New-York tribune., 1874-04-24
THE POLICE BOARD CONTEST.
CONFLICTING VIEWS or THE ACTION or THE BoAf
OF ALDERMEN--A STRUGGLE FOR CUsToMHou:

CONFLICTING VIEWS or THE ACTION or THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN--A STRUGGLE FOR CUsToM-HoUsE
SUPREMACY.
The action of the Board of Aldermen on
Monday In falling act on the nomination OF Henry Il.
Rowland for Police Commissioners, the passage OF the
resolutions calling on the Mayor TO remove the present
Police Commissioners and the failure the part or the
opposition In the Tammany Society TO overthrow John
Kelly the annual election, have furnished topics OF
discussion for the politicians. No one seems TO know
how the contest in the Board OF Aldermen Will end
Some OF members OF the Board who voted for the
resolution referred to that they did it because
they believe the present Board OF Police are corrupt
and should be removed. They add that they wil nor
vote for any who Is known to be friendly 10 COM
missioners Gardner and Charck and would therefore
be likely to affiliate with them officially. They claim
tnat the nomination OF exJudge Rowland was part of
bargain with the leaders of the Custom house Repubh-
cans and intended to operate directly against mmany
Hall whose rising power feared by the Mayor ana
the Republicans. The Tammany Aldermen are espe-
cialy bitter against Commissioner CharIek VINO, they
saw sold Tammany Hall out in certain districts last
Fall by the appointment OF inspectors OF eiectioh
in the interest OF James 0Bren and the Republicans
and by the removal OF Others the day OF election and
appointment OF improper men IN helr place. IheY ray
that Tammany has night to representation 10 the 20
lice Board in view Of the approaching election ID order
that Democratic inspectors may be named Commls-
soner Duryee they acknowledge, is alrmlnded man,
but add that has not the nerve to demand that tne
rights of Tsmmany Hall be respected IN the selection Oh
inspectors. Commissioner Charlck was expelled from
Tammany Hail. and cannot therefore claim to represent
the Democratic party In the Board and Apollo Hall
affiliated with the Republicans az the last election and
since its disastrous defeat has not held meeting they
claim that Tammany Hal is the only legitimate Demo
cratic body in the city.
1t is the opinion OF the welnfoTmed that 'he CUSTOM
bouse Republicans are trying to obtain complete control
10 ,afagin n.
known was opposed to the Custom-house party Com
missioner Gardner was pronounced IN his allegiance
IN either OF the factions Of the Republican party but
was understood TO have psrtlalty Tor the custom
house clique. Since his election TO the fresuehcy Vi
the Police Board, his predictions Tor tue custom
house faction have been much more MARKED lne
plan was TO have ex-Judge Howland, Gus
tom-house Republican, nominated ana eohnfmea
10 Oil the vacancy existing, and when
Commissioner Russell's term expired on May ~ Was
proposed to have another Custoni-house Eepuon,%an %
control OF the Board Police Tins was believed TO oe
feasible because the C9mmssiop@ers @ on
Of the Board Monday has overturned thls pan ana
the Cusomhonse faction are tna he ma
consequence. There are some VINO peese ,n" ~ un ,h;
Iorlty OF the Board Of Aldermen have nade UP tnsu
minds 10 confirm no one 6at 10 enTs t ct Cemms
soner Russes untitled, Unless tne Msor S WI, n,
likely to do AZ it is believed by its adherents that
Taminany will sweep the city al toe o sgnans waxor
Sd aorS afS Of the Board Of Aldermen would
be no difficulty after they TOOK once ID havins hi ho
Should Gen. Duryee Democrat, act Win them con
troI of the Police Board would be obtalneu or II ne
decned t do so IL would only be necessary 70 walt Tor
the nraton of his term OF office in the following May
to renlace him with au adherent Of Tammany
There are Others who say that the Aldermen VIII De
satisfied with a compromise-the nomination OF q
Republicap and O Democrat, proVlueu they are per
sonaIly unorIiectionable. The names OF Two OF the
members OF the present Board of Aldermen are
nsntioned as sueh Morris as the
and
candidate ,,o.,nu.o,,. ,,.,,.,o,., ...
in this connection. He gave as his belief
mat the nomination OF exJudge H0wland was part OF
nIsn TO Obtain control OF the Police Board by the Gus
house Republicans, headed by Collector Arthur and
Ceorge Bliss FOR the purpose OF makbR John DaVeh
mort superiotendent The object Of thus wac, oi
nourse 10 control far possible the eIectlohs III
ma cltv the coming Fall. The bills recently lh-
,roduced into Congress and the state Legislature pro
nosne 10 extend the powers OF Supervisors OF Eecon,
and ma king an unjust discrimination against haufaLeu
ctzens as compared with natiyeborn, AT eleeiious,
mas mart of the same plan He did not believe tat tne
Teuocratc members OF the Board were lnclned 10 be
t,c,ious They believed that the Ponce BOaiu shOuu
hs non-partisan nevertheless they would not refuse
% o ro,a for a good candidate, provided he was not
iitely 10 affiliate with Cnarek and Gardner.
presidept Gardner asked ON "Wednesday what ac-
zion the Police Board would take with reference 10 Tue
resouop OF the Board or Aldermen, forwarded 10 the
Ro,rd by the Mayor He replied that IL would take no
arIiou lie did not think that any was called Tor or
neces.nry So far he Was concerned, he could say
thai his action WAS thoroughly non PARTISAN. lie WAS