The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-19
DO I'D g0 BE RECORDER.
McIlonough Will Run For another
Term Even II the Leaders
Forsake Him.

The term Of Office Of Recorder Frank
McDonough, OF Hoboken, expires next
spring. AS would naturally be supposed,
Frank does not care to be RELOCATED to
private life and would like TO be addressed
as Recorder for three years more But
there are serious obstacles in the way.
The Recorder is not on the best Of terms
with the powers that be just at pres
ent. just why this is SO Is q matter for
conjecture The Judge himself declares
that there has been feeling against him
for some time because he has refused to
be nool. On thu other hand it is de-
clared that the Recorder Is too lax IN his
administration OF justice, and every op-
portuniry for scoring the Judge is taken:
buf, as rule tbs Judge comes cut lit
lie ahead.
However, it has been decreed thar the
Recorder must 60, and It renRias 70 be
seen whether the edict oan be carried
out.
DIRECTED AGAINST TIE RECORDER
The administration Is going Tor the
Recorder red hot just at present At q
meeting Of the Palice Board on Monday
night Two resolutions apparently Of 8
trivial nature we're passed. One resolu-
fion read -
Resolved, That a person arrested and locked
up BY the police shai1 not be released from Gus
toby unless the Recorder Justice Of the Peace
Or other eflciAls authorized b. iaw shah appear
At the police station and have the prisoner ar
ra:g1sd before him.
Another resolution authorized the Chief
OF Police 70 90 before any justice Of the
peace and prefer charges against policy
dealers or IN other cases when he deems
1t proper 10 do so.
The first resolution ahrldges the powers
Of the Recorder. Heretofore II q man
charge Of the desk could release prison
or on an order from the Recorder The
latter resolution Is direct reflection on
the Recorder, AMI be feels II keenfy.
TIE JUDGE WILL xoT YIELD.
But IN spite Of al rhzt the Judge de-
elares to be Persecution he Is determine d
TO he Recorder for three more years The
party leaders are confident they caa pick
up some man. and under the bailat re-
form law compel the Recorder 20 run on
q petition. All OF the party leaders do
not feel that way, however Some are
very dubious. One of them SAID to me a
few days ago.
II there is any man in this CITY who
can be elected on q petition that man is
Frank AIcDonough. I believe the party
viii make a mistake If il endearors TO
throw him overheard
And many men prominent in the party
realized this. It WAS only at tile last
session Of the Legislature that an effort
was made TO pass a bill legislating the
Recorder out Of Office, by making the
Office an appointiFe instead Of an elective
one. The Recorder heard of the bill. and
hustled around among his friends, and
the bill Was killed in committee
The Recorders position is great
medium for popularity. If "Pat, =
Mike or Hermann should be on a
little tear, and that was all they were
arrested for, the Judge gives them good
advice and discharges them. They so
away and say what q nice fellow the
judge IS The Judge gets their vote on
election day, while The police who arrest
them are criticised Il is this alleged
leniency That Is one OF the strained re-
lations between the Recorder and tile
police.