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The ANXIOUS SEAT
1t Is Large and Wide and
Many Are Its
Occupants.
ALL EYES ON MAYOR Hoos
Fight Over the Police Commissioner
ship Throws Even the
Finance Board inio
the Shade.
ALL EYES ON MAYOR Hoos

ABROAD tHut fepbSfi DaViS caHeu oh ua1yoi
Hoos on Saturday for the sole purpose OF
asking His Honor to make certain APP
folntments. The visit was one resulting
not from a disagreement about appoint
ments, but from business relations. The
appointments which Mayor Hoos will
make. this week were, however, discussed
1t hes been known for several weeks
that Mayor Hoos would be governed by
no one in the selection of the clty's new
officials. The relations of the Mayor and
Mr.. Davis became strained about appoint
mcnts to the Board Of Education. Since
that time the gentlemen have not con-
suited about city affairs.
When the Mayor was nominated, 1t is
said, there was an understanding reached
with the Executive Committee of the City
Committee that His Honor would be gov
erled to a reasonable extent in the seiec-
ton of officials by the
Of the Executive Committee. At the time
thai understanding was reached 1T rested
with the Executive Committee TO choose
a mayoralty candidate to
for nomination from among Mr.. Hoos,
Mr.. John J. Voorhees, or ex-Judge Henry
Puster. One ballot of the committee was
taken and Mr.. Hoos was agreed upon.
Mayor Hoos' first appointments We're en-
tirely satisfactory to the Executive Com
utittee. In fact, his whole attitude was
pleasing to the committee until trouble in
The Board of Education arose.
The Mayor and the Executive commit
tee have been on the outs since. The re-
lations became more strained wnen as
smblyman Adolph Walter announced tnat
he was carrying the Police commissioner
shin appointment about in his pocket.
No one had any particular objection 70
Mr.. Walter, because he IS an honest.
Woodworking Democrat Inc mempers OF
the Executive Committee considered, how
evr, that if Mr.. Walter was to be named
that they hould have at least been con.
suited. 1t was finally taken for granted
that the Walter appointment was ohiy
rumor and the Mayor was not consulted.
AS the time drew nearer for the makin
of appointments. the Mayor was waited
upon first by individual members OF the
Executive Committee, then by prominent
Democrats, n finally by the executive
Committee.
The principal bone of contention was
the Police Conmissionership. me mayor
had a leaning toward Walter, while the
party workers held out for John r.
Feeney.
jamin Edge was spoken of as a COM
promise candidate. Dr. Edge complcateu
matters still more by announcing that ne
would not take the appointment SO Q N
tive Committee. The fight narrowed
down to Feeney and Walter again. A few
months ago Alderman A. M. Henry, who
had signed a petition as a meInper OF me y
SttS -
behalf of Bernard Foley and who had on
the surface supported Feeney, quietly
trotted out ex-Police Commissioner james
N. Davis as a candidate. All last week
rumor had 1t that Davis would be the
man. He is still a factor in the fight.
The Mayor unquestionably wants TO APP
point Walter, but he wants to avoid an
tagonizing his Democratic friends if pos
sible. The Mayor has once declared that
he was opposed to the re-appointment Of
Feerey Such pressure 5ss mas 9 }sa pr Y dens
not n exactly what to do. NO cam
didate has the recommendations Feeney
has. a petition in his behalf which Is
in the hands of His Honor has attached
to it the, names of E. f. G. Young, Robert
Davis. James Hasking and gentlemen OF
that standing in the party. The petition
will probably be made public. The sIgners
are influential and that they want Feeney
-re-appointed- has caused the Mayor 10
hesitate again.
70 step aside and wait until next year for
reappOintment to the Police Board. 10
that proposition Mr.. Feeney's supporters
object in the most strenuous way. II
anyone is to wait, why not Walter they
It is thought very doubtful If the Mayor
will change his slate. # he Goes s,d not.
Commissioner. The main objection the
Democratic workers have to Mr.. Waiter
IS h he lacks the experience which IS
considered requisite for the management
on Thursday the Mayor viii make his
appointments. He wants to get the mat
ter off his mind.
10 the Sinking Fund Commission Henry
Hinteman will be appointed to succeed
Robert Macarthur. The Executive Com
Inittee is entirely satisfied with the se sssd
fight is going on for the Finance Commits
sionerships. Two gentlemen are to be
named; My aas FIrst b has /, been en- Nance iast fe as
days, it Is said, his prospects ave dlmin-
or rather did favor, George ". Peterson
want either of these gentlemen In the
Board. One of his appointees will be ex-
Sinking Fund Commissioner Jacob Rlngie.
another will very likely be John J. woor-
bees, who is now one of the Library Trus-
tees. Mr.. Cone might have been a Finance
Commissioners had he not been allied
The Fire Commissionership fight has
narrowed down to James Hennessey,
Henry Windecker and John Erickson.
Windeeker' t IS sal said Is RoaT not a ags;1lf
the wishes of the Executive Committee,
whose candidate is Hennessey. Erick-
son is a practical engineer. He has made
q. still hunt for the office unsupported.
He is confident that he will land. Win
ecker enjoys the Mayors favor John
Wahl Queen will get the City Attorney
Assemblyman James Murphy by the Elk
ecutive Committee. There will be sur
prises in the selection of Assessment
| Commissioners. There are three places
and a few weeks ago the candidates
| numbered fourteen. Adam Dittmar will
be one of the new members. Con Gro
nan will be reappointed ii John Mullins
has anything to say about it. The Mayor
howeve believes that Mr.. Cronan has
already served the city too long and too
faithfully. He will, it is said. allow Mr..
Cronan to retire with the honors he has
won. If the Board is made a non-parti-
san one, Alderman Charles Bornemann
may land. A third candidate, who has
| an excellent nance just now. is Alder
MAJ Edward Barr. Unless all signs fail
he will enjoy the title Of Commissioner.
James Sullivan was slated but he has
made no fight. To Mr.. Barr and his fol-
lowers is given. the credit Of bringing the