The sun., 1918-01-01
HYLAN MAYOR
TODAY MEN
TO HOLD OVER
Woods Among Those Who
Will Continue Until Sue.
cessors Are Picked.
TIGER PLANS IGNORED
No Tammany District Lead
er. Except Delaney. Likely
to Head Department.
NAY GET DEPUTYSHlPS
Joseph Johnson to BE- One Of
Comptroller Craigs
Aids.

John F. Hyian will become Mayor o.
New York at noon to-day. and even then
the guessing contest regarding his ap-
pointments viii not be ended. He will
~ able TO tell the public who is going 70
administer most OF the city Departmental
hut il looked last night as II at least
Ave will get along for the present under
their present direction or that Of a dep
MY or chief clerk. Although one or two
Of these places may be filled by noon II
Is indicated that the Mayor-elect has not
made up his mind as to the Police. Fire.
Water. Correction or Stree. Cleaning
commissioners.
Judge Hylan sent for Arthur Woods
yesterday and asked him to stay at
Police headquarters temporarily. Mr..
Woods who is always glad to help any
body in a pinch. abandoned his inten-
ton OF leaving Centre street for good
last night and made this reply:
I'm accordance with our conversation
this morning I am glad to comply with
your request to continue in ofYice a few
days until you appoint my successor"
The Police Commissioner said he had
no idea how long "a few days" would
he, reinarking, ut may be only unit,
noon tomorrow or it may be two or
three days"
Lewis to stay for q Time.
Correction Commissioner Burde;te
Lewis also will hold the bridge AS long
as the new Mayor warts him. and the
,he1 Vtr
agreed to do the same thing. except
John 7. Fetherstcn, the street cleaning
boss. whose resignation took effect last
night, and whose work will be continued
By 4 deputy.
Further proof that Judge Hylan was
not accepting offhand the Recommended
ttons Of Tamnany was supplied ycster-
day by tho fac. that although the orEani-
zation agreed on Nicholas J. Hayes,
former Fire Commissioner for Comnis-
sioner of Water Supply. Gas and Elec-
tricity, the appointment had not been
promised to Mr.. Hayes up to last night.
II was said no decision had been reached.
but that William Dalton. Tammanv
leader OF the Third Assembly distric'.
was pretty sure to be Deputy Water
Commissioner. and that the new COM
missioner OF Licenses would he John r
Giichrist. now unled-Sherir ~ New
York county.
II was certain that William r. Burr
would he appointed Corporation Counsel,
and William Bullock Commissioner Of
Accounts. A surprise was sprung on the
amateur slate writer's by the positive
sl,housh unufficial announceWent thai
Manhattan borough, and before that
Democratic leader OF the State Seuate,
would he President of the Board OF r .
Commissioners.
In the rumor class but seemingly q:
considerable subs'ar was the assurance
that Alfred l.. Johnson would be ap-
pointed City Chamberlain II anysDdy
was. pending an attempt TO have that
once abolished by the Legislature.
Those who are fond Of observing po-
li,cal states in the making heard yesteJ-
day that not a single Democratic district
leader with the possible exception OF
John n. Delaney % Brooklyn. would he
rut at the head Of department by
Mayor Hylan. Rumor has assigned sew
sral major jobs to Mr.. Delaney. who is
leader Of Judge Hylan's district bu, the
publc will not know whether he >
really plac,d until to-day.
VIII Keep Leaders In Background.
The exclusion Of district leader. from
eonniss!onerships is a novelty in Dem
orratic administrations IN this city.
Tammany he; rd long ago that this WAS
70 he the Hylan policy. but most of tho
Tafnmany men until very recently ap-
peared to regard this as persihagc.
Judge Hylan. however, seems 10 have
carried his polnt--perhaps to the extent
NJ bringing Charles r. Murphy. John II.
McCooey and the other borough lead
ers to the view that the administration
Is in a better position before the public
he distp irst Lon in ha
background.
This background is not terribly re-
mote after all, for any number OF deputy
commemorative will go to the leaders
none Of whom who wants a place will
~ unrewarded, In fairness II should he
said tast Republican district leaders
hasn mad their All Of jobs under the fu-
son administration. and where fusion
didn't provide FOR them the Republican
S'ate administration did.
Comptroller Reject Craig and Borough
fr' dent bowling announced their ap-
non'ments YESTERDAY. Mr.. Craig named
IS his deputies Louis ". Hahlo, Arthur
j. Philhin and Joseph Johpson. Mr..
Hahlo has been an Assistant Corpora.
ion Counsel for eighteen ye(rs and for
Ten years has done most Of the city's
law department work In financial mat
iers, He is graduate of the city Col
'ege ana the Columbia Law School. Mr.
Philbin IA a specialist in state. munic-
lnal and railroad securities.
Mr., Johnson was an investigator un-
dor Comptroller Metz. Fire Commits.
sooner undcr Mayor iayror, manager OF
Mayor ';aynor's campaign for reelection
un'li Mr. iaynors death. md chief ot
w." J'uhlic Service Commissions transi,
bureau for three years.
Kcrrissn Financial s~~retary.
Mr., Craig also announced that ths
secretary ~ the Finance ncpa tmcn'
'nld ho Charles \. kerriRau. who unit
r'"n''' vas employed 10y the Bureau o'
NTti1pa, l;cycarch. lIc apparently /,
ou, cradlli" nf iha, hureru I" ,rhA
... - i'n" ~ Ian administration ~
lvatiHueL on Li1hM IaJc.