New-York tribune., 1921-04-17


I hardly need add that it lis a pleasure
Ia look fpfMAfd to association in such
work with colleagues of the standing
.and ability Of General Organ and Mr..
ffarkness." :
"The chart of the commissions
s~huPae," said Mr.. Hardness, "is gener-
sssv outlined in Governor Miller's mes
sa1c and in his letters to General
Bridgman and Mr.. Crawford. There is
unusual opportunity for a tremendous
conservative accomplishment. and while
those selected by the Governor to do
this work appreciate to the full the
great compliment involved in their Sc
lection. they accept the designation
with the keenest sense of their obliGa-
ton to the public"
Expect to Go to Albany This Week
I'VE shall get down to work at once"
said William A. Prendergast last night.
Probably early next week will find
us Albany in consultation with the
Governor"
MIR. Prendergast. who is chairman of
the statewide Public Service Commits
sion. said that che telephone rate hear
ing now under way before the commits
sion would go forward as if nothing
had happened.
Chairman McAneny is one of the
best known men in New York by rea-
son of his having filled many places
of public trust.
After graduating from the Jersey
paper work until 1892. He was secre-
tsry of the Civil Service Reform
League from 1892 to 1901. and secre-
tary of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission in 1902 under Mayor Low.
He read law with Edward M. Shepard
from 1908 to 1906, in which year he
became president of the City Club.
Governor Hughes appointed him
member of the WINS charter commits
sion.
Mr. McAneny was elected President
In the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionment he was chairman of the tran
sit committee, which had to do with
the dual subway contracts.
He was elected President of the
Board of Aldermen in 1918, serving un-
til February, 1916, at which time he
became executive manager of The New
York Times, filling that post until Feb
ruary of this year. He is chairman of
the board of trustees of the College Of
the City of New York, president Of the
president of the Friendly Aid Society
and vice-presdent of the Hampton In
stitute Association. He is married
and has six children.
Mr.. Hafkness is from Manhattan,
formerly was assistant counsel of the
Public Service Commission, and as such
took leading part in drafting the dual
subway contract. Governor Miller
early consulted him about pending
traction problems, and it is understood
that he had much to do in the fran
yV>r Af &s1 Il
tion measure advocated by the Gov
ernor.
General John F. Organ, of Manhat-
tan. the dark horse" member of the
transit commission just appointed, is
head OF the National Guard of the
state. He commanded the 9th Division
during the World War. General O'Ryan
and Mr.. McAneny are the only Demo
Gratis in the two new big commissions
appointed by Governor Miller.
Prendergast Aided Gaynor
Mr.. Prendergast helped to frame the
dual subway contracts when he was
Comptroller in the Gaynor administra-
ton. He served twice as City Comp
troller. He lives in Brooklyn and po-
litically is associated with United
ment is feather in the cap of the
Senator, and more or less Of a disap-
pointment to Jacob A. Livingston, the
Brooklyn organization leader.
Charles Van Voorhis, of Rochester,
one of the new Public Service Commits
sioners. is a leading Republican in the
Monroe County organization, of which
George w. Aldridge for years has been
the leader.
Oliver c. Semple, Of Manhattan, as
sisted Mr.. Harkness and Charles E.
Hughes in an extensive investigation
lnstigated by civic associations of the
B. r.. T. and other local transit tines.
He has counseled Governor Miller both
in traction and in public utility
matters
Major Charles G. Blakeslee, of Bine-
hamton, is an engineer as we'll as a
lawyer. and is corporation counsel of
binghamton. He went to France as a
lieutenant and came back as a major.
He Is state commander of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Colonel Arthur Woods, the newly
appointed State Conservation Commits.
sloner. will succeed George D. Pratt
OF Brooklyn, who was appointed first
by Governor Whitman. Colonel Woods
was Police Commissioner under Mayo1
Mitchell. and raised the police admin
istration to its highest point in eff.
cheney. He is generally considered ar
eligible candidate for Mayor of New
York City.