The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-12

iayor had not friends prevailed upon
m to withdraw his opposition to Mayor
s;gan's denomination, it is conceded, will
3 e's~a ,'f The organization. While
closely allied to Col. Dickinson. Mr.. Nc
.ssso friendly with Mayor Fa-
an He is Health, Commissioners by ap-
continent of the Mayor, and it is known
hat the latter holds him in high es-
eem. A less Objectionable organization
candidate could hardly be selected. If
he Mayor fails to appoint Mr.. McCar-
hy it will be only because he regards
lin as too friendly toward Colonel Dick
lnson and because he wants to be the
iirecting power Of that important branch
# the municipal government. Should
the Mayor make the choice of his own
accord, Commissioner McNulty will be
in high glee. 1t would be natural to
suppose that the new member would find
it more congenial in view of the circum-
stances, to train with the Mayors uncle
rather than with the President of the
Samuel D. Dickinson Association. Pol
'ticians in discussing the situation had
not forgotten the row last year between
Mayor Pagan and Commissioner Nit
clell ever the appointment of a success
or to Police Captain McKaig. They re-
called the Mayors threat not to give the
Commissioner reappointment and told
how he was forced by the organization
at the last minute to give Commissioned
Mitchell the commission that was intend
ed for some one else.
If report is true, Mayor Pagan has
often expressed regret at his act and
would have been glad were he in posi-
tion to undo it. knowledge of this is
what gives the Dickinson Republicans
food for reflection.
The Mayor win not lack sugges-
tions from the men who stood by him
when Col. Dickinson issued his decIa-
ration of war One of these men said
last night that the Mayor was too clever
a politician not to take advantage of the
opportunity that presents itself to
strengthen his position.
This was taken to mean that the new
Police Commissioner will be a man in
whom the Mayor has confidence and
who, sheuld the occasion arise, will
stand by him as against the organiza-
ton. Reuben Simpson. of the Gre n
vile section, was mentioned as posi-
bic Pagan appointee. He attracted
some attention to himself few months
ago by charging that poalrooms paid for
protection. His appointment would
please the reform element in the Re
publican party. At the time Commits
sioner Mitehells head was in jeopardy
Thomas P. Connolly, of the First Ward.
and Patrick Anthony. of the Second
Ward, We're telling their friends they
had been promised the appointment
Maybe the Mayor will make one of the
two happy by putting him in the Board
TO boss the man he expected to succeed
last January, or he may go up to the
Eleventh Ward and tender the appoint
ment to Andrew Knox, who claims to
WELD more political influence in that
section than either John Macarthur or
Morris Heiney. Persons who know the
Mayors methods expect he viii an
nounce that no appointment will be
made until after the election. There is
nothing he enjoys so much as to keep
people guessing and to make every appli-
cant for office believe that he is the one
who is to have the place he is seeking,
though there may be hundreds looking
for it.