Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1915 — Brookston Man Gets Largest Plum On Tree. [ARTICLE]

Brookston Man Gets Largest Plum On Tree.

The richest and most sought after plums in the state administration were shaken from the political tree late Tuesday when Gov. Ralston announced the appointment of Charles J. Murphy, of Brookston, and Charles A. Edwards as members of the public service commission for four years at a salary of $6,000 a year. Both men are democrats and have been members of the commission. Their terms expired May 1, and since that time there has been much anxiety as to whom the governor would appoint as the successor to Murphy. The reappointment of Murphy came as a surprise because of the opposition to his appointment when the commission was created. Murphy has had almost a continuous fight in his district. With the aid of the Taggart wing of the party he has emerged from all the encounters with control. ' ’ Try our ClaasUlsd Ootamn,