The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-08
WHO IS NEXT :?
Politicians Gossip About.
Mayor-elect Pagan, His
Owners and Ownees.
COLLINS AND BLAIR ADVISERS
Progress Of the Divvy-up
of Offices Speer to Be
Prosecutor.
COLLINS AND BLAIR ADVISERS

Mayor-elect Mark M. Fagan Will ieave
town early in the morning for Lakewood
where he will take a rest for week or
two. Behind him he leaves very hig
pile of mall, part of which he has al
ready opened. but (emphasis on the
'.not') answered.
Sitting in his office and looking with
alarm at the ever growing heap OF les-
ters TODAY he was amazed at the sudden
addition to his number of personal
friends" oh. my, they didn't want any
thing either. Nothing short of COM
missionership would please some OF ine,n'
while the remainder said they would pc
satisfied with any position with saiaiy
not less than $1,000 year. Mr Fasan
uncle, Mr.. John F. McNulty, VINO IS soou
nature incarnate, nearly lost his temper
and warned his nephew not to undertaAe
any answering at this early stage.
The Mayor-elect put his hand to ms
forehead and wondered whether II
wouldn't be good thing to initiate tne
policy of Tallyrand, who was once purn-
ing pile of letters when his august
master, Napoleon the Great, entered tne
room.
1What is he doing?" asked Marechai
Ney of the Emperor.
.sOnay answering my correspondence,
returned the Little Corporal with
grimace.
Mr.. Pagan, and this will be information
to many hundreds on the anxious seat
won't make any promises until after ms
return to town and then only after pro-
longed consultation with his ADVISERS
who are the advisers? is the next thing
uppermost with the political quidnuncs.
Those who ina gine that they are next
the next Mayor say that whatever ou-
nreme Court Justice Gilbert Collins ana
Judge John A. Blair have to say VIII pe
received with a great deal of distinguished
consideration. None of the old-time party
hacks will be listened to. They Will pc
forciblv but gently reminded to go away
back and take seat.
.one thing is sure" said prominent
Republican this morning, 'and that IS
that Mr.. Pagan will not appoint wnat
some call the ring men. He IS not soins
to make that mistake, I can assure you
His appointees will be Repuphcahs anu
Democrats of known standing.
From another source it was learned
that Colonel S. D. Dickinson, e. w. Wool-
lev. ID. II M1tcnell duU OltiCiS ~ eN-~
class have their eyes glued on state
offices. Mr.. Dickinson will be state
Treasurer again. The new prosecutor
will in all probability be William u.
Speer, Jr., the best platform speaker on
the Republican side with the exception
of Mr.. Record. The present prose
cutor, Mr.. James s., Erwin, is persona
non grata with the Hudson Republican
machine. who will take good care to give
him his political quietus when the time
comes. In the other State appointments
Howard c. Grifiths, Isaac F. Goldennorn,
Robert Carey, Frank H. Hall and a 1e"
others are aspiring to district Judge
ships and failing that then city law po-
sition.
George Il. Record will probably be Of
fered the position of Corporation Counsel
but it is doubtful if he will accept II.
Frank Higgins has his eye on poice
iudgeship when that Office is vacant, and
young Eddie Hoos hopes to be rewarded
with a reappointment for apostasy
However, it is all gossip now and keeps
no end of Republicans on the tenter-
hooks.