The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-13
william F. ELY. He will be the next

William f. Ely. He will be the next
City Treasurer"
1t is thought that Connolly expects to
go into the Board Of Tax Commissioners.
The salary is $3.50. Just how he is going
to work this is a matter of some discus
sion to those who are figuring on the
situation. There is a well developed Inn
preston that the next Tax Commissioner
will be a man suggested by James Z.
Young, the real estate operator with an
office in the Commercial Trust building,
who was a very important factor in the
election. 1t is said that Cornish does
not stand well with Mr.. Young. James =.
Clarke's term is the one which expires
on the first of the year.
Thomas j. Degnan, who was one OF tne
first men to encourage Mr.. Pagan ana
who has been with him in all his tights.
is said to have the promise OF a good
office. 1t is said that he is willing to
wait year to step into the shoes of Tax
Commissioner Charles Dayton, whose
term expires one year after Mr. Pagan
takes office.
sam" Dickinson has given 1t out that
he has two men that he wishes to have
placed. They are William Ely for the
office of City Treasurer and John
Mitchell for the Board of Police Commits
sioners Sam has been told that he
will have to be satisfied with one of these
places as there are not yet enough jobs
to go around Therefore Sam has SAID
that if he must drop one it will be Mitchell
and take the job of City Treasurer for
Ely. Sam nevertheless thinks that
Mitchell should get something. He was
disappointed about the nomination for
Mayor and was even slated when the
crowd turned against him and named
Pagan. There does not seem TO be much
chance for Mitchell, all the same.
1t has been about settled that George
Hough is to succeed Robert Jordan as
City Comptroller Hough is very well
liked by all that think they are on the
inside He has the support of the ''man-
agers'' as well as of the friends
There are two men who seem to think
that they would be well satisfied with the
plac of clrk to tn Board of Financ.
Michael Kelaher now holds the place. The
two aspirants are Martin Finek. former
ly of several places but most lately of the
Revenue office, and Frank Lockwood. Mr..
Lockwood is clerk to the County Board
of Elections. He rendered the party
good service during the campaign. 1t is
said that Lockwood will get the place.
Ex-Alderman George Decker, who was
the candidate for Street and Water Com
missioner against Robert Smith, has
ruined all the chances he ever had of
getting anything in the gift of his party
because he refused to stultify himself
while he was on the last Grand Jury and
did not vote for the indictment of Gene"
Sullivan and William Clossey. To make
matters worse for the leaders, he was
bitter as any in his denunciation of the
interference of the Court with the Grand
Jurys actions. He was spoken of as a
probable candidate for "a place on the
Board of Police Commissioners, but he
is no longer spoken of for anything.
The term of Assistant Corporation At
torney Puster ceases on the first of the
year and there is a hustling for the job
Here again one of the friends has hove
in sight. Henry Ewald, a resident of the
Fourth ward, who has been for years the
friend of all in that vicinity who get into
trouble and who has distributed advice
free with liberal hand, is said to have
the place sure. He has had promise,
according to rumors He has been for
MANY years friend of the Mayor and is
sure that his friendship and liberality are
to be rewarded at last. This is not the
idea of the Managers however. They
think that some one who is 'weighty
should be put in the place. BY 'welgnty
they mean some one who has been con-
spicuous in the Republican party for
years and not merely as friend of one
man who was by chance elected. Robert
Carey isn't in it.
Edward Fry who succeeded Ed. WOOL
lev as chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the Republican County Commit
tee, is to get job as a reward for MS
work in the election. He thinks a TAX
Commissionership would suit him nicely.
He has Just half a chance for next year.
Among the Democratic saloon keepers
there is some hustling for place on the
Excise Commission. The most conspicuous
of the candidates are Patrick McArdle,
the wholesale dealer of Montgomery
street. Hugh Meehan, the owner OF sew
ersl saloons; James Waylett, saloon
keeper of Jersey avenue, and Anthony
Tcmbeck. of Harrison avenue. Mr.. Pagan,
bowever. has asked that the Saloonkeep-
er's Association submit to him the entire
roster of its membership and from it lie
will make his own selection. The JOB Will
not be very popular. 1t has no salary
As "The News said last night, Peter
Golden. messenger to the Mayor, will
have to go. His head was claimed some
rnonfhs ago by aComish' Connolly. He
,,ada Mr. Fagan promise that Golden
would be one of the first to 60 Cornish
takes this attitude against Golden because
as he puts it, Golden would not notice
vou or + Mark, unless we were dressed up
all the time.
Richard Bowe, a stenographer OF the
pennsylvania Railroad, is very anxious to
get the place Of Mayors clerk, now filled
bv Dennis Ryan, and he has a good
chance, it is said
There is a general scrambling for the
Mace of clerk to the Appeals Commission
Adolph Langer. an employe Of the Jour
na1n Is anxious for the clerkship. and