The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
DEMOCRATS HUNT FOR OFFICES
ENJOYS OF MURPHY, CONNERS
AND CASSIDY IN ALBANY.
Looking the Field Over. They Are Dis
mayed % Learn nat TIVE OF the
laces Are Protected by civil Service
Law Little Hope for once seekers.

Law-LIttIe Hope for once Seekers.
ALBANY, Nov. is,-Representatives Of
Charles F. Murphy, William J. Corners and
Joseph Cassidy have been in Albany for the
last few days for the purpose of ascertain
ing exactly hat patronage the Democratic
State officers will have after January l..
From present appearances these Democratic
State officers will be Lieut. Gov. Chanler,
Secretary OF State Whalen, State Treasurer
Hauser, Attorney General Jackson, Comp
%troller Glynn and State Engineer Skene.
After visiting all Of the State der apartments
the epreseI. .dtives of Mr.. Murphy, Mr..
Conn Jrs and Mr.. Cassidy learned that the
following places were all that the Demo-
cratic State officers had in their depart
ments
Secretary OF State-Thirty-one appoint
.ments, at salaries ranging from 81 coo to
s. 500.
Comptroller-One hundred and four APP
pointments, at salaries ranging from 81 COO
to s5 1000.
State Treasurer-Eleven appointments,
at salaries ranging from 81 400 TO $4,000.
Attorney eneral-Twenty-four appoint
ments, at salaries ranging from 81 500 to
81 900.
State Engineer and Surveyor-EigEteen
appointments, at salaries ranging from
81 100 to 1900, and 300 ppoint ments in
connection with the barge canal and good
roads work, who are paid out OF h special
appropriations for those purposes.
The re~p representatives of Mr.. Murphy, Mr.
Corners and Mr.. Cassidy learned to their
dismay. however, that two-thirds of the
foregoing places are protected by the civil
service laws of the State and that with the
Republicans in full control of the Civil
Service Commission the occupants OF two
thirds of the foregoing places cannot be
disturbed. Even If the employees pro-
tected by the civil service law in the din erent
departments should be removed the Demo-
cratic State officials would be confronted
by eligible lists prepared by thisR Republican
State Civil Service Commission. This was
a very sad ending of the Investigations
made by the representatives OF Mr.. Murphy,
Mr.. Corners and Mr.. Cassidy.
One of Mr.. Murphy's personal friends,
speaking tonight OF the result OF the IN
vestigation, said:
Our work upon the payrolls Of each Of
the newly elected Democratic State officers
has unfortunately made it clear that the
number of Offices not already governed by
the civil service law is very. very small. too
lIhhll IA A'NN0 w AgAt w. oAJ
ment to the thousands who would like 10
take Office under the Democratic State
officers.
Moreover, the salaries Of those not in
the civil service list are not large and. j am
sorry to say, not worth the scramble that
is now going on for them. Some of the
Offices not protected by civil service are
confidential in character, and | am aware
that none Of the Democratic State officers
is going into an untried field with any other
selection hat his own personal selection.
Some deputies are open TO removal, but we
must GO slow in making these removals
for the reason that the new Democratic
State officers are inexperienced. They
will not want to make many changes until
they know how to run their departments
themselves.
~Of course l am very sorry that our in
vestigation has turned out in this I'M
fortunate way: all told we have figured up
that we will not have more than SIPS 900 in
patronage a year az our That
will make $3.50. 900 for the two years we are in
control of the State departments, which is a
very insignificant amount compared to what
we thought we would have.
"Our people have forgotten. apparently,
that much of the work OF the State govern
ment is performed 10y boards and COM
missions the member OF which are APP
pointed by the Governor and confirmed by
the State Senate. This accounts for the
reason why we gained so little in patronage,
although we captured all OF the elective
State officers below that OF Governor. Our
people in their demands for Office should
also remember that SUE important arms
of the State service as the Railroad, Tax,
Lighting, Lunacy, Civil Service and Prisons
commissions and the State Prison, In
surance, Banking, Forest, Fish and Game
and Labor departments continue abso-
lutely in the control Of a Republican Gov
ernor and a Republican Senate
Mr.. Murphy's friend closed by saying that
the patronage OF the State departments
controlled by the Democrats would have
to be divided between the followers Of MIR.
Murphy, Mr.. Corners, Mr.. Cassidy and
Patrick +. McCabe OF Albany and that there