The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-02-28
THE FINANCE CIRCUS.
EHERYS0DY SATISFIED HrTH TIE
THREE REAPPOINHMEN1s


What Is said ON all sides About Reported
Deals and Barg ains--Democrats now
shouting for a Democratic Beard
Charged with Having Tried TO Make a
Republican Board.
The TATTLER saw two we'll known Dem
ocratic politicians standing in excited con-
versation on Newark avenue yesterday.
One was shaking his fist in the face of the
other.
'sYou fellows talk against giving the
Board of Finance away to the Republi-
cans. Why,-you, that was just what you
were trying to do. You were willing to
give Jordan and Hardenbergh places, but
you wouldn't have DATE. You would have
liked to have had Kenney or Nugent, but
when you found out you couldn't get
either you picked up Duke Tilden and
made o Republican Board. When we
found out what you were up to, we made
up our minds that If the Board was going
TO be Republicans we'd beat you at your
own game We didn't want to knock any
body out unless it would do the party
some good. But as you insisted, to beat
our side, upon having Republican Board,
we thought we'd give you one; and now
you're bowling like - because we gave
you one.
The TArTLER had known before that
Duke Tilden had been brought forward to
take Commissioner DATES place in the
Board of Finance, but did not understand
till he overheard this explanation just how
and why he had been groomed for the race.
The Democrats who are presumed to have
assisted at the reorganization of the
Board declare that the other faction of the
party which they are fighting, was preparing
to sell the party out by introducing Tilden
in place of DATE. and that when this was
discovered they just decided to beat their
opponents at their own game.
Scores of people, who may be presumed
10 know all the facts, have stopped TAT
rurR's on the streets to explain that, if the
Board was finally reorganized by deal, it
was only done as a counter irritant to
ether manouvres among the Aldermen.
Some of the Democratic Aldermen were
irving to make bargain with the Repub-
ican Aldermen for a division of the spoils
among themselves.
ssAnd if a COULTER deal was necessary to
heat tie scheme, was what one Democrat
said. "why, think, the other fellows had
q RIGHT to make it. 1 don't blame them a
bit. If I found a man trying to beat me
by deal. and couldn't beat him except
by making anothtr deal, I'd go ahead and
make it. The fact Is that one half the De-
mocratic Aldermen are mad because the
other half outgeneraled them.
"If you want to know the history OF the
Board of Finance contest" said one of the
countless persons with whom the reporter
talked, "Tll tell it to you. That faction
of the Democracy which County Clerk
Mclaughlin leads wanted to get John
KeBney into the Board. The personal
rivalry between them for political prestige
induced Surrogate McAvoy to lock horns
with him. He pushed Justice Joe Warren.
When the Kenney faction found they
couldn't likely get Kenney in, they tried
to get Republican that they could more
easily control in place of DATE. With the
natural instinct Of political warriors, the
other faction went to DATES rescue. You
can draw your own conclusion as to which
of the factions won, from the result.
Conversation with those who had no
direct or indirect interest in the struggle,
showed an immense deal of satisfaction
among the people with the result, however
it was achieved
Broker Cornelius Zabriskie, who handles
millions of city securities every year, and
who deals more largely in city bonds than
any other capitalist, said, when questioned
yesterday, that he could not be better sat
isfied with any result. The credit OF the
city is all right now let things remain as
they are. He felt that the reelection
made the credit OF the city sounder than
ever.
President E. F. G. Young, of tie First
National Bank, said that the less frequently
changes are made in financial officers, the
better for the funds they manage /; that the
present Board of Finance had brought the
city Treasury in good condition, and that it
was best to retain them in their places.
"I have nothing to say against the new
Board. They are all right, said Register
Fielder, "but would have liked Demo
cratic Board better"
"The selections are good ones" said ex-
County Clerk Van Horn.
"The old Board did WELL" said Real
Estate Agent Joseph Warren. C. am per-
fectly satisfied with them. do not think
that any citizen will be dissatisfied with
their retention"
Mr.. Ball, of The Marshall Ball Clothing
Co--"I think the present Board of FL
nance is good one. They have taken
good care of the citys moneys"
G. P. Friend, the Dry Goods Merchant
"Fhs Board of Finance is good enough it
ought not to be political affair.
VIM. Laughlin, the boot and shoe dealer.
-" Great credit is due all the members of
the Board of Finance for their energetic
work. am glad the Board remains as it Is.
FoelIer, penman-" We want good men
in the Board of Finance. We have got
Aho,, Of III ON, ra,onaiu in -
Hansen. stationer-"I have no fault to
dad against the Board. They are all good
men. / should be sorry to see a change"
Charles Furst, of Furst Bros. =" A Re-
publican Board of Aldermen should elect
Republican Board, and a Democratic
Board should elect Democratic Board"
Mr.. Hoos, the furniture dealer" The
Board of Finance is a good one, and am
perfectly satisfied with the gentlemen who
compose 1t"
Adolph Walter, the jeweller - Don't see
why there should be any change; they have
done well. If had been IN the Board of
Aldermen should have voted for those
men myself.
G. P. Herman, the boot and shoe dealer
ct think the Board is all right, and ought
not to have been changed
Fl. F. Clark-"I like that Board very
much goin for it..
J. r. Van Sy -kle, auctioneer =" They
have done well in the past. The city
bonds have not deprecated. I think that
is sufficient to satisfy any person"
Norris, tailor -ss1hey did well to let
well enough alone Good men are not to
be found in Office every day"
Baron" We don't want to change: we
have got good men the Board has done
good work let it remain and keep on with
It."
Louis F. Bettcher, the real estate agent
-"I am well satisfied. CONSIDER them
perfectly reliable. / am perfectly satisfied. !"
General Order No. 8.
Gel. Samuel d. Dickinson, commanding
the Fourth Regiment, N. G. N. j., has is
sued the following general order: