New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
A RING MAYORS LAST DAYS
JERSEY CITY,s NEW ERA SOON TO DAWN.
oRE:TES CLEVELAND HAS ONE MORE WEEK OF
POWER AND THEN FOR REFORM!


POWER AND THEN FOR REFORM
With the expiration of the preseUt week. oreste'
Cleveland for SIX years Mayor Of jersey CIV, drops
out Of political existence, and the most chaiItaDb as
posed do not believe he Will ever have pohncai
rcsurrccou He ruled the city for six years and the
city ha, been a sufferer thereby. lie could nave eI
fccted reforms and decreased the burden OF DEBT lie
could have had men Of respcctablity IN once unuSr
him lie could have retired from his high Office es-
tccmcd by ALL but he leaves II now regretted pnu-
cpally by baot-b suffers, spolismen, ring con
tractors and enemies OF REFORM III TIE iaSt week t'c
sly old triclstcg ha; been ndusng in his usual tac
ties lie sent for a local reporter last Monday ana
dictated an interview in which he positively declared
that under no consideration would he appoint lax
Appeal Board. He said he would leave the appoint
mcnt OF this Beard 10 his successor Mayor "aN9er'
The very next day he broke his word. and ola IL VIII
the same ease which has marked former acts oil the
kind He appointed Board consisting OF hessr''
Edward Hos. Frederick Frnkenbach and Robert Jor'
dam These men all declined TO accept the Office from
Cleveland Not ore was willing to risk his reputation
In such a manner Mayor WanseT VIII appoint tm'
Doad which Is entitled to have clerk Tie Mayor
elect has not given the slightest ntma)n as to whom
he will appoint. The new Mayor VIII also appoint
three members Of the Board Of Aldermen, and this VIII
make the Board Republican. The present cerF James
wlseman devoted follower Of the ring. will not be
reopponted by tie Board. II Is not known who VIII
succeed him Three Commissioners OF ASSESSMENTS
will also be appointed by Mayor Wanscr on May ID.
A clerk to this Board viii be appointed and he VIII De
n Republican. Mayor Wnn.cr will also have the ap-
pontmcnt Of a private secretary and clerk for him
sell. These all the appointments which the ne"
MlyO~ will "lvc for year.
Colonel I. +. Wan,er took the oath OF once on
saturday April IG. lie went with friend 10 the
City Clerks Office ad without any osteniation was
sworn in. The people who attended the reception
Owen him BY the Union League Club on Tuesday
night had no idea that the oath Of Office had been
taken by their favorlte This reception was the most
notable affair In the history Of the club. More than
LOO persons were gathered within the brilliantly
1igh5d hnd handsomely decorated building, and
flowers, palms and smlaX in delightful pro-
fusion scattered about the spacious parlors. The
Mayor-ccc aided 10y a number OF his closest
friends i'm receiving the visitors. They walked down
the larg, hall through the centre Of the house and
entered the brilliant through which they walked
to the parlors. The Mayor shook each by the
hand and thanked all for their tokens Of regard ana
goodwill. The reception the largest ever gwen
70 any officer Of Jersey city. and Naycreec Wanscr
said he greatly appreciated IT, Ills soldier boys 'thc
Mayorclcct is Colonel Of the 4th Regiment. ana is
dolizcd by the mem turned ont that night and acted
"a an escort to HIN from his home 10 the clubhouse
with the men Of the 4th on this occasion politics
we're forgotten They only desired TO tell their
colonel how happy they over his victory
The Democratic Police Board in the last week has
shown signs Of much nervous apprehensons' 40 one
knows exactly what IS feared but the wcIkhoWh
abuses in this department are sufficient to make this
ring election machine trcmblc II was said TO
Tribune reporter yesterday by high Democratic
oniccholdcr that there Lad been prepared list OF
siXtvclcht specific offences alleged 10 have been com
mlttcd By Police superintendent Christopher smith IN
violation Of the police rules. These charges, 1t was
said. would be preferred - Mayor Wanscr and Huh'h
would be placed trial. 1t Is believed that thcre
would be little difficulty In proving enough against
the superintendent to warrant his removal from Office
and that the Mayor would certify this 10 Governor
Albeit Under the law the Mayor cannot remove the
head Of a department without the concurrence OF the
Governor.
To-day the Police Board Will rcorganlze and r-eect
John F. Fceney. president. The Fire hoard Will also
organize By re elcctlng William F. Kern president and
Charles Eytcrbrook. CLERK The Tax Commissioners
Will likewise organize. Each Of the three members
desires 10 be president Of this Board. and It IS not
known who Will get the plum Al OF ihe me ,,s
are Democrats. james F. Connolly will he reelected
clerk The boari Of Finance organiLed ~ sn'uru; W
the re election OF John Edcsten. president, ana w;
German. clerk All Of these boards are cohuo'l''
by Democratic uajoritics.
The a, week la, uccn Il busy one for Republicans.
Willie Mayorclcct Wan>cr has been OuNy L. periecthg
his plan, Tor reforming TIE city hoyeIhteHt 0Inef he
Dublcaus have been actively engaged IN prcpalHu"l'
r,tc ~" Mere elected NJ primaries 10 meet DAY at
Wosd's Han. 10 elect two delegates from tue WIN
Congress Dl~tIlCt To Inc Ndt.VlHI N"lfN Hii'l'
Wednesday the delegate, elected NJ the primaries VIII
20 20 Trenton, - take part Ia the election 81 io"r
Drlr-ate,. ut Large There loir chnd'lates or
District Delegate In the race. They are "NIuuE'
John l. Blair. cN NlyOr Gilbert Collins. Major d. ~
PnngIorn and Thoma, NcEwan. r.. Arrangemcns arc
also being made for the creation of an AdNiSply "rl
To The state Republican Lca-uc. lhiS Board VIII con
ruc n, labor, To Hudson County. ard II l. confidently
expected that much good work In the National struggle
viii De accomplished 10y It. -
since the election held in Jersey city on Arril IL
Republican leaders in the state have become con
ynccd that by work aud proper crmn1irg the state
may be carried for TIE Republicans IN the fall. Tho
name ~ Colonel T. f. Wun~er has been mentioned eN-
TN lively throughout the state in connection With lie
nominate N for Governor. Colonel Nhns'r " Is AZ
mtcd bv every one. j. the strongest Republican IN
Hudson COUNTY md " t. also conceded that the state
can not be carried for the Republicans without the
Democratic majority In Hudson County being ktpt
| down to nj least 1000. Colonel Wanser has twice
demon, trated hnt he do this and he has ihrce
times carried Jersey City by large malcrtc, htt
| that no other ReDuhican has accomplished IN mny
YEAR, When Gilbert Collins elected Mayor III
is-i Il was ON citizens ticket, bat two years lattr
when he was y cnndldntc hr reelection on the Reluh-
lloan ticket without citizens Endorsement. ne was
defeated by Orestes Cleveland Democratic Lenders in
Hudson County freely admit that Co ouc NHn>cr woHIu
| nj least come dangerously dcteatinG any Demo
| dnso In moi I'm Hudson