The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-19
NEW YORK CITY.

pCIAAlUueSokIAb 4AonONHA VI tuG
Comptroller and Threatened Res.
Observation-Disclosures Tilden Takes
Hand In the Fight-.COmments
of the World and Tribune.
NEW York, Sept, 1s,
The latest phases OF the municipal fight
are creating the greatest excitement every
where throughout the city. COnnolly's
action came like thunder clap upon
Hall, Sweeney, and their adherents. All
day yesterday and last night, the Mayor
and his friends were in consultation, The
fight Is now reduced TO Hall and COnnOl-
ly, and their respective followers,
Halls desperation Is shown by his re-
moVal OF Connolly, This Is exercising
power which he declared he did not
possess. Tho action of Tilden, chairman
of the Democratic State Committee, Is
aimed at the destruction Of the ring. The
attempt of Hall TO cheCkmate him will
probably result in crisis, concerning
which il Is impossible to speculate.
The Tribune thinks Il is q matter Of
congratulation that affairs have taken
this turn. There was q disposition to
strengthen the hands OF the Mayor, when
he seemed anxious to throw light upon
tho doings Of the ring, but his late action
was an attempt to stitle investigation, and
by sacrificing Connolly, divert attention
from the stronger and ADLER rogues, who
were TO remain In power,
The Worlds article ofyesterday aCCus-
ing Tilden, and other Democratic leaders
who arc in cooperation with him, with
entering into conspiracy with the Re-
pubiCans, created universal surprise.
That paper to-day says Connolly was
persuaded into tho course he took by
promises that ho would have been pro.
tGCted from the consequence Of his con.
duct, and declares the new dodge was
approved by the Murphy men, as
II is thought quite certain 1t will
so dcmoralize hewhole Democratic front
rs to secure inc State for the Radicals.
In fact, this result will be claimed by the
Murphy men US their work. The rural
Democracy will sustain Tilden. Many
Of the country leaders have been here for
several days, and have given free expires.
sion TO their disOpprobatiOn OF the con-
duct of the IlallSweeney faction. The
effect of COnnollys action Is to place the
immense moneyGd power of the Comp.
trolGr's office into the hands OF the bitter
est Democrats Of Tammany. Judge Bar.
nard's Injunction will be practically tested
as u nullity. lIavemeyer has promised
the Comptroller, his new deputy, to call
oil tho Presidents Of banks together 10
furnish all the money necessary TO carry
on tho government, pay It's legitimate
running expenses and provide for labor
Crs.
Mayor Hall, 1t Is stated, has repeatedly
said that il Connolly did not resign he
would resign. II the Mayor should re-
sign, tho President of the Board of Alder.
men would become Acting Mayor Hc
would not have the power of expelling
any of the heads Of any Of the depart.
mGnts that might become vacant, as, ac'
COrding TO the new charter, that power
would DO vested In the Comptroller; 80
that, in case Of tho Mayors resignation,
Andrew II. Green would be virtually
Mayor until February 1, 1872.
The ViNduCt railway enterprise In this
city, which was started some weeks ago,
appears to have been overlooked in con.
sequence OF the exciting occurrences
which have lately arisen. There Is much
anxiety felt about the project The public
are In tho dark Rs to the cause of delay
in the proceedings. The parties who
have the business In hand, however, arc
men Of tho first standing in the Commu.
nifty.
M'CLELLAN AND THE CoMPTRoLLERslIIr
lib ACCEPTANCE NOT YET RECEIVED.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 1s-Aflernoon.
1t Is unknown yet whether Gen. Nc.
Clollan will accept the ComptrollerShip.
CONNOLLY REFUSES TO BE REMOVED.
Connolly Is at his office to-day and
Green this morning formally entered up.
ON his duties. An opinion is looked for
today from an eminent lawyer Charles
O'COnner, taking the view that while
Connolly's course is sustained by law,
Halls Is not. Connolly Is In possession,
and It Is thought he will resist any at.
lempts to Oust him. Comptroller Con.
molly in reply TO Halls letter denies tho
authority Of the latter to exercise the
power he attempts, and declares his de.
termination not to retire unchanged.
THE HERALD GIVES CONNOLLY AKICK.
The New York Herald, which was yes.
terday wholly silent in regard TO munici.
pal aiihirs, to-day pronounces In favor OF
Hall, and thinks the Comptroller had bet
ter retire.
CONNOLLY 3 LETTER DENYING THE POWER
TO REMOVE HIM.
The Comptroller sent the following let.
ter to the Mayor, about hali.past ii this
morning: @ .'.
"CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, Sept. 1s.
"iion. A. Oakty Hall, Mayor!
"MY DEAR Sm-G have read in the
morning papers only your letters to this
date, and beg leave thus promptly to in
form you that, as advised, | have neither
in fact or equivalent, resigned my office
us Comptroller Of the city Of New York.
deny that there is any authority Of law
| in Mayor to exercise the power attempt.
ed by your favor, and in partial support
Of the denial, quote these words from
your former communication Il, the
Mayor, cannot suspend any head, not
even pending an investigation. / can
only refer tho charges to the Common
Pleas, who alone can remove
"Aiter considerable time for trial, my
previously announced determination not
at present TO retire from my official posi-.
ton is still unchanged. BY the appoint
ment Of Andrew II. Green as deputy
Comptroller, have endeavored to guard
the public interests committed to my care
+ In such m effort, while calling special at.
. tentlon to the past4S hours,inCluding youI
official acts and my own, ask the sup
" port Of that supreme power, the public
sentiment of the citizens Of New York