The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-10
County Democrat Chairman
Succeeds WoolIen as
Fiscal Official.
MATTIcE IS APPOINTED
Riley, Brandt and Ely Get
Berths: Kennedy to
Replace VoShelI.


Board president and Demo
cratic county chairman, as
city controller, succeeding
Evans Woollen Jr., was an
nounced today by Mayor
Elect John W. Kern.
Mr.. Kern also made public
several additional appoint
mentS.
The Works Board will be COM
posed of Hubert S. Riley, Democrat
and present Safety Board member;
Louis G.. Brandt, Democrat, con-
tractor and present Works Board
member, and Robert K. Eby, Repub-
lican. attorney, he said. Mr.. Riley
was named president.
The Mayor-elect announced he
will recommend to the Safety
Board, personnel of which was made
public Saturday, the appointment
of Fred c. Kennedy, present as
sistant fire chief, to succeed Fire
Chief Harry E. Voshell.
City Attorney James E. Deery will
be the new corporation counsel,
succeeding Edward H. Knight. Mr..
Deery's place as city attorney, il
was announced, will be taken by
Floyd j. Mattice, present chief dep
uty prosecuting attorney. His as
sistant will be Michael B. Redding-
ton, Young Mems Democratic Club
president.
Losche Retains Post
Mr.. Kern also announced the re-
appointment of Albert H. Losche as
city purchasing agent and appoint
ment of Joseph B. lyman, now IN
the Home Owners Loan Corpor-
alton legal department, as the
mayors secretary.
While the Mayor ELECT said no
further appointments would be an
nounced at the present, there are a
number of posts yet to be filled.
One of these is a successor TO DR..
Carleton B. Mccullough on the Park
Board. The Mayor Elect Saturday
announced that DR.. MCCULLOUGH and
Theodore H. Dammeyer and Edward
P. Fillion would comprise the new
Safety Board. He also announced
he would recommend to the Safety
Board reappointment of Chief Nike
Morrissey. Mr.. Dammeyer was
named Safety Board president.
Among the posts to be filled are
City Hospital superintendent and
also hospital purchasing agent, dep
utv city controller, Safety Board
secretary, assistant fire chiefs, usu-
ally one Democrat and one Re-
publican, Park Board superinten-
dent. Works Board secretary, Health
Board secretary, weighmaSter, city
building inspector, recreation direc-
tor. detective chief and others.
Praises New Leaders.
Declaring there will be few
other changes in city personnel I'M
til after the state Legislature con-
venes. and that no member of his
official family will assume the role
of patronage dispenser, Judge Kern
pointed out that both Mr.. Riley
and Mr.. Dammeyer were named
board presidents because of their
proved ability and not for political
reasons.
There will practically be no
changes of employees until after the
Legislature meets" the Mayor-elect
stated today. because I will be busy
with the problems of city govern
ment and I wish to study the per-
sonnet and its functions more thor
oughly. hope there will be no per-
sonal solicitations for jobs at that
time.
The appointees." he declared,
shave been named to perform their
official duties and no one by virtue
OF his Office will be patronage dis
penSer.
7 wish to point out that for the
preSidencies of the two boards. l
have selected career government
men. The appointments were die
tated. not by politics. but because
each man has an intimate acquain-
lance with government"
Judge Kern added that he is con-
sidering several city projects at
present. but will not reveal their
nature until later.
Health Board Retained
1t is believed no change will be
made in personnel of the Health
Board until the end of the boards
year. June 80. Whether or not any
changes will be made in the Park
Board at this time is not known.
The only holdover member of
the new Works Board. Louis
Brandt. is a prominent contractor
and is a leader on the South Side.
Mr.. Riley was named to the
Safety Board several months ago,
following resignation of Frank c.
Daley. He is a former city pur-
chasing agent and once served on
the Works Board a number of years
ago.
Mr.. Eby is married. has four
children. and lives at SAC Win
throp-av. He is a member of the
law firm OF Schortemeier. Eby &
Wood. is general counsel for the
Grain Dealers National Mutual
Fire Insurance Co, served as
deputy prosecutor under William
p. Evans. and is a graduate Of
Franklin and Marshall College and
the Indiana Law School. He is a
member Of the indianapolis Law
yers Club. Sigma Delta Kappa
Fraternity and Lodge 500. Free and