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Republicans and Public Efficiency Fight Over Fifty Year Payrolls
A provocative critique accuses Republicans on state county and city payrolls of clinging to power with the aid of the Public Efficiency Bureau and allied groups. The piece cites Gov. Deneen appointments in 1911, a Chicago Telephone dispute, and calls for reform as voters' mandate is challenged by entrenched officials and “embalmed” job holders. It also references the Pall Bearers Union and local political pressure across city and state agencies.
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Public Efficiency Bureau
Catherwood
Political Pall Bearers Union
Aldermanic Stiffs
Bureau of Efficiency
State Food and Grain Departments
State Civil Service Commission
Deneen
Civil Service Board
Harrison
Chicago
Bureau of Public Efficiency
Municipal Voters’ League
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Telephone Company
M. W. Rankin
South State Street
A. R. Bone
Ald, Sitts
Gas, Oil and Electric Light Committee
Chicago Eagle
Pall Bearers’ Union
David M. Pfaeler
Pfaelzer
Robert MacKay
Special Assessment Bureau