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

LAKEWOOD, N. Y. Nov. 13.-
Charles 8. Whitman. when he becomes
governor, win also assume the role OF
chief prosecutor of the state Of New
York. as he said he would In his cam
paign speeches One Of his nrst ON
ciaI acts win be to ask the Legislature
Tor an appropriation to enable him to
proceed to investigate practically AL
state departments under the More
land act.
His object will be tie removal from
once to inefficient public servants,
who, II may be said, win be replaced
by Republicans. The Whitman admin
istration win be Republican from top
to bottom.
Aims at Banking Department.
There Is very good reason saying
that. as governor, Mr.. Whitman wiz
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 n not his intention TO have ex-con-
yicts 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 win 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 10 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 will be only a begin
ming, and Mr.. Whitman viii imme-
diately turn the searchlight on other
departments.
II In HIS intention to abolish such
Departments as he deems unnecessary.
To do this legislative action will be
necessary. Removal OF heads OF de-
partments can be made by the gov
ernor alone under the Moreland act.
Mr.. Whitman believes that the legis-
lation necessary to be asked by him
will be passed by both houses with
little or no opposition.
While Supt. Richards and Supt.
Carlisle of tie highways department
will probably be the first to feel the
axe, the govenor-elect has others In
mind who will probably have TO be
investigated early next year
SO far as the abolition of depart
ments IL concerned, the department
OF efficiency and economy and that
Of the state fire marshal will un-
doubtedly be the first to go. IL Will
be recalled that the Republican Az
/ sembly passed bills last year abolish
ling both these departments, but the
measures were thrown into the dis
lcard by the Democratic senate.
The head OF the first named depart
ment is John II. Delaney, close friend
OF Charles f. Murphy. Thomas J.
Ahaarn is at the head OF the FIRE mar.
shals department. which is well filed
up with Tammany men. N\
The state civil service commission
will be one of the first departments
TO be carefully looked into by some
commission appointed by 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
by Gov. Sulzer. OF the three members
Il is probable that Commissioners Neu
and Wolf will retire early in Mr.. Whit.
mans term of office. Commissioner
I.avery, who II Republican from
Poughkeepsie. may be retained In
once.
| While whitman n not talking for
publication. II may be said that he, n
IDoYtnG ee much attention 10 HIS pro-
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