New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-11
LOCAL REORGANIZATION
THE ALDERMAN uNDIsMAYED.


| THEIR ARREST THREATENED FOR NEGLECT or DUTY
WHY THEY WILL NOT TAKE ACTION UPON
THE MAYORS CANDIDATES - THE GERMANS
SIGHTED.
The question whether or not the Aldermen
form the socaled combination to prevent the con-
rmaton OF rejection OF the candidates for the offices OF
Police Justices by refusing TO take them from the table,
where they have lain for the past month. will DO ar
rested for neglect OF duty under the provisions OF Bee
ton ia OF the Charter which provides that on the am
davt OF the Mayor the Controller, or five citizens
Judge may issue an order compelling any Alderman 10
| appear before him and answer any charge OF oeipg
guilty OF any neglect OF duty was discussed az great
length yesterday, around tho City Hall and In po-
| ltcal circles. IL Is believed by many thaI tno
project OF arrestng or more OF the Aldermen lor
the purpose OF frightening them, and inducing them
| either TO confirm or reject the nominees for Ponce
Justices seriously entertained for tme but that
II has been abandoned the ground Of impractcsDity
and bad precedent that would DO established IL Is
urged that the Aldermen could readily say that
were totally unacqualnted with the ana desired
20 learn all that they could about their character and
fitness for the Office. Several OF the Aldermen were
around the City Hail. yesterday and the absorbingques
ton was discussed in hafserous, halfjOcuar manner
Several OF those who form the combination laughingy
said that they had provided themselves with bail In case
they should be arrested They were very positive, how
ever that the combination could not be broken IN that
| manner.
Later in tho day Alderman Kehr one OF the two Ger
Republicans in the Board, in conversation with
warm friend OF the Mayor said that his action in this
particular was not q sudden impulse, but had been
reached after due elaboration. He declared that his
| colleague. Mr. Koch, and himself representing large
body of German Republicans and Reformers were sim
ply disguised" at the treatment which they had re-
ceIved at the Of the Mayor and the heads Of de-
partments Neither they their constituents had re-
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nominations aud appointments. The Germans consti-
uted very large aud influential portion OF the commu
nity and hence entitled representation In the
| heads OF departments. Every man whom Alderman
Koch and himself had recommended for nomination on
| the various commissions had been passed over TO
| make room for who no better qualified.
| and whose character certainly stood no higher
Especially was this the case with the Excise Commits
sioners The Germans were exceedingly anxious that
they should have representative In this Commission,
but their wishes were dsregarded. Now the Commits
souers propose close all the saloons and beergardens
on Sunday. To the Germans this was great hardship
Sunday to them sort OF holiday day on which
they could leave their close and contracted apartments
| in the crowded tenements and enjoy the fresh air
| in the country or listen to music III
tho city, aud drink their beer in peace
They mOlested one, interfered with no one. They
simply wished TO enjoy the day in their own way Com
missioner Marshall lately made tour OF the beergar-
dens in company with the speaker and Alderman KOCH
and forced TO that good order prevailed and
that there nothing particularly Objectionable about
them. Nevertheless. the Excise Board now proclaim
that the proprietor Of any saloon beer garden that
may be kept open Sunday after this VIII have his IL
| cense revoked. This treatment Of the Germans will
have but effect that Of driving them away from the
! support OF the Republican party. This was the
effect a few years ago under the Metropolitan
Board Of Excise and 1t win be repeated IL was only
short time ago that he waited upon by committee
from the German Republican Central Committee, who
declared that the treatment they had received from the
Republican leaders wasIunendurabe and they proposed
to act with party that would be consderate The
eelpg among the Germans that OF extreme dissatls
| faction at the manner in which they have been
| and are being treated Among those who were
P Pre- emf of the Commissioners of Taxes
| and Assessments. When his nomination was be-
cared that the patronage OF his office their DIS
posal Since his confirmation there has been decided
| cure even a single clerkshp for of his German
aud THE about the s IN II te St1 P6ee
Justices, because he believed the appointments would
be Illegal This the opinion Of many leading law
yers. We're the Board of Aldermen confirm the Po-
lice Justices 1t would only open long ana tedious MT
the wishes of these representative Germans not
complied with. Marcus OtterbOurg was in no sense a
speaker did not believe that Germans favored this
Candidates confirmation; As TO the matter OF arrest
that, Alderman Kerr said gave him very little uneasi
ness When Is years OF age he arrested and
condemned to death for participation In the German
Liberal movement OF ls4S. He was pardOned on that
occasion on account Of his extreme youth He did not
quail that OCCASION and II was unlikely that he
would for small matter as this proposed arrest.
! The Tammany Aldermen seem to have acted with con
| summate shrewdness throughout They offered no
opposition to the previous nominations Indeed
| they voted to confirm the greater number They now
make the point, however that II they vote To confirm
the nominees for Police Justices they will turn out nine
| Democrats who elected by the people to make
room for ten others, q majority OF whom are Republic
cans and chosen under law the legality OF which is
questioned by some OF the best practitioners at the
bar Consequently, they have voted steadily against
taking the nominations from the table, and Will con-
tinue to do For the present, Alderman Monheimer
is paired of with Alderman Cooper, and rs Alderman
Cause is Europe this leaves only IA available votes
These stand present against taking the nominations
from table and favor of such action that the
combination lose vote and there will DO tie
But il asserted that instead OF the members or the
| combination showing signs OF weakness there IS
stronger probability Of their being joined by some OF the
| minority who have been disappointed IN not having
| friends or relatives nominated by the Mayor.
AT a meeting of the Ninth Ward Council OF Political
| Reform resolutions adopted depreoating in the
terms action OF the members OF the Board
of Aldermen who have combined TO defeat the object Of
the law refusing to confirm OF reject the nominations
for Police Justices made by the Mayor thereby con-
nuing office the present Objectionable aud unworthy
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