The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-31

THE VACANT POLICE ooxsIssIoKsRsHIr-gE ss-
CAUCUS OF AsEgickR DELEGATES FRoJBU2
FOR PUBLIC MEETING IN Favor OF AN AsssI-
Can CohAlssiofER KNOCKED III TEE EBAU-RR
| fOLUTioEF-sPBECBEs, ETC.
private meeting OF member OF The friend, q. "a r.e.
w. Barker was held a. privse room in Htosdssv resv
evenings since for the purpose Of recommending auue
rcan fer the vscsnt Police Comm sgonersp II W.. tten
received 10 suppnr James W Buker for Tie pis-s and
more other On wedaesday several OF hs friends so &C.
gether at Gilbert Deans, Of Grand and .sex
rress, and projected the brilliant Idea OF calling uaee
inf OF three delegates from wafs Of tho po-sora
known TO be favorable selection Nv Barker 70 On
the vecsucy In order 10 take Into confederation tbs pro
priety Of making pub ic, and II possible eclusl
sTsion In favor OF the project This idea met i'm toe CO.
position OF the 'en consttut mittee wa &C
cmdnsy resolved thai private circular BE- 'sue1 10
known 10 be 10 favor Of Mr. Bakers election. 10 s,cor
dance with this RECEIVE circular, Substantially ~ fol-
love- wss sent to sucn men in each ward were selected
sa over he Hop dSsr o. pan cor n Of cssus .Ss
Es,eI streets on Ltgrsdsy evening" July 81 as enl 70!
AFFAIRS in this city psrsulay with respect obe vacancy
''' 80 '''''N' ' ''N " I: {; S9yEs. Soune ,nar,
A. J. H. DUaANsE
The original intention OF callers Of this maetn vss
for the purpose Of getting up puhlc meeting she
zsns Of Mes YORK; irrespective CT party, 20 take
their feelipg Win respect 10 the Appointment
Commissioner; but this idea Afterwards forrd be
impactssbe al the present tme and abandoned during
About O'Clock tho invited guests began to cug1sgsts
In and abont Mr. Deans place and by 81 o';lock sb0rs
forty fifty had tase,Def we'e busy Discussing
minutes TO o'clock, when Nr. Dan them ,has
they might well walk up longer be-
low The gentlemen accordnfy groped their 70 ,bo
lodge thi,d floor II Mr. Deans pi.ce whore
they became stated benches strewn around The
Among those who had gone up stAlrs the favored
who held CardG OF admission. and whose a
The roll In The Secretary . hands, Eve
Mr. DrASr, he grand mater Of ccre monIc. seeing
these in the room, extended polite invitation to them 70
walk out, they, however-eiiher deagnedy or cthes
wsefailed 70 take tho hint. and only induced TO
leave the through iaviauon being extcnicd
them to go out and take drink, which bad the desired
effect and outside Immediately closed
on thfm.
After few msnts' silence Alderman BRueee Arose
| Quaker meeting; and move In order that ~e may
get nnde way and proceed TO business thai Gen LLOYD
| The motion carried
Mr.. Dve.sss then moved that Mr. Tsdale &C, seue-
invited to step take chair table
-. Aher be had done so, motion Was made and carried,
were not the list be called over thai ali who had eya-
| tons mi KIT DO known.
,tcp over 10 one side of the ROOM and ~ iEsir
names were called over they should step 10 The os ado
This carried aud With Hths reporterv seve-
raj Of whom were eu excluded from The
The list being called over and oil but delegates excluded
from the room, sergeant n appointed 70 keep
The hsll ard airwsys clear Of any VINO mgh npt
| take up position thereon.
