The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-06
POSTMASTER DICKINSON.
Comment of Prominent Men
on. the Appointment.

Colonel Dickinson has been appointed
Postmaster, and Colonel Dickinson's
friends are correspondingly jubilant.
But a G cd many people are not salts
fed at all Among them are the friends
of Mr.. John G. Gopsill, Mr.. Kelly's prede-
cessor in the office.
The democrats are naturally jubilant
over the fact that good and honest ad-
ministration of the civil service is evil
IDENTIFY not intended by the government,
though they are sorry to see Mr.. Kelly
ousted from an Office he has filled to the
satisfaction of every Jersey Citizen.
| asked Mayor Cleveland what he
thought of the appointment when he
reached his office this morning.
"Well,' said he, speaking as a demo-
crat, am very much pleased. In view of
the Federal governments having ap-
pointed a partisan republican postmaster
before the expiration of Mr.. Kelly's term,
no one can find any fault if every position
under the municipal government is filled
with democrat When the Supreme
Court decides in favor of the new charter,
which will be early next week, the places
now held by republicans will be filed
with democrats from the top to the bot
tom.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN 1892
"This is only an additional proof that
the cry of the Republican party for reform
in the civil service-of which it has al
ways been the avowed champion-means
nothing in practice. 1t makes it even
more plain than it was before that any
man who may be nominated by the Demo
cratic party in 1892 will be elected. Then
they can blame themselves for the sweep
ing out of the offices"
Mr.. Roderick B. Seymour, the Corpora
tion Attorney under the old charter, said
that the nomination was no surprise to
him.
"It was fully expected" said he.
"There was scarcely anybody who op-
man who signed the application of Mr..
Gopsill who hoped that Colonel Dickinson
would get the appointment. l do not
know why they signed the application un-
less it was to please some of their friends.
"If Mr.. Gopsill had not made the first
move, Mr. Kelly would not have been dis
turbed at the present time. AS soon as
Mr Kelly was appointed, which was not
until the expiration of Mr. Gopsill's term,
Mr.. Gopsill began an attempt to under
mine his successor. He was unsuccessful,
but when the new administration came
into power it was quite evident that he
would be appointed to Mr. Kelly's place
unless some one opposed him. Mr.. Dick
inson's appointment is the result of the
opposition that was developed to Mr..
Gopsill"
WHAT MR. GoPsILL SAYS.
Mr.. John, G. Gopsill, who was Mr.;
Kelly's predecessor in the postoffice, said
that he was not at all surprised at Colonel
Dickinson's appointment, but that his
friends had expected that he would get
the place himself.
II told the President and the Depart
ment that had nothing to say if Mr..
Kelly was to be continued in office until
the expiration of his term, y said he; "but
said that wanted to be Postmaster if
any change was made. 1t is utterly false
that tried to have Mr.. Kelly
removed by the last administration. There
has been perfect harmony between us
from the time of Mr.. Kelly's appointment,
and | could not have tried to oust Mr..
Kelly during a Democratic administra-
ton. Mr.. Kelly made an excellent Post
master, though he made one or two bad
appointments, and / would have had
nothing to work upon, even if had had
the WILL
This did not agree very well with what
Mr.. Seymour had said, and went over to
see Mr.. Siegfried Hammerschlag. He
said that he was very sorry that Mr..
Gopsill had not been appointed, and that
he did not believe that Mr.. Gopsill had
tried to have Mr.. Kelly dismissed from
office under the last administration
THE NEW POSTMASTER TALKS.
Colonel Dickinson did not know that he
had been appointed until l told him so
yesterday, but said that he had been ex-
pecting to hear of it any day.
~ never had any real doubt of it." said
he, 'and when found that Major Pang-
born was actively opposing me, what
small question there was in my mind was
entirely dispelled
II do not know just when shall take
charge, but shall not be In any hurry 1t
will take some little time to get things ar
ranged so as to change from one office to
the other.3
asked the Colonel how many men he
expected to bounce, Mr.. Kelly having re-
moved but one.
II haven't the faintest idea, said he.
81 don't know any more about the post
office than you do. shall not remove
anyone quite yet
Mr.. John H. Kelly, the present Post