The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-03
GAYNOR NAMES AIDS.
New York Mayor Gives Out a Number
of Appointments.

New York, Jan. 3.--Mayor Gaynor
has given out, through his secretary,
Robert AdamSon, his list of appoint
mentS so far as he has been able to
make them and an account of his re-
lations with Charles F. Murphy. leader
of Tammany hall.
When asked if the political leaders
had been consulted in making APP
pointmentS he said:
Il feel that there is one great act
of Justice which 1 should do. 1 was
nominated without even a suggestion
being made as to what I should do
as mayor. Since election Mr.. Charles
F. Murphy has called on me three
times, each time asking me to appoint
the best men to be found. His sugges-
lions were few; he urged nothing, and
kept saying to me that the response
bility was solely with me.
II fear there are a good many peo-
pie in this town who do not know
Charles F. Murphy. Some Of them
seem to think he has horns and hoOfS.
can only say OF him what / have
seen. He fully realizes that a political
organization 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. I would advise some good women
and clergymen who are writing to me
about Charles f. Murphy and what
they call the white slave traffic to go
up and see him and say 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"
Biography Of Each.
The mayor, in naming his ap-
pointees, appends also a brief personal
and political biography of each. These
comments, some of them waggish,
some naive, it was later announced,
were not to be printed as the mayors
own, although he did not say they
were issued without his sanction.
OF Rhinelander Waldo. appointed
fire commissioner. it is noted that che
is a bachelor and u great catch, for he
is rich
OF Herman Ridder, publisher of
the Staatz zeitung. who has been Of
fered, the position of park commits
sioner for Manhattan and Richmond,
but who has not yet accepted, the
statement says that on account of Mr..
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.
which should not be under constraint.
The spectacle OF newspaper pro-
prietor running for office or in office
and being puffed up by his own news
paper is nauseous to Mr.. Ridder."
Most of the mayors appointees are
dyed-in-the-wool Democrats and the
statement is careful in giving the biog-
fapnleS not only TO mention those that
are married, but also to specify that
they have children. Among the ap-
pointments are:
Corporation counsel, salary SIS, 900,
Archibald r. Watson, about 40 years
Of age, married, Democrat.
City chamberlain. salary $4,000,
Charles H. Hyde, 40 years old, mar
ried, Democrat.
Commissioner of docks, salary ST.
500. Calvin Tomkins. married. Demo
crat.
Commissioner of charities, salary
$500, Michael ]. Drummond, mar
ried. politics not given.
Commission of water, gas and cleo
tricity. Henry S. Thompson. salary
$1,000, single, Democrat.
With him is appointed Prof. Ed
ward BemiS as first deputy, salary
200, who was formerly at the head
of the water department of Cleve-
land, Ohio, which. it is conceded he
has made the model water depart
ment of the country
Commissioner of bridges. salary
$1,000, Kingsley Martin, 80 years old.
Democrat.
The seven tax commissioners, the
statement concludes. win be appointed
in day or two. The appointees will
be all high class men who will BAN
ish graft and favoritism from the de-
partment.
The police, street cleaning and
health departments are to be dealt
with hereafter. 1t is not believed that
any of the incumbents will be retained
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