Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-17
KeIeher, GaIuSha, Ross and
Clayton Decided Upon forI
Principal Appointiye Jobs
Under New Administration,
CET-T0GETHER SPIRIT
SHOWN AT CONFERENCE
Probability That Judge
George R, Craig viii Con-
tinue in Charge Of Police
Court, at Least for Time,

That w. A. Kelcher viii be the
next city attorney, j. T. Galusha the
next marshal. Edmund Ross the next
city engineer and DR. T.. NJ. Clayton
the next city physician Of Albuquer-
que was rendered practically certain
Yesterday as the result of a coDfers
ence held behind closed doors at
which every member of the city coun.
eli and Mayor-clcct Henry Wester-
field were present
For several days 1t has been ru-
mored that q caucus OF the cntne
council was to be held for the pur-
pose Of deciding In advance upon the
matter Of appointments for city or
ficers, hut so closely was the secret
Of the time and place of the confer
ence guarded that II was not until
yesterday morning that anything deti-
mite regarding the plans for the meet
Ing was learned. The caucus was
secret no one except the hold-ovcr
aldermen. the newly elected alder
men and the mayor-elect being pres
ent. and all present were pledged not
to give out anything az 20 what had
transpired at the meeting. AS Is al
WHY'S Tue GUST WIN N'NA'A heih''''
OF n political nature, however. 1t was
not long after the session broke up
that bits of information began TO
scatter around, and not long after
that that the entire slate was known
to all those who took the trouble
to find 1t out
Spirit of Cooperation.
II il stated on good authority that
the conference yesterday Was brought
about by Mayor-elect Westerfeld and
his friends. with the desire that the
new administration should start out
without any friction between the eN-
/ ecntive and the legislative branches
of the city government For that
reason not only democrats but re-
publicans were asked TO sit in the
/ game. solely with view TO ascer-
/ tanning the views of the entire coun-
eli in the matter Of appointments
] and finding out what appointments
I could and what could not be con
! frmed.
The fact that the republicans met
1 the mayor-elect and his party asso-
clates half way in the spirit of co.
onerntlon Is evidenced hy the faci
that there was not n single absentee
among them. and IT is stated that
the conference soon developed into
a sort of family gathering, with
everybody in good humor ana
everybody trying to work for the
best interests of the city.
From a reliable source II was
learned that the mayor-elect submit
ted to the conference the names OF
n certain number for each Of the Of
fices 60 be filled by executive appoint
! ment and that where there were
more than two such names separate
ballots were cast IN which the low
man each time was eliminated until
the contest narrowed down to two
names. when the high man was
chosen as the appointee 1t was in
this manner that the -four named
already mentioned were selected.
Klein and Mcclellan.
The only appointment which
brought about IN even division be-
tween the aldermen was that for the
position OF fire chief, now held lbs
chief A. G. Burtess Mr. Wester-
field placed before the conference the
name of former chief Jacob Klein
with the result that the vote stood
+. four TO four, the mayor-elect eastins
the deciding vote in favor OF KEN
( Ii is understood however, that tht
division here was not along party
| lines, but that one democrat votee
for the retention Of Burtless and on'
republican for the restoration o
{ Klein. on good authority it is stat
cd that there was strong sentiment
r ninong both democrats and republic
cans to select third man, thus get
ting away from the feud which ha'
, caused so much dlssension IN the de
. partment. hut that Mr.. WesterfelG
refused to submit To the conference
any other name than that of thu
former chief who was deposed b
Mayor Hoatrisht several months ago
The big surprise of the caucus wa
the decision, bN a vote of to 5, no
to confirm the appointment of Jus
tice W. W. Mcclellan as police judge
Here 1t is understood that one demo
\ efat Joined with the four republican
, aldermen, hut who the unruly demo
ivrat was could not be learned. In
4 asmuch as IL is necessary that tn
polire Judge shall he d Justice OF tn
/ peace. If this action Is adhered To
e will mean that the present ineumhen
/. Judge George f. Craig. viii conunu
4 TO exercise the functions of polio
, Judge
There is every reason to believe
q however that a strenuous effort WI
o be made today to have the alderme
4 reconsider their action IN both IN
/. Klein aud Mcclellan cases. Their
!. seems To be no disposition to distur
a matters In regard to the other ap
. nointments decided upon, but II
reasonably certain that judge Me
clellan's friends will do all in thei
power to see that he Is named an
confirmed as police judge. and II
persistently rumored that the effoi
TO have some one besides Klein G
"A Buriless al the head of the fire de
Il partment win not be abandone