, 1866-10-25
TIE BALTIMORE CONSPIRACY.

TIE BALTIMORE CONSPIRACY.
Charges Against the Commissioner
They Occllue Going to Annapolis
Their Counsel Will Rcsponl-A Conn
promise PrOposed-Thc Prospect Of n |
Observation-Disclosures OF tho Is Roys |
In B10e.'s
lFrom the Baltimore American, October sa,l |
During the session Of the Police Board |
yesterday it Was Fum1red they Eerc called |
upon BY Columbus 0'Donne11 and Bcujamin |
Deford, Es1s., who gave the substance Of m |
interview they had with Governor Swami on
lin lstter ssnsi Dy some Of the f5xss Directors
q the First National Bank, Of which he is
President, together with the SIGNATURES
Of q number Of leading aud
influential citizens, urging him to desist in
his sumorea purnosc a removing the Police
declared TINT he had 10 intention to proceed
hastily In lie matter, anl that he had dis
covered some Of the charges made against
the Board 10 be Misrepresentation of fact.
Hc was assured by these gentlemen that the
charge made against them Of having failed,
in aceor.lance with law. to provide box for
rejected ballots, vas unfoundcd, such box
having been furnished TO the Judges Of each
precinct, and that the Judges conducted the
election strictly in accordance with the iu-
structions Of Attorney General Randall,
recognizing no One Us voter ut tue tnunt-
cirll election whose nanic was not found
upon the Registry Of last year.
The Governor Is also understood to have
intilnated to these gentlemen that the char
aeter o: the men who had this matter In
hand. as indicated By the remarks Of their
Spokesman on the occasion Ut presenting the
had expected. That his rematk; sn reply to
Mr. Herring were intended by him to dis
courage tlusc engaged In it, aud his subse-
Qucnt summons OF the Commissioners was
intended fur calm aud Impartial iuycsiiga-
tfon OF the charges.
1uE CoNrgoM1sE PROPOSED.
The Governor. however, is said to hare iu-
timated that there was one branch Of the
complaint made that WAS reasonable, aud
that is that the Judges ofElcciiou were COM
posed Of gentlemen altogether Of one pnliti-
cal rartv. He thought the Board ought to
Judge md one CLERK to each precinct from
the Conservative party. which would, prob
| ably, harmonize tho dllliculty.- THIS matter,
| although not in the iorm Of q proposition
from 1he Governor. Wis Under CONSIDERATION
| yesterday, having been presented by Ncssrs.
Defurd aud O'Donnell as one Of the :,o1nts ui
| their conversation with the Governor.
\ We have heard Indirectly that Messrs,
| O'Donntll ard Deiortt wcrc authorized by
the Board to inform the Governor in reply to
|
ready been appointed, bnt that in case o]
| any designations Or vacancies occurring,
I they weuld appoint loyal Swans.-JuAusoH
t.cu to iii them, both Us judges anu Clerks
| if uny such could be found willing to serve
| ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND GOV
| ERSoR -wASS.
Tie city. Was tnll Of Fumors yesterday
| With regard to the threatened removal y
! tie Bcaid Of Police Commissioners by GOV
crnor Swann, and the arrival Of President
johnson tended to increase the deep feeling
that prevailed upon the uhicct. It was soei
here merely 10 attend the closing ccrcmo
MICS Of the Catholic Plcnary Council ut th'
Cathedral, in compliance with an invitatio.
from the Young Catholics Friend Society
Governor Swami was also known TO be III th'
city. having returned from Washington OF
Saturday evening, having been in consnlta
ton with the President fot two hours OH tha
day. The President, aftcr dining at the Eu
taw House in company with Mayor WalLack
Of Washington, and his son. Robert johnson
returned IN the f0ur o'clock train.
| MEETING OF THE POLICE BOARD.
