hiː ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ fˈɛloʊ dˈɛməkɹˌæt æz pəlˈiːs tʃˈiːf, hˌuː fˈaɪɚd twˈɛntifˈaɪv ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pəlˈiːsmɛn æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə spˈɔɪlz sˈɪstəm ðˈɛn pɹˈɛvələnt.
He appointed a fellow Democrat as police chief, who fired twenty-five Republican policemen (as part of the spoils system then prevalent).