The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-26
c, 0. ?. IS ALL At SEA
Its Professional Office
Holders in a State Of
Mind at the Prospect
OF Getting Out.
Worried Lest the Courts May
Turn Them Out Despite
Reappointment.
THE TWO MAYORS MEET
But Politics We're Not Discussed
City Hall Full of
Conferences.
THE TWO MAYORS MEET

The refusal Of the Court of Errors and
Appeals to consider the validity of the
Term Extendera on the flimsy issue
raised by Corbin & Corbin through the
Evening Journal has added new COM
plicatloas To the political situation.
Democrats are jubilant, and contend that
tho stand taken by the Court is prac-
tically an order for the Republicans not
to continue IN office after May 3. This
contention Is based on the fact that a
branch CT the Court ruled against the
term eAtender' when q question was
raised that brought ths legality Of the act
into question. WITH decision OF q
branch OF the Court against them. Demo-
Gratis do not believe that Mayor Wanser
and the other Republicans viii cling to
odice. The Mayor, however, Will not
discuss the situation. nor will any OF his
intimate friends VINO know VIVA his
plans are. If the Mayor consulted his
own wishes it is known that he would
peaceably surrender to 8Iayor-elect i5oos
en May ,.
Eat there are dozen so-caIed work.
ers, or leaders, who are shouting:
- the public. Let our men hang on
Until the courts say we have no right to
stay" If Mayor Wanser resists the en-
trance OF Mayor Hoos on May .. It is
known that he viii only be carrying out
the instructions Of the party leaders. By
holding on nothing VIII be gained by
the Republicans. as Mayor Wanser has
nlied all the good Offices that are within
the grasp of the Mayor for couple of
years to come.
There is only one place now remaining
to be flled. Il is the Assistant City At
torneyship." It is an Office heretofore un-
haard Of, but the Republicans claim to
have discovered g. law allowing such an
appointment. The city's law offices are
sald 10 be overworked. making an AS
slstant City Attorney necessary The
bsrth has i salary of sl,50o annexed to it.
Assembiyman Isaac Goldenhorn will
sleep IN it unless Assemblyman Klink
beats him out. Goldenhorn is said 20 be
carrying q gilt-edged promise from
Colonel Dickinson in his inside pocket,
which says he will be Assistant City At
torney.
The Mayor has sot as yet accepted tho
resignation of City Attorney Weart.
Police Justice Douglass has not as yet
resigned and until he does the final plans
Of the present administration cannot be
completed. It was reported this ,norniag
that Justice Douglass viii resign and that
he viii be Spencer weart's successor.
There are few hundred who would ike
70 succeed Justice Douglass.
It IS not at ali improbable that Mayor
Hcos, when seated Will appoint two
Police Justices. no matter whom Mayor
Wanser appoints. It is rumored that GER
tain Democratic lawyers Claim that the
trick of resigning few days before a
term expires in order to secure reap
pointment for q fun term will not stand
in court. If Mayor Hcos appoints Police
Justices the right of Justice Potts and
Justice Douglass successors to remain
on the bench viii have to be decided by
the courts.
Other Democratic lawyers fail to see
how Emil E. Datz can hold on under his
new appointment. In order to give Mr..
Datz an opportunity to establish his
right to his fat and soft Office, Mayor
Eoos viii appoint a Custodian That will
take the case before the court, and the
lucky man viii of course win. There are
a few others holding office under defective
titles, it is claimed. Al such cases are to
lie looked into.
Mayor Wanser before retiring will ap-
point ten members to the Board Of Edu-
cation. There is a difference of opinion
among lawyers as to VINO should appoint
the Directors. There is a possibility that
there viii be two educational DEPART
7prfc
to establish the proper one in power.
The Democrats have decided TO give the
Republicans lively fight all along the
line. The Republicans are trying to ap-
pear unconcerned, but the activity OF
their opponents Is annoying them.
It was reported that the Republicans
would hold conference today and de-
Ode upon definite plan Of action as to
retaining or vacating the public Offices
On May 3. It was quite safe to say that
there would be conferences. There are
conferences every day in almost every
room in the City Hall. Today vas nc
exception. Colonel Dickinson had a con-
ference on his own hook in his private
office. Who was there or what took place
no one knows, nor is the Colonel the kind
~ G~tAs-@AtAeA ntAo NcitiiAtSSiS
He ESCAPED reporters.
Mayer Wanser had d sort of continuous
performance in all three rooms compris-
ing his suite. He went from one to the
otb<r. Conferences were on In each room,
and the Mayor lent dignity to each con-
ference as often as possible Efforts of
reporters to see him were of no avail. A
note ike this was finally carried to him
Iy grace Of his estinable secretary:
fill you kindly let the people know
ether you are going to hold en- after
s-<say 3 or v9cate 2,
Secretary Neytn answered the query in
this wige:-"Cl, don't know
The Mayor glanced at It, laughed, and
wrote. All, there The note was passed
to q thtrd person, VINO added Stay
lere.''
Resders Of THE News may be able to
her 3 correct idea Of the situation
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