The morning call., 1893-08-09
THE PUBLIC CRIB.
Democrats Crowded out
From the Manager.
CLAMOR OF THE FAMiSHED.
Some Municipal Officers Make a
Distinction Between Competent
Republicans and Machinites.

liz offices in this city, bnt they are not
satisfied. Many of them are complaining
because Republicans have places at the
City Hall under Democratic heads of de-
partments. SO loud have grown their
lamentations that Max Pepper and A. A.
Watkins have been instructed by the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Democratic GEN.
eral Committee to ascertain how many
Republicans are employed under local
Democratic officials and why they are
kept MIR. Pepper said yesterday:
Constant complaints are being made by
Democrats because of the retention of Re-
publicans at the City Hall. Much feeling
has been shown on this account W. j.
Heney, a deputy in the County Clerks
office. and William &. Deane, who has
deputy ship in the Sheriff'S office. are most
frequently mentioned as examples OF n0to-
rious Republicans who are being paid
handsome salaries which Democrats think
they are entitled to. l have been told
that Republican named riddles IS
n deputy in the Sheriff. office, he having
charge of the conveying Of insane persons,
and that Republican named Croke Is In
the Street Department. 1t has also been
said that Republican named Elliot Is on
the payroll in the Auditors office, and thai
some of the eTsOnS at work on the BOOKS
in Mr.. Broderick's office are Republicans.
have been informed that Surveyor Fitz-
hugh has some Republicans working under
him, and that there are several in Tax
Collector Blocks Office. The report OF
Mr.. Watkins and myself Will be made TO
the General Committee at its next meeting.
There is no lack of Democrats who are
looking for political places, and even using
every one that the party is entitled 70
h a
quarter of them. During the year L have
been spoken to by at least 1000 Democrats
who were anxious TO get political posi-
tons, while tile party here has had only
about $50 positions to FILL"
When Tax Collector Block was spoken
to he asked the reporter rather gIitny.
"Are you Mr.. Popper?" Receiving a
Watkins?" The response being again no,
the City Hall official said that then he had
nothing to communicate as to whom he
employed. He went on to say:
''It is none of the public's business
whether | employ Democrats or Repu bill
cans in this office. L am responsible for
the conduct of the office, and | have a right
To employ whom [ please. So long as the
office is run properly nobody has right to
inquire whether l have Republicans here
or not"
rs that about the answer you will make
to the special committee?" was asked.
THAT is probably about the answer l
will give those gentlemen" said Mr.. Block,
very earnestly.
1t was learned that Herman Enkle and
two other deputies in the Tax Collectors
Office are Republicans.
County Clerk Haley said: "Mr Heney
is the only deputy in my office who is said
to be a Repu blican. [ understand, how
ever, that he is Democrat. He was re-
I.xr., 8 l.
and efficiency, he having served here three
previous terms. His position is register
clerk He has charge of the issuance of
summons. and he has proved such help
10 lawyers in that capacity that nearly
1000 LAWYERS signed a petition which was
presented to me for his retention. | have
not put any Republican in this Office. Four
Republicans who were put in by the Adj
visoTy Committee were dropped by me
from the payroll on April l. They were
William A. Deane, j. B. Martin, R.
T. Mitchell and Oscar Lewis. These
men represented the machine element. and
/ was not sorry to drop them. Deane was
able to get a place in the Sheriff's Office
after he was put out of here. / have no
love for the machine politicians aud they
know ii. So they have been antagonizing
me from the start. and now they are trying
To hit me over Heney'S shoulders. Some
of the men who, as delegates in the NUM-
cipal convention, were the loudest in de-
manding a pledge limiting the County
Clerks expenditures to $1,000 a month, are
now restoring me for places. They know
| cannot appoint all the deputies I am al
lowed by law and keep that pledge. They
thought the pledge was made only to catch
VOTE, as usual, but [ mean TO come as near
to keeping it as | can. have been assured
that Heney is not Republican now, but
Ii does not matter If he were the blacklist
~
as | do"
The Auditors chief deputy, Captain
Thomas, said that he knew of no Republi-
cans who are employed In that office,
though he could not give an assurance that
none are. Fred Elliott. a Republican who
had been retained Tor few months be-
cause of his knowledge of the office, was
removed month ago. He went in to the
Tax Collectors Office after that, the cap
tain had heard, but is not supposed to be
there now.
"a good many persons of both sexes are
employed at present here In copying" said
the Deputy Auditor. They are all friends
of ours. We did not inquire their politics.
but think all are Democrats"
Sheriff McDade could not be found by
the Interviewer. Besides Deane and
Fiddes. the list of Republicans employed
in the Sheriff's office include, ,. l.. Simon.
the cowboy detective and fee expert. He
Is in high favor with Sheriff McDade on
this account, as the Sheriff's election eX-
penses were very heavy and he is DESTROYS
of recoupng them. FiddeS' brother died
few months ago. His brother was a Re-
publican, and it Is presumed that the
present holder of the office IS also.
Street Superintendent Ackerson said ::
The only Republican in my office is Tom
Croke, VIII" was here for two years under
SIperin endent Gilleran. He is acquainted
with all the details of the office and Is in
valuable. Ali other things being equal l
Will give the preference to Democrat,
Dut IL Is necessary to have a man like
Croke TO facilitate business. | have had to
discharge Democrats because they were
lneftclent and unreliable These were
men whom / had appointed on account of
the backing of the members Of the Cen
eral Com mlttee. cons equently there is some
bitterness felt toward me. Only 100 men
are allowed the Street Department now
and must have gaod men to do the work.
so as to accomplish as much as possible
It takes peculiar knowledge to be a capahle
deputy in this department. A man here
must know something about grades. about
how sewers should be laid, what the in
gradients of hitumen are and how to calcu-
late the numb be: of feet in a pile Of ium ber
Besides mechanical know ledge of that sort
he must know something about the techni-
flap cf. - L.. IL