The New York herald., 1869-05-16
THE POLICE BOARD.

A Great Deal Of Balloting and No Organiza.
tion-A Nice Little Plan which Didn't Sue.
ceed-The Fight Well On.
Judging from present indications the Police Board
will organize some time next January, II not later.
During the past week the new Commissioner, Mr..
Henry Smith, has been present at the various bust.
ness Sessions Of the Board, yet no organization was
effected. Indeed, up to yesterday no attempt was
made to organize, and at the session which was
held in the forenoon no attempt whatever would
have been made to elect officers for the
ensuing year but for the pressure that
was brought to bear upon their opponents
by the democratic Commissioners. 1t has all along
been supposed that "Hank' Smith, although y
sound republican OF the not over radical stripe.
would side with the democrats In the matter OF the
organization OF the Board, and thus pay or some
old scores with which, 1t was popuarly believed. he
wasvery!desirous OF complimentIng his coiVfere Mr
Manierre. IL would now, however, appear, that the
Manerre stock Is not quite so low In the market as
1t was very generally supposed to be some weeks
ago, and the best proof In the world OF this
fact was given at the session OF the
Board yesterday, which, by the way, lasted about
two hours, much 10 the disgust OF large number OF
small fry politicians, VINO, during the entire fore
noon, were impatiently awaiting the upsh0t or the
meeting In the corridors OF the Central ONCE How
on earth every thing was so fixed as to induce the
republican Commissioners TO make an attempt at or
ganization Is q secret OF the Boards own Keeping;
but 1t was ascertaned from very good authority
after the adjournment that Messrs. Bosworth and
Brennan were al the bottom OF the move which
forced their two opponents to come to the scratch:
Several ballots were taken Tor president; but every
one resulted as follows-
BOsw0rtu. .e..'...........
Brennan. ...............
Smith,.
r. viii thus he seen. at glance, that each repub-
can Commissioner voted for his political coIWere,
and that the democrats followed the same prudent
policy. After dozen or more ballots had beeu
an attempt was made to throw Mr.. Brennan or the
track for the presidency by one OF the republican
a. Now requires three OF
the four votes cast by the commissioners
to elect one Of their number to either
the olce OF president treasurer, and, OF course,
to make their plan success, they both intended 10
vote for Mr.. brennan, confident that Judge Bos-
worth would very gladly vote for hs coIv,ere Inc
Judge however VINO Is too old political fox to be
caught mapping. gave the schemers 10 unuerstanu
that Mr. Brennan would not get ms vote LOT .se
Board Is seldom or ever reelected unless nc mas as
time another given good PROOF Oh nis incon- IN
peteucy to MI the Office Sufficient 10 make Mr:
Brennan himself protest against his reelection; and
to show that has been so far, success as treas
following table his term mentioned therein being
that period occurring between the Zoth vi March'
1865, and the Goth OF March, lsos, an, .ur,v,,,.
March 1. issS, to March /, 1893. s25 2os
March l. 1865, TO March l, 1902. ........... HAS
Decrease. ........................... $L13o
Alterations, fitting up and repairing station
March l. 1857, to March l. 1863 6s......... .s31, 22S
March l, 1855, to March !, 1s69............ 1ss03
Decrease. e...............................sI2,422 .sI2, 422
Contingent expenses
March l, 1897, to March l, 1868 sso
March !, 1868, to March l, ls69 .......".... 7'iS
Decrease. ...................'.'-'.'' ssiA
IL Is needless TO state that Mr. Brennan's re-elec-
tion not insisted upon, and the Board soon ater.
wards adjourned the republican Commissioners no
doubt feeling IN their inmost Souls Lnat me Dess
laid plans o. mice" and Police Commlssioners
gang aft aglee In manner that - quite astonsh.
ing TO every body but the initiated" the great and
only question In police circles Just now Is when and
how tho .'dead lockv Is TO be broken. IL certainly
must he by the yielding OF either one OF the demo-
cratic or one OF the republican Commissioners But
will either side yieldY The republicans have
always had the presidency or the Board,
with It's great power and patronage, and
claim II as n birthrght that should he
handed down from year 10 year TO the republicans;
but the democratic members don't see the matter
that light. They believe their time mas come for o
share OF the presidential power, and declare that
they VIII stick" TO their view OF the question
though the heavens fall and crush all the station
houses and their inmates into nnnitesslmal atoms
OF brick, mortar and police buttons On Monday
the Board VIII again hold secret session. when the
fight VIII be renewed, with all the strength which q
wespent sabbath and qltdntpm sitglcn OF prayer
lice commissioners. "Let US have peace"