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Show NOrliGWulPS vNEED APPLY, . H SHY REPUBLICANS S .1 Views of Councilmen on the 1 jJ Mayor's Appointments. I CAUCUS HELD LAST NIGHT H . Compromise Proposition to Bo Submitted to tho Payar. There Appears to Bo Little Probabil- j ity That the Present List Will Bo Confirmed. j Six of the nine Republican Council- 1 1 , 1 men mot In caucus last night to consider " ' t the appointments submitted by the lj ! ' 'M Mayor Monday night and decido on a courfe of action. The absentees were , Precce, Blorlt and Wood. It was stated after the caucu9 that the blue pencil was used freely and that several names ' on the Mayor's list were scratched, just j how many those present refused to say. lj A counter-proposition was drawn up jji which, If the names arc acceptable to the three absent members and the Mayor, will have an c.tcallent chance of j adoption. Messrs. Hobday and Davis fl were appointed as a committee to ascer- i tain the views of the Councilmen who , jH were not at the meeting. MANY RUMORS OF DEALS. ' Since the Mayor's nominations were i 'j received and referred to a special com-mlttee com-mlttee by the Council the air has been full of rumors of a deal, and many Re-publicans Re-publicans have expressed the fear that their representatives in the Council IH would permit the Mayor to pay hla po-lltlcal po-lltlcal debts to the Republican bolters with the ofTlces which belong of right to the loyal Republicans. To learn how far this apprehension was based on fact '1 The Tribune yesterday Interviewed a majority of the Republican Councilmen. asking expllcltely whether they would be parties to the removal of loyal Re-publican Re-publican ofllce holders to make room ll for the deputy-Democrats who osslsted j the straight Democrats In electing a I Democratic Mayor. The following re-plies re-plies wete received ; 'H WHAT PRESIDENT HEWLETT SAYS. ' H President Frank J. Hewlett: "I op- ! jlH pointed tho special commltteo to consider IH tho Mayor's nominations, at the request ! I of sceral members of the Council who camo to ate yesterday afternoon and said . a tM thev thought business could be expedited If the matter were left to one committee Instead of being scattered among tho dlf- fcrcnt committees.' "Who were tho men who camo to you?' "I do not know whether they would . want their names used." tM "Were they Republicans or Democrats?" i "Both." "Has there been any understanding I reached as to what shall bo done with the appointments?" "I can sny positively that there has not. so far as 1 am concerned. A caucus has ! been called for tonight to discuss tho nom- i ' inntlonu. I do not think we arc nearer confirming the appointments than wo were i i before. They havo been presented, but A I there Is no knowing what will bo done h with then." J ' "Do you feel yourself. Mr. Hewlett, that , you would bo justified In voting for a Re-publican Re-publican who had bolted tho Republican t !. ticket to tako tho place of a Republican ! who Is now In offico and who supported !' the ticket?" ' j "Really, I don't bllev3 that any of the I, Republicans appointed By tho way, i i havo a cigar." : I iH "Do you sco any reason for removing : !' iH any of tho Republican officers to appoint I j -mM anv Republicans?" . iH "Thcro may be one or two departments i In which a change would bo bonellclaL" 1 "To which departments do you refer." 'j iH "Well, thcro la the comctery department 't :M That has not been conducted as well oh .1 I It mlsht bo." it J 1 IH "Do vou think of any other? V lM "No. "not right now." IM llH "Would vou vote for a Republican who i , bolted tho ticket last fall'tb take tho place I of one who did not bolt?" ' ft "1 will havo to wait and see what thf h M caucus docs before I can say who I will j voto for." I iB "But, as a matter of principle, do you . think It. would be right to reward a Re- , , publican who worked against his party?' "As I waa going to say havo another ! cigar." 