The San Francisco call., 1910-01-03
new YEARS MAYOR
Names HIS CHIEFS
GaynOr Announces That Muir
ply Has Not Sought to In
fluence Appointments
Tax Commission, Police, Street
and Health Department to
Be 0verhauled

NEW YORK, Jan. Mayor Gaynor
gave out tonight his list of appoint
ments so far as he has been able 10
make them. and an account of his rela-
tions with Charles Murphy, leader
OF Tammany hall.
When Mayor Gaynor was seen this
evening he was found in his home
library deep in the perussl of a little
book called Wisdom Of Benjamin
Franklin When asked If the political
leaders had been consulted in making
appointments, he said:
Il feel that there is one great act
Of justice which I should do. L was
nominated without even a suggestion
being made as to what 1 should do as
mayor.
VISITED BY MURPHY
"since election Charles F. Murphy
has called on me three times, each time
asking me 10 appoint the best men to
be found. His suggestions were few;
he urged nothing, ano~ kept saying to
me that the responsibility was solely
with me.
4 fear there are = good many people
in this town who DO not know Charles
r. Murphy. Some of them seem TO
think he has horns and hoofs. 1 can
fully realizes that a political organ
izstion can not survive and grow
broader on patronage alone without
political ideas and virtue but must
shriVel up and die OF worse than dry
rot
ADVICE FOR REFORHERS
4 would advise some good women
and clergymen who are writing to me
about Charles F. Murphy and what they
rsll the white slave traffic, 70 go up
and see him and say a kind word to
him They may be surprised
Thou shalt not bear false witness
is also one OF the commandments.
There are more vices than one"
The mayor. in naming his appOintees.
sppends also q brief personal and po-
litical biography Of each These COM
ments, some OF them waggish, some
naive, IL was later announced, were not
10 be printed as the mayors, although
he did not say they were issued with
out his sanction.
COMMENTS on APPOINTEES
Some are conspicuous in a formal
statement
For instance. of Rhinelander Waldo.
appointed fire commissioner, il is
noted that he is a bachelor and a
great catch. for he is rich"
or Herman Ridder, publisher of the
stats Zeitung. who has been offered
the position of park commissioner for
Manhattan and Richmond but who has
not accepted, the statement SAYS that
on account Of Riders connection with
the press, he feels delicate in this
matter. as his work as a public official
would have TO be commented on by
the press. and should not be under con-
straint The spectacle of a newspa per
proprietor running for Office or in
Office. and being puffed UP by his own
newspaper is nauseous to Mr.. Ridder."
MANY DEMOCRATS NAMED
Most OF the mayors appointees are
dyed in the wool democrats. and the
statement is careful in giving the BIZ
eErsphies. not only TO mention those
that are married. but also 70 specify
that they have children. The mayor
himself has seven children.
Among the appointments are:
Corporation counsel. salary sI5.0Oo-ArchihaId
:. Watson. - Years old. married. democrat
fitr chamberlain. salary S12. 00o-Charles II.
Hrdc. 40 Years old. married. democrat
Commissioner Of docks salary S7.J0o-Calvin
Tomkins. married. democrat
comm issioner 81 charities salary ST,500-Mich-
ael j. Drunmond married. politics Dot given.
Commissioner Of bridges. salary s.. .5OO-Kings.
ley Martin. 32 years old. democrat.
Commissioner Of water. gas and electricity,
salary s7.50o-Henry S. Thompson. single, demo
crat.
With Thompson is appointed Prof
Edward Bemis as first deputy, salary
$1,000, formerly az the head of the
water department of Cleveland, o.
which, il is conceded, he has made the
model water department Of the coun-
try"
PROMISE TO END GRAFT
The seven tax commissioners the
statement concludes, will be appointed
tn a day or two. The appointees will
D. high class men who viii Danish
graft and favoritism from the depart
ment
:. The police, street cleaning and
health departments are to be dealt with
hereafter. IT is not believed that any
OF the incumbents will be retained per-
manently.'