Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-06
SMITHS CABINET
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rounced as the appolntees to the AssIsteIs l,B,1s
Directorship of the Department Oh fuphS @
Safety, comes from FAMILY Wiioh III
long served as guardians OF the CITY. tiI9 ...
grandfather, Robert Davis, was "a NJ, az.
oi,v vas consolidated in 1854 Following
tbst event he was appointed policeman,
+ =. Davis, Captain Davis tather' "us
the first patrol sergeant appointed py
Mayor Smith, who was In once III lo'1
CaptaIn Davis himself entered the serV-
leo as a patrolman, was advanced 10 t'.e
rank of street sergeant by Mayor otudl'
In 1894, to lieutenancy by Mayor Meav 49,,
and to his present rank by Mayor Blank-
enburg. lie said today that his policy III
office would be to give the poilce
square deal 60. 49,.
81 am going to give the new Mayor the
hest service possible" he said u am,
of course, gratihed at my appointment.
In me the police on the street Will nave
n man who knows conditions that the
patrolmen have 10 face. l have held every
lob on the police force except that of
matronl I know what fair treatment for
the policemen should be, and my Office
door will always be OPEN"
SMITHS MOVE AWAITED.
The action of Mayor-eect Smith was
moves were made in the fight against
Penrose. Governor Brumbaugh, who has
organized strong forces in all sections OF
the State to prevent Senator Penrose
from getting control of the Pennsylvania
delegation TO the Republican national
convention next year, has the assistance
of the Wares in Philadelphia, and with
them now the next city administration.
The Wares, should the fight against
O.. l.. =gEt
dominant figures in the Republican state
machine. They already controlled the
state Administration and now dominate
the new city Administration.
The antl-Penrosc forces week ago de-
cided not to launch any fight against
Pcnrose unless the Mayor-elect showed
an inclination to join with the Wares The
announcement of his Cabinet, they said,
would be the signal for starting n bitter
fight to overthrow Penrose, as the sue
cess of the fight depended upon Philadel-
phia.
The Brumbaugh-V combination has
the support OF Public Service Commits
sioner Magec and William Finn. in Pitts
burgh. and depends upon the personal
strength of Governor Brumbaugh
throughout the rest of the State.
SENATOR PENRosE SILENT.
Senator Penrose, who went to Wash
ington yesterday afternoon. has declined
to comment upon Mayor-elect Smiths Sc
lections.
in announcing his new directors and
their assistants. the Mayor-elect said:
These appointments speak for themselves.
[ have no comment to make"
The Wares praised the new cabinet.
Congressman william s. Ware went to
Washington yesterday. but commented
on the new cabinet soon after 1t was an
nounced.
"The cabinet, as announced by Mayor
elect Smith tonight, is the strongest that
any Mayor has ever appointed since the
Bullitt bill was enacted" he said.
II consider it an all-Philadelphia cabl-
net. 1t is composed exclusively of eX-
perts, specially equipped for the different
tasks they will have to handle, and yet
who have broad and thorough knowl-
edge of Phladelphias needs. No Mayor,
! believe. has ever been so successful in
making selections that give definite as
surance to all the people that there Will
be four years of progress. efficiency and
real achievement
BLA:iKENBURG'S COMMENT.
Mayor Blankenburg was pleased at the
selection of Mr. Webster He said:
"If one or the other member of the
Cabinet is appointed because he Is Nc
Nichol man or a Ware man, I am disap-
pointed. Those appointed because they
are the new Mayors personal selection
and are made members of his Cabinet
solely for the good service they are to