The Rt.afd Of Police Commissioners wez
in consultation during tho morning will
their special counsel, Mcssrs. Thomas S. Al
exarder, Archibd7d Stirling, Jr., and uenr
stockbTidec, Esqs. It I. rulnored thata com
nunication was made to them by Genera
Columbus O'Donnell aud Benjamin Deford
ESQ.,, in which there was au intimation tia
the matter might he settled by compru
mise, based on conversation they had viii
the Governor on Saturday evening. This 10
coming direct from the Governor, was, {
their consideration being the summons {
tile Commissioners to appear before the Go,
cruoF this morning ut the Executive Chau
her, at Annapolis, ut 10 o'clock
THE HOARD KEYrsE TO ATTEND.
We have no official information ns to tn
course to he pursued by the Board, but it VII
rumored last night that they had resolve
not TO appear in person III nanswcr to the sun
mons Of tue Governor, hut that their cuuns.
will proceed to Annapolis this morning M
, enter u formal protest in writing against tt
Jurisdiction Of the Governor in the matte
That they will deny his right to remove thei
Oil tic charges made, or to investigate tho:
! charges with the yiew to their renluya
further than to base proceedings bciore
| competent legal tribunal for their trial t,
. | any alleged nlisdeincanor that may
| brought az, inst them.
If this version Of the course resolved upt
, | by the Board is correct, i direct conflict
authority arises between the Governor al
the Bourd, and the Governor will probab
; proceed with the investigation in their a
sencc. Whether the counsel Of the Boa,
. will take any further part in the matter =
asc not informed.
THE ACCTSERS SUMMONED.
The committee who presented the mem
:aar~a ~ ~ II Harsinm = - - sn,,'',ra.d ,,e a,
j srmmornd 10 o.,nsar hnf,ro tha Coyorn,r
The Fvecnt;vc 4 'hsn,bcr tI,is ,nornir@" Thc
: viii t1roraf;,ro jouhticss ho a l.r,rs ntta,
ance at Annapolis today Of the friends 4.
opponents Of the Board.
/ + Is nndrrstanS that nhn,,t nna i,,,rIr'
7 and twenty atlidayits had been laid bcto
his Eyccllency, probably half dozen
: which contain vague charges Of ruther pc
einmn-s s'atna Tno rass sas uLe Sonm.
ra} .c,'o dovh+ss oro III,
%. ran.,e;t,na j., ~ sna ~ .no;
a.sipp ippo'.n.n1SI;. T.. tS;. ~ n.:o " 'n.n 'asTAu ~ !.
! d.,c,,tne,ta innr,nr .,a1notic 'A ar;1cnno ~
; : 1,orfnr heon a1.t;E'.,rP PI1tp 49, ~, hr ths
eet,o n nfl;c;3,s nAaTh Tho Up ~ shf
I nfffJarits T. - undcrstood cmhrare cs,a a -
n3s. ameas's, ~ , ~ anaesstoou' ~ empIace sna.s
against the Judges OF the recent elect1o
teca1,se Of their having acted upon tue int
i Jaw officer Of the State, al tie rcTut
4 st1,ntn5 e so,,ti,ar, s~,,,oti;-ass ), ~
s s.luIteu Soutue.n - uta.At@:ts -.
\, nfSnly lna'Snant NJ "uAt ,ney term uls
gard Of their " dearest rights" after some
Is them have pcEjured themselves in order
secure it's exercise for the purpose Of rcwai
;nT trn;tors and Their aliic5.
"s 'i4'so's auu 1,.r sHe. NOV: s ~ Err
Z Tim un,,. ~ p'ns,, ,,a An ,nc,nbcrs
+ha n;nn ~ Ga ec,,.a. uaa ,raro .nG h.;gs
aud enrolling tie names Of such Of our 10,
citizens as p.ctrc themselves to support
civ authorities In RESISTING Mr. Swacn's
/. reference,
of m saturday creninr nm enthusiastic mo
ia Inn ~ t1,o cn,nm;ft,c nnnn;utrd m Fr]
% cyen;n- assembled at the rof1ns Of the {
{. conditional I*nion Central Committee 10
Ic mort The result Of tlJclr 1ay's work. Gene
- n.o,s p[ssaaea ni'n culonGi' 1 Smaitn tsa -