The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-03
PLACES FOR HEELHRS.
Freeholders Preparing to
Divide the Offices.
BOB DAVIS TAKES A HAND
& is Kicking Against the Pro-
,ramme Laid Out by the Caucus
7 of the Early Part Of
the Week.

The absence of Freebooter Kimmerly
from the meeting of the Committee on
County Institutions yesterday prevented
the holding of the caucus that It was be-
lieved would be held. Tomorrow the
Freeholders meet to make appointments
for the next fiscal year, and the caucus
that should have taken place yesterday
was ordered for the purpose of revising
the list OF men who are TO be bounced.
This list was prepared week ago at
caucus held over Freeholder Coyle's
liquor store. In Hoboken. and it Is not
generally liked by tue Freeholders.
1t was only determined on after hard
battle, and even then there was much
dissatisfaction expressed. This feeling
gained so much ground that another
caucus was ordered TO take place at
Hoboken Monday. 1t was held at half
past two O'Clock at Coyle's. but beyond u
war of words did not result IN anything.
No change In the programme was maze
and at the close of the meeting, which
was a brief one, it was decided 10 settle
difficulties yesterday at Snake Hill.
h. before stated this could not be accom-
plished, for Freehoider Kimmerly was
absent. Without attempting to caucus
over the appointments 1t was agreed TO
defer further action In the matter until
tomorrow, when all Of the Democratic
members are requested to meet at the
Freeholders' Office at ten o'clock. Inas-'
much as it will be the last opportunity to
revise the list of those to be deposed
doubtless all will be present.
THE PRESENT SCHEME.
At the caucus that prepared the slate IL
was decided that all the Democrats ex-
,ept Director-at-Large Brnggemann
should divide the patronage. Tue Dfrec-
tor was ignored on the pretence that be
did not represent any district. The
Director naturally did not love this little
scheme. but being powerless to change
the determination OF the Freeholders,
quietly submitted and will bide his time.
freeholders German, KfmmerIy and
HenBessey are to retain the thirteen ap-
pointments each has; Freeholder Tierney
loses two, James Foley. teamster. and
John Feeney, an under keeper. Ilerney
does not like this at all.
Freeholder Noonan, who has only seven
or eight appointments, is 10 receive four
additional ones; Freeholders J lis and
kCoyle will each be given five lew APP
epointments, and of course Pins ten, Nell
Fon ard Perry, the RepubI cans, get
fnothiug.
10 accomplish this the sche hers found
1t would be necessary TO dismiss at least
thirteen employees. They are:-Wiilam
Burke carpenter; James Sunkle, keeper;
Benjamin Hottie. CARPENTER; Thomas
O'Neill, keeper; James Halligan. keeper;
james Connolly, steam filter; James
bridge: James Foley, teamster; John
Feeney, keeper, Lawrence Sutton gar
dener; James Keilegher, keeper; John
Lundy and William Dunn.
DAVIS SAYS IT WON'T DO.
The friends of these men are exerting
every possible influence to keep them
where they are, but it now looks as II they
must 60. Ex-Sheriff Davis who, to n
very great extent controls the action of
the Democratic members of the Board
had declared that some of these men
must be retained. He wants Hoboken to
get all it can, for Hoboken earned it this
fall, but Hoboken must not deprive Jer-
sey City of any pie while doing So 1t is
because Mr. Davis wants the list revised
that the caucus tomorrow will be held.
1t Is a noticeable feature that in the dis
missals now agreed on the convicted bal
lot box stuffer. Mulrain, keeper at the
Penitentiary is not in the list; neither is
Spear another ballot box stuffer 1t looks
as If the Ring who control the city and
county politics dare not remove these bal
lot box suffers from Office for fear that
they might in revenge 'squeal" on the
principal conspirators in the great No
vember election frauds
HOW IT WILL BE DONE
Tomorrow when the Board meets a
resolution will be offered removing all
the employees at Snake Hill aud it will be
adopted. Then another resolution will
follow reappointing the lucky ones and
the new employees decided on at the eau
Gus In the morning If ex-Sheriff Davis
can doit, he will try aud make the Ho-
boken members accept some of the dis
missed employees as their new appoint
ments.
Finance Commissioner John Edelstein
is doing his utmost to save James Clarke.
his brother-in law, and inasmuch as
Clarke is Republican the job is a hard
one.