The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-21
rIrz Jonv ponrER,s SUCCESSOR.
The CITY Hall Statesmen Looking into Wick-
hams Candidates History.

The lobby and gallery of the Alderm en- g
chamber were crowded yesterday by thirsty pol
iticians and workngmcn, who were eager to
learn whether the Aldermen would confirm the
nomination Of Mr. Allan Campbell to be Com
missioner of Public Works. The minutes Of tho
board having been read, Alderman Sccry moved
that the regular order OF business be suspended,
and that MIR. Campbell be confirmed. The Al
dcrmnn's culogy brought to his feet Mr. Bryan
Rrlv the ant-rlmm my Alderman. " You
gentlemen rejected a man lass week." said he.
"who Is as capable as Mr.. Campbell voted
against Gen. Porter because he had reduced the
laborcrs' wages. l have no guarantee that Mr.
Campbell will restore the wages to g. a day
Mr.. Campbell is connected with company in
Pennsylvania that pays IT'S laborers only ninety
cents a DAY. He Is also associated with Mr..
Vanderbilt. How can he consistently give the
city's lahorcrs more than these private corpora
ti1ns pay for lahorY" tApplauee in the galicryl
Mr. R'ilivtnan sent tofhe clerk petitinn of the
Society of stone MasOus. urging Mr.. Campbeli'4
rejection because he was an avowed enemy Of
labor, and, as consulting engineer OF Mr. Nan-
derhiit. had advised that CanHd rms toe imported
to WORK on the Fourth avenue tmprovemcut.
Alderman Srcry said that MIR. Campbell was
one of q mmis-ion OF l-n@iueefs who were an
| pointed 10 plan ana +uier.htenu ", WORK on
! the Fourth avenue Improvement, aud had nuth-
| ing 10 do with regulating the wages Of the
! lahorers. The wagc- were liked by the contract
| Or- TO whom the work WIS let.
" 4 not Nr. Campbell contractorr' inquired
! Mr.. Bryan Nailly.
| q" never wa" replied Mr.. Secry. "For the
past forty year he has been q civil engineer. He
H. President of "a coal company ln MdrN band, and
! treats his men well and fays them fair wages.
/ IL ha' ALWAYS been jrm9rfat' ana so WIS his
father before him." lAppause by the thirsty
"iia. he hot kept ont Of the way TO avoid be-
/ Ing ASKED o., interviewer. 20 'ln' his pu-itiou
on the labor question: asked Mr. Bryan
"Iie has hrcn in the city for two days" an.
swcred MIR. Sccry.
"Will nc restore the lahorers wagasy" asked
! MIR. Reilly
"lic "a, alvays fairly treated the men un-
der him replied Air. Sccry land | believe lie
alwaya will do so."
- have been % worklneman. ! am not here
| a. d"flAsusuc: ! ana Lcre as the friend of tie
restore the labOrefs' wages Applause m the
gallery
"ln fculy TO INV colleague. / ask tho clerk to
read section Loo 4 the charter said Nr. scery.
Tue clerk read that any public ullcer VINO
shall tx ,ct pledge ir 'm a can ate FOR oil 20
as consideration for his vote. shall hc liable. II
/ found gun y. 90 a Lnc Of SjVQO aud Two years
/ imprs inucut.
! whether they construed that section as mean
ing that asking MIR. Campbell such a q iestton as
! hi. would reader the person making the request
/ liable TO bee prosecuted for a felony; but not
| one % the LAWYERS replied. vote on Mr..
/ seervs motion WAS then taken, aud Allan Camp
! bell confirmed hy - 10 /. MIR lrt an Reilly
voting iu the negative. Aldermen Billings. Cole,
| Hess plnchney, and Seery made speeches IN
| eNpltnluon OF their votes. Alderman Cole read
| his speech.
An attAch6 Of the Mayors Office bore the news
! To bis Honor. IX-A -cmhlymau Iuom 5 Cooper
| Campbell. Wno was with the Chief Nagi-frlte.
| went direct to his fathers office, And told him
Of his confirmation. Then the father and his
son went to the Manhattan tluD.