The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
HEARST SAID TO |
OPPOSE FLYNN
POLICE HEAD
Politicians Hear He Still
Urges Lewis Nixon
for Post.
HYLAN GIVES NO SIGN
RumOrs of Split Between
Publisher and Mayor
elect Persist.
DOYLE MAY BE FIRE BOSS
Coler Has Rival for Charities
Commissioncrship in DR..
w. II. COnley.
DOYLE MAY BE FIRE BOSS

'olijicianS heard yesterday that VIII.
am r. Hearst had said that William
:. Flynn. now chief Of the United
states secret service. would not he New
Yarks Poice Commissioner. Coupled
r.h the fac. that l.. ]. O'Reilly. Mr..
N-a-st's secretary and political an,bas-
ssIor. had a talk with Msyor-elect Hy-
-. or Monday. this was construed as
"a indication that the publisher was
n;'i-st the appointment OF Flynn.
Ttmnany Hall Ia supposed to he will
at 20 acQulesce in any choice Judge
lily AN may make for head OF tho Police
department. on the theory that It is a
dangerous post at best and that IL the
Commissioner makes a mess OF it. an
organization which had nothing TO do
with putting him in Office must be held
bomeleas.
Hearst Eavors Lewis Nixon.
MIR. Hearst, IL is understood. strongly
recommended Lewis Nixon, whom judge
Hylan also f. ored. It has been said,
however. that Mr.. Nixon was too busy
building ships for the Government to
consider an offer. Whether Mr. Hearst
thinks Mr.. Nixon may change his mind.
~ whether he has another candidate
As against Chief Flynn was not appar-
eat yesterday.
Anyway. the holiday gossipers were
wondering how far Mr. Hearst's argu-
ments were influencing the Mayor-clect
IN his appointments. 1t has been ru-
'nored for several days that Mr.. Hearst
was not getting on with the Judge as
we'll as might have been expected. Some
"' the more careful observers have seen
nothing in this talk except a disposition
on the part Of sceptics to assume that
oeca,Lss other proteges of Mr.. Hearst
have speedily fallen from his esteem
fter election Judge Hylan must also
10 so.
That William F. Doyle OF Brooklyn
will he the new Fire Commissioner was
nesrd with added emphasis yesterday.
friend OF Judge Hylan said the mat
ter was settled. Doyle has been the
departments veterinarian for good
many years. BY a law passed in Albany
half dozen years ago. he got the rank
II deputy chief with a salary Of $4,2 200.
lie is a friend of both Judge Hylan and
harles r. Murphy.
Political debaters are wondering what
A,s become Of former Fire Commissioner
'oseph Johnson. Before election it was
nportant job. but in none OF the slates
hat have been fixed up for the Mayor
'lect while he is keeping his own counsel
as the name of johnson figured.
1t IL supposed that his natural prefer
nee would he to return to the Fire
'ommissioner's chair but that he Is
lnsralable because when he was in
"f!ce before he opposed the fremen in
heir fight for the two platoon system. a
sn,. ~,..y % III IL.
TAnnany platform and by the Mayor.
ley'
'"niry suggested for tharittes.
A. various times Mr. Johnson has beer
'.cused Of living in New Jersey, al
1onsh il is understood that he has a
N'tinS residence in New York. How
.e'. many A man has been appointed to
f'rc despite the unofficial slate makers,
~ ii-te il hope fo; Joe Johnson.
While the signs seem 20 point to tho
'2pointlnert of Bird s. Coler as Chari-
Nes Commissioner strong representations
being made by friends OF DIR. Walter
y 'unley, medical superintendent OF
10 Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwelrs
l''And. In Mr.. Coler's behalf is being
Nrrod the fact that as City Comptroller
no "s ah.!Shed the per capita system of
0r0ropr!t'ng money for the cty's wards
institutions. lie also has the backing
y John H. McCooey and the brooklyn
h"moc~atic organization. DIR. Conley's
supporters are stressing his experience
the actual administration OF big
hospital
ON December 81 the Office of Coroner
' New York city will bc abolished by
,". and on the following day Mayor
~ an VIII appoint Chief Medical Tx
'1i"f at $500 q year. As the law
'.T for tho appointment of a physician n
'Ir -" classified service who is skilled
'''h"logy and microscopy the Civil
'".'.'" commission held an examina-
q" Ills fall and Dr. Otto r. Schultz
I"aned the list. Judge ITylan il is said,
h",iS That the examination could not
.g""y hc mad until the Office OF Chief
N"dIaal Examiner actually existed, after
r'."mbcr 81.
'"mp"rar! appointment Proba BILE.
- Is supposed that he will make a
S'porar, appointment from among the
"'>'nt 'oroners' physicians, or from
0n'as IN" 'oroners who are themselves
1'Nc.ans Apparently DR. Frank $.
"u"r "f Brooklyn. who headed an as-
.7''ation Of Coroners that opposed aboli-
On of their office by the Legislature. is
ne leading candidate.
Tho law putting out the Coroners was
nas3ed In 1915 and was declared consti-
,luonal by the Court Of Appeals in No.
nenber OF the present year. To the
Dn'ef Medical Examiner tho police will
'sport all deaths from violence or sui
ides or deaths under suspicious circum.
stances He or one Of his assistant
hAminers will take charge of the body.
investigate the cause OF death and nle
report TO he kept In his ONCE and SUBJ
"'i,,"d TO the District Attorney.
me coroners system cost about 3175.-
wv year. In addition TO producing
many scandals. The 1918 budget ap-
propr'ation for the upkeep OF Medical
examiners OFFICES In each borough, ID
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