The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-31
WHERE THE POLITICS COME IN

When I glanced at the long list of names
making up the pay roll Of the County
government I sought a well posted gen
tleman and asked him if he knew these
office holders. He replied that he knew
some and knew why they had been Sc,
lected as particularly fitted to fill the
positions in which they draw their salar-
les. | asked him to point out a few e
amples and he replied:-"Take August
Bruggemann. BOZ Davis permitted this
gentleman to be nominated for Director
at-Large as a bid for Hoboken votes.
John d. German. Of the Finance Commit
| tee Of the F~reeholders, was placed there
by Bob Davis. Mr.. German is, in the
strictest sense Of the term, q soldier OF
fortune. Some men call IL the wheel OF
fortune, : but German thinks it was good
policy that appointed him. Charles A.
PfhgSten is q Davis Republican and was
not permitted by Judge Knapp to serve
as a Grand Juryman after Sheriff Davis
drew him. The judge refused to permit
| him to serve. Michael Coyle's especial
illness for office was bis vote for jailer
which Davis thought he could control,
though really he canpot.
John Boyd, the clerk of the Board OF
| FreeholdeEs, requires no introduction to
the public. He is in every sense a Ring
man, inc for that reason holds his office.
"Now of the employees Of the Free
holders" said my informant, there is
Harry Spear, an attendant at the asylum.
He is an indicted election officer. That is
why he is retained. He was the principal
in the scandal which led to the dismissal
of Mrs. Barry from the asylum. Bernard
Hottie was considered not desirable and
dismissed. He was re-appointed by Free
holder Hennessey. William Refs fills an
Office at $55 per month that was created
for him. The work was formerly per-
formed BY d paupeT at NJ e1pelse. Will
lam H. Buckridge holds his office because
he Is the father of Joe Buckridge.
Tobias Martini is an Ex-Aluerman. Mary
r. Noonan was appointed Assistant
Matron by her father, Freeholder Noonan.
William Maxwell owes his appointment
to his brother, Ex-Freeholder Charles
Maxwell. Charles Lillis is retained in
his position by James Lillis, secretary of
the Ring County Committee. William H.
Ellis, Jr. had his Office created for him by
Freebooter Ellis, who is q county conf
mitteeman. James Clark, Ex-Poiice
Commissioner, is retained in his fat birth
BY his brother-in,la law. John Edelstein."
OTHER COUNTY employees.
Francis Bannon is an indicted prize
fighter. County committeeman John J.
Borden is a member of the Ring County
Committee. Maria Madden is a sister of
John f. Madden, candidate for Member
OF Assembly. Patrick Maypother was
appointed by Andrew j. Boyle, menu Der
Of Assembly. John Sturgis, County
Committeeman, is an active Ring man.
William Wise. Fred. ]. Budden, Edgar
Corrigan, Micnael Carroll, George
Boland, Michael Kohl and N. Hogan, are
court constables appointed by Sheriff
Davis. All are active Ring workers, and
also James Deyine. William Henry.
Enoch Ryno. John McGrath and John
"The Grand Jury officers are appointed
by Sheriff Davis, and they are Godfrey
Dilloway. q Republican, who is working
for John McPhillips and the Ring. John
II. Masker, Peter DAILY and Fred. j. Mer-
sheimer, o member Of the Executive
Committee of the Ring County Commit
tee, John Reese and Richard Francois.
Ali these men are emphatically Ring
men.
IN the office of the District Attorney
we find the Assistant Prosecutor, Joseph
M. Noonan, who draws three salaries
from the county, as the list below sets
forth. He is an ex-clerk of the Board Of
Freenolders. Jpnn &. nee ~ So. aese T
m~issioners; Edward r. Stanton, detec-
tive, chairman OF the Common Council of
Hohoken; In the Registers Office,
Christopher p. Smith. map clerk. an ac-
tive Ring County committeeman; Elk
Freebooter Thomas McDonough. Repub-
lican, who, to retain his $1,S00 u year
position, has become an offensive Ring
Democrat.
AND STILL THEY COME.
ssNow, there isl continued my inform
ant, sin the County Collectors office,
Collector ugan, an old gentleman who
is as active in Ring politics as hts son;
George Hough, who Is also City Comp
~troller, and once more, Joseph NJ. Noonan,
James i. Cannon. County Suparin-
tendent, is one of the very few men who
has made q fortune in politics. In the
Office OF the County Tax Commissioner is
found Jere B. Cleveland. the brother Of
that nnpleasantly odorous Orestes Cleev-
land, late mayor of Jersey City n the
present dispenser OF patronage that be-
longs to George u. Perkins. Then again
comes Joseph M. Noonan for $500 more.
He Is followed by James Il. Connolly,
clerk of the Board and also OF the Tax
Commissioners of Jersey City. He is a
member or the Ring County Committee
and one Of Bob Davis most trusted men.
Charles BirdsalI, jailer and recipient OF
SIS. 600 q year, is q Ring County Commit
teemau. but not a Davis man unless Davis
win promise to ~relinquish his longing for
the SIS, 900 a year position procured for
Blrdsall by Dugan 81 Dugan."
MY informant said there were many
other names on the list worth an especial
mention, but told me he thought I hada
fair sample and declined to say any more
about the Office holders. Here is the list.
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