Show ALEXAMOER CP PYPEA GIS IT APPOINTED DEPUTY AUDITOR BY MRS MGAT CA To Succeed George H Wood R I sgedI i Understood There Will Be No Hitch In Confirmation The longdrwnout contenton over the position of dEputy to Count Afl dlor Margaret A Caine made vacant by George H Wood retiring will be I I finally adjusted today when the a ditor submits to the board of county commissioners a communication In which she appoints Alexander C P2r to fill the place I is not known what I the board will do wIth the appoint meat but the supposition Is that it will be confirmed as Mrs Cane has stated I that she would first have that body satisfied sat-isfied with the selection of some person j I before naming The succesr tolr Tood When it became apparent that the I I auditor would ask Mr Wood for his resignation owing to the strained r lat ns which existed between Mrs Caine and her deputy over the nomination nomina-tion of Mr Wood by the Democratic party to the auditorship and the dr I cumctances surrounding such nomina ton speculation became rife as to who would hOJd down the position and draw I the slan of 090 per month attached thereto unt the election and qualiil cation of a successor to the < ron r-on Jan I 1899 Rumor had it that Iando Pratt had been selected by Mrs CaIne but on the announcement of such rumor both Mrs Caine and II Pratt entered a denial to I The auditor au-ditor int he meantime took Mr PJper I into the office lrr Wood having retired re-tired but would not confirm a state meat hat he was to be her deputy for the remainder of the year until yesterday yester-day when It was supposed the board of county commissioner would met That body however decided not to hold a session untiL this afternoon Mr Pyper was for some time before his apPointment by County Auditor I CaIne as her deputy employed in County Coun-ty Treasurer Lynchs office on the tax I rolls He las been serving lr the frt month as deputy auditor and Is deemed I to be well quahifledtoflhl the position I |