Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-29
NEW IDEA men
FIGHT OUST|NG Of
SIXTY DEMOCRATS
Republican Aldermen to Caucus
Tonight to Fix Up Spoils
Slate.
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED
In COUNCIL CHAMBER
Several Candidates Eager for
Every Vacancy That May
Be Made.

The Republican councilmanic ma
jority will caucus at the City Hall to-
night and fix up slate for presenta-
ton at the May meeting of the Conn
mon Council, to be held next week. The
slate will contain the names of sixty
odd Republicans who are to be sub
stituted for that number of Democratic
city employees who are to be ousted
for purely political reasons, provided,
of course, that the plans are not upset.
There are six New Idea Republicans
in the Council who, If they stick to
their pledges, will aid in the blocking
of the scheme to oust the present to
oust the present city employees to make
berths for Republicans. Rumor has 1t
that three or four OF these--once recog-
nized as recalcitrant Republicans--are
to line up under the machine wing and
thereby permit the wholesale political
siaughtering.
I Plainly, Alderman Jerome T. Congle-
: ton, of the Eleventh ward, had stated
his position. He proposes to fight
against the dismissals. He is backed
up in his efforts by Alderman Charles
J.. Whitfield. of the Eighth ward. Just
where the other four New Idea alder
men stand Is matter that will re-.
main in doubt until the voting takes
place next week. The firing and hir-
ing will be attempted by motion not
withstanding the long established rule
that they should be done by resolution
Precedents or parliamentary laws are
second to the object that the machine
seeks to accomplish,
There are three or four. candidates for
each Of the three-score or more posi-
of
seekers Is almost amusing.
Perhaps the hottest fight of the eau
Gus tonight will be that for the City
Hall custodianship, a job now held by
John Wiseman. The salary Is $25oo
wear. James Armstrong, OF tie Fourth
ward, is red-hot after the place. His
friends are working like beavers for
hin, and his most dangerous opponent
Bis former Freeholder Benjamin Bailey.
sof the Second ward Bailey Is warm,
personal friend OF Dalrympie, and the
latter is willing TO make many stcrifioes
to land Bailey In the custodianship.
Bailey Is regarded as an important
factor for the machine around the City
rInii from now till the fall election.
Another argument advanced in favor
of the Bailey candidacy l. the fact that
he was defeated In his effort for the
position of superintendent. at the Over
brook hospital by Mr.. Steadman.
Many other Candidates.
Besides Bailey and Armstrong there
are other candidates looking for the
place; but their claims are. slim. The
number of aspirants for the positions
of custodian's clerk, elevatormen, jani-
tors and watchmen are too numerous
I'd mention Idle ward beelers from all
sections of the city are using their
lolitical pull to get their names upon
the patronage slate. Seekers for little
Jobs are working just as hard as are
the candidates for the higher salaried
places
There are four prominent candidates
in the field for the position of superin-
tendent of the almshouse. Alderman
Charles w. Baum is trying to land the
place for q man named Corey of the
Ninth Ward II he is successful the
n1atronship will go to Mrs. Corey. The
alnshouse matron now is Mrs. Frank
Doetterl, widow of the man appointed
tofthe superintendency by the Demo-
Gratis An Eighth Warder named Do
remus Is also trying for the superin-
tendency, as is also Henry Pfeifer and
former School Commissioner Crissey.
Friends of Mrs. Doetterl are working
hard endeavoring to keep her in the
alinshouse She is thoroughly familiar
with the duties and is considered a
good discipiinarian, with always kind
word for the unfortunate inmates of
the institution.
Another interesting fight is that for
the position Of market clerk. now held
by Thomas j. Rowe. There are two
aggressive candidates for the job. Will
lam r. Swan, who held the clerlSship
before, is seeking reappointment. Fred
Liitz. of the Eighth ward is giving
Swan lively race for the place Swan
is backed by Dalrymple Swan con-
siders that he has a mortgage, on the
market job because he relinquished a
probable legislative appointment, as
Abe machine promised that If the civil
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