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AFTER FGEuEY'S SHOES
Army Of office Grabbers
Seek to Dlsplace One
Of the City'S Best
Officials.
MAYOR HOOS HESITATES
Booms for Walter and Foley To-
day-Christy Smith Wants the
Job and Wants Ii Badly.

The Police Commissioner fight is get
ting hotter by the minute. Mayor Hoos'
life. at the same time, is being made
warmer and warmer.
What His Honor will do, no one knows,
nor will anyone know until the morning
of A9ril %.
Last week It was reported that some
OF the dozen or more candidates for the
office had retired from the race. The
rumor was without foundation, as to-
day the whole string bobbed up again,
apparently imbued with new life and
new hope.
This mornings mail brought His Honor
two letters. One was from the Twelfth
Ward Democratic Association. It con-
tanned resolutions passed by that body
at its last meeting asking that Assem-
blyman Adolph Walter be appointed to
succeed John P. Feeney in the Police
Board. The Mayor filed the letter away
and opened the second official looking
document, which had been laid before
him by his secretary. 1t was a type
written petition also asking that Mr..
Walter be appointed. 1t set forth Mr.
Walters qualifications. 1t was signed by
Phillip Heck and about forty other gem
flemen. all of whom reside somewhere in
the. Twelfth ward. This. too, was filed
away for future reference.
His Honor had scarcely finished read
ing the Walter ~eulogies when Messenger
Golden, in his most dignified style, an
nouneed.-
"A committee of five from the Third
ward wishes to have an audience with
His Honor the Mayor"
.Show them in" was the order passed
along the line by the secretary to his
assistant, and finally to Messenger Gold
en-
The committee entered. heads bald and
barred and chests inflated.
Patrick Nugent was in the lead. His
associates brought UP the rear. AS the
gentlemen neared the Mayor. they APP
peared to lose confidence; but not their
power of speech.
Mr.. Nugent bowed his wa. into the
Mayors presence. So did his associates.
The Mayors greeting was the essence of
warmth. Mr.. Nugent was spokesman for
the party. He introduced Mr.. Frank j.
Hanly and then permitted the others to
perform the same duty for themselves.
The weather and other important sub
jects were discussed and Mr.. Nugent
then boldly announced that he and his
associates were there to ask for the APP
pointment of Bernard j. Foley as Police
Commissioner.
The Mayor was staggered. He suppos-
ed Mr.. Foley had given up the idea of
becoming a part Of the administration
The members of the committee were
apparently bubb1ing over with good
things to say about Foley. But Mr..
Nugent stated the case as best he could
and bowed himself out before his assoc
ciates had an opportunity to get their
oratorical machinery in working order
The Mayor expects to have a merry
time with the Police Commissioner cam
didates between now and April %.
John P. Feeney. whose term expires,
is a candidate for reappointment. He has
the support of the party leaders, the
Executive Committee of the Democratic
City Committee and many of the best
Democrats in the city. He has not saban-
doned hope Of being reappointed, notwith-
standing the report that the Mayor is
said TO be inclined to allow him to drop
out of the official family.
John Erickson, chairman of the City
Committee, is also hot after the APP
pointment. The Sixth Ward Club en-
dorsed him for Fire Commissioner a few
nights ago and he boldly announced that
he did not want that office. Whether he
will get the Police Commission plum or
not remains to be seen.
The friends of Alderman Moran rave
by no means abandoned hope. They are
making a hot fight for him. The Alder
man, too, is doing some hustling. DR..
Benjamin Edge is said to be in the race
still. He is not making the fight the
other candidates are. Ex-Police Com
missioner James N. Davis is in the race.
Michae Kenny has not given way to any
one yet. Christopher P. Smith is the
newest candidate. He says the Mayor
cannot afford to take the appointment
from the Third ward. If, he argues,
Mr.. Feeney is not to be reappointed. he
is as much entitled to the Office as any
Democrat in town. Ex-Police Commits
sioner James Kelly is also looking for
the Office.
All the candidates are sending petitions
and delegates to the Mayor.
If the recommendation of the Executive
Committee OF the City Committee will
nave any weight with the Mayor, John
P. Feeney will be reappofnted.