The sun., 1873-05-19
WHO SHALL RULE THE CITY?
THE ALDERMEN PREPhRTyG TO
CORNER MAYOR HAVEMEYER.


CORNER MAYOR HAVEMEYER.
Combination to Draw Out the MINES OF
the Police Commissioners Less -orh,strv
aud More sterling Comn,op sense Wanted
on tho Criminal Bench.
The fnct that GOV. Dix had signed the
Police Justices bill was made known in the
Mayors Office early Saturday afternoon. For
week previous the Governors action on the hill
had been a leading topic among the politicians
who frequent the City Hall. The chances Of his
approval or his veto had been considered 40
nearly equal that even as lato a. Saturday noon
even bets we're made on the result. The intel
ligence that 1t had been signed spread rapidly.
and before two hours had elapsed several new
applications for Police Justccships were filed in
the Mayors onicc. Among the new candidates
are the Hon. Marcus otterboure. formerly
United states Consul to Mexico, Mr.. Samuel j.
S,orrs, and Assistant nited states District At
torney rhomas simOns Mr. Siinuns s urged hy
MIR Sherman. one uf District Attorney Dlsss
CLERKS. Another candidate II the Hon. Bernard
IH-in. AsscmbNman and champion oaismat.
cx collector Murphy Mr. John l. Davenport and
other Leaders of the custom House Radicals are
not well thought Of hy thc Mayor. Nearly all the
applicants for the positions thus far are young
Mr. Dornan u Eaton. the father OF the bill,
citation have, It Ia said. told the Mayor that It is
necessary for the proper adininisilation Of jus
ucc IN tbis CITY tnat the Golire JUSTICES snoulu
couuoS srNsr. NOT MERE LAW.
The Mayor said to be inclined to the opirion
Justice are good judgment and common sense,
and that man need not hc u lawyer IT, possess
are to I've aeni to the Aldermen for some time A.
no time Is nNed by the bill within which they
must he made. The Mayor attarhes great i'm
portsnre 10 the position, and viii not decide
upon his nominees until lie has thoroughly can
yassed the merts Il all The applicants.
Hf..NF . . -.
Aldermen to-day his nominations for tho Cham
hher!ainshn, and the i.ara nommIs,si.pcrship
twenty davs within which all the nominations
must must I've made Do not ,p eapiTe un'll ,o-ln2tTgw
10 seud in new nominations until those pre-
b yiousy sent Ia had been confirmed.
/ KEErINu rHrN IN SUSPENSE.
n he adhere to- that linc of action. he W II
rr"nal!y Withhold the u"wila'ions for Police
f t"mnissoner-uips uut'l tu-mofrow III sc-
ton however. w.ll ccp,ud Greatly uron he ao-
ton OF 'hc Mdcru'u 'p-day. If his friends ia
/ tie board should MT hc -f.uag enough to bass
u vote tp adjourn t. 4. morrow. he viii he COM
rellod 10 scrd BOO all hiS nominations to-day.
otherwise, Lndtr thr cJastIar,Iun wnich has
been given Zoo the section of th' chatter whic1 .
. pruvuc- tl" m.un'r 90 spr Hiu.ing ttc hrIds If
dcuauwcut.. tG'.c d,iar, reui- for ii-n the
Nominations uf .uc Commission Is have uu bt ga
made So o. ,, t-c t,cx,-t.
/ Iti--.. GOAT tIe Aldermen vino are opposed
60 touNtu .nc tac MAYORS nominations simply
hccau-. thcv are HE n"m'ua ."fs have r.c "
cred from their uculurdli1,,tvu aud viii pr 'srnt
to-day a unit,d front asniu-, tie Nia.ur. II WAS
rumored yesterday that al caucus held on sat
Irurn uN. tI-DtruW uule-- al 'hC 9nl. iuIii i,u-
l. ha made wtI' cnt "a tp-da,. II 'e.- said tuat
. nominal iHu~ until those which he nai Itr, Iuu--
IN SEM "a, WEI, go lLrmcd, had heend cpurtcuu-
to them. and had unaffected a de, cruiiuatiun tp
force tA.'u 70 confirm AL ol his noininess. They
are said to lie
srorLiNG PoR FIGHT,
and to have determined to resort to any and MI
IarliaupnfaTv measure to- make the MuNpr take
tho hack ira K. A cty on cial who carrie, in his
/ breast the secret designs OF several of the Al
| rumur Was likely To be true. lie was sure that
the meeting OF the Aldermen to-day would nc
! stormy. lie thought that II the nom nations
| for Police Commissioners were noe sent In to-
dav, an crort would he made to prevent the
twenty days had expired hut he added, even
. n they are sent in, there will he n bittor nght
lis II known what names are to he sen, In for
/ Police Commis~ionorships =" inquired the gen
ueman who was sddres- ed.
. II Il nnt known for a certainty, replied the
oficiai. t." Hut | learned last nisht from a sent
Official source that the Mayor had decided 70
| John X. Russell, and either Gen. Alexander
ShaIer or zen Abram DuUea." he added that
there was little or no doubt that Mr. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Rus-cll, and Gen. Shalcr gen Durycs
would be promptly confirmed. But he was GER
tain Tn NJ nsri would Toe made un the coulr-
nation IL Mr. Gardner. He knew that many Of
the Aldermen were dcsrous ~ having
Mr.. SHERIDAN SHOOK
In the Police n?ard and thu they would d.
tIcir beat go pat him there. "N hy." lt add 'l,
" that combination which succeeded FOR a. t.uc
In che sins the Navor was The work OF SIR.
Shook- trends. They wanted to know whether
the Mayor intended 20 send in his name. aud
. they g,t up That combination of thc Aldermen,
ard Instructed ticm e. urcycut any action on
tie Mayor nominations. until they had ali been
sent In,
tlt that combination has been broken, and
tiu-, very Alderucu h ave voted Ion the !iuuli-
/ nations. -Hid The gentleman nd lresscd
i"d b. true, replied the onicid; " But they
/ have recovered ftoin their ucmorali1at and
you VA see that they viii make a fight and a
good on too unless Nr shook IL nominated
am told that seven OF the Aldermen prefer
him to hr. Gardner. II that he true wiIl hr
easy work inr them 60 block the Mayors htilc
game fOr a time, At least.
IL was known "n saturday hat fact- had come
t. llght seriously affecting the personal char
acter Of several OF the gentlemen who have
been confirmed a., city mar hals, ana tb.t the
votes by which they were confirmed would be
re considered to-day.