The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-20
RYAN LEADS
IN COUNCIL
HEAD Fight
lrOnbOnad Aldermen Pledge
Support to Fifth Ward
Representative.
SINNOTT'S SHERIFF BOOM
City Hall Hears Rumors That
Frank II. Sommer May Be
Republicans Choice for
Mayor--Mayor Haussling
May Place him.
SINNOTT'S SHERIFF BOOM

The fight for the presidency of Com
mon Council is on in the Democratic
ranks, as is the contest for the leader
ship, and the majority party of the
a]dermanic body have practically
settled on Alderman Patrick II. Ryan,
majority leader of the present Council,
for the presidency in place of John y.
Sinnott, of the Seventh Ward, who is
president now.
Ryan will receive the support OF the
representatives of the Ironbound DIS
trict, consisting of the Fifth, Tenth
and Twelfth Wards, and also OF the
Second Ward, while it is understood
that the adherents of Mr.. Sinnott, e
by Alderman Adolph Holzner, have
agreed on Ryan. as president, with the
understanding that the seventh
Warder gets the leadership.
This withdrawal on the part of Alder
man Sinnott is in return for the with
drawal of Ryan, who dropped out OF
the race in his, favor last year n took
the leadership, so that the next years
slate will merely mean a swap be-
tween the two men.
on the other hand there is the liabil-
ity of a contest for the places ecaus
of the increased majority of the Demo-
Gratis in the Council, a number OF the
new men preferring new men for both
positions.
The situation has been thoroughly
~canvassed, and while this Independent
element is strong enough to be heard 1t
has not force enough to change the
slate.
Jerome T. Congleton, of the Eleventh
Ward, on whose shoulders the ant
of Alderman, now Assemblyman-eiect
William p. Martin, has fallen, will
probably be chosen by the Republicans
as the minority leader. He served a
term in the Council, but was defeated
last year for reelection.
Another important matter is that
within the next fifteen days the Mayor
will name the men who are to serve on
the new nine.man appointive school
board, which will succeed the present
elective body of thirty. The Mayor has
not appeared at the executive offices
in the city Hall for the last few days,
s-sS~{ie is suffering from a severe cold
hit when he returns he will find fifteen
or twenty delegations waiting for him
to ask him to appoint the man OF their
choice to the small board.
A delegation from the. William c. Nicoll
Association, a Democratic association. With
M members In, the Third Ward, was in
fine MAYORS office today to request that
he appoint present School COMMISSIONS
Alexander Koerber. This action on the
part of the Nicoll Association Is to coun-
teract the influence brought to bear on
the Mayor to appoint Alderman Emil
WohIfarth, the Republican representative
hn the Common Council from the Third
Ward, who was defeated at the last cleo
lion by Louis Semel, Democrat.
The action of the Nicoll Association in
attempting to dictate to the, Mayor whom
he should appoint is being bitterly fought
nv some members of the association, who
claim that the committee should merely
request the Mayor to appoint a Democrat
from the ward.
In connection with the withdrawal Of
Alderman Sinnott from the race for the
presidency is the rumor that his name
will be presented to the Democrats Of the
county at the next primary for Sheriff
NJ Essex County, and that the Republi-
cins will offer among others City Treas
urer Albert T. Guenther.
For some time Alderman Sinnotts name
has been connected with the Democratic
nomination for Mayor next year, but 1t
is understood that the contest will be the
same as last year, between the present
and Edward M. Waldron, who
was defeated at the city convention last
year
On the other hand the name of Sheriff
Frank H. Sommer is being mentioned in
connection with that of city executive by
his Republican friends, and it is under
stood that but for this fact ne would have
been asked to serve on the small School
Board by Mayor Haussling, who will ap-
point the member next month.
The sheriff has several times declared
that when he stepped out of his present
office he would devote himself to his law
practise, but admitted that he would like
10 again have a voice in the educational
affairs Of the city.
1t is. generally understood that il the
sheriff indicates that he does not want
fine mayoralty nomination h will be
named for the small School Board.