Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1910 — WILSON TO RETIRE. [ARTICLE]

WILSON TO RETIRE.

Rensselaer Man to Be Succeeded By Ohioan As Secretary of Interior. A Washington dispatch says: The Republican members of the Ohio delegation in congress understand that Carmi A. iThonipson, who will soon retire as secretary of state in Ohio, is to be appointed assistant secretarv of interior to succeed Jesse E. Wilson, of Rensselaer, Ind., who has held this place for nearly six years. Mr. Wilson was appointed on the recommendation of Senator Beveridge, and the fact that he has held the assistant secretar) r ship under two secretaries of the interior is the best evidence that he has been an efficient public servant. For some time the Republican politicians in Ohio have been complaining because President. Taft did not shake the plum tree in the neighborhood of that state. Recently they have been urging him to take care of several prominent Ohio politicians, and unless they misunderstand him, he intends to do this. While no official announcement has yet been made with reference to Thompson’s appointment, the Ohio people are certain that it is to be made. Horace DeHart, of Lafayette, has been secretary to Assistant Secretary Wilson ever since Mr. Widson came to Washington. T

The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Washington dispatches of Wednesday stated, that “Representative Crumpacker, of the Tenth district, saw President Taft today and urged that Jesse Wilson, of Rensselaer, assistant secretary of the interior, be retained. The President told him that it is settled that Mr. Wilson will retire about the first of January and be succeeded by Carmi Thompson, who is just going out of the office of secretary of state of Ohio.” So it seems there is no question about the matter. W'h'at Mr. Wilson’s plans are for the future we are unable to state, and his wife’s relatives here do not know. From outside sources, however, we learn that Mr. Wilson was very much taken up with Washington and Oregon, where he was called on official business a year or two ago, and remarked on returning from there to friends that he would like to locate in one of those states. Mrs. Wilson, the same authority states, would like to return to Rensselaer, her former 'home. When he left here to take the position at Washington Mr. Wilson had a very good law practice and was considered one of the very best lawyers in this circuit. Should he return and again take up the law practice—which his friends selfishly, hope he will —he will no doubt soon have a good business again, although from a financial point can probably do better in some larger city where the position, he has held will give him a prestige That will be of great benefit to him in a business and social way. • Hev there,-Mister! Did you, know that piece of Silverware your wife has been wishing for is at Clarke’s and 3he expects you to get fit for her for Christmas? The cost is remarkably Joty compared with The quality of the goods. :