Show Nor IN A DEAL Councilman Hewlett Denies That He Has Dickered With the Democrats Demo-crats in Council Cndoubtodly there are a great many I aspirants for nioe comfortable jobs under the new city administration who are anx lou to see something doing toward a settlement set-tlement of the I policy which in to he adopted adopt-ed by and between the Republican Council Coun-cil and the Democratls Mayorelect but the Mayor and Council appear perfectly Sfitiaiicd to stand upon the theory that there Is plenty of time t It IH iruncrally l taken for granted that Ben IX Luce inconsideration In-consideration of his valiant services to the Democnlc part as chairman of the ward of convenient errors Is slated for the I position of Vatur Commissioner to succeed Joe McTCnlght but aside from this the t slate seems to bu In a very muddled condition Quite a persistent rumor has bocut afloat where political josslp l Is heard l to the effect ef-fect that Councilman P F Hewlett had effected an agreement with the I Democratic Demo-cratic minority of the mw Council by which he 1 was to receive its support for the presidency of tho Council In consideration consider-ation of a promise of dealing gently with the Democratic Mayors appointments but both sides deny that them iu the slightest foundation for such a rumor I prtsumo the same report ban boon circulated about every candidate for the presidency of the Courcll said Alderman Alder-man Hewlett yesterday but you can say for me that I have not even talked with a single Democrat on the subject I am still of the opinion that at the I proper time ha I Mayor and the I Republican majority of the new Council should get together and agree upon an equitable division of tho appointive offices but us yet 1 have heard no talk In r gnrd to appointments and believe be-lieve there is plenty of time yet in which to formulate the new rdininlFtrations l policy and to consider candidates Mayorelect Morris said I know nothing noth-ing of any deal between Democratic members mem-bers of tho Council and any Republican candidate for the presidency of the Coun Ml and have heard nothing In regard to appointments except what has been published pub-lished in tho newspapers There Is no understanding in regard to any of these mailers GO far as I am concerned The subject of the appointment of William Wil-liam J Lynch to tho position of chief of police during the life of the present Council Coun-cil Is dismissed by Councllmcn who will discuss It as nn Impossible political feat |