The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-28
WON'T OPPOSE .HOOS
Indications That the Repub-
licans Will Surrender
the Office OH Mon
day.
sMAYOR WAHSER WARTS TO GET OUT
Horde Of Hungry Offieeseekers
Beseige the City Hall
Politicians.
Rumor That Justice Douglass Has
Resigned and Will Be Appoint
ed Corporation Attorney.

It was understood that it would be
definitely decided this morning whether
or not the Republicans would hold on af-
ter May 3 or vacate. There were confer
ences in the usual number in various
parts of the City Hall, but no one would
admit that the question of retaining the
city offices by force after May was un-
ier discussion. The fact that the Repub-
lieans are clearing up all their old busi-
ness is regarded as an evidence that they
propose getting out.
Mayor Wanser's term expires at mid
night on Saturday night. AS is custom
ary, Mayor-elect Hoos will not demand
surrender of the office until noon on Mon
day following. 1t was reported on excel
lent authority that the Republicans will
collect their belongings and depart on
Monday next.
Rumor ais o has it that they will aban-
don their intention of testing the consti-
tutionality cf the Macarthur act before the
Court of Errors and Appeals in June.
Mayor Wanser was at his office unusu-
ally early this morning. When asked
whether he would surrender or cling to
his Office on May he smiled and re-
marked that it was a question he does
not care to discuss. Intimate friends of
the Mayor, however, say that he is anx-
lous TO get out without having to
shoulder the responsibility of attempt
ing TO hold office in defiance to the wishes
of the public. Colonel Dickinson will not
discuss the subject. He says he knows
nothing about what the men whose terms
expire next Monday will do after that
time. The Colonel is safe in the City
Treasurer's chair for at least two years
more and he is not particularly disturbed
about what will happen those who are in
less fortunate hunks
Commissioner of Appeals John P. Lam
drine is at the City Hall daily. He was
on hand today and was expressing him
self just as forcibly as ever against what
he terms Office grabbing in defiance of
the wishes of the people Mr. Landrine
has made himself unpopular with those
who have to walk the plank for the de-
termined stand he has taken.
The Commissioners of Appeal hold office
until May, 1893, under their appointment
of three years ago.
There is still a lively fight going on
fer the Police Court clerkships. The Re-
publican candidates are Frank 7. Lock-
wood, John J. Erwin, George j. McCar-
thy and Frank J. Higgins. Only one of
the men will land an Office The second
one has string to it, which E. w.
Woolley and his allies cannot possibly
break.
Hungry Republicans haunt the City
Hall daily. Mayor Wanser is tired of
seeing them and so are ali tine other pol
iticlans, who are on the inside There are
only few places left and what way they
are disposed of viii result in some heart
burning in the Republican household. It's
a 10 to l shot that it will be disruption.
Leader Robert Davis is as unconcerned
as man could possibly be- While he
knows that every imaginable obstacle is
being placed in the way of the ingoing
Democrats he feels positive that every
thing will turn out all right by May 8.
Mayor-elect Hoos is not at all worried.
He expects to take office in nice quiet
way Up to date the Finance Commits
sioners have not approved any of the Off
cial bonds of the recently elected Demo-
Gratis The Board meets tomorrow night
and it is probable some of the bonds will
be approved at that time
None of the new officials can serve or
perform official acts until their bonds are
approved as to form and sufficiency. In
that particular the Republicans have the
upper hand.