The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-20
RING AND R|NCLE
Simpson Of Celeryville the
--latest Burden Of Mayor
Elect Pagan.
FINANCE CONTROL FIGHT
Commissioner Jake Wants
His Old Friend and Ally
as Sidepartner.
EVERYONE ELSE AGIN' Elm
But the Board of Managers
Badly Need Help in the
Shrievalty Struggle
Next Fall.
EVERYONE ELSE AGIN' Elm

The Board of Managers who Will guioe
Mayor-elect Mark NJ. Pagan, accorolng
To his own confession and their expressed
snfentions. have new obstacle to over
come. Thus far they have been opposed
by the Friends of the Mayor-elect, VINO
stood bv him confident of victory waen
the Republican party leaders were anx-
ious TO keep in the background 10 some
extent. so that the defeat which they
felt sure was in store for the candidate
would not take them in also. But on
top of the opposition of the Friends
there has developed a strong opposition
in the person of Jacob Ringle, FINANCE
Commissioner
Aar. Ringle is to remain in the Board OF
Finance for another year. He does not
care half as much about any other brancn
OF the city government as he does about
the Finance Board. He has decided that,
above all other things, harmony must
prevail in that Board and he has decided
that the only way the incoming admins
tration can effect this harmony Is to ap-
point TO the Board Reuben Simpson,
former Finance Commissioner and Alder
1nan-at-Large. Mr.. Simpson was IN the
Board for six years and Mr.. Ringle was
associated with him. They worked to-
gether very successfully from Mr.. Ringies
noint of view and he wants that state OF
afrairs re-eefablished. Mr.. Ringle formed
q very high opinion of Mr.. Simpson per-
sonallv and as a business man ana a
strong attachment grew up between them.
Now Mr.. Ringle has virtually announced
TO Mayor-elect Pagan and the Board Of
Managers that Mr. Simpsons is the only
man that he will be satisfied with. Tnus
both the Mayor-elect and the Managers
are in a zqua andry. They want Mr. k1ngae ,
good wishes and his hearty cooperation
and above all they want him to get back
into the fold and become good Repup-
lican.''
But they do not want Rueben simpson.
He is not a staunch machine man accord
ing TO the standards of such and he IS
not even friend to the Mayor-elect
in the sense that term is now used. Ii
Simpson gets lne place the machine loses
SO much graft. the friends are sure 10
kick and howl and the +good citizens
or Independent voters are sure TO be up
in arms and demand
why this appointment? Did no you.
Mr.. Mayor, promise us that the old bar
nactes would be cast aside and the good
citizens placed in your cabinet?''
Now the gang is trying to figure out
If it is worth bringing all this trouble
about their heads just to keep Jacob
Ringle in line. They jump from one con-
clusion to the other and are thinking
hard. They want Mr.. Ringle- In fact
they think they will need him very badly
next fall when the Shrievalty fight will
be on, and there are many who think
the gang will brave the storm and swai-
low Simpson. If they do, Mr.. Ringle will
control the Board of Finance because he
will come pretty near controlling Mr.
Simpson. That is another dangerous fea-
ture of the whole matter from the point
of view of the Mayor-elect and of the
Board Of Managers and OF the Friends
an dcf the "good citizens. Truly the
situation is a most trying one.
Mr.. Ringle was seen this morning by
q reporter of 1.-THE News" and asked
about his attitude on the appointment.
He was enthusiastic over Mr.. Simpson
He said:-
II like Mr.. Simpson very much. lie is
a man I think great deal of and IS a
very good and reputable citizen. He
would make. an excellent commissioners.
He was in the Board before for six years
and was an Invaluable member"
sThen you and Mr.. Simpson would get
along very well. you think
s.Ah. yes We would get along very well
indeed.
.sThen you wish to have Mr. Simpson in
the Board with you
ssYes. I am very anxious to have him
there