Daniel McAbee ousted from State Factory inspectors job (no Hemingray info)

MR. M'ABEE IS NO

LONGER INSPECTOR

Muncie Man Deposed from

Office by Governor.

MR. BLAKELY IS NAMED

The Expected Announcement Was

Made by Governor Hanly This

Morning.

The expected announcement of the appointment of William Blakely, of Shelbyville, to be state factory in­spector in place of D. H. McAbee, of Muncie, was made this morning by Governor Manly. The rumor that Mr. McAbee would be replaced by Blakely has been in circulation for several months, but Governor Manly has been fearful of announcing Mr. McAbee's retirement because of the numerous petitions of Civil war vet­erans and union labor men asking that the Muncie man be retained.

The appointment of Blakely is for political reasons only, there being no question as to Mr. McAbee's efficiency. According to common re­port, however, Mr. McAbee has not been as loyal to Governor Manly’s personal machine in the State as he might have been, or at least he has not been active in its behalf.

Harve Richards, of Muncie, a deputy factory inspector, also may be thrown out of office as he was one of Mr. McAbee's appointees, bur this is not certain.

Mr. McAbee was appointed soon after the acts of 1897 became ef­fective and has been reappointed every two years since. The salary is $1,500 a year and that of each deputy inspector is $1,000.

Mr. McAbee was prominent in union labor circles here before his appointment as inspector.