The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-24
John G. Anthony Thought
to Have Call For Service
Director.
MAY HAVE ACCEPTED ALREADY
Joseph T. Matthews Said
to be Slated For Direc-
tor of Safety.
u. 4. Waplcs Has Also Been Mem
tioncd-City Engineer Pearl Mcars
May Lose Out-But lie Announces
Candidacy For County Surveyor.

IT will soon be plum picking time
for the Democrats as far as the city
Offices. which are not elective, are
concerned. Just how many Republicans
viii lose their heads under the coming
democratic administration is mat
ter of speculation among the people
interested in the affairs Of the city.
The great majority Of the Republican
officials are resigned to their fate and
aIe strengthening up their books as
they may be hanued over to their
successors i'm good shape. While this
process is going on. the reports of
whom their successors will be has been
forming.
Mayor elect c. ID. Walters promised
sometime ago to keep his appointments
&" himself and his appOintees until
December / when the list will be made
public. And tle new mayor has Leen
reticent on the subject since that time
however, it Is impossible for him VI
anyone else to prevent rumors from
floating about.
Close observers of the game believe
that the next service director will be
John c. Anthony. If reports are
true Mr. Anthony has the inside
track and some say. has already ac-
cepted the place. However. other
names have been mentioned and he
may not be the man to succeed R. S.
kauhauser, the present occupant Of
the directorship chair.
Another good guess can be made on
the man who viii succeed james a.
Knapp as director of public safety. 1t
is rumored that Joseph n. Matthews,
secretary of the Marion Lumber COM
pany, is slated for that job. Matthews
! friends have Leen boosting for him
and the boosts will probably result in
his appointment. b. T.. NAPLES hss
been mentioned as candidate but Mr.
Matthews seems to have the call over
the councilman.
| In the service department, Pearl
Mears, the city engineer, who is APP
pointed by the service director, is
r5ther dubious of his place but If Ae
is to lose out his successor has not
been mentioned as yet
Should Engineer Nears fan before
the Democratic AK. he will not be out
of politics long. The man who aspires
to the county surveyor job next year
viii have to win from the city engi-
reer on the Republican side Of the
| fence at the primaries next spring.
This morning Mr.. Mears declared
| himself candidate for the nomina-
| tiCn.
In looking over the candidates for
the street commissioner job, political
eyes have fallen on George Blum, who
has had a wide experience i'm that de-
partment. The appointment to this
position comes from the director of
public service but the mayors favorite
| Il generally the man who lands the
job. Mr. Blum may he the next com.
missioner.
In the safety department there will
probably lie few changes. Who will
he the next chief of police is ques-
ton many people are asking. The
| office is one that hangs over regardless
&c the politics of the head OF the ad-
| I,inistration. 1t is said that the pres
| ent chief might hold the job as long
as he desires, providing charges are
not filed against him and he is not
found guilty of any offense Tive
names have been mentioned as men
who will probably be appointed. They
| are John McDonough and Edward
Masterson. Some see no reason why
| tie present chief, John W. Klinefelter
should not continue To act as the head
Of the police force.
All the above guesses are mere ru-
Eors, some of which have firm
foundation while others are as light
as the air i'm which they float Nothing
definite will be known until Mayor
elect Walters announces his appoint
Elents December l.