New-York tribune., 1868-10-12
THE BROOKLYN YILLAINY.

nj SIC-IHK MAYOR IN TIGHT PLACE'
An indignation meeting was held at the
Academy Of Music m Brooklyn. on Saturday evening
10 EXPRESS the dissatisfaction Of the citizens with the
conduct Of the Supervisors Of Kings County the unfair
appointment OF Inspectors and CnyasSes Of kegslf!
and Election. Mr. Ray W. Potter called The meeting TO
order, and nominated the Hon. William Richardson as
President MI. Richardson, on taking tho chair slid
they had met not 10 charge disgrace upon we PeoPe "
tain OF its Cltzeds had sought 10 Drlhg upon Tue GU!
I'm a few Wards they had made fair appointments, NhLe
in al the others, particularly those thAt netueu w,
closest watching, they had made tue appointments all
IN" Hon Joshua w. Van Cott on being introduced. re
marked that be recognized many Democrats as wen ~
Pennblcaus and the cause OF that meeting dear 20
them athat Of preserving the purity OF the balo at ls
source He regarded that bipartisan meeting. not
10 discuss the O the canvass but 10 consider how
the Government shall be preserved 70 freedom for the
DTess tSelr viii through the ballotbo1 This Is sur
founded by certain officers inspectors canvassefs ana
poll Jerks 70 guard II against any incident calculated !"
tmper the purity OF election 1t In reference 10 this
very important branch OF Government that ty WeIt
of the state for the appointment othroe
inspectors in each election district one ct whh should
be from the party IN the ninoIS ~ ,e .i" Ss Sov m
being Republican majority IN the - yta ot
oWsT an far As Kings County concerned, should be
taken away from the Police Board and handed over TO
The BOARD OF Supervisors, and IT WAS Wth rtIeehce 70
tho manner in which the Supervisors had uhtd ther
dnty under the new order OF things that they had been
elertioI districts and in each four Inspectors and
Two Canvassers How had the super'iSors made
Without any Rep9pt9a9 t1a @spft9Ts dn % ye Sr Gs9
had no Republicans; Fifth Ward, five out OF eight
seventh Ward, out OF hye Tenth ward -FOUR OUT OF
ZEN Eleventh ward two out OF Thus 80 out OF
i0 dlolcts had no Republican Inspectors and 20 out OF
lm without any Republican, eanvassers' NOW, "hy, ne
ked had tbe SUPERVISORS departed from the law just
on the eve OF an important election The speaker the
alluded TO the Law making 10 necessary IOr twOthIuH m
he elected members OF the Board OF SUPERVISOR "
choose Inspectors and canyassers and showed now at
Board had called in the Mayor VINO Was not all elec'eu
member OF the Board, bus a member a 0Utc.O. ,
was much confusion. IL was unanimously voted now
80 70 nvite the Mayor 10 seat the PLATFORM And,
after much peTsuason consented, and a5 no stepped
upon the stage greeted with three rOushg cheeIs
Mr. Van Cott stet lew ScesGns snse r. 4,
a meeting Of Democrats as well as RepuDIcahs ne
newed appause IL Is ineetag ot orois' % m
hope the manhood 20 love fair play tremendous aP
iotnc 10 tonight is not an open contest We are ready
10 meet opponents upon PLATFORM IN iar open uls
cussfon We ready 20 meet them at the DallotDOx
nnder The constitutional mode Of settling disputes What
We object to the secret and seathy advantage; what
5st upon is not only that IL should pure effect but
ike Caesars wife, above suspicion lCheers .
Mr. s. b. Chittenden then addressed the meeting, ana
he was followed by Mayor Kabfeisch who said that
after listening 20 tho harangue OF his friend MI Chtten
den he Thought he was Republican meetne-not in
meeDg OF sitizens that undertook TO redress grleV-
ances they complained or He came there as listener,
ont upon d Rere tSe old Dutchnsn Mr. KsibaeiscG
was to say he did not know why he should DO
out aer ne Tss T. ssd
the members OF the Board OF Supervisors had been in
ton' MAYOR Ks6aesch, resumins said the only ques
on was whether, II the Republicans had majority Ia
sane thing He had yet TO learn OF single instance
where the Republican party when In power nsd not ea
ercsed Il ust the Democrats had. tCres OF NO ana
"Yes"l He had been In Republican Congress and ex
Mr' George b. Lincoln. who was seated behind the
Mayor, rose and attempted 70 ask question.
Mayor Kslbheisch said pn reply, he could not nn'
ha had a
Tuesday night next, when he would give the name OF
1srty TO which they individually belong lcres Of Good
goodW aud the facts would be before the public.
Another gentleman attempted " nterrogato the Mayor
h tnTne5 round and asked him IL could not act like
agentleinan. The Mayor continued ms fenarha repeat
ing the invitation TO attend the sutosve, ave M , V
'ns SaSS Vntco-Ia,s have the facts now. Mayor.
The Mayor~I have not got them: 1 think u ought 70
he sstfactory TO the gentleman II he gets the facts and
gets them on Tuesday think WIN eams Ss seTs tS M
ten TLaughter.l came TO tell you all knew upon ihs
subject and all sss wiling to 90 by ana Sy ea IEs s
last prest in the world would take iof ny ia'nef
Mr lincoln at last obtained the floor and said The
Mayor asks II ever Republican majority Of twothirds
sS 70 the PGweI % ssSy Se% esen
Police COmmissOners are fqar and while M bsGge1 %n
lived three Of that four were r,h. VIII m so2
y ever failed give half OF the Inspectors and hai OF
the Csnvassers 20 the Democrats every precpe' anu
ri. Meyor-Wsli now gentlemen, cannot 60 back.
have a few memoranda st home and II i had them
here aughter think could convince you tnat tha very
METROPOLITAN Police Board has sometimes appointed
four out Of three. loud Laughter and cheers: 49,,
Mr. Van COtt then offered series OF RESOLUTIONS Hhich
were adopted there being but few dssentent voices
Mr.. j. Couch then read an address TO ne yotSrs OF
Kings County the subject which the meebg nso oeeh
convened TO consider, and 10 was edopted.
MEETIsO Of THE BOARD on bufLRvisohs. ,..
An adjourned meeting Of the Brooklyn CITY mehbeis
Of the Board OF Supervisors held At the County
Court House Saturday evening TO MI vacancies IN the
M Imam and
Der OF namos were submitted and confirmed by the neces
sary thirds vOte without however changing tho Po
ftical complexion OF tho list whole Mayor kalp-
neisch replied to protest presented et the previous
meeting against his right TO vote, on the ground that