The total number Of delegates 10 he the t.no
the roll IS called over wss about ay among whom 30
noticed the following named perse ns-Iohn Hress Ira
Buekman Jerry Brooks, GILBERT O. Deane, A. J. Irving,
M Adams OF the Egheeuth ward, George g. Jones'
| the country COMMONLY known az the "Gress wee.ern'
Amer Tho calling Of ssc roll Geo FLOYD psoc ,eaes I, az
plain the object for which the meeting had called,
der ea Inc sss. fsr sesus!ps the sssocu q hood
fair sqrsro upright American 70 the Board Of Police 0om
i i nc manner n WHICH he sns nsd
betn ssiecud had been eneiy partisan md unfair,
particularly 20 q, GO the republican pan. hsd pre.c.dsi
take ont OF the Mayors hands The ground thAa he
Of rtowrs public they were sincere in their vrs-
party over into The bands Of asosher.
He housh quite ne for the American party Who IAs
fall bal poed twenty seven housand votes In this CITY,
r'e in their might demand a. their rsb, hat N
American be selected the oher member OF the CommS
Demonstration the shape OF Z mestDg, a. 81 nrr pro
posed ss be tbovght hat much good could be ef
a,mly IN band, and showing Il orssrd in such m.ussr
that ihe republican party could not be mis- akep ss 70
nwss here proposed that q committee Of three ne ST
pollted to dian suitable rcsolaiis,s, expressive q sbe
seme o. the meeting, coy whereof should DO
J, bp II Brggs, A. n DTsupe and Mr.. Adams, &C tho
Hshiesnth ward, were appointed ~ sunb cnmnisee.
their absercs several speeches made urses npon
tho meeting the necessity Of dectsive sIeps
der that the object for which they hal convened
nigh. be REQUIRES Toe projec, Of calling puhhe msenrs
VIA op ,osoa eon.isersse length Sy Mr. ns s xsc
thought II would be than folly Cor the American
IN any ertrspped into the democratic r,nss as be
oon'cndcd they most sureey would be by adopting sIcn
course. Ne Was In favor CT the American party stand
Ing from either Of the other parties ani demanding
their rights "A independent citizens, insseaf OF ornsnGy
1kirs or b,teecbine for the besowment OF email o@r
al ber m tha ~ ~rffs
Tho committee shortly returned aud re oorled series
Of IONS The purpoi OF which we're tina; ius,neen
OF What Is COMMONLY known a. the "heripo.tAn POLIO
ac to take politics oai OF the Police Department and
had usead OF mailing the C~mn ission ps-ssu oue,
made strictly party machine, by originally psons fopr
rspebBosSs tao democrats, and QUE Who Was snn,-n.sa
under the name OF an American. but Who had within The
past two days and rnhhciy svowed himself
an independent man therefore, the American psrty
rolling upwsTa, Of 600 toss a.. fs and x urreSre
serisd IN tho Board Of Poico Commissioner ~he tic
psses Sas greater rsprssrp,s"" - sho ssrs ran
ether Of The others and In order 10 Approximate
ward occurring hilcal equilibrium in the Board Of Com
msionors and free he police organization from psucal
bias and control, desmei expe ien IN order hsi
nothing more than strict justice may be doue that tie
ls,ins vacancy SHOULD be filed by q senilens, q
SosSdene c'' ,ss me l% s ,lsesOr, S''' he
city ard county OF View York, believing that u ooerse
upon due liberation ~ commend itseN to the better
Judgment and rood sense o. persous Of 81 pOnes IRE
ersons throughout tho ciy ssc sse Of New fofE snd
particularly tho lover Of peace and good order 81
all wboss Interests are 10 any way involved 10 the mn's
traitor OF the police affairs within the metropoAn pohos
| dis rcs
rbese resolution, were discussed at considerable leush
b. hesrs Dlssnpe, Dear, LLOYD, scsheiii BrSys, Bow
| ley and many cshers, and inaliv aiopted
ne Of holding rpbHc meeting 10 rels n to be
tpbjcc n. ai FIRST contemplated. motion finally,
amer considerable dssusOn abandoned, ~ Srscesbo
| ut the pFtptpt time.
| Affer appointing committee to wait on the Uonns-
roncrp and resent them ~tn copy Of The reso,vuots
and the prccet dirss Of the meeting The adJefped
| at about u O'Clock, midnight
Jersey City News.
Hs,vr RoHrsKr Mr.. Z. Doughty, who resides t,e
plank road between Jersey City and Nessrs, had rs