The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-25
The Mayor Has Received
Many Congratu1atory
Letters.
PUBLIC OPINION DIVIDED.
Praise, Blame and Qualified APP
proval From Many Different
Sources.

OF course the Mayors appointments,
announced in full exclusively in yester-
days JERSEY CRY NEWS, have evoked
variety of expression of opinions concern
ing their fitness and propriety. Some Of
these expressions, caught on the fly, are
reproduced below.
called on Mayor Cleveland In his Office
in the City Hall this morning and found
him beaming with delight. He greeted
me cordially and appeared like a man who
had just rid himself of some heavy bur-
den. He was busy shaking hands with
the many visitors who called upon him.
81 have received many visits,' he said,
from prominent republicans as well a.
letters in high commendation of my selec-
tionS. OF course, some objections have
been raised in individual cases, but on the
whole the slate has been acceptable.
They are not all angels, but | believe
they all are men qualified to fill the offices
to which they have been appointed"
Chief Farrier and Assistant Chief Dem
mead, of the Fire Department, had
nothing to say concerning the Mayors ap-
pointments Neither thought it becon-
ing to criticise the actions of their superior
officer.
MODEST PRESIDENT CONWAY.
President Conway, of the Fire Board,
said the Mayors appointments were good
all the way through. He saw no room for
criticism on q single appointee, unless it
was himself.
Commissioner Mills thought the Mayor
had shown partiaIity He believed the
present Board should continue to transact
business, at least until the case is decided
by the Supreme Court
AS to his own removal, that was a case
of personal spite emanating from q spat
he had withsthe Mayor some time ago con-
corning moneys expended by the Commit
tee on Horse Feed, He thought that the
reduction was throwing the spoils into the
hands of few.
Ex- Commissioner Nathan thinks the
appointments are 'slovely"
NJ T. Newbold said there were some
good appointments in the list, but that, on
the whole, the list is discouraging one
for the city.
Ex-Postmaster John g. Gopsill re-
marked that, in judging the character OF
the list, sight should not be lost of the
fact that the Mayor 'had to make most
of his selections from among democrats"
A DIsCoURAGING VIEW.
Ex-Judge Quaife said concerning the
appointments:-"I don't know what to
think about them. | thought he would
select different class of men and appoint
those recognized as men of prominence in
business. Some of the men appointed are
old fossils and the others do not know. :"
G1dEl6S +. EfleuQ Tbplleu W ulSs-- !
have nothing to say about the appoint
ments; l guess the Mayor did the best he
could"
Gustave Metzler said:-"On the whole,
think the appointments excellent. Some
of them could not be better; others might
be improved, but as whole the Mayor
made a judicious selection"
State Senator Edwards said:-sThe ap-
pointments are good considering the cir
cumstances under which they were made.
and the various influences which were
brought to bear upon the Mayor when he
came to make his selections"
Martin Kelly emphatically declared
''The appointments don't suit me at all.
don't see why the Mayor neglected John
Pearson and Commissioner Roberts, of
the Fifth district, the only two democrats
that can carry the district"
Excellent. capital" were the exclama-
tions with which Postmaster Kelly met
my request for his opinion. Il consider
them as good as could be made"
General John Ramsay laughed some
what derisiyely when asked for his
opinion, and intimated that the selection
was everything but a wise and good one.
Who the Bondsmen Are.
The bonds of the new appointees which
have thus far been filed with City Clerk
Scott are those Of
Tax Commissioners David w. Law
renee, with William D. Reynolds and
John j. Bundschuh as sureties; John
Prigge, Jr., with John Prigge. Sr., and
Henry Rolffs as sureties Michael J.
O'Donnell, with Dennis Mclaughlin and
John M. Shannon as sureties.
Police CommiSsioners-Cor II.
Benson, with Dennis Mclaughlin and
John NJ. Shannon as sureties; John p.
Feeney, with John M. Shannon and
James Hunt as sureties; James E. Kelly,
with James Hunt and Dennis Mclaughlin
as sureties, and Comptroller George r.
Hough, with Hugh Dugan, Patrick ].
Condor, Charles Turner and w. H. Ewald