Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1916 — GOODRICH’S POSITION IS MADE CLEAR [ARTICLE]

GOODRICH’S POSITION IS MADE CLEAR

Governor-Elect Says State Officials and Heads of Institutions Make Own Appointments.

James P. Goodrich has returned to Indiana after a week spent in New York. He has altered his plans and will stay several days before going to Oklahoma where he will spend a few days. In a statement made yesterday Goodrich attempted to make his attitude clear in the matter of appointments of men to serve under his administration. An impression seems to have gained ground that he will have a great deal to do with makjng of appointments of Otto Klauss, of Evansville, who will become auditor of state Dec. 1, and for Ed Jackson, who will become secretary of state on the same day, and for other officials newly elected. “I want to make it clearly understood,” said Mr. Goodrich,” that I will have nothing whatever to do with the making of appointments for Mr. Klauss, Mr. Jackson or any other 5f the republicans elected to the state offices. These men will be required to make their own appointments. “Neither will I have anything to do with the making of appointments for employed at any of the state institutions. The making of such appointments will be wholly in the hands of the boards of trustees and the superintendents, and in such matters I will not interfere in the slightest manner. “Whatever appointments I shall have to make as governor will not be taken up by me until the adjournment of the next legislature early next March.