The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-24
DICKINSON
AFTER FAGAN
Republican Boss Pushes the
Mayor Hard in a Two
Hours Talk.
MACHINE MUST BE oBEYED
Sam Wants Mark to Turn
Dowa Lindsay for Tax
Commissioner.
MACHINE MUST Be OBEYED

Mayor Fagan's Christmas holiday may
be robbed of some of its merriness by
the memories of a call which Colonel
Samuel D. Dickinson, leader of the G.
o. p. machine, made on him at the City
Hall today for the purpose of telling His
Honor what the organization expects
him to do in the matter of appointing
machine men TO Office on Januarys1.
1t has been known for some time that
there was a breach between the admin
istration and the organization which
Colonel Dickinson has been trying to
heal. The Colonel has been anxious to
smooth over the difficulties for the sake
of securing jobs for hungry Republicans
who wanted to support themselves at
tho public's expense.
The Mayor, who has manifested more
or less independence ever since he was
inaugurated, has held the Colonel at bay
for a long time and has shown very
strong determination to suit himself in
the matter of selecting men for the
january batch of appointments.
MACHINE JARRED.
The machine has been considerably
spset over the appearance on the Mayors
slate Of the name of James c. Lindsay
for reappointment as a Tax Commits
sioner He was put in the Board last
summer to fill the yancancy caused by
the death of Charles H Dayton while
Col. Dickinson was absent in Europe.
The appointment was not satisfactory
to the Colonel because Lindsay was not
machine man and the organization had
insisted on the appointment of Re-
publican bearing all the earmarks as
regular. The Mayor is pleased with the
the way In which Lindsay has stood by
his personal friend Degnan in jacking up
the valuations of corporations, and as
sured him that he would be reappointed.
The machine, however, did not approve
Of the assaults made on the treasures of
the corporations and made an effort to
induce Fagan to sidetrack Lindsay for
a machine man.
The colonel took the ultimatum to Fa-
gan some time ago. but his Honor
wouldn't bulge from his position.
Then special meeting of the Republi-
ran CITY Executive Committee was held
att Lincoln Hall Monday night, at which
Col. Dickinson called the attention Of the
committeeman to Fagan's determination
to reappoint Lindsay. The committee.
acting under the direction of the colonel,
placed itself as opposing the selection and
insisting, that the Mayor should put a
man in the Tax Board who was known
as an organization man.
COLONEL LOOKS HAPPY.
Mr.. Pagan was invited to attend the
meeting. but lie pleaded that business pre-
vented him from going to the hail.
The committeeman did not mince
words in finding fault with Tax Commits
things as the personal representatives
Of the Mayor They demanded as
right. due the Republican organization
which put Pagan in nomination that he
place at least one machine man in this
important branch of the city govern
ment.
The Colonel reached the City Hall
shortly after half past ten o'clock this
morning.
Chairman Fry of the Republican County
Committee was seen fitting about the
corridors of the City Hall before the
Colonel disappeared in the Mayors inner
office. The Colonel wore silk hat and
looked happy. The doors were closed as
soon as he got inside and he wasn't
seen again until 1886 o'clock.
While the conference was on the
Mayor instructed Secretary O'Connor to
give on this statement to the newspaper
men who were waiting to see the
Colonel
s'There is nothing ] have to say today
on the subject of the Offices to be filed
on January J. Nothing has been de-
cided and will not be until next week.
When the Colonel left the Office he re-
fused to talk on the subject of his call.
He merely said:-'sI have nothing to say.
I'm in hurry to catch train"
PAGAN SILENT.
Later Mayor Pagan said to the report
er of s'The News 4There is nothing 1
care to say now Nothing has been de-
cided yet There viii be a further con
ference next week. Everything is har-
monious
"There would be harmony if Lindsay
was reappointel to the Tax Boardg" he
was asked.
7 am not going to talk on this matter
a all, replied heSMayor. II wish you a
merry Christnlas.v
Another official who is close to the ad-
ministration. said, Everything is up in