The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
MAYOR HOOPER WINS.
UNWIND SOPRANO COURT UP'
u0LDs slLrIuORE's ExkCUTfvE'
rh. CounciI Must Confirm His Appo'nt'
ments or the Present inc""oe"''
VIII Hold over.

ANNAPOLIS MD. Nov. l9.-The pie
political fight between the s'fa's''-'.'
Republicans and the Independents Nepu''
lican Mayor OF Baltimore. VINO" nos
been In the courts for nearly year, ~ ~.
DECIDED by the Court OF Appears W.
morning Tho decision of the lower 'o"t'
IS reversed. and Mayor Hooper WINS ~
every contested point. The enect OF ~.
decision Is 90 nulliiy the action OF t''
Baltimore City Council in taking IRON
the Mayor his appointing power, ano
giving IL 10 the city Council.
Judge Iiussum. the only republican
judge on the bench OF the Court Of APP
peals. dssoutcd and was the only as
senter from the opinion, which was
handed down by Chief Justice Nc
Sherry.
BALTIMORE. Nov. l9.-Thc circulation
OF the opinion OF the Court Of Appeals
at Annapolis was attended by some eN-
cting scenes In and around the Baltimore
city Hail Mayor Hooper face was
wreathed ia smiles AZ lass many friends
crowded into tie executive chamber u
congratulate him on his victory over tho
"Spoismen.'
MAYOR HOOPER TALKS.
"The decision Mayor Hooper said. IS
a complete and thorough victory Tor all
the principles OF good government. for
which the people OF Baltimore voted when
they turned out the Democratic ring and
put the Republicans in power in 1895.
Every good citizen will be happy TO know
that the revolutionary grab ordinances
passed by the city Council through which
II was intended 10 strip me Of the pre-
rogatiya OF my office have been declared
illegal"
The situation between the Council and
the Mayor. now that the ordinances
passed by the Council which take away
the power ~ the Mayor To name men
TO fll offices In the city government are
declare Illegal. is that the new city
Council will have 10 act on the Mayors
nominations. Either they must confirm
them this time. or else the present in-
cumhents will hold on until the end OF
Mayor ilOoper's term Because Of the
refusal ~ the city Council 10 confirm tho
nominations the Mayor made a year ago,
hundreds Of Democrats are still I'm office.
THE FIGHT
Briefly reviewed the fight was thiss
soon after the election a year ago. tho
Mayor began 90 bee badgerod hv the Re-
publican politicians for offices for tho
faithful. Mr. Hooper announced his
intention % appoint only men who werG
ht for thc offices for which application
was made. This barred q large num-
her OF the organization at the start. Tho
politicians could hardly believe their
ears. but they kept az their work. They
insisted. at first politely. and then
threatenngly that they must have places
for the men who. they claimed. had made
success for their party possible.
Mayor Hooper took the position that
the good citizens of Baltimore were tho
ones. and the ones alone. who had made
success possible and that they must 10
recognized. and not the politicians.
The Mayor sent in a few nominations.
They were reluctantly confirmed by tho
Council. Then Dee sent few more.
They were held nap until ne would say
what Dc intended doing with some inn
portant positions. Then came demands
which the Mayor fatty declined % ac-
cede TO-
THE TUG or WAR.
From that time until the nominations
made boy The Mayor We're confirmed and
finally series OF ordinances We're passed
by The Council stripping tho Mayor of tho
right 10 name amy officers ri the city
government except Dis private secretary.
clork and messenger ana vesting that
right in joint convention of the Council.
one by one these ordinances were pass
cd and sent % the Mayor for his slsna-
turc. They were all returned. OF course.
with his veto. Then came the tug u
war. passing these ordinances over tho
veto OF the Mayor.
For this the Republican Counciimcn re-
Quifod the assistance OF the Democrats.
They got This by deal and then they
started 10 900 the offices. There was a
little point in the law over which they
could not climb. however This was that
the Mavor was required 20 swear in an
city officers. Tie. of course. declined ID
do this
Captain Groarer. nominated lry tho
Council for the city Collector. applied FOR
a mandamus in the Superior Court 20
compel the Mayor 10 swear him Boo. This
maulamus carried with 10 the whole qles-
ton of the legality OF the proceeding and
ON June Both. Judge Ritchio who presided
in the court handed down DIS decision.
which sustained the validity of the or
dinances and b. was from this decision
I that the Mayor appealed. with the result
as stated above.