The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-11-18
GLEN RIDGE.
BELLEVILLE
AND NUTLEY
NEW APPOINTMENTS
ARE DUE TONIGHT.
Orange Common Council Will Pass Once
More on Mayors Names for Fire
and Police Commissions.

Interest in political and official circles in
Orange is today centred in the special
meeting tonight of the Orange Common
Council Mayor Isaac Shoenthal has pre-
pared a new list Of nominees for the police
and fire commissions that We're authorized
by the public at the election last year. and
to test the sincerity of the Republican ma
jority in the council. which voted for the
change in control of the police aud fire de-
partments from the present council COM
mittees. he has included mems names who
are above any possible reproach, he states.
1t is known that there are certain mem-
bers of the council majority who are
opposed to the confirmation of commits
sioners, despite their vote to make the
change In control of departments, but Ma
jority Leader Edward $. Perry, in discuss
Ing the situation today, declared that the
majority would he compelled to confirm
the names of men, IL those sent in by the
Mayor were not lot OF petty poliu-
clans"
That the majority members who opposed
the confirmation Of the names in the past
were acting becauseo of their feeling against
placing the control of the departments with
commissions was understood but not gener-
ally known, and Mr.. Perry's admission Of
that fact confirms the belief entertained
that the failure of the council to select
eight men of the list submitted during
eleven months was due not only TO the re-
fusal of the Republicans TO accept the
undesirable citizens" named, but also to
a positiye opposition by men in the council,
some of whom served on the present police
and fire committees
This talk of the commissions has been
an engroSsng one during the entire year.
The five Democratic members Of the Coun-
ell have generally supported the Mayors
names with a single exception while the
Republican majority has as generally voted
against the lists sent along by Shoenthal.
The result has been the selection of but
two men, Dr. r. s. Watson and George A.
Martin, both of whom were named for the
fire commission, and both are Republi-
cans Many names of citizens have been
rejected by the Councimen, and the public
was about resigned to the belief that there
would be no commissions until the Mayor
made his decision on Friday to call to-
nights meeting.
Mr.. Perry today in speaking of fights
policemen as to changes in the police
department and the reduction of Detec-
tive-Sergeant John Drabell, a Democrat,
to the position of desk-Sergeant and ad-
vancement of Republican men in the de-
partment. said the talk was the veriest
"hot air." Mr.. Perry said that his clos
ing days in the Council would not be
marked by any petty changes on account
of politics, and he was very emphatic on
that point. There was a movement when
Drabell was acting chief of the depart
but this was opposed by Mr..
Perry, and an alleged deal" arranged by
certain men of the Republican majority
and of the police committee did not go
through, although Roundsman Thomas j.
Brown was replaced as acting detective
by Roundsman Frederick Reinhart. Brown
is Democrat and Reinhart q Republican.