Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-11-24
c. 0. P. SILENT
AFTER CAUCUS
Mayor Garretson, Official Press
Agent for Caucus, Has
Little to Say.
NO DECISIONS REACHED
Appointments, AIdermanic
Committees and Budget
Considered at Confab.
NO DECISIONS REACHED

Republicans in control of city af-
fairs met at the studio of Alderman
f. William Hilker in the American
building last night to discuss the Sc
lection of city officials and employees
the prospective formation of alder
manic com3ittees and the arrange
ment of budget figures. Complaint
was registered by leader of the
council because of the NEWS story
yesterday concerning the meeting anu
as result Mayor Ferd Garretson was
named as the official press agent for
the caucus. While he made it known
that there was no intention to cover
the proceedings with a cloud of mys-
terry, he claimed there was little to
say; the selection of officials, the for
nation of committees and the adop-
ton of budget figures were discussed
In preliminary way, but no deci-
slons were arrived at, was the SUBJ
stance of his statement for publica-
ton.
1t is said that the pick of the big
gest municipal plums lies within the
small circle of Republicans who stuck
together when the local Republican
organization received little attention
and the organization meetings were
attended by but eight or ten men.
Included in the list of men practical
ly certain Of plums are said to be
Ellsworth B. Walker, John Miller,
William Smith, Martin ]. Olsen and
Morgan +. Larson. 1t appears that
the Republican leaders would like to
favor William A. Spencer with the
position of city attorney because of
sacr1f1ces he has made in running for
of1lce the past two years, but dare
not because he does not live in the
city.
Those participating in the caucus
refused to divulge names of prosrec-
tive appointees. would not give any
lntimation- as to how the laldermanic
committees would line up next year
and would not make public prospec-
tive budget figures when seen today.
All mouths had been sealed and re-
porters were referred to Mayor Gar
retson- as the regularly appointed
press agent.
The names of a number of aspir-
ants for Office were taken up. Each
partfcfpant OF the caucus offered
names OF men who had applied.
THESE were considered. Some seemed
TO be favored more than others, but
decision was deferred to later date.
as predicted yesterday, there is
strong belief that the working COM
mittees of the Board of Aldermen will
they are at present. F. William Hflker
is chairman of the COMMITTEES on fire,
lamps and lights, printing and sta
tionery and finance. William c. VIII
son is at the head of the committees
on streets 4and-sewers, public grounds
and buildings and building. Chris
Andersen heads the committees on
Judiciary, police, poor and market.
The less important committees are
headed by the Democratic members.
1t was reported at the caucus last
night that those in charge of police
affairs had started work upon the
prospective police appropriation fig
ures. Provision is being made for
the increase in pay granted by the
vote Of the people at the last general
election. In this connection it was
said today provision would be, contin-
ued for the addition of four new pa
trolmen to the force. Mayor Garrett
son said he hoped to have the police
situation settled by Nov. 2S, and that
he expected new patrolmen would be
named at the next council meeting on
Dec. 4, If 1t was.
Indications are that there will be
another caucus by Republicans in Mr..
Hilker's studio in a few days, proba-
bly, next Sunday.