The New York herald., 1871-11-05
TIE INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
What Mayor Hall Thinks Of the Mandamus-
Tho Programme Of Foley's Friends
No Vacancies 70 BE Filled
Among the Inspectors

The proceedings taken in the Supreme Court on
the Application for q mandamus to compel the
Mayor to appoint new set or inspectors and the
afndavis which were published az part Of the pro-
ceedings created quite STIR among the politicians
and tho pubic generally. To ascertain how the
Mayor took the situation HERALD reporter visited
him yesterday ana had conversation with hun on
the subject as follows:-
''Mr. Mayor, have called to ask your opinion in
relation to the matter Of the Inspectors Of Election
ana the proceedings as to the mandamus."
''There is very little about it. My counsel will
move on Monday morning to quasn tine matter on
the ground that there were no vacancies"
'Wnat do you think OF those snndavits published
this morning In the paporsf"
''Tney are only published as dodge Learned
from one OF their men that the andamus was to be
issued one day; was to be indicLed the next day;
Alderman Conan was 70 be declared ineligible TO
would resign; Green, Acting Comptroller, would
be declared Mayor under . new statute; ne would
would Be- lovely and ali that sort Of tning."
tu "rne statement OF the manner In which the In
"Wny, It Is ali done according to law. The very
object or making the appointments In this way IL to
nay nave so9a some adIvidua responsibility am directly
"Yes, but about the recommendations from the
Il took, OF course, the Tammany democrats and
the Greeley repuDlicans-the republicans In that
organization prominent memOer OF which Is
candidate for the Presidency. II / had taken
Murphy republican the Greeleyltcs would com plain,
would object"
"Do you think they intend to push the natter,
They will have only one day 10 do 1t In. The
courts Will be closed, OF course. election day. and
they can't get out any mandamus or injunction, or
anything else except Q writ OF habeas corpus.
II Mr. Foley intended to do any real good for cleo
ticn day he should have brought his action three
weeks agO.n
"Do you not think It s merely part Of plan to
get point on the registry and election and nave
them thrown overr
Every likely, but rnat can amount to nothing.
They have been appointed aud elected strictly In
accordance with the law. Now you can give
the general public little legal knowledge.
You cannot mandamus . person to do
anything IN certain way. For instance /
might be mandamused to appoint inspectors,
II there were any vacancies, but could not De
mandamused to appoint Mr.. Foley's friends. II L
could be 80 mandamused then the Murphy republi-
cans, the 'refOrmers,' y the Young Democracy, the
Democrauc Union and all the Others would have as
much right to apply for mandamus and get It,
troiler to do certain thing, but 1t could not be
made to compel him to do 1t In any particular way.
II he does the thing ordered there IL ends oh, no;
this mandamus Will be- quashed; there arc no
vacancies at present. and as usual will be at Police
Headquarters on election morning at day break and
remain several hours as to be reauy TO iii any
vacancies that may be reported from any OF the
wardSn
Al this point Mr. Corson Chief OF the Bureau of
Elections, entered the room and the reporter took
his leave.