The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-13
GOV. WHITMAN
FIRST TO SWEEP
BANK SYSTEM
Complete Clean-Out of Richards
Office Said To Be Planned
by v.-Elect
FIRE MARSHAL'S STAFF
LIKELY SECOND TARGET
Incoming Executive Makes No
Secret of Intention to Dis
place Murphy

LAKEWOOD, N ", Nov. H.
Charles s. Whitman, when he becomes
governor, will also assume the role OF
chief prosecutor of the state or New
York, as he said he would in his cam
paign speeches One OF his first offi-
cial acts will be to ask the legislature
for an appropriation to enable him to
proceed to investigate practically all
state departments. under the More
land Get.
His object will be the removal from
Office to inefficient public servants.
who. II may be said. will be replaced
by Republicans. The Whitman admin
istration will be Republican from top
to bottom.
Aims at Banking Department.
There is very good reason saying
that, as governor, Mr.. Whitman will
turn his attention, soon after he takes
ONCE, to the banking department, and
the decapitation of Supt. Richards
may be expected.
Parts of speeches Mr.. Whitman
made on the stump. to the effect that
IL rs not his intention to have ex-con-
victs remain in the public service,
have been quoted. II can be said that,
while he has not reiterated the views
he expressed on the stump. his prom.
ises will be carried out. Some OF
these promises refer directly to mep
in the banking department.
The original appropriation under the
Moreland act was exhausted by Gov.
Sulzer, Mr. Whitman was informed
today.
In his first message to the legislature
Gov. Whitman will ask for an appro-
|priation. the extent OF which Is still to
be determined. and he expects to get
what he wants, the legislature being
friendly by about two-thirds major
|ity. The investigation OF the bank
ing department viii be only q begin
ming. and Mr. Whitman will imme-
diately turn the searchlight on other
departments.
II Is hrs intention 10 abolish such
departments as nc deems unnecessary.
To do this legislative action will be
necessary. Removal OF heads of de-
partments car be made by the gov
ernor alone under the Moreland act,
Mr.. Whitman believes that TIE legis-
latlon necessary 20 be asked by him
viii be passed by both houses with
little oil no opposition.
While Supt Richards and Supt.
Carlisle OF tie highways department
Will probabl" be the first TO feel the
axe, the governor-elect has others In
mind who will probably have TO be
Investigated early next year.
So far as the abolition of depart.
ments IA concerned, the department
Of efficiency and economy and that
OF the state fire marshal will un.
ldoubtedly be the first to 20. II will
be recalled that the Republican IA
sembly passed bills last year abolish.
| ing both these departments. but the
measures were thrown into the dis
! card by the Democratic senate.
! The head OF the first named depart
ment f. Johr II. Delaney, close friend
OF Charles F. Murphy. Thomas J.
Ahearn is at the head of the fire mar.
shars department. which is we'll filed
Up with NTammany men.
! The state civil service commission
will DC one Of the lrst departments
to be carefully looked into by some
commission appointed BIZ the governor
under the Moreland act. and charges
Of nepotism made last year will prob.
ably be taken up again. The present
commission. which is now investigat.
ing the municipal civil service com.
mission in New York. was appointed
~ Gov. Sulzer. OF the three members
II is probable that Commissioners Neu
and Wolf will retire early in Mr.. Whit.
mans term OF Office. Commissioner
Lavcry. who IL Republican from
Poughkeepsie may be retained in
ONCE.
While whitman IL not talking for
publication, Il may be said thAt he II
paying as much attention 10 IFS pro-
gram at Albany al he r. to appoint
iment Of men to vacancies thai Viii