The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-14
Legislature to Give Appoint
ment Of Police Justices
to Governor.
AFTER STREET CONTROL
Street and Water Board to Be
Abolished and Chief Exc
Gu i've to Appoint
New Commission

The Legislature convenes on the SECOND
Tuesday in January. The Inauguration OF
Goyernor-elect Franklin Murphy takes
place the following Tuesday. And those
Republican bosses hereabouts who have
had only hopes to gladden. their hearts
and to feed their energies now see some-
thing more tangible. They are all hgur-
ing ON what graft Hudson is to get, not
what benefits this end of the State is to
receive, but rather what is to be given
them for their individual ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and profit And they figure that several
large and juicy plums are due them in the
shape of appointments and pet legislation.
There is no longer any figuring on how
they can convince the powers that be why
these plums should be shipped this way.
All fears that they might not be able to
show just why they should come in for
la liberal share of the epoils are set at
rest when Sam Dickinson says, Il am
the original Murphy man. Didn't tell
you so two years ago?" And then there
is that Franklin Murphy Association that
held outings and otherwise helped to dig
the name of Murphy from the obscurity
. of paint ems and varnish tanks. And
above all there was MurDhy's announce
ment at the reception given in this city
in his honor that Sammy was decidedly
next. They all admit that Sans
originality is to be rewarded with that
berth called Secretary of State"
ssWhat will Sam do?'' Is the next ques-
tion. And Sam says Everything" SO
the bosses grin and go about perfectly
satisfied with themselves and their pros
poets though chafing under the delay.
There are lenty who can almost feel
their commissions in their pockets.
In the matter of legislation there are
two points that there seems to be a
great deal of assurance on all sides will
be carried through this winter The first
is to pass an act that will take from the
Mayor the power to appoint Police JUS
tices and to give that power to the Gov
ernor. The appointments are to be BIZ
partisan. There are two Justices in New
ark and two here. The passage of such
an act would be, it is thought, agreeable
to the Republican bosses in both. cities.
J. Herbert Potts had such bin all ready
for the last session and he carried it to
Trenton one day. After working hard to
get some one to father It he found that
there was no hope and he returned to
this city, bill and all. That bill has re-
posed in Mr.. Pottss office ever since, but
it will take another trip shortly after the
New Year. Mr. Potts worked very hard
in the last campaign. He interested
himself particularly in Mr. Murphy's cam
vass and he thinks he sees chance to
get that bill through. Anyway, he will
try hard.
Mr.. Potts. it will be remembered, was
Police Justice for number of years. He
liked the job very much and was greatly
disappointed when Mayor Heos failed to
reappoint him year ago. He has longed
for the place ever since and it was with
a view to getting back on the bench that
he framed the bill last winter. And ne
now thinks that that campaign work
ought to help someone to see the matter
from his point. OF course, he is to be
the Republican appointed, he thinks
In that Police Justice bill there is re-
vealed the why and wherefore Of Police
Justice IIoos's appearance as chairman
of a meeting Of independent voters in
the recent campaign. The question then
was ssWhy is he here?" The answer now
is. Hes been promised a re-appoint-
mcnt under q new act that will give the
Governor the power to appoint bi-parti-
san Justices" He has been slated even
promised, it is said, the Democratic ap-
pointment on the bipartisan board. But
there are those who say that he was used
as tool and win be cast aside.
There is also great deal of talk about
introducing an act that will abolish Stree
and Water Boards in cities of the firsts