The San Francisco call., 1905-01-27
SHIFT OF JOBS
is INAUCUR ATED
Commissioner Boyne Re
signs to Make Way for Su-
peryisOr Finn's Promotion
TO BE POLICE SECRETARY
O'Grady May Be Put on Elec-
tiOn Board if Devote Con-
sents to Champion Mayor

The shift" Of several city officials
which was foretold by The Call two
weeks ago was inaugurated yesterday
when Fire Commissioner Boyne filed
his resignation with Mayor Schmitz to
take effect on the 1st of next month.
Boyne assigns no reason for his resig-
nation. but will sever his connection
with the Fire Department to accept
better position. in all likelihood the Sec
retaryship of the Police Commission.
and also to aid the Mayor in his plan
to appoint a Supervisor who will de-
fend him and his administration In the
Board Of Supervisors against the Nc
Nab contingent.
AS already outlined Boyne's resigna-
tion will enable the Mayor to make SUI
pervisor Thomas Finn a Fire Commits
sfoner, Finn having agreed to the
transfer. F'inn's resignation as Super
visor has not yet been filed, but will be
in few days, so that the shift" may
be put into effect on February 1 next.
1t will be remembered that Boyne did
not take kindly to the offer of the Po-
lice Board secretaryship ten days ago,
but finally agreed to set aside his per-
sonal feelings.
The Mayor would not announce the
name Of the man whom he will appoint
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pervisors. Election Commissioners
James A. Devote has been mentioned
as the man most likely to be named,
but 1t Is held that the charter provision
prohibiting the appointment Of an Elec-
tion Commissioner to any other office
within one year after the expiration of
his term might interfere with the plan.
Ihis provision, however, did not mill
tate against the transfer of former
Election Commissioner Boyle to the
Board or Education and may be ig-
nored in Devoto's case on the pre-
sumption that the charter provision
noted is clearly unconstitutional De-
Voto will be the man unless the Mayor
mas some other attorney capable Of
taking up the cudgels in his behalf on
the Board of Supervisors. II Devote
is transferred Alexander O'Grady will
be appointed Election Commissioner.
OGrady recently declined yhe Police
Board secretaryship.
The friends of David J. Oliver Jr. are
confident that he will be appointed
Election Commissioner in case of a va
cancy. Oliver is highly thought of by
the Mayor and has come within an ace
of appointment on commissions in the
past.
The Mayor said that he had not
made up his mind as to the successor of
former Police Commissioner H. w.
Hutton, who was removed Wednesday
under sensational circumstances The
new Commissioner, however, will be a
Democrat in politics and there will be
no lack of candidates.
The shift Of city officials will include
the transfer of Secretary James de
Succa of the Park Commission to the
storekeepership of the Board of Educa-
ton or else to the secretaryship' of the
Board of Works which Morris Levy
desires to relinquish. Herbert Schmitz,
who resigned from the Beard of Works.
will have his old job as secretary of the
Park Commission back again. Since
Boyne has been decided upon for sec
retary of the Police Commission, the
office of Registrar, from which it is
said George Adams will retire, will
leave fine opening for some aspiring
politician. John Fitzgerald, Barney
Flood and George Berger are hopeful of
landing one of the plums not otherwise
gobbled up.