he became good friends with francis perkins, rose schneiderman. in past, in this very chamber, the labor laws which would regulate fire e escapes, hours of service, health codes, workman's compensation. hand in hand with that probably was the advent of civil service. there was always rumors that he wants to pack everything with democrats, but he used to say, and this became more prevalent as he got towards the end of his gubernatorial career, was that the most qualified person should have the job. smith was well-known to have people in his cabinet that were republicans that were not enrolled, people that had nothing to do with government at all. his highway commissioner was a military engineer who had, i believe, republican affiliations. so smith wanted the most qualified people around him. some of that bled over into the civil service. he wanted to have good civil service. he also wanted to have strong labor relations. he stood up for those when it came to labor that were often shunted aside. and the reactionary forces often embodied in the repub