The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-20
IT'S A WHITE SLATE
The Mayors ADpointees to
Office Are All Good
Men.
CONCESSIONS TO PARTY LEADERS
List Is Now Satisfactory to the
Party Organization and
the Public.
WALTER in THE POLICE BOARD
Heppsnheimer and Ringle Go
to ..he Board Of
Finance.
WALTER IN THE POLICE BOARD

| Mayor Hoos, this morning, made the fol-
! lowing appointments
| Police missioner-ADOLPH VAL
TER. Jr.
Fire Commissioner-JoHN A. ERRICK-
| SON.
Library Trustee-NELSONJ J. H. EDGE.
City Attorney-JOHN VAIL QUEEN.
Tax Commissioners x JAMES G.
| CLARKE.
| Finance Commissioners-WIL G.
uEPPENHEIMER and JACOB RINGLE.
Commissioners of Appeal in Cases Of
Taxation-Dr. MORTIMER LAMPSON,
| JOHN MEHL. Jr., and CHARLES n.
DAYTON.
Sinking Fund mmissioner-JAMES F.
CANNON.
| Directors of the Board of Education
First ward, JOHN NIMMO; Fourth ward
WILLIAM A. LEWIS; Fifth ward, JOHN
MULvANEY; Twelfth ward, ROBERT
Won CLEFT.
The appointments We're announced by
His Honor at half-past nine o'clock.
The Mayor arrived at his Office at if-
teen minutes after nine O'Clock. He was
closeted with his secretary for a few mo-
ments and then summoned the newspaper
men, who were waiting outside to hear
the verdict.
The Mayor read off the appointments
himself, smiling occasionally as looks of
surprise were apparent on the faces OF
his listeners
"When will the Assessment Commission
ers be named?'' His Honor was asked.
ir-ct 1i,1p
swered the Mayor.
Continuing. he said 1.-Two members Of
the Assessment Commission have been
decided upon. l am ready to appoint them
now, but think it will be better to an
nounce the new Board all at once.
The Assessment Commissioners do not
| take office until May "a.
The appointments made by Mayor Hoos
today end one of the hardest fights which
have ever been made around the City
Hall.
His Honor has been at odds with the
party leaders, and efforts to get him IN
line have been of no avail. The fore
most members of the party appealed to
him to abide by the suggestions OF the
party leaders, but he had made slate Of
his own and positively declined to alter
his determination. His attitude toward
the party leaders grew out of disagree
ments concerning appointments to the
Board of Education. Certain gentlemen
were appointed members of that Board
with the consent and approval OF the
party leaders Three of them precipitat-
ed trouble by complaining to the Mayor
that they were being unfairly treated.
a counter charge was made that the COM
planning members were responsible for
ali the trouble in the Board because they
did not abide by caucus decisions and
made private conferences the subject of
public discussion. designations follow
ed Grand stand speeches were made
and yellow Republican organs were de-
lighted. Mayor Hoos was annoyed and
finally declared he would name gentle
men of his acquaintance to succeed those
who had resigned from the Board and
he did.
From that time Robert Davis did not
call on the Mayor until four days ago.
Then it was for the purpose of ascertain
ing if His Honor proposed accepting any
suggestions from the Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic City COMMITTEES.
The Mayor did not answer, one way or
the other. On one appointment, that of
Police Commissioner the Mayor said he
had made selection and would not APP
point anyone else, no matter what hap
pened Mr. Davis did not make an APP
peal for anyone. He would not discuss
the proposed appointments Of the Mayor.
His Honor was deluged with petitions for
various aspirants. Delegations waited
on him daily until he finally declared
that he was sick and tired Of petitions
and delegations. The Mayor was so
emphatic that petitions ceased to be
sent in and delegations avoided the City
Hail.
The Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic City Committee kept up the fight,
however. The committee wanted John P.
Feeney reappointed Police Commissioner.
The Mayor refused to change his slate.
The committee kept UP its fight until
midnight last night. The committee wait
ed on the Mayor and remained with him
two hours. They particularly urged the
appointment of Counsellor James Murphy
as City Attorney. The Mayor wavered,
the committeeman said. and several be-
lieved Mr. Queen would be set aside for
Mr.. Murphy. The Mayor did not commit
himself, however.
John p Feeney withdrew from the
Police Commissionership fight two days
ago. Since that time he has been adj
vising with the Mayor His Honor made.
one or two concessions to Mr.. Feeney
because the latter voluntarily retired from
the Police Commissionership race and
made clear path for Adolph Walter.
Mr.. Walter made a hard fight for the.
Mayor when he was running. 1t is re-
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