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NO EXECUTIONS
TODAY.
Democratic Office Holders
Doomed by the Su-
preme Court Decision
Reprieved Till
Tomorrow.
REPUBLICANS EAGER FOR sPOILs
President Payne Busy With
His List Political Lead
ers Confer.
REPUBLICANS EAGER FOR SPOILS

dThe news from Trenton yesterday that
the Supreme Court had refused to grant
a writ Of error to the Democratic elective
Street and Water Board, settling the
question of stay pending the
appeal to the Court Of Errors
and Appeals was naturally received
in jubilant manner by the hum
dreds of Republicans looking for jobs in
the Street and Water Department. May
or Pagan and the Republican admins
tration and organization were of course,
happy, though the Mayor processes that
his interest lies entirely in the welfare of
the city rather than of his party.
There is no denying that Democrats in
general though not completely surprised
were considerably disappointed. The
long delay of the Supreme Court in hand
ing down its decision which ousted the
five members elected by xthe people, its
delay in deciding whether an appeal to
the Court of Errors and Appeals should
act as stay had led them to rather look
for favorable decision.
1t is generally believed that the axe
will be put speedily to work and that the
heads of nearly all the Democrats hold
ing Office and jobs in the Street and
Water Department will drop in lunches
into the basket of the Republican gull
otine. There is an effort however, to dis
pei the impression that the administra-
ton is going about this matter sFith ats,-
seemly or undue haste. 1t is given out
that when what the administration terms
''sinecure" is dropped the place will not
be filled and that the principal effort in
the matter of changes viii lie in the in
terest of the department.
The scramble for positions is so
great, however, that even should the
administration be solely interested in
Economy it will have to give way to
political pressure From what could be
learned this morning large number of
heads were scheduled to be dropped at
this afternoons meeting, but President
Payne saidthat no appointments to posi-
tions or jobs would be made today. 1t
is claimed that most of those to be
dropped are not to be replaced.
The political leaders have been in
conference and many changes Of posi-
tion have been decided upon. The LIST,
however, had not been completed up to
noon.
The corridors of the City Hall were
filed yesterday afternoon after the re-
ceipt of the news from Trenton with
candidates for jobs and their friends
impressing their respective claims on
the powers that be- Mayor Fagan's re-
ception room was filled all morning with
practically the same element.
Every ward has a score of candidates
for all sorts of jobs in the department
and the ward leaders are having their
hands full in attempting to balance the
claims of rival factions. The Eighth
Ward alone has enough candidates to
fill every position held by a Democrat.
The Democrats who are holding posi-
tions wear a general look Of resigna-
tion They are naturally disappointed,
but they've had plenty of time to ac-
custom themselves to decapitation.
Democratic Leader Robert Davis had
no comment to make upon the Supreme
Courts decision or the appeal acting as
stay further than to say ay:sThe
court has had its say and we can only
submit.