Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
CHAFFEE
SUCCEEDS
ANDERSON
SIX OUT OF NINE C0UNClLMEN
WILLING
WIN OVER PRESIDENT PEAsE
FINALLY
Mayors Slate Goes Through with
Rumored Understanding That
General VIII Retire
Before Long

|
public works.
Councilmen a. j. Wallace and Walter
| Wren and President Niles Pease OPP
posed confirmation on the floor of the
council, but when it was apparent that
| the majority opposed holding up the
appointment President Pease changed
his vote for Gen. Chaffee. The other
two were irreconcilable.
The mayor said afterward that he
appointed Gen. Chaffee because he had
changed his mind.
TO intimate friends he said he was
influenced in naming a successor to
President Anderson principally be-
| cause he felt that unless he asserted
his prerogative of appointing fiji men
he would have to go around during the
rest of his term with a broken back.
He felt that he should not be dictated
to in appointments.
During the afternoon the councilmen
were shown copies of statement
signed by William d. Stephens, ]. o.
Koephi, j. NJ. Schneider and Eugene
German, reiterating the mayors prom
Use to Mr.. German that he would give
| the appointment to Anderson If he
would accept and the latter's promise
| to accept the honor again If rendered.
Is String Tied to Appointment?
Hardly had the news of the con-
| firmation become general than the
rumor was freely spread that Gen.
Choffee would take the office only with
| the understanding that he would be
relieved before the end of the year.
This would permit the mayor TO carry
out his original purpose of naming
another man-possibly Chief of Police
Edward Kern-to the office.
| The question of how Gen. Chaffee's
politics should be rated puzzles An
/ H.. Q.-s-
| has been regarded as a Republican,
though as a soldier he has not voted
for years.
The counter statement is made that
ID. X Edwards of the board has voted
| the Prohibition ticket, which, If true,
would put another phase on the law,
which provides that no more than two
of one political faith shall be members
of the board simultaneously.
The mayors message reached the
city council shortly after o'clock and
nearly an hour was consumed before
the council fell into line as per the
program outlined in an hours confer
ence held in the mayors office.
Republicans Line Up
The votes of Counoilmen Healy.
Lyon, Blanchard and Yonkin had been
| assured early. Councilman Dromgold
was then converted and with five safe
the mayor gave out the intimation that
| the name would be sent in during the
day.
Their colleagues were unable to in
huence the three nom partisan mem
bers of the lawmaking body, however,
in pledges before the session.
AS soon as the mayors message was
read in the council Mr.. Healy moved
that the nomination be confirmed, say
ing it was the best nomination that
could be made. Mr.. Blanchard Sec
onded 1t.
Councilman Wallace then took up
the defense of President Anderson. He
said:
Wallace Defends Anderson
"Our charter calls for the nomina-
tions by the mayor and combinations
by the council. 1t was never intended
that the whole power should rest
either with the mayor or the council.
Both the chief executive and the
| council share the responsibility.
Il congratulate the mayor on nam
| ing so strong a man, so noted a SOL
der, man of such high moral stand
| ing. OF him there can be no shadow
of doubt as to honesty and integrity.
''Yet 1 say that the mayor from an
other standpoint has committed a
| colossal blunder as politician, and he
has done a great wrong to the city.
we udN0 DtSuH lHlS great water pro"
| ject with three tried men in charge.
OF these three on the board, James
| Anderson is alert, mentally forceful,
| physically able, persistently industri-
| Gus.
ut is said we have other men cap
able of filling Mr.. Anderson's shoes.
Nineteen out of twenty will say no to
such an offer. The twentieth has not
| had experience and is thereby not
| fitted TO take I'm the work
Alas, how unfortunate to make
change now when we are trying to
| raise the funds to finance this great
work. We are raising in the minds of
| the people a question whether the
aqueduct will become part of great
| political machine.
I'VE have said to the people of Los
Angeles that we will build this aque-
duct strictly on business principles.
| We can't do 1t and displace Mr.. An
derson.
This is wrong to the people who
voted the bonds, to the people who pro-
posed to buy them"
Mr.. Wallace then reviewed the cir
cumstances leading up to the mayors
promise that he would name Mr.. An
derson If he would accept; how the
leading civic organizations sent a COM
mittee to Mr.. Anderson to find out
whether he would give his consent, and
the general Deler was unat the mayor
would stick to his word.
IT am not disparaging Gen. Chaffee."
he continued. Grant that he has a
great deal of activity. VIII he trudge
through the foothills and canyons as
Mr. Anderson has done?
and why, gentlemen, are you asked
to do this? Has the mayor given you
one substantial reason? Not to me.
Remember we have diginfied posi-
tions to fill. 1t is but our duty to say
no when we think no.
Councilman Wren said he agreed
with Mr.. Wallace's sentiments.
ITO my mind Anderson is the man"
he said. IT am not voting against Gen.
| Chaffee because / have any criticism
of him personally, however"
Republicans Place Blame
/ Councilman Blanchard said Mr.. An
derson did not enter into the discus
| sion.
"The mayor is responsible" said Mr..
Blanchard. ION him alone the re-
sponsibility rests
1.-THE charter only provides that the
council shall prevent any bad men
| from being appointed"
Councilman Dromgold followed in
| the same strain.
| 81 am sorry to see a man like An
derson go. The mayor has the prerog-
alive of making appointments. and If