Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-12

They Reject Mayor EmeFy's NOmtnR-
lions by Wholesale.
Delight Of the Bow enites.
oaiOr Morse Grins the Top Of his
Head into an Island!

AS usual on the night when nominations are
acted upon in the Board of Aldermen, the
Chamber was thronged last night with a crowd
of anxious or curious ones. 1t was noticed, too,
rather significant, that the old Bowen City
Hall Ring were present in force. headed by
Major Morse, and that they all seemed in excel
lent spirits. II had been intimated in Bowen
Sunday paper that the majority in the Board of
Aldermen had had a caucus arrangement, and
had determined to array themselves in factiOus
opposition to Mayor Emerys appointments,
but il had been supposed that this statement
merely expressed the wishes of the paper in
question, or the old Bowen clique speaking
Aldermen of standing and intelligence could be
&c tucef into any arrangement designed merely
TO bolster up the fortunes of the detested Bowen
ring, or play into the hands of those who had
private malice TO indulge. And in the face of
the immense popular majority that swept tlrat
corrupt ring out OF power, and elected a reform
administration in its place, il seemed scarcely
possible that any Aldermen, because they were
not reached by this popular tide, through hold
ing over, or who had been elected b. Emery
votes through pledges not TO oppose his admins
tration, would undertake to prevent the public
will from being carried out in the way of reform
measures.
movements in the board and from the rulings Of
the chair, that a Bowen ring combination had
really been effected against the Mayors nomi-
nations, and soon the rumor ran around the
room that the whole thing had been fxed'' at
a caucus at which Sayles j. Bowen presided and
William j. Cook was secretary.
As the Bowen men entered the chamber il
was noticed that each in turn W as interviewer
by Major VIM >. Morse, the Bowen ring CON
tractor for the Second ward; and whenever in
The course OF the evening any of these Alder
men seemed in doubt on any point they straight
way repaired for instruction to Morse, who
seemed TO be the fuglemsn Of the occasion.
Henry Himber the notorious Bowen striker for
the First Ward, took his stand directly behind
the chair of President Croker, evidently with
view OF boesng things in that quarter He
evinced his perfect appreciation OF the entire
White as scaveDger of the First Ward, gave an
especial snort of satisfaction, fourishing his
gold-headed cane meantime with great anima-
When the proceedings were entered upon,
the Aldermanic ring" refused to have the
nominations voted on ripd rOee, and insisted
upon the secret ballot. And then commenced
the stereotype form of rejecting the nomina-
tons And finally as the chair, with flush of
what must have been something like shame,
made the continuous announcement The tell
ers report thirteen votes-five in the affirma-
tive and eight in the negative-I therefore
declare the nomination rejected. - the audience
responded with derisive laughter, and the
thickest sknned BOwenites OF the Board seemed
TO drop their heads If il began to leak through
their hair that they were doing something not
particularly pTaiseworthy. The inquiry WA.
raised amongst the spectators as to Who were
the famous eight who chose to link their for
tunes with the corrupt Bowen ring, and il was
D D -.
Crecker W. ii. Chase, e. Champion, T. G.. Con-
molly d. NJ. Davis, w. Ii. Slater, and c. A. Stew
art
The five voting to sustain the appointments
(Mr. Gulick being absent) were T. ri. Crossman.
l.. G. Hine, ID. McCathran, W. W Moore and a.
K. Shepherd.
Ii would seem that the eight" had been in
structed by the Bowen caucus to vote for GER
tain scavengers and other minor officers but in
order that no mistake should be made and as
some of the eight did not know the names OF the
candidates they were provided with lists on
which the names of the nominees they were
required To reject or confirm were checked of.
The eight did not seem anxious to attract atten-
uon Seile examining theU "nroerammes I" hut
some having defective eye-slght were Obliged
10 draw their papers Of instruction from under
.ne cover OF their desks, amid the laughter and
Jeefs or the spectators The plethOric senior
=, alderman from the Third Ward Was detected
by his keen-eyed colleague consulting his lit
with much pains taking, Nd was rallied by the
1-'. ,r 6" the zeal ~:.n which he was carrying
out the programme allotted 70 bin by Bowen
4 60.
AS the curious proceedings went on and the
eight faithfully carried out the riDs ,,roara,ume
yne uelIqnr OF the Bowenites in the cham
her was bOundless. IL was proud spectacle
to see Messrs. Connolly, Crocker, Chase and the
rest of them voting in a way to ensure the ap-
preciative smiles Of these gentlemen. Major
Morse WAS the picture of radiant JOY a. one after
another of Mayor Emery's appointments was
slaughtered. He grinned from ear to ear, and
then he grinned from his ears TO the nape OF his
neck, and if the slaughter had not come to an
end by an adjournment, IL n certain that he
would have grlnned the top Of his head into an
island,
Ii was a spectacle well calculated to give de-
light TO every corrupt Bowemte, but the people
of the city do not look upon II with the same sat
isfaction, andth Indignation expressed to-day
over the dOings of the illustriOus eight is well cal
culated 10 make their ears Jingle.