The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-21
ALL WHITE MEN.
Mayor Hoos Completes His
List of Municipal
Appointments.
TIE ASSESSMENT COMMISSIONERS
Three PrizsWinners Out of Eighteen
Candidates Barr Of the
Seventh Named.

his white slate this morning. He appoint
ed the following gentlemen members OF
the Assessment Commission:-Corn
Cronin, James N. Davis and Edward
Barr.
Cornelius Cronin was re-appointment,
James n. Davis succeeds Humphrey w
Carr Mr.. Barr is the successor OF
Michael Schultz. The appointments are
for three years. The salary of the office
is 81, ,0e0 a year. The appointments are
satisfactory to the party leaders. A
dates for the three offices. The party lea,
ders recomm ended Cronin, Davis and
Sanes Sullivan. All three gentlemen
would doubtless have been appointed naa
Sullivan made any fight. He did not
urge or even request the Mayor TO ap-
point him.
Henry Gctthafdt encouragement. He
made red hot fight, and lost only by
very short STEP
Tne Seventh ward was DOUBTLESS IaVor-
able to the appointment of Mr.. Barr
Democrats VINO rarely take any interest
in politics waited on the Mayor ana ap-
pealed i'm Barr's behalf, maintaining that
the presence of the Seventh ward IN the
Democratic column is due entirely 10 the
efforts of that gentleman and n ms SUPPORT, 9,a,,
ers Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Barr called
on the Mayor and briefly laid his claims
for the office before His Honor. The
Mayor with his customary grace listened
When Mr.. Bars oratorical effort came
to an end, the Mayor smiled and handed
him an official looking document Mr.
Barr opened it, smiled, stammered some
thing about being grateful and hnaliy
gave the Mayors hand hearty grasp.
The official document was Mr.. Barr's APP
pointment A more delighted man can not
be imagined. The new Commissioner tele-
phoned the good news TO his Greenvflies
friends. In short time that quiet SUI
burb was being disturbed by the expto-
sion of bombs and cannon crackers.
Mr. Barr was sworn in before he left
City Hall. City Clerk ODonnel admin
istered the oath, and congratulated the
new appointee. Commissioner Barr re-
turned to the Mayors office and again
thanked His Honor for appointing him
While he was there Police Commissioners
Adolph Walter sauntered in to pay his
respects to the Mayor Following Mr..
Walter came Finance Commissioner Rim
gle and Fire Commissioner Erickson.
his thanks to the Mayor His Honor was
kept in his Office until six o'clock discuss
ing public affairs with the new members
asked by several of his appointees if he
had any suggestions to make about clerk
ships
boards I have nothing to say about
replied His Honor. Il will interfere with
no Board. l only want to see competent
men named-men who win attend to their
duties at the proper time.
The new Assessment Commissioners
are well known gentlemen. Mr. Cronin,
who was re-appointed, is an Independent
Democrat. He was honored with re-
appointment at the earnest solicitation
Of Mr. John Mullins. Mr.. Cronin is en-
gagged in the real estate business in lower
Montgomery street with Mr.. MuMins, the
firm name being Mullins & Cronin- Mr..
Cronin was at one time Sheriff of this
county. He ran second time against
Robert Davis, the Democratic party $
leader Mr.. Davis defeated him after
hard fight Mr. Cronin was appointed an
Assessment Commissioner by Mayor
Tyl-s h fp1 fr,r--.. DC
retention in the assessment department
is considered wise stroke.
James N. Davis is a Democrat. He has
for many years been engaged in the req
is a Justice of the Peace and is at the
head of a detective agency. He has long
and is one of the. partys- hardest and
most successful fighters. He served two
terms in the Police Board when that body
was composed of six members. He is now
Club
Edward Barr came to this city about
ten years ago. He located IN the Green
ing. and with his partner, Mr.. Dinwiddie,
he has a large plant in Greenville. giving
employment to about three hundred per-
sons. Mr.. Barr entered the political ar
ena in 1896 when he was induced to ae-
cept an Aldermanic nomination. The
Seventh ward was 800 Republican. The
fight of the campaign was made in the
Seventh and Mr.. Barr was victorious. In
the Board of Aldermen he has served on
the Committee on Laws and Ordinances.
Every election found Mr.. Barr at the
front spending his money and giving his
time freely in the cause of Democracy.
In the last year he has been regarded as
the leader Of the ward. 1t was his fol-
lowers who entered him in the Assess
ment Commission race Having won, he
and they are jubilant.
When the news of Alderman Bars APP
pointment to the position OF Assessment
Commissioner reached the GreenviIe sec
ton last evening the Democrats. and not
a few Republicans, were greatly elated
popular appointment for that position
could not have been made. Many were
the congratulations showered upon the
new Assessment Commissioner to be and
time and again he was cheered at Column
sbia Hall.
Nfr Barr is a very popular man in the
Greenville section where for nine years
he has done business. He is esteemed by
all who know him and harder worker
for the Democratic party in that ward
cannot be found His excellent work in
the last campaign was q very important
factor and no doubt it helped wonder
fully to carry that ward. His appoint
ment is approved of by all and the Demo-
Gratis are satisfied that Mr.. Barr was the
man entitled to it.
The first of the new appointees to take
the oath of office was Tax Commissioner
Clarke. The second man was Police Conn
missioner Walter.