Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1913 — OFFICE HOLDERS WANT MORE CASH [ARTICLE]

OFFICE HOLDERS WANT MORE CASH

Sheriffs, Treasurers, Etc, Plan to Upset Democratic Plan of Rigid Economy. Indianapolis, Dec. 31.—1 n spite of the warning that was given to the sheriffs by some of the democratic party leaders when the sheriffs held their secret meeting here a few days ago, that public officials need not come to the legislature this year with requests for higher salaries, it looks now like it will require the services of a very large and sleepless watch dog of the treasury to keep the county and township officials from raiding it. The sheriffs want more money, so do the county treasurers, the county clerks, the surveyors, the county superintendents, the township assessors, the township trustees and everybody else that has anything to* do with the public business. . Twb.or three days ago the county ■treasurers came to town and held a secret meeting and discussed plans for inducing the legislature to increase their salaries. On the same day the county clerks came in and held a secret meeting that was, ina secret until it was discovered by a newspaper reporter. The clerks decided to ask for a raise. The county superintendents from all over the state held a secret meeting at the state house and outlined a number of things they will ask from the legislature. Among other things they want an increase in salary. They also want to hire all School teachers instead of having them hired by the township trustees. They want a law that will require their approval of plans and contracts for new school houses, thus giving them the power to veto any new school house project that might be started. These are only some of the things they will ask. They flatly refused to give out any information, but a reporter got the information through a keyhole.