The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-15
HOLD ON OR GET OUT z
i Political Circles convulsed
our With Rumors About the
al Mayors Intentions.
s.
EARLY TEST MAY BE MADE
Board of Finance May Refuse
to Pass on Hauek and
Nolan's Bonds.
REPUBLICANS sTRoNGHoLDs
Street and Water Board the Only
Source of Patronage for
Democrats.
REPUBLICANS sTRoNGHOLDs

The Republican leaders held confer
ence at City Hall today and it was re-
solved to hold on to the reins of the city
government Notwithstanding Tuesday s
election. Mayor Wanser was in favor OF
having the situation laid before the Court
of Errors and Appeals at once, so that
if it is decided Mr.. Hoos is entitled to
the Mayoralty chair he may have it at
noon on May 8 without any difficulty.
The party leaders, however, are opposed
to the Mayors proposition and insist that
he shall remain at the bat and see the
fight that is to be made to the finish.
Mr.. Charles Corbin is to conduct the
legal end of the Republican battle, with
the understanding that all the officials
will remain at their posts and render him
such assistanceaas he requires.
The Board of Aldermen will of course
not figure in the contest
City Clerk NJ. j. O'DonnelI will recognize
the newly elected members and the new
Board viii organize early in May. In the
Street and Water Board there will be a
fine fight.
Commissioners Brown, Harding and
Weastell will hold together and fight to
retain their offices and the men of the de-
partment Commissioners Boltwood and
Heintze will, of course. cut loose and join
forces with Messrs. Hauck and Nolan.
the newly elected members. The present
Clerk of the Board, George T. Bouton,
many people think, will be placed in a
delicate position. Mr.. Bouton. however,
is not alarmed. There is he has been
ADVISED, only one course for him to pur-
sue. He viii follow the instructions of
attempt to conduct the affairs of the de-
partment.
The new Street and Water Commission
ers Hauck and Nolan, have to furnish
bonds. Before, it is claimed. they can
sit in a Board and transact public bust
ness, their bonds will have to be approved
by the Board of Finance. That Board
as constituted as present is Republican.
and being friendly to Mayor Wanser's ad-
ministration. will doubtless support every
move that is made by the several
branches thereof. Messrs. Hauck and
Nolan may consequently be frozen out of
offiee for some time to come. Their ac-
ttons viii not be legal, it is held. until
their bond has been approved as to sufH-
cheney.
line major part of the patronage which
fails to the Democrats by reason of
tuesdays victory is in the Street and
Water Board and the party managers are
anxious to see the affairs of the depart
ment settled at once.
The candidates for the few places that
are to be given out number several hun
dred, and each one insists that his claim
Tor recognition is superior to all others.
Although a few men who have held
Office under former administrations have
bobbed up and asked for appointments.
Acting under advice from Leader Robert
Davis, Mr.. Hoos and the Street and
water Commissioners have declined to
make any promises. Mr.. Davis has also
advised them to steer clear of anyone
who might be construed as having belong
ed al any time to the ssold gang of
winch some alleged orators of recent Re
publican conversion seemed to be in
Gread.
Every indication is that the places with
ID the gift of the Street and Water Board
VIII be filed with new and young men in
politics. This morning Mayor Wanser
accepted the resignation of Police Jus
tice Potts. Mr.. Potts sailed today for
Old Point Comfort. He will return in
time to be reappointed for full term of
three years. Justice Douglass will not re-
sign. Mayor Hoos will have the appoint
ment of his successor. There are ninety
Two candidates for the place. 1t is
toss uo who will reach the bench.
When Mayor Hoos gets in, ne will have
the appointment of a secretary and a
clerk. There are several candidates for
the secretaryship, but the present incu1n-
bent, John ]. Nevin, has as much chance
of being retained as any of the appli-
cants have of being appointed Mr..
Nevin is a Democrat and knows the du-
ties of the office like a book.
On April % Mayor Wanser will have
the reappointment of a Police SConmis-
sioner to succeed Peter West, a Tax Com
missioner to succeed Richard Lahey, Fire
Commissioner to succeed Thomas Mills.
two Finance Commissioners to succeed
Jacob Detwiller and James Bailey. Sink
Ing Fund Commissioner to succeed James
Hasking. Free Library Trustee to sue
ceed James Haskell. and ten members of
she Board of Education. Mayor Wanser
Will leave behind him an entire Repub-
hcan administration and Mayor Hoos,
work may be seriously hampered as
consequence. The only branch of the civ
government he will be able to look to for
assistance is the Street and Water Board.
.Just what course Mr.. Hoos viii pur-
sue to get control of the Mayors Office is
not known.
His legal adviser, Allan L. McDermoft
says that the only trouble will be that
which the Republicans make for them
selves by hanging on despite the very
pronounced wishes of fT,e r,,bI;, +t,a+