The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-23
Iloboken Republicans Sc
yefely Condemn HIS
School Appoint
ments.
SAY ALL ARE DEMOCRATS
Treasurer smith, Il Is Said, Will
MOI Honor Warrants Passed
By the New Board.

News last evening, the Republican City
Committee of Hobcken has protested
against Mayor Fagan's appointment Of
George II. Eel as School Commissioner,
upon the grounds hat he was not a Re-
publican Notwithstanding that Bell had
voted for Mckinley.
The Republican City Committee met last
evening in Odd Fellows Hall and adopted
this preamble and resolutions without a
dissenting vote
Whereas, On the eighteenth day Of
April. The Mayor Of the city OF Hobo
ken did appoint George H. Bell and
Philip Waldhein as members of-the
Republican party TO the commission OF
Public Instruction; and
Whereas, Notwithstanding the claim
that the said George Fl. Bell and
Philip Waldheim are members OF the
Republican party. the first fact IS thal
they are members Of the Democratic
party. and are known as such; and
Whereas. In seque of said ap-
nointments, the Commission OF PuDilc
Instruction of this city now consists
of six Democratic members and two
Republican members; and
Whereas. The said Commission OF
Public Instruction, asst now exists: IS
Illegally constituted. the law requiring
that not more than one-half Of the
said Commission shall be of the same
political party; therefore be it
ReSOiE9G. by the hGQQDllCdn Sity
Committee Of the city of Hoboken.
that we do hereby earnestly protest
against the appointment of George II.
Bell and Paiijp Waldheim as Commis-
sioners of Public Instruction of the
city of Hoboken, and that we make
this protest on the ground that neither
of said gentlemen are members OF the
Republican party, but are Democrats.
Ralph w. Skinner, son of ex-Judge E..
w. Skinner, who was recently defeated
for Recorder as a Republican candidate,
introduced the resolutions. He said that
he understood that City Treasurer James
Smith would refuse to recognize the
School Commissioners as a legally con
stituted organization, because Bell and
Waldheim were Democrats and not Re
publicans, as required by law, and h a
the city Treasurer would refuse to honor
the warrants passed by the School Com
missfoners until these two men were re-
moved and their places given to Republic
cans.
1t was decided to appoint a committee
to present the petition to and confer with
Mayor Pagan, with a view of inducing
him to reconsider the appointment OF Bell
and Waldheim. Charles Taylor, First
ward; Ralph w. Skinner, Second ward;
Frank J. Lees, Third ward; Charles Bot
Ter, Fourth ward, and Edward Beebe,
Fifth ward. were appointed such commit-
tee.
The committee will probably visit May
or Pagan on Monday and present the
names of the following Republicans who
are willing to accept the appointment of
School Commissioners If Bell and VALID
helm are forced out:-N. M. Goldram and
George p. Bissonette, First ward; Will
lam A. Schell and Allan Lexow, Second
ward: Alexander Robb and Daniel Spen-
Ger, Thir ward: Edward Rathjen. Fourth
ward, Samuel A. Besson and James Ben
son, Fifth ward.
The Republican Association met last
evening in another room in Odd Fellows
Hail.. while the Republican City Commit
tee was in session and adopted resolu-
lions protesting against Mayor Fagan's
appointment of Joseph ]. Guisto as a
Commissioner Of Assessment Of Taxes,
claiming that his appointment was an in
suit and an outrage upon the Republic
can party and the people of Hoboken
also that Guisto was untitled and unde-
serving of such appointment. Mayor Fa-
gan was clisiciAsu 49,
him before his term EXPIRED.
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two Republicans,
ing Colonel B. Franklin Hart as a candi-
date for Postmaster, and also this
h,,oan Asso-
o;ation If the citv Of Hoboken. n. r..
o-eo~b1al Anr;l 80 1909