The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-09
PEOPLE MY ADVISERS,
DECLARES mitchell
Efficiency. Not Big Names. lie
Says Will Rule His
Appointments.
PROMISES GOOD TEAM WORK
Tells Merchants Association lie
Will Keep All Eff
cicnt Men.
PROMISES GOOD TEAM WORK

II intend to take the people of New
York into my confidence" said Ma,or.
elect John Purroy Mitchell. speaking at
the Merchants Associations banquet last
night at the Waldorf Astoria Il propose
to tell them my plans and ask their ad-
vice"
This was on. Of the parts Of Mr.
Mitchers speech. an address IN which
he set forth clearly the policies he means
to follow and how he intends to make
his appointments. that was aIplau'i-d by
the merchants and their guests. Another
expression that caused cheering and hand
clapping was
Il think that IL ~ more desirable IN
selecting men for important posts To seek
out men who have the qualifications. the
merely men with names prominent in the
community. My first thought will b- foi
equipment aud experience rather than foi
big names"
There was another demonstration Of
approval when the MaIor-el-ct said
lasists on Team Work.
I'm the coming administration there il
kohht W foilI'Ittt ndTmonNs We are
going to have team work. We ar. going
to get together ana We are going TO keep
together. and by that means. think. W.
snall be able to show results"
Most OF the newly elected heads of the
city sat at the guest tabl. with Nj
Mtch"l ami ind.vlt,.i the. approval -.
his speech. The only absentee was
Comptroller Prendcrgast The Merchants
Ass init bod ,,ta, -
partisan. love feast. SO that Judge Mccall
, and MIR. Mitchell could shake hands an!
discuss coopera sion in transportation
problems Judge Mccall was unable 10
attend the dinner. The only defeated
| candidate present vas Dr Thomas Dati-
ngton.
The dinner was the first banquet ever
| held by the association and II set {,
| mark that will be difficult perhaps to
| reach in coming years. The toastnaster
was President william A. Marble. with
him and the Mayor elect at the guest
! table were George McAneny. the newly
elected Borough Presidents of the Ave
boroughs. District Attorney Whitman
Mayor Kline. the Rev. Dr. Nehemiah 4
Boynton and Patrick Francis Murphy
Merchants' Support Promised.
! President Marble opened the speech
making by promising the cordial suppoIS
Of the Merchants Association and its
$500 members to the new administration
You have hut TO command us" he said.
! and We believ. that when your terms of
| ONCE have expired you too will say that
the Merchants Association has added to
the success OF your administration"
When President Marble introduced MIR.
Mitchell he was splendidly greeted. After
explaining that his first successes in pub
lie life were due to the cooperation Of the
! Merchants Association, he continued
II am quite conscious of what has hap
pensd in this election. | fully understand
that the result In in no sense whatever a
; personal triumph, but the vindcation Of a
principle and the triumph OF cause
| Applause 1t means tina: this COM
munity has registered a verdict in favor
Of continuance of the kind Of govern
ment that we in the BOARD Of Estima, ,c
have tried To give the city the past thrc.
years and a half Applause
The problem Of the next four years
will be to carry forward and dcveloi
that kind of government and to apply &
To all the departments. all the bureaus
ali the subdivisions OF this great cit,
We have here n machine that has beer
dew lortd NorH largely by the accident o.
the times that has not been organize
on any definite plan or any definit,
programme, We propose TO take tina
great machine and energ!ze 1t by appl,
ing the principles OF business and t'
make IT just ms efficient as any grea
private corporation. IApplausel W,
; VIII succeed IN that II We have the co
oper"'io" VI Inc peop'e VI Hew iorN'
. ~,.,,
Now propose as long as hold pub
lie office In this city to take the pcopi
? into my confidence tapplausel. to tel
them my plans and to ask their advice
t ] want yours. ! know that without tha
advice and cooperation I shall not sue
? coed and that with it I shall succeed
tApplause.)
! The greatest problem is OF cours
the organization or the department
r through the appointments that the Mayo
must make. II that problem II success
fully solved the administration |.
!, launched successfully or with a prospec
of success. II II il solved wrongly tn
administration ia likely to be wrecke
. right a, the beginning. ! propose to g
before i act,