The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
mot A PROMISE
::MADE By 6AYN0R
New York Maycr.Elect Is Keeping
Mum as To Appointments Which
Are Coming Jan.

NEW YORK. Dec. -Mgyor-clect
Gaynor though ne has been Desieged
by applicants Tor place and over
whelmed by recommendations. tfas not
yet. within twentysix days OF ms as.
sumption of once. selected a single
man for appointment This is said
ON authority. He spent Yesterday at
St.. Jarles, l.. l., 10 escape once hunt
era
The impression grows that when he
takes office Jan. l. Mayor Gaynor will
take with him few appointees. II
Is expected that he will allow a num-
her OF department heads TO hold over
and will gradually weed out those he
may decide not 10 keep.
generally enttrnrtleri hat! ,,s-zz
son Purdy. president or the tax board
will be retained. as he is warm
friend of-the mayor-elect and conced
ed. to bc- foremost expert on taxa
ton. -s4enry Smith. president OF the
park board, also will be retained il is
thought II has been limited that Mr.
Smith. forceful man OF vigorous
speech. may be made police commits
sioner. II he Is. il is predicted he
will make the volcanic reign az Gen.
Bingham seem tame
These are the only Mcclellan Office
holders VINO are believed To- have
pretty safe tenure. \ tremendous ef-
fort is being made for the retention
of Police Commissioner Baker, and II
may succeed. Commissioner Baker
friends believe that his quiet admins
tration of the police department. must
impress Gaynor. They have brought
20 his attention the fact that the Hud-
sou-FultOn commission voted Baker 4
gold medal for his fine handling OF the
Hudson Fulton crowds.
Murphy TO See Gsynor This Week.
Charles f. Murphy will see Mr..
Gaynor this week. tie is preparing =
list OF suggestions" for the Mayor
elect. which he will present most
politely. and request Mr.. Gaynor 10
treat il as kindly as he can. tie VIII
not attempt TO dictate. II Mr.. Gay
nor rejects his suggestions Murphy
win make others He made pledges
TO Tammany men before election and
is compelled TO carry them out. az
least to the extent of presenting their
names 10 Mr.. Gayncr.
The names on Murphys tentative
slate. 80 far ashley are known among
the rank aud file. are
Corporation Counsel-Franc!s h
Pendleton disappointment
Police. Commissioner William T..
Baker (reappointmentD
Fire Commissioner-Peter poo
ling.
Dock Commissioner Alien y
Spooner (reappointmeDU
Fer street Cleaning ana Water Com
missioners Murphy has great mum
Der OF names and is finding 1t nara
to choose. Alfred r. Johnson, former
under sheriff, is strongly urged Tor
water commissioner.
Ehu r Calvin. who ran for presi-
Sent OF the board OF aldermen, VIII,
il As believed. be- on Murphy list ol
..sugeestiors. just what place Gal
vim will ba slated for is problematlcal
In case II. is found that Baker is not
to be reappointed police commissioner
II IS believed Calvin may be hrsed
for that position. Calvin is man OF
large wealth and would accept only
an important position. He - person
ally known TO MayoT-elect Gaynor and
the Tammany men believe ne wou'd
,ahtrallv stand "A better chance or an
nointment than the average Iammahy
man. Mr. Calvin, by the way mas
never been member OF Iammany
Hall.
Delos NcCurdy and William Temple
Emmett have been mentioned by rumor
as likely to be Mayor Gaynors cor
noration counsel II can be stated
authoritatively that the name OF
neither has been presented 10 Mt
Gaynor. Another man whom rumor
has connected with the appointment +
il Nirabeau L. Towns Mr.. Towns IS
not under consideration. Numerous
candidates for the Office have been
suggested 10 Mr. GaynOr. lie is exe'-
cising great care in picking man,
for he wants lawyer on whom 10 /
can RELY. 4 former justice OF the SUI
nreme court. he has strict ideas OF
the sort OF man who should Oil this
place.
II is expected that he will name on
Ian / n new corporation counsel.
new health commissioner. new water
commissioner and possibly three or
four others.
The mayor-elect has all the poiitI-
clans guessing. lie has received cats
from hundreds of men seeking places
He has told them he will take their
cases under consideration aud they
have gone away wondering what viii
happen The politicians who have
called on him he has treated cordial
". but each came away with the feei-
ing that the mayor-elect would make
ktr o,r,, aoDoipttnpDtS rud uDliciCS.