New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
mitchell LEAVES
MANY IN HOPES
Scores Called, but None
Chosen-Mayor-Elect
to Washington.
ADAMSON ALSO
GOES TO CAPITAL
Police Appointment Is Biggest
Enigma A. c. MacNulty
Active in Fire Job Race.

| Mavor-elect Mitchell went TO Washington
! at midnight without having picked SIN
| gle member of his cabinet lie mas hot
| chosen even a secretary. He will prop
| ably be iust as much at sea When ne
| comes back tomorrow morning, because
| no will not have had time to Thoroughly
digest the great number OF applications
that have been made. However he wiz
take the list with him. and probably VIII
consult with Robert Adamson ABOUT so'"o
of the appointments on the way oa'A
| from the capital ~.
II is not unlikely that the status OF MI
| Adamson i'm the administration VIII 'o
fixed before they return. Mr.. AuaIhsoi'
| has about decided that he is not WHINE
IN remain as secretary 10 the Mayor ioi
another term. although Mr.. Mitchell would
| no willing to have the salary raised 10
| eoual that of a commissioner. IL Is saiu
| Adamson has several good business oiie''.
and his friends say that only the oHef y,
appointment as City chamberlain "ouiu
be likely to tempt him much.
Mr. Mitchell says he will call on freS'-
dent Wilson II the latter is well enough 10
|
discuss politics with him, however
,,ronc those who called OH Mr.. Mitchell
Yesterday were William Loeb. IT, ana
Amos Pinchot. They SAID the'e was
! oierIscance I'm the fact that they cur
ferred with Mr. Mitchell at the same ''i''
II IL understood they were asked W go
down 10 confer with the MayoI-ee' ~
cord 20 a certain man who had peeh
recommended to him for appointheh"
| commissioner Milo T.. Maltbie' VINO -
said 10 be the man Mr.. Mitchell "ou'u AN'
/ tn have as Commissioner OF water ''P
nIv Gas and Electricity. was aho'"e.
caller. IL is not likely that he VIII 'o'''
90 o,,.r the administration, because MS
,,asert salary IS $1,000 year as wv
! ,ic service Commissioner and the term
does not expire until February $50
! = commissioner he would not get more
than $500 year.
/ Judge william II. Wadhams' VINO ""'
/ elected Judge OF the Court OF Speclai
! sions and Frederick g. Tanner hepu"
| i.,, leader Of the 18th Assembly Dist'|"
c,,,e ~ present the claims OF cahd'u"''
/ for aopointment from that district.
/ vh.r Mr. Mitchell was asked II he were
considering the names Of MAJOR 81
I I oorard Wood or Major GeneTai lho''"'
II uarrv. Of the regular army III .o'
! ito, with the Police Commissionersu'P'
iii with a smile that he would he''l''
| or, NOR deny that he was cons'ue''nn
a,,. rore To do that. lie SAID "ou'u
,,.,,,r,, enable some one TO determine
! - ~ the names under consid'' 49,
through the use Of the process VI
= nation. ,o, asucd II
Tn. Mayor-elect smiled when asNru
the friends OF Police Commissioner
do who are said TO be active IN an '''o'
70 secure his r,appointment' had 'H'''u
him yet. mill no wei
coined At any time they wish to make
call" .,.rsor-
Xe,tber had Mr. Mitchell heard person
.u,. from, the committee that Is "orh''e
/ for the retention OF John j. Murphy a.
Tenement House Commissioner.
! IL O'ReiIly. who guides the destnieS
81 the Independence League In the inter
90, Of William Randolph Hearst, was the
| tas, caller on Mr.. Mitchell yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Mitchell IS anxious 10 reoos"i@'
| that organization II they can present 'h'
name Of A good man TO him. In that con
nec,ion the name OF Melvin q. PslIiser ior
Tax Commissioner was mehuohed y!
runoor For some years he was most ac-
tive i'm the affairs OF the league
! Jacob i Lesser, Progressive leader oil
the glst Assembly District. Is one OF tlo
most active candidates for appointment III
that organization. Francis W. Bro the
b.,d ~ the Progressiyes, Is said 10 nave
nl.ced him at the head OF his list MI
| .esser WAS a candidate for the nornina-
ton for City Court judge. Or. Henry
Moskowitz. one Of the most active mem
hers OF the fusion committee has the
| hacking OF the Progressyes Tor PARK
Commissioner. There is little chance that
Louis Y. La Roche. who was appointed
nv MAYOR Kline 10 succeed Commissioner
Slower, will remain.
A C. MacNulty, an Assistant Corpora
| ton Counsel, Is an active candidate LOT
Fire Commissioner. He Is an independent
Democrat John Boyle. jr., former secre-
tarv OF the Republican County Committee
Who came within an ace of being elected
Surrogate I'm The Bronx. has been placed
in the running by his friends for some APP
nointment I'm the new administration.
Thomas W. Whittle. leader OF the 3oth
Assembly District. who has been men
toned as possible appointee by. MI
Mitchell, viii probably remain az Commits
sioncr OF Public Works under Borough
President-elect Mathewson OF The Bronx
Mr.. Mitchell said emphatcally that his
talk with Collector Dudley Field Malone
at the Custom House had no political sig
nihcance They were together for more
than an hour at the Custom House In the
| morning.
I'VE talked over the customs work, the
appointments that | might make and poll
ties In general" said Mr.. Mitchell, lust
as would talk with any friend But you
may rest assured that | meant what |
said when | declared ] would take no
part in the reorganization Of the Demo
cratic party Ia this state