Phoebe Mitchell Day Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

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jobs under Democrats. Wlt I had voted Republican because Mr. Lains had
been workin@; for the State ever since, you might say, 1904 or something
like that, and they kept hh on. The Republicans, when theytd come in,
they'd keep him. And then I'm living there with him, and when time c m
to vote, Itd vote Republican because it was in his interest, you see.
Then when the Democrats cane in, why, Itd vote Democrat. Well, he
worked under Governor [Hemy] ~orner,'~ and LQgins went up there and
nursed Mm and cooked for him and Mted on him fn Winnetka all the
mle he was sick.
Q, But for you, in particular, you worked under Secretary Rose, did you?
A. No, I worked under Secretary Barrett, Edward Ehmett.
Q. Secretary Bamett, and Secretary Powell.
A. Paul Powell. Thatts where I got State job-under Secretavy Powell,
Paul Powell. He died, I think.
Q. So far as you as a person were concerned and the treatment you received
and so forth under these two persons, Secretary m t t
and Secretary
Pawell, could you ccanpare the treatment you received as one over against
the other? Did you get better treatment with, say, Mr. Powell than you
did with I&. Bamett or what?
A. Well, I worked longer under the Powell administration. I only
worked two years under Secretary Bmtt. I worked Aonger, 3 worked
four years ard eight mnths over in the new State tofflce] Bu1ldhg. They
?Kenry Homer, a Democrat, was governor &am January, 1933 to
October, 1940 when he died in office. Ed.