Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1916 — STATE OFFICERS TAKE OFFICE [ARTICLE]

STATE OFFICERS TAKE OFFICE

Indianapolis, December 2. —Real bread and butter effects of the last, election began to show themselves in the stalehouse Friday when Ed Jackson, newly elected secretary of state, and Otto L. Klauss, the incoming auditor of state, took over the offices vacated by Homer L. Cook and Dale J. Cri ttenberger. These were the first of the important offices to change from Democratic to Republican regime as a result of the election, November 7. The new state officials held “open house’’ and received the congratulations of friends who called to “pay their respects.” There may have been a few office seekers in the list, but Mr. Jackson and Mr. Klauss said that they wish to get acquainted with their jobs before they make appointments which are left to them. The state auditor will have about fifty appointments to make, including Inspectors in the building and land departments. Mr. Crittenberger will return to active editorship of the Anderson Bulletin of which he has been publisher for many years. Mr. Cook will devote his time to business interests, particularly his teachers’ employment bureau. Stenographers and clerks who have been employed in these two offices for the last few years also hid their friends in the statehouse good-by. They all said that of course they hated to go and leave the family circle, hut accepted it cheerfully as the decree of political fate.

Other Democrats in the statehouse will continue in power several weeks arid some for months before their Republican successors take charge. Evan B. Stotsenburg, attorney-general; Philip Zoerchcr, reporter of the supreme and appellate courts, and Thomas W. Brolley, state statistician, will go out January 1. George A. Bittler will not retire as state treasurer until February Ift, and Charles A Greathouse will not surrender his office as superintendent of public instruction until March 15.