Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-03
5AYNOR L-AUDS
TAM MANY
LEADER
CHARLES MURPHY MUCH
ABUSED MAN SAYS MAYOR
List Of Appointees 10 Lucrative
Positions Under New York
City Administration Given
Out by Executive.

Tny Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
New York, Jan. 2-Mayor Gaynor
gave out tonight through his secre-
tary Robert a Damson. his personal
list % appointments, SO FAR AS NJ. has
been able to make them and an am
count Of hrs relations with charies F
Murphy leaacr of Tanmany Han.
Tho letter follows.
When Mayor GaNnor was seen last
evening he was FOUND n his home
library deep in the nerasal ot little
hook cnlled Wisdom OF BenlAmin
Franklin.
when asked IL tho political leaders
had been consulted III making APP
pontmonts hn said.
II feel that there Is ono great acc
OF Justice which ! should do | WIS
nominated without even a suggestion
being made as 10 what ! should do as
mayor Since nay election Mr. Charles
g. Murphy has called on nae three
times each time asking me TO appoint
the best men to he found. His sUsges-
tions We're few he urged nothing and
Eont SAYING 90 me That the RESPONSE
hilitv Was solely with me
- fear There are good many pco-
ple In this town who do nof know
Chailcs ~ Murphy Some of them
seem TO think he has horns and hoOfs.
can only saN OF him what ! have
seen tie fullS realizes that political
organization cfinnni survive and grew
broader on patronage atone without
political ideas and virtues, but must
ahriVel up and die OF worse than dry
rot would auNiae some good women
and clerrYmcn Who arc writing 10 me
about Charles t. Murphy and what
theY can the white slave traffic 20 SO
up ana ace him anti say 81 KIND word
to him. They may De surprised
rhnu shalt nnt bear false Wit
ness. is also nne of the command
menia There are more Vices than
one
The mayor IN naming his ans
pointues apponns assn a hriNl personal
ANA puhtcai hingraphy 81 cNeil These
commcnts. some &C them wasgis- some
naive. ID was later announced were
net 10 hc printed as the mayor own,
although he did NOT sas iheN were is-
sued without his sanction, Some Of
them are conspicuous IN formal
statement.
For instance. 0f Ilhnelandcr Waldo.
appointed fire commissioners, t IS
noted that he IS q bachelor and a
great catch for he rs rieh
OF Herman Riddrr publisher oi the
staats Zeitung. Who has been offered
tho position OF park commissioner for
Manhattan ana Richmond but Who
has not accepted, HE statement says
that on account of Mr. Rldder's con
nection with the press 'he feels deli-
cate in this matter as his work IS =
public official Would haze % be COM
mented on hy the press and should not
be under constraint lhe spectacle Of
Ia newspaper proprietor running Tor
office o. In office ANA being nutied up
by his own newspaper is nauseans 20
Mr. bidder
Most nf the mayors apppintees arc
democrats aud the
abatement Is careful In giving the hios-
raphics not ONLY tn mention those that
are married. bat also 70 specify tiat
they nave children, lhe mayor NUM-
self has seven children,
Among tho appointments are:
Corporation counsel, salary $4,000
Archibald r. Watson, about 40
wears old. married. democrats
City chamberlain. salary $4,000
Charles - Hyde, 40 years OLD, mar
Rcd democrat
Commissioner of docks, salary S7.-
5O0--Calyn Tomkins married, demo-
crat
81 7.600-Michaet j. prummohdi hhf-
ricd, politics not given
Commissioner or water, gas ana
electricity, salary SI5o0-ilarry ;.
single. democrat
With him rs appointed professor
Edward Bemis MS firsi deputy, salary
s .000. who was formerly ht the heaa
of tho water department of Cleveland.
10. (which it e. conceded he has made
.he model water department of me
country.
Commissioner of bridges. salary Stt-
Kingsley Martin. BE- wears old,
democrat
The seven iaX commissioners, the
statement concludes. win be appointed
IN "a dnv or two. The appointments
win AN be high class, men who win
Danish graft and iatoritsm from the
department..
The police. street cleaning anu
health depaItm are a. he dear
with hereafter. 1t rs not heueNeH th"t
INV OF the mcumhents viii be retained
permanently.