The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-08

business. 1.-THE News hos published MI.
John j. Erwin's opinion to the latter eff
feet.
Regarding the City Hall scandal, one
prominent Republican spoke last evening
thus:-"Mayor Wanser made a mistake
when he did not begin by kicking out
the three City Hall Commissioners ap-
pointed by Orestes Cleveland. He knows
that now when it is too late. Not one
of these men were qualified by expert
intend the erection of a public building
which thus far has cost S75o,00o and
which has nothing to recommend 1t nut
its detormities. An art journal in
criticism which was reproduced by THE
Jersey. City News" denounced the BUILD
as a monstrosity entirely devoid of ar
chitectural beauty 1t ridiculed this
costly municipal building, and this ridi-
cule was transmitted to all portions OF
the State by the public press. Following
close behind this came the report of an
cerning the building. The report was
sworn to, and was either correct or the
expert committed perjury. This report
in substance condemned almost every
1t was the most scathing denunciation
of ignorance and inability and culpable
negligence ever read to Justice Lip
pincott by a Grand Jury, and but a few
days ago Justice Lippincott called the
attention of the present Grand Jury to
the presentment, and virtually said that
if the experts report was true indict-
ments should be found. Taxpayers,
whether Democrats or Republicans rebel
against their money being wasted. This
was a leading issue in Jersey City that
contributed to the Democratic plurality
on Tuesday. 1t is obvious that the
Mayor is only to blame in small de-
gree 1t was party pressure that forced
him to keep Emil Datz in the Commis-
sion, and he could not keep him and
turn the others out. But, however little
he was to blame, the facts are affording
his enemies, such men as Toffey, McEwan
and Erwin and Jack Graham. a terrible
weapon with which to assaii him."
THE WATER ISSUE.
Some capital is being made out of the
water contract, too. The Goo Coos no
doubt did the Republican party some
harm by bowling about the Jersey City
contract, and McEwan, who has done
more than a little talk about this in
the past. is now just raving over it.
Still there are two sides to every topic,
or rather half dozen, and Colonel Alb
ernethy of the Police Board takes an
original one of the water question. He
said last night to a reporter for 'The
Jersey City News that he believed that
if good water had been supplied the
city before election. or had been guaran-
teed, and that if the present litigation
over it had not been commenced, Jersey
City would have given at least 1000 Re-
publican plurality. The Colonel believes
that the city will be in fair way for
| a good permanent water supply before
| the next municipal election, and that
| the Democratic victory in this city will
be swept away then. AT all events. the
water question will be definitely settled
before the spring election of 1897, when
Mayor is to be elected and Republican
control of municipal affairs will be con-
tinued, he thinks
TOFFEY AND WOOLLEY.
So much for the effect of the election
on Mayor Wanser's party status. An
other man who is hard hit is Sheriff
Toffey. He, above all other men in the
State, is responsible for Griggs, nomina-
ton. The way he swung Hudsons over
to the bright Patersonian, it was ex-
pected, would entitle him to either the
'Clerkship of the Court of Chancery or
the Supreme Court, the fattest prizes
the new Governor will have in his gift.
But his failure even to keep down the
Democratic majority in the county which
has gone Republican by large majori-
ties for two consecutive years, when he
had his own chosen candidate to work
with, places him in a ridiculous posi-
| tion. and he may not, eventually. get
| any reward at all.
! He is very sore over the situation, and,
| through his friends, he is throwing all
| the blame on E. w. Woolley. the Chair
| man of the County Committee, who
mismanaged the campaign with such
.consun1mate disaster to the party.
Woolley was elected to his position
last spring only by the consent of Sher-
! if Toffey, who feared contest in the
| County Committee for the position of
| Chairman might create party dissen-
sions that could not be healed up before
/ the election He therefore refused to
! make the contest, although he had a
majority of committeeman with him
Woolley is not liked at all in the Coun-
] ty Committee. He is arrogant and head
| strong and lacks knowledge of political
/ warfare Knowing that he could MOI
depend on Sheriff Toffey as an adviser
| for the Sheriff completely ignored him
| after permitting his reelection, Wool
| lev sought advice from CONGRESSMAN Nc