Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
HENDERSON TO
BE SECRETARY
OFFICIAL OF CITY CLUB is Sc
LECTED BY ALEXANDER
NEW MAYOR UNDOUBTEDLY WILL
CHANGE COMMISSIONERS
Lewis of Police Board and Chief
Broadhead Slated for Ak, and
designations viii Be Ac-
copied Quickly


Frank G. Henderson, secretary of the
City club and one of the most deserv-
eddy popular young men in Los Ange-
les, is to be secretary to Mayor Alex
ander. Mr.. Alexander made this am
nouncement at the meeting of the City
club yesterday, and from the uproar-
ious applause with which the announces
ment was received Mayor Alexanders
first official act was a most suspicious
one
Probably Mayor Alexander could not
have made an appointment for this
place that would have come so near
pleasing all the many contenders for
this office as that of Mr.. Henderson.
With sparkling eyes fastened on that
| $500 a month, which is the salary atA
tached to the Office of mayors clerk,
there have been many seekers after the
| position. Nearly every one who had
| the slightest claim on Uncle George
| Alexander and whose income is not
| equal to that of the position has asked
| for the place. 1t has been much more
| i'll demand than the purely honorary
| positions of police or fire commissions
ers; but all were, ready to step down
nounced that Henderson is the chosen
| man.
| Many were heard to express deep re-
| greet that with Henderson in the place
| ii could not be made civil service po-
sition, for then Henderson could stay
regardless of changes of administers
ton. But the position is provided for
| by the charter and civil service does
not have any Jurisdiction over it.
In announcing his choice of Mr.. Hem
derson as his secretary Mayor Alexan-
| der said it was in line with other re-
forms that would be made. Just what
| these reforms are he would not say,
| declaring he did not want to be indis-
| Greet
| But there will be changes in the COM
missions; there is no doubt of that.
| Yesterday all the commissioners that
could be reached said they would turn
| in their designations to Mayor Alexan-
| der as soon as he qualified. They all
| offered their designations to Mayor
| Stephens, but he would not accept
| them.
In the matter of the police commits
sion it is almost certain the resignation
| of H. W. Lewis will be accepted. Lewis
| is the Smokecraft man; also he is the
/ agent for the Manhattan, one of the
most notorious and disreputable places
| in Los Angeles. No representations
have been made about Judge H. c. Dill
lon H. E. Woodill and Ed Tufts. the
| other members of the commission.
Woodill was member of the police
commission at the time those events
| occurred that finally brought about the
| recall, but he has not been mentioned
prominently in connection with any OF
| Harper's, Schenck's, Fullers and Lew
| is alleged misdoings. Judge Dillon was
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
| the resignation of Nathan Cole, Jr.,
about a month ago. and Ed Tufts was
appointed last fall to take the place
| caused by the enforced resignation of
| G.. H. Fuller. No reproach, so FAR as
| the police commission is concerned, has
been attached to either Dillon or Tufts
Broadhead Must Go
| But in connection with the police
commission there is no doubt one
resignation will be accepted. That is
| the one of Chief of Police Brpadhead.
Rroadhead di not tender formal res
| ignation to Mayor stephens; he mere
| ly remarked he was under the orders
! of the new mayor and would step out
| if the new mayor thought best.
The fire commission is composed of
| Anthony Schwamm, John Larronde, M.
| j. McGarry and j. G. kolff. AS none
| of these have figured in any way in
| the recent exposure of the protection
| of vice in Los Angeles changes in this
| commission will merely be matter
| of choice with Mayor Alexander.
But there is one change. at least,
| likely to be made on the park COM
mission. This is the least important
of the four boards of which the mayor
acts as chairman. Franz Kern, a.
member of the park commission, is
| alleged to be the owner of the Boz
hemian, otherwise known as the
Bucket of Blood. which is said to be
no misnomer. He is no relation OF
Ed Kern, a member of the board of
| fXVO
ETY. for him, but his Affiliations are
very similar. w. NJ. Humphreys was
a. member of this commission, but re-
signed when former Mayor Harper ap-
pointed him to the position on the
board of public works left vacant by
the resignation of Ed Kern. This
leaves a vacancy already existing for
Mayor Alexander to fill. Commission
ers Jesse Walden and ]. r. Rushton
may be asked to retain their positions.
The board of health is in much the
same position as the fire commission.
1t is composed of Drs. Seymour. Dick
son and Moore, and j. M. Newell,
plumber.
There are other boards, but the terms
of the members are fixed for four
years and no vacancies will occur by
expiration during the nine months Mr..
Alexander has to serve. These are the
library. water, civil service and board
of public works.
| Should Mayor Alexander be so in
| clined, there is nothing to prevent him
| from entirely changing the personnei
| of the police, fire, park ana health
commissions, as we'll as several smaller
ones. such as the housing, municipal
art, and playground commissions. on
the police commission, in the cases or
Woodill and Lewis, no designations
| would be necessary. The new mayor
would only have to appoint others to
their places The charter declares
these commissioners shall hold office
| for the period of two years, or until
their successors are appointed and
qualified. When the charter amend
ment was passed making the present
term three years. the terms OF the
commissioners were overlooked. There
fore the time for which they were APP
pointed expired January l, 1903. They
a-e simply holding Office because their
successors have not been appointed. In
fine cases of Dillon and Tufts the two
years have not expired.
This condition prevails all through
the fire park and health boards. The
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