The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-27
HOBOKEN POLICE CIRCUS.
All About That Church Fair Uniform
Utz Against Stanton.

The Police Department of Hoboken is
stirred up as it has seldom been before.
and last nights meeting of the Police
Board was one of the liveliest on record.
Mayor Stanton aud Police Commissioner
Ctz had heated argument which was
enjoyed by large lobby. and this morn
ing the meeting is the talk of the city.
Some time ago Father Francis Lehnen,
of ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church,
decided to give fair. The priest and
Captain Hayes are on good terms, and
when it was suggested that the fair
might be made more successful if there
was competition for a pollceman's uni
form. the Captain procured books, which
were given TO the patrolmen to solicit
money for the fair. II was thought at
the time that that the contest would be
good natured one, and the policemen
were supposed to ask the aid of
the merchants along their beat TO
help them in securing the uniform.
Captain Hayes saysit was not compulsory
for the men to take these books, vet the
policemen grumbled.
"Of course it was not compulsory"
some of the policemen said, 'fbut the Cap
tain, If he wishes, can make it very un-
pleasant for US If We refuse to take
book"
When the affair came to the ears of
Father Corrigan, of the Church of Our
Lady of Grace. who was also about to give
a fair, he severly criticized the action of
Captain Hayes.
Father Lehnen rstorted and intimated
that Father Corrigan's remarks were
prompted by by jealousy. The publicity
gwen to the affair caused great deal of
talk.
WHO COMPLAINED LoUDEsT.
Some OF the members OF the Iorce who
are not Catholics complained the loudest
and 1t Is reported that they forced their
tales of woe into the ears Of Police Com
missioner Utz, who is the most iudeper-
dent member of the Police Board.
The name OF Capt Hayes stands at the
mead or the list of the Campaign Com
mlttee or the Michael J. Coyle Associa-
ton. The duties of the committee were
to secure contributions for the election.
Tnis also reached the ears of Commits
siener Utz and when last night he en-
tered the Council chamber of the City
Hall, in which the Police Board met, 1t
was evident that he was prepared TO
make things hum.
There was larger lobby than usual
present as it had been whispered that
there would be lively time.
Mayor Stanton was in the chair and the
commissioners present were Utz, Hayden
and Coyie.
After some dull routine business had
been transacted Police Commissioner Utz
arose and presented a length preamble
and resolution, the reading of which
caused sensation.
The substance of the resolution was to
the effect that Captain Hayes had, through
the Police Department, solicited money
for church fair, and had also gone about
collecting money for political orgauiza-
tion which, Commissioner Utz declared,
had tendency to demoralize the Police
Department, and he thought that the
Captain ought to be censured for his con-
duct.
THE CIRCUS THAT FOLLOWED.
Commissioners Coyle arose and said that
it was unfair to criticise Captain HAYES,
as 40 man was compelled to take a book
for the fair, and said that the resolution
was an outrage.
Mayor Stanton, who was mad clean
called Commissioner Hayden to
the chair. In loud voice he declared
that she resolution was unworthy of
notice, and said that the attack on the
Captain was unjust
II am surprised that a man who pro-
sesses to be a Democrat should attempt
to criticize Captain Hayes for securing
money for the Democratic party in a
legitimate way" said the Mayor.
Il am as good Democrat as you," re-
torted Commissioner UtZ, angrly. 81
move the adoption of the resolution"
After some further angry discussion a
vote was taken, and the resolution was
defeated. Commissioner Utz alone voting
in the affirmative. Mayor Stanton then
moved that the resolution be expunged
from the minutes, which was done by the
same vote.