Show NAME CAPITOL EMPLOYEES SOON Appointments to Be BeTaken Taken Up by Board of Examiners on Governors Governor's Return I MATTSON SAYS NO FIGHT I Chief Executive Also Denies Report Secretary Would I Claim Right to Fill Fi Jobs I Appointment of oC employees at tho the state capitol Is I to be taken up tip by b the state board boud of or examiners consisting of GOY Gov William Spry Attorney General Generl A. A R R. Barnes and Secretary of or State David Mattson on Governor Spry's re return return return re- re turn from Cal California Cornia This is I the announcement made yesterday yesterday yes yes- by Governor Spry before beCore ho he loft lor for Cor the coast Th governor said Bald the appointments in question Queston would be made b by the board of examiners It I is estimated that it will vIii wil require twenty to twenty five persons probably In all al divisions of or work including Janitors It ha has been rumored that tha David Mattson atson secretary of or state who under the state law aw is mado made custodian of tho the I capItol would claim chum tho the exclusive right to make appointments to position positions I tion at the capitol and that this re report report ro- ro port had led to a n discussion between him and the other members member of or the board of oC examiners who took the tho stand that the appointments were ere to be bo made mado by the board of examiners Governor Go Denies Denle Rc Report r The Te appointments will wil be made by b the board of or examiners when hen I 1 return from California said the tho governor There Thero never ha has been anything said in ia the board of or examiners' examiners meetings s about the matter mater and it has not been discussed b by the capio capitol commission Mr Ir Mattson has not spoken to mo me or Mr Ir Barnes Darnes about appointments and ani tho the matter mater of or hl his claiming tho the exclusive sive rl right ht to make moke appointments has never nC been beon luh suggested sted b by Mr Mattson Itson It I was decided long ago b by the capitol commission that that bod body would have nothing to do with wih appointments that the tho matter mater lay In the hands of or the board of or examiners All Al applications for positions have come como to tho the b beard ard of or examiners and have ha been referred b by the thc board to Mr lr Mattson who is secretary or of that board board I have havo heard a rumor that that Mr Ir I Mattson Matson might claim the right as custodian cus cus- of oC the capitol to make appointments appointments appointments ap ap- ap- ap when tho the time came but Mr Mattson Matson has never ne intimated such sucha a thing thing and neither I nor an any one else that I 1 know of has given the matter mattera a n second thought There was as a bill bl passed by the last ut Legislature placing the tho matter mater of oC appointments ap- ap In the hands of the board of r examiners but it got lost and never reached mc me But But I think there is no question Queston of or the right of or the board of or examiners to make the ap appointments and aud th that t it I will wi do o. o so Attorney lines said sa 1 The f I matter mater of or Mr Ir Mattson making the appointments has never been discussed b by the board of or examiners or its members members mem mem- bers it has hns never been mentioned by him or any other member of the tho board boar in fact tact appointments have never been discussed by the board and it will wi be bo three weeks or more before the they are nUon Mattson Sn Says No o I Fight Mr Mattson Matson said there is no trouble as to who shall appoint tho the capitol employees If I the law says that I 1 shall appoint them I will wIl appoint them and if I it I says that the examiners shall do the appointing then the board will wil do it It said Mr Ir Mattson I I am secretary of or I state and secretary of or the board and will wi in any event have something to say cay Ea There will wi not be any fight Whoever has authority will wi do the ap ap- ap pointing n g. g There are about fifty applications ranging from custodian chief Janitor Janitor and engineer down to em em- I have no no thought of or making recommendations as yet et If I the law law make malte me I will wi handle handl it I as an any any other matter mater in which I am responsible responsible I do not make appointments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments that are to my colleagues col col- leases leagues |