New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-02

ANOrHER rANlMANY DEFEAT.

TIE NEW ASSISTANT ALDERMEN GUST THEIR
PREDECESSORS.
The old Board of Assistant Aldermen gained
possession Of the Governors Room at 9 yesterday,
continued session with closed doors until few
minutes before 70 NJ. when A. r. Lawrence counsel for
the new Board Aldermen forced entrance
and another disturbance threatened to Mr. Law
renee however secured hearing and stated that wrs
had been obtained from Judge Brady, directed TO all
members Of the old Board not reelected for the year
1874 prohibiting them from acting after Of Monday
Jan. J. and also prohibiting them from receiving a
pOintment from the Mayor, Assistant Aldermen
for 1t also stated that writs had been already
many individual members OF the Board. which
then adjourned the confusion being increased by the
frequent attempts TO interrupt Mr.. Lawrence. The
Board OF Assistant Aldermen then met I'm the
Christian Schwartz in the chair and Francis j. Gels act
tng Secretary On the calling OF the roll 20 members
answered 10 their Assistant Alderman Healy
offered the following:
Reolred That Joseph p Dempsey be- and he is hereby,
elected Clerk OF the Board OF Assistant Aldermen for the
year 1872.
Alderman stacom moved an amendment to the effect
that Nicholas r. COnnOr he appointed President, and
Joseph P Dempsey, Clerk. Both the resolution and the
amendment lost by vote Of 10 to TO- The Board
then, Oh motion, adjourned to u O'Clock to-day.
TRAITOR IN CAMP.
Christian Schwartz and Francis J. Gels, members Of
the new Board OF Assistant Aldermen, called at THE
TRBuNE office yesterday, and complained III unmeas-
tla Nicholas K conner lad, When tDe Board
attempted 70 organize voted with Tammany for Presi-
dent and Clerk He WAS elected as a Repu lican and
Reform candidate from the XVIII Assembly District
kcveutceuth Ward, and had been regarded n sound
Refurmer With him Reform, there were II Reform
members 10 10 TammaDy members, aud OF course his
going the latter party gives it control Of the
Offices 81 President, SoIgeantat ARMS, land Chairman OF
The Finance Committee.
TRIBUNE reporter subsequently, found Mr. Conner at
The rooms of the Seventeenth Ward Republican Club
st,yvesauet fentleInan first expressed his
Willingness with great aability, TO explain the trouble
but or consulting with Assistant Alderman Charles c.
Pnckney be declared his opinion that il would be better
say nothing about the matter further than deny
solutey the statements made by Messrs Schwartz and
GeIs Let the papers say what they Ike and then you
bring an action FOR libel" said "a noisy by
etaBder wubine with profound significance.
friend or Mr. Conner, slhOwever, vCucbsafed
the following explanation: The Democrats proposed to
Mr.. Piuckney 10 elect him President without condition
provided he would vote for Mr. Dempsey Clerk. This
proposition opposed, particularly by M Schwartz
who himself candidate for President, and Mr.
Pinckuey declining to become party 10 the movement
the Democrats fell back COnnOr who voted DeInp
sey The Democrats fulned their obligation by voting
IN tUrn for Conner President, but owing TO the
-seDce OF Bartholomew Mcdonald, Democrat 10 result
was reached.