Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-11
nAD FoR THE REFoRmERs.
The Venerable Reform Mss or OF EeiE
York Comes 10 SrieE-PoIitieaI
RefOFmers Bad Doctors.

NEW YORK, July 9.-In accordance
with previous arrangements, Governor
I Dix gave an audience at his residence
on Long Island yesterday to the repre-
sentatives of the Tammany hall council
I of political reform and the citizens gem
/ orally, who left this city the day before
/ to ask for the removal OF Mayor HSye-
! never, owing to what is called his lille
/ gal and immoral act in appointing Oil
I yer Charliek and Hugh l.. Gardner,
! convicted police commissioners, thus, in
/ the language of the aldermen's
resolution, a. suming the role Of vindi-
Gator of victims of criminal courts. The
representatives of the council Of political
reform said: "Havemeyer was elected
to represent q genuine reform, and woosd
and won the nomination for mayor as
the avowed representative OF true re-
form. Being disgraced, it became neces-
sary to insist that whoever fagrantly
proves treacherOus to the standard of Ie-
fOrmatOry government should himself
be condemned" The governor seemed
deeply interested, and said very EN-
phaticsily that the subject should have
his immediate attention, and that he
would act promptly. While one of the
speakers as making his argument
dispatch was received announcing that
Voorhees, and Matsell had been ap-
pointsd police commissioners in place
of Gardner aud Charliek, resigned.
While the dispatch was reading, the
governor looked at the ceiling and
Smiled. then he gasped, "Matsell! good
graciousI Mstsellw Oliver Charlick
says the mayor has made demand
upon Police Commissioner Disbrecker
for his resignation, under a promise
made at the time of his appointment,
that if any trouble arose he would resign
his commission at five minutes notice,
at any time it might be demanded.
Charlick says that Disbrecker is not the
kind Of a man to resign, but that the
mayor has enough against him to re-
move him at any time. Disbrecker's
supposed offense is that he prevented
the reelection Of Gardner to the presi-
dency of the police board. Friends OF
the mayor say that he presents very
detected appearance; that his round
cheeks are sunken, but yet ne main-
tains a savage, defiant look. 1t seems
that Hugh Gardner is not excise COM
missioner; both he and the mayor real
lied yesterday that the mayor has not
absolute power Of appointment; and
members of the board of aldermen say
they will confirm him when his hair
grows gray.
NEW YORK, July 10.-Mayor Have |
meyer having asked General Duryee to |
resign from the police commission, he |
received reply from the general stat |
ing that the public interests were para !
mount, and it was necessary that he |
should remain where he was, especially |
in view of the occurrences Of the past |
few weeks.
The German taX-paying associations |
have been taking action on the munich |
pal scandal. Ore of them declares in |
resolutions "that the shameless and un- |
precedented action of Mayor Have
meyer in appointing convicted crimi- |
nails to responsible offices exhibits his |
complete unfitness aud unworthiness to |
occupy longer the high Office of chief |
magistrate of this city, and we demand |
his immediate removal therefrOm.n
Another meeting, which pronounced in |
equally as strong terms sgainst Have
meyer continuing longer in Office, was |
presided over BY Ex-Aiderman Rodde, |
q member of the late committee OF sew
eniy.