'Thank you but about voting for a f "Well, as I said bofore, I prefer not ( I t to answer until aftor tho caucus. Some i j people think that when a district Is unanl- f-1 , IH mous for a man ho ought to bo appointee, even If ho did scratch ono name on the i J Uckou" i , i "Is that your position?" L , "No, I did not say that Is the way I felt H. il about It. I can repent that I am not In h 1 any deal, nor am I pledged to voto for tho continuation of any one." J-'1 DAVIS STANDS PAT. J t A. J. Davis "If I voted for any change. if I would vote for a straight Democrat ra- ' thcr than a bolting Republican." WOOD AGAINST 3rUGWUMPS. i Zi. J. Wood; "I sec no reason for let- ting any Ropubllcan nut. My vote shall , bo i;ovurned by the action of the caucus t of Republican member of tho Council." . . , "You mean mugwumps?" I "No, I am not In favor of rewarding 1 1 t thetn. I don't see any reason why a He- ( t (Continued ou Page S.) lL NO WWblPS, SAY REPUBLICANS j (Continued from Pago 1 ) publican should vote to put a Republican Republi-can out nnd a mugwump In." DEMOCRATS CAME TO PREECE. Councilman J. H. Preeco explained that -he hnd not voted with the Democrats at the Council meeting Monday night, but that they had ot?d with him. He laughed at the idea of their being an understanding understand-ing between himself and the Democratic members and said they had not known beforehand that he was going to ask that tho appointments bo referred to a special ccmmltteo. He wfs asked several questions. ques-tions. Co which he answered as follows: "Was thero not an understanding In regard re-gard to the appointment of that special committee to .which the appointments of Maor Morris were referred?" "No. sir. thero was noL" "What was tho object In taking tho apA polntmcnts away from the regular committees com-mittees to glvo them to till special com-m)t.eo?" com-m)t.eo?" "I didn't want them pigeon-holed. I want to havo the thing settled." "Do you, as a Republican, think It right to reward party perfidy by turning out loyal Republicans to put In olflco professed. pro-fessed. Republicans who voted the Democratic Demo-cratic ticket In the recent election?" "No. and I don't think there was any of those sent In but what arc good Republicans. Re-publicans. The position of Humane Officer Offi-cer was created In the revised ordinances and tho office Is therefore a new one." "Does the deal entered Into with tho Mayor provldo that Lynch. Erlckson, Con-die Con-die and Meyers bo retained In their pres. ent offices?' "There was no deal entered Into. I'll not vote to remoo either Lynch or Con-dio." Con-dio." "Would you voto to remove Erlckson or Meyers?" "It all depends on what the Republicans want. If an understanding Is arrived at which cal'.R for their removnl, why then it will be give and take. Anyway, nothing noth-ing can be done about thcao offices until some appointments have been sent in." MARTIN WANTS HIS STRAIGHT. L D. Martin: "I would rather sco a straight-out Democrat olected any tlmo than a man who would stab his party In the back. I have made no secret of my sentiments In this matter. I was misquoted mis-quoted In the papers this morning when I was mado to say that none of tho so-called so-called Republicans on tho Mayor's list voted for me. What I did say was that I did not recognize tho names of any who voted for tho Republican ticket as a whole. I wish you would mako that correction cor-rection " "SORRY. VERY SORRY." C. M. Neuhauson: "I am sorry, very sorry, but I havo nothing to say. I am sorry- I am too new at this business to talk. I am sorry. I am sorry. I am oorrv." ' George D. Dean- "I havo nothing to say." HOBDAY FOR DIVISION. Thomas Hobday: 'T havo always been In favor of an equal division. Let the offices of-fices that go to the Democrats bo filled by Democrats and those that go to the Republicans Re-publicans he filled wllh good straight-out Republicans." "Then you would not voto to turn out loyal Republicans In ordor to fill tholr places v.'lth Republicans who bolted the ticket?" ' "Not In a million years." CONDIE WANTS PEOPLE TO GUESS. For the purpose of placing him on record, rec-ord, P. S. Condle, superintendent of tho Street department, was asked point-blank yesterday If he had been assured that In case of a Democratic victory ho would bo retained In that ofTlce If ho supported tho Democratic ticket In the recent municipal election. Mr. Condle answered tho question ques-tion by saying: "I have nothing to say on thb hero proposition for publication." llo was next asked, "Did you support Richard P. Morris for Mayor In the last election?" and tho Street Supervisor rc-Ellcd: rc-Ellcd: "I will not answer that question. Thb samo thing was put to mo twenty times the day after election and l'vo kept thorn all a-Kuesslng. I am going fo keep them guessing." |