The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-16

There is at least one officeholder i'm
city hall who will not be a party TO
the project afoot there to build up a
political ring with Wade Finn as the
bright particular setting. He is Gwilym
a. Jones, one of three city assessors.
Philip Rinsland, one of the other as
SCISSORS. is likely to be found in the
same category as his colleague If a test
was made, but as yet he has not def
nitely indicated his position
Mr.. Jones opposition to the ring is
founded generally upon the principle
of the thing, but more particularly
upon his detestation of the political
methods of the would-be ringsters, who
are charged with the defeat of his
friend, Thomas II. Brooks, and their
known unfriendliness to his friend and
protege. W. f. Johns, the candidate for
auditOs.
A part of the programme Of the
would-be ringsters was to corral the
twenty-one assistant assessors. who
were provided for in a recent resolu-
ton that was helped through councils
by Selectman Finn.
The assessors were vested with au-
thority to appoint the assistants and
proceeded to exercise that authority
without consulting Mr.. Finn or anyl
other of the wouldbe ringsters
HE BECAME ABUSIVE.
When Finn ct al. had somewhat re-
covered from the shock occasioned by
| this remarkable display of effrontery,
| Finn uncorked the walls of his wrath
and swoopng down upon the assessors
office, Saturday. proceeded to deluge
Mr.. Jones with the contents thereof
The sudden halt which Mr.. Jones
| called to the irate Finn made the latter
stand aghast and speechless. In words
| that would never be mistaken for the
| language of a truculent underling to a
| mighty and eXacting boss. the self
| possessed assessor told Mr.. Finn to get
himself gone that If he thought to
frighten anyone he was barking up the
wrong tree, and that as far as the case
in point went, he Finn, would not be
! consulted.
In the language of the curb. Mr.. Finn
| perceived that he was up against it,
and with his characteristic cunning,
forsoOk his indignant air and tried first
to cajole and then threaten. Neither
of these means proved any more effect
i've than the attempt at terrorizing,
and after telling Mr.. Jones he would
| accomplish BILLY" Johns defeat, left
the office in high dudgeon Mr.. Jones
says that Mr. Finn went so far as to
particularize as to how the defeat OF
John was to be brought about. One
means was the use of $500 of his own
money.
DOESN'T LIKE SHOTTON.
What was particularly CALLING to Mr..
Finn was his failure to prevent the ap-
pointment of Thomas Shotton as as
sistant assessor for the Second ward
Mr.. Shotton, it will be remembered
voted against Mr.. Finn for reelection
as poor tax collector.
Just how vindictive Mr.. Finn can be-
come when pressed hard, is evidenced
by the fact-it is a fact. remarkable az
it may appear-that when he could not
secure the appointment of his choice
he threw his support to man named
Davitt Mr.. Davitt. however, dis.
dained the support of Finn and went
so far as to withdraw his application
in favor of Mr.. Shotton, when ap
praised of the use to which Finn woulc
put his candidacy.
Finn now threatens to have th
mayor disapproVe the resolution au
thorizng the appointments and there
by leave the three assessors to do the
work themselves. The mayors cOurs
in the matter will be watched with in
, terest. The assistants We're announced
, on Saturday. They are:
First ward Rio hard ]. Richards; Sec
ond ward Thomas Shotton; Third ward
Q John J. Costello. Fourth ward, GeOrE
, Shell: Fifth ward, George Hoffman; Sixtl
ward, John r. Jones; Seventh ward
I William Kane: Ninth ward Dewitt
Z Tewksberry; Tenth ward, Edwin Wenzel
Eleventh ward. George Heisner; Twelftl
5 ward, John Madigan: Thirteenth ward
Eugene Eykes; Fourteenth ward Miltoi
Rhinehart; Fifteenth ward, Thomas Par
, ry; Sixteenth ward, Simon Segal; Seven
n | teenth ward, Robert Korhner; Eighteenth
. ward, Edward Manley; Nineteenth ward
4 | Oscar StrauCh; Twentieth ward, Edwar
! Qunnan: Twenty-frst ward, John G
\ | Nicholson.
The appointment for the Eight
ward has not as yet been made.