.