The Detroit times., 1908-11-17
OSCAR B. MARX FOR
HAARER'S PLACE
MAKES EN- LAUGH
BREITMEYER's FRIENDS POINT
OUT THAT OSCARS SUPPORT
OF MAYoR.ELEcT WAS FEEBLE
-sPEcULAToRs STILL BUSY.

Talk OF states OF appointments to
be made by Philip Breitmeyer when
the latter becomes mayor Is the prin-
cipal topic among politicians wherever
they congregate these chilly days. II
the mayor-elect were to take care OF
all the prospective job-holders that are
listed for him. he would have to have
the running Of dozen cities.
There are no certainties as yet for
any OF the big jobs. Jacob J. Haarer
Will probably continue as commission
er OF public works. No one else has
been mentioned as yet who has the
qualifications Of Haarer. Jacob Guth-
ard is mentioned strongly, but the in
dications are that he will not make
very strong try for the place. Guthard
was member OF the three-men board
but the department has grown i'm
mensely since his term and the meth
DDS have been altered In every divis-
ion.
II see that Oscar B. Marx Is named
as the probable selection" declared
Breitmeyer man. THAT Is a huge Joke
on Oscar He Is not reaching for the
place and probably would not take 1t.
In fact he was not with Breitmeyer
until the last few days OF the cam
paign."
1T Is the same way with talk OF
Dust for police commissioner. Dust's
supporters did more to hurt Brett
meyer than anyone else, and IL Is not
their fault that he was not defeated.
Dust himself got out and made some
good speeches, but he could not undo
the harm his followers had done"
1T Is q funny thing that the men
who did least for Breitmeyer are now
telling whom he should appoint"
John Gillespie may be parks and
boulevards commissioner. II he takes
this place. Myrtle p. Hurlbut will re-
main as. secretary. In any event Hurl.
but may remain as secretary, but
there will be changes In the park de-
partment In several places. The same
may be said OF the other big depart
ments. Plenty of heads will fall In tho
department OF public works and the
office OF the rslice commissioner. and
some OF them may be way-up heads
too.
Some Of the guessers have II that
John w. Eisman, who ran for city
clerk this fall, will land In a good
pOSiuOu uuutT bleltUeycT. he lS
very popular with the aldermen. which
gives him strength.
Meantime, while the politicians fret.
Breitmeyer Is keeping serene front
and maintaining that he will not take
up appointments until after he Is In
Office next January. Only one thing
Is taking up his attention now, In the
brief periods when hand-shakers leS
him alone sufficiently long to think.
and that is the makeup OF his COM
mittee OF so on the street railway
question. 1t has been found hard to
get committee that will comprise
just the right kind OF men and not
leave some valuable man of.
II expect to announce this commit
tee In December and the first meet.
ing will be In January within a week
Of the time that take hold as mayor"
says Breitmeyer.
II In expected that the main COM
mittee will be divided into sub-com-
mittees. working on various angles
Of the street railway question and
that the data thus prepared will be
used by an executive committee Of 10
or whereabouts In working with the
mayor In negotiations for a settle
ment