The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-14
FRAZIER WILL VOTE FOR
HERON FOR POLICE JOB
Emil Wassman Will Head Department of Parks
and Fairgrounds.
Frazier Openly States He Will Not Support Wassman
Because of United Democratic Opposition
Against Him

ron mas MS present department. well
organized and has a happy official
family, and the change will, Of
course, work great hardship on him.
as both the police and fire depart
ments are greatly disrupted at the
present. He will, after an operation
and a short rest, assume the duties
of his new Office and will devote his
entire time and attention to 1t and
will give the city Of Chattanooga the
very best there is in him."
Though very few have known it,
the arrangement by which Mr.. Her
ron is to become the police and fire
commissioner of the city was coun-
seled and brought about through T.
Pope Shepherd. Mr.. Shepherd would
not discuss the part he. played in the
organization of the new BOARD, other
than what he did he did for the very
best interests of the democratic party
III Hamilton county.
1.-THE democratic party has for
some time back been greatly dis
rupted," stated Mr.. Shepherd, and
my only desire is to see the demo-
Gratis back again in power"
Mr.. Shepherd further stated that to
place the department of police and
fire in the hands of the republicans
would be practically giving the re-
publican party the political machin-
cry Of the county.
Mr.. Sephherd has been prominently
mentioned for chairman of the DEM
ocratic executive committee, it being
stated he is the logical man to bring
about harmony in the ranks and
again place democracy in power in
the county. Mr. Shepherd has so far
declined to allow his name to be men,
toned in connection with the chair
manship of the executive committee.
Job for Mckinley Hays.
| Emil Wassman, when told or the
fact that Commissioner elect Fra
zier had announced that he would
support Heron for police and fire
| commissioner, stated that he had
nothing to say except that he was
| like the man in the middle of the
river: he was trying to get to one OF
! the banks. Mr.. Wassman announced
that he had selected Mckinley Hays
present republican member of the
Hamilton county election commits
sion, as his secretary.
! Miss Olah Sweeney, present secre-
| tary in the department of parks and
I ulllllltSy VIII pCSOiiiS WV - w
| secretary of fire and police, transfer
ring with Commissioner Heron, il
was authoritatively stated today
w. E. Dyer will be the new city
! treasurer, while ]. c. Hibbetts viii
| be auditor, it was learned. Hibbetts
| is at present city treasurer. Allen
| Head is the present auditor. Who
will be the mayors secretary is q
matter of extreme conjecture.
In the office of Commissioner Fra
\ zier, Miss Daisy Barrett will remain
as secretary. Sam Carter, it was
learned, will supplant F. ]. Hoge az
chief sanitary inspector, Prof. {. H
| Winder will be retained for the pres
| ent as city superintendent of schools
| it was stated. 1t is generally be-
lieved, however, that he will be sue
ceeded by r. L. Jones before thu
next term OF school opens NJ
changes will be made in the office o
Commissioner Bass, so far as coulc
be learned.
1t was generally stated Monday
afternoon that w. H. Hackett, pres
ent chief of police, will be retained
| in the department as a captain. HI
is expected to fill the berth of Capt
w. L. Baker, who is to be the new
| chief. Sam Carter was slated fol
this berth before being decided or
as successor to F. J. Hoge.