New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-27

on the charge that he held it as q
squatter: John j. Bridges, James j.
Monahan and Owen J. Murphy, mem
bers of McCooey's Brooklyn machine
and Joseph |. Berry, Bronx Democrat
Of the Tammany brand.
Sohmer's success was so great that
Excise Commissioner Farley, of Blng-
hamton. who is Murphys lieutenant in
the southern tier, tried the same thing,
seeking to have sixty excise agents eN-
empted This was a bit raw and was
refused. Nevertheless, Farley has
found Jobs for a good many politicians,
among them James F. McAvoy, Will
lam A. Sweetser and Charles Firestone,
well known in 1.-THE organization" here,
and Aloysius j. Eglof, of Buffalo, a
worker for Murphy's close associate,
Fitzpatrick, who holds Erie County for
the Tammany combine. Eglotf, 1T has
been charged by John A. Hennessy
doesn't work much for the state, though
he draws his pay, but does work iot
for Fitzpatricks private building ousl-
ness.
State Fire Marshal Ahearn obtained
the exemption of all the places III ms
Office. save six minor clerkshlps. 30 ne
filed up his force with Murphy's boys
Assemblvman Hoey's brother was made
chief spector-Hoey, by the way
early picked out fat job for hlmseil
in the Insurance Department anc
canned close in it. George +. Roesch
A former Municipal Court judge VINO
was involved in nasty scandal, was
deemed qualified TO be first deputy IN
a fire prevention bureau.
Under laws extending the scope OF
the Labor Department there mad peer
created eight places for supervising
factory inspectors" supposed TO be eX-
perts. at 81, 500 a year Application was
made to put these jobs in the Spots
class. Civic organizations fought inc
application so hard that the DIX com,
mission-with the absurd brand OF
compromise with evil which was char-
acteristic of the Dix administrator
left four competitive and made 1oui
exempt.
Exempts 95 in One Year.
The first year of the Sulzer-Glynr
co nmission was an orgy OF e%emptlne
places. too. Its record was nlnety-nVe
a total exceeded only three times ~
the last fourteen years, one OF Whlcl
times was the record established OH
the Dix commission. II eNempteo
twenty-one important places IN !hC
Labor Department on an appllcaIl1n
with held over from the days OF Iht
Dix commission. In 1913, after the De-
nartment of Efficiency and Economy
had been created, Commissioner De'
laney. who is good Iammanylte
asked to have thirty "conhdentlaI eH
aminers" exempted. This was refused
Five months later he applied LOT tn'
exemption Of fifteen "conhdential III
spectors." the same thing under an
other name, and got away with IT,
This wear one Of the most hagran'
instances of making spoils OF JOBS re-
ouiring expert qualifications was Ih'
everontion for the Workmen's Compeh'
sation Commission Of eighteen dePut3
commissioners, an inspector OF I!shs
and safety engineer, an examiner .. Al,
surance policies and an ass'S'H"'
cashier. ,,d .bo+ all tbcsr
.,.arnntions require the approval oil inc
So,orror so that Governors DIX, SUI
oor and Glynn stand responsive TOT
10 iob grabbing with their Civil Ser
vice commissions. H. ,.o,, +bo
Still dUOLntl - !,
commission could help the }oo graz
hing organization" must De eit S;I
Sm IS wanted a job for one Of ms
c ANNA workers, J. B: Il. hsni1y'
farmer plumber. Timothy Z: Mc9 arr
I wbo had been secretary to the state state
NM Mooni tai Commission for years was va
dienlaced and Hanify got his JoP' 10
faRe care Of McGarr, the place 81 con con,
Sdcntial accountant at the HUDSON
RIVER State Hospital was exempted anu
he was put there. - 4ho MIR.
The Mace of secretary TO the pun
chasing commission, formerly c on !,
tive Was made exempt and , MllIlaII'
0'Hern. a saloonkeeper OF horHtI,
Win political influence, iandeu I'M
n ~, James o. Bennett, an organ, organ.
i1ation" Democrat of Silver Greer li
Cbautauaua County. was made stewart y
If the Gowanda State Hospital as
provisional appointee, and was h !Io
tberc for a long time more than Ine
law nermitted. The same thlhg VIZ
tr~e Of three men appointed as spSe Sna
gents under the State Hospital Oo"'
m ssion. ~. Los Maid and
wiIl continue TO pay so long as lam
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