The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-04
VAN WICK OFF II BENCH.
HE MAILS HIS RESIGNLTION AND
GOES TO LhKRWoOD.

Tanamany siatemaksrs Buster Than Evor-Mr.
Croker Denies = Rumored Conference with
MIR. Gould About NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rapid Translt-GossipA About Appointments."
LAKEWOOD, N. J.. Dec. 3.-Mayor>elect Van
Wyck has returned to the Lakewood Hotel, and
the situation here is moro businesslike than 1t
has been. He arrived at 6:10 o'clock this after
noon on the Lakewood Special. and half
a dozen men conspicuous in Tammany Hall
were with him. The Mayorelect is in excellent
health and spirits, and after dinner this evening
he talked with the reporters. When asked the
customary Question-which he has heard q
thousand and one times since election-as to
whether there was anything new. he replied:
"Well. yes, there is something that might in
terest you and some good Republicans. Just
before leaving the city this afternoon 1 mailed
my resignation as Chief Justice Of tho City
Court to the Secretary Of State. 1t is to take
effect at once. and I suppose that Gov. Black
will tomorrow or tho next day appoint some
one in my stead"
"Was 1t essential that your resignation
should be sent in at this time ." he was asked.
NO." was the reply. "Icertainly could have
remained in the Office up till tho LIST Of jan
uary, but l felt that with the obligations which
tho duties of Mayor will require Of me I would
.o nv tthhS y utbNa W nv JeNASaeA eSh.Sss
which would come before me between now and
Jan. /, and I want to enter the Mayors Office
with a clean desk before me. will stay hero O
few days and then devote my entire time to
preparing for the duties OF Mayor"
The Mnyor-elect was accompanied on the trip
from New York by John Whalen, ormerly a
member Of the Tax Commission; Bernard f.
Martin, Victor ]. Bowling, James w. Boyle.
John NJ. Richie. William NJ. Schwenker, Alder
man John 7. Oakley (who is also Councilman
electL all of whom are district leaders; Alder
man p. II. Keahon. and John B. Mcdonald.
On the train which left here this afternoon
were President of the Council Randolph
Guggenheimer and Isaac A. Hopper. The latter
will have a place In the now administration
ALL the district leaders have their applications
for places with them. and will discuss
them with Mayor-elect Van Wyck and
Messrs. Croker and Carroll before they
leave. The temperance Of Mr.. Whalen has
be made Corporation Counsel or President Of the
Tax Commission. 1t Is understood that he can
have hay the Latter # Place lac ell If he Viii vii, a aGSnpr It, Nns Gat he
ton for Corporation Counsel. Victor J: Dow
ling. the Tammany leader of the ,Twenty;fourth
district. is slated for q place. and, 1t is believed,
James W. Boyle is on the slate for q Dock Com.
missionership and Bernard f. Martin will get
places r his men, as he is a State senator and
comes under the Constitutional prohibition.
Thomas Tn5Gn a +. crazy 9Siyi and T Tim 'oi ef d. Sullivan ii HsnI SotS
OF whom will have to wait another year before
they can be appointed to any office under the
The sun parlor Of the Lakewood Hotel this
morning resembled the lobby Of a political con-
s SENATOR n Timot 1Sei 5. s sn i've Tof his Cousin onslnS F Tene
spce j. Sullivan. Eugene Wood Of Albany.
dent Of the 'Metamora Club; tho Tsmmany
organization in Senator sgIlivsn's district, and
M 9dSn +: s se91on, f PSili o. J. Biz. Ti snd Pr BALI I e aonsn
list Of places ali made out. DR., Fssnoy is on his
slate and perhaps Florence Sullivan Is also.
John W. Keller also arrived this afternoon. and
after q talk with Messrs. Croker and Carroll re-
or the appointments which are regarded
hero as most probable are those Of John
Britt as counsel to the sherif.. Mr.:
Richie was the manager Of Sheriff elect
fpTsnas s ea5%pMSi I br gnd il is s,s on q % Sf mis- fri G,ose st
the Sherif-eiect. Mr.. Sexton does not want to
go back in the Sherif's ONCE and is slated for
doubt that Mt. Richie pronounced Reilly by the
Sherir) will be under sheriff. He came down
here tonight with Mr.. Dunn.
Mr.. Croker is as silent as ever on the question
Of appointments, and Is not talking much on
any political subject Just now. He did take the
trouble to-day to deny u report which reached
here from the Stock Exchange to the ef-
Corporation Counsel taking measures to stop the
proposed hole;in.the.ground system Of rapid
| ITduSlL. blT. SOulu wis y HeTo IO-udy, DuU
Mr.. Croker said he had not had q
conference with him in regard to this
or any other business subject while
here. Mr.. Croker added that he was in favor of
rapid transit, providing a road could be con-
structed without the city exceeding the consti-
tutional debt limit.
The weather to-day was miserable and tho
politicians stayed indoors most of the day. Mr..
Carroll, who Is an enthusiastic wheelman,
hunted up o bicycle academy near the lake. He
took a party Of beginners down there. and will
organize a wheelman's club before he leaves.
Mr.. Carroll met Senator Tim Sullivan on his
way to the bicycle acaiemy and said:
"Come down and ride a wheel. Tim"
mo. I'll go down and play the wheel IL you
tip me where ! can" retorted the big Senator.
Q Lancey Nicolll. who arrived at the Laurel
Hotel to-day, called at the Lakewood this even
ing and had a talk with Mr.. Croker. His APP
pearance gave rise to the assumption that he
was being considered for Corporation Counsel,
as his name has been mentioned before in con-
nection with that office.
After his conference with Mr.. Croker Mr..
Eicoll said that he was not a candidate for Cor
poration Counsel, and that all talk about his
candidacy was absurd. 1t Is understood that
Assistant Corporation Counsel Connolly. who
has been In tho office for years and who Is a
Tammany man, is among the candidates for the
place.
1t is expected that there will be a great gath
ering of politicians here over Sunday. Mr..
wood. and will probably remain here for a week
or ten days. longer. and perhaps may stay
throughout the month.