New-York tribune., 1877-12-20

TRUE INWARDNESS or THE CHARGES.
WHAT Is ASSERTED TO HAVE BEEN The MEANING
or THE CONFERTNCES At ALBANY-REPoRIEp
ATTpMPr TO FORM NEW LOCAL PARTY oP-
POSED TO TAMNANY.
A gentlemen who has Just returned from AL
bany yesterday furnished the following statement as TO
the rue inwardues of the Mayors charges against inc
Police Commissioners. 1t agrees with statement maze
10 TRIBUNE reporter 5y leadns TammanY sachsm to
the effect that the present action is for the purpose OF se-
curing Police Board wholly in the interest OF Mt I'll
den and a new local sntiTammauy party that this
step WAS taken only after fl understanding with Gov
eruor Robinson that the Governor has already asIeed
with Edward Cooper to remove the Commissioner ana
that with the police patronage thus secured new or
canzaton antagoustic 10 rammany Hall is TO be grad
ually built up FOR use b. Mr. Tldcnn the fu'ure There
can he no doubt that this the view which the Tam
many manac. take and desire TO have the public take
The gentleman who has been at Albany said
" Considerable interest has been excited by the
nresence in Albany OF Edward Cooper and John Hardy
the confidential clerk Of Mayor Ely and thcr repeated
interviews with Governor Robinson have given rise to
much speculation II has lately been discovered that
the real object OF these visits change in the Board
of Police Commissioners. The origin OF ths movement
may De traced back considerable time Governor
Robirson has always felt sore against Tammauy
becauso of his defeat IN the late state Con
veption He is very bitter in his dslikeS
Governor Robinson placed himself III communication
with Edward Cooper (whO Was sourei against
Tammany. and who had resigned from the General
Committed with Nj Bigeiow. and with several OF
Mr. Tildens friends. When Air Ti!den returned from
Enrape these men excrted the emseycs TO induce him TO
break with Tammauy, aud 10 come out against
mo ticket Mr Tnden az that time was not dis
posed to do So and supported the ticket in the first
specch no made Governor Robinson, however, de
n,uuced the ticket publicly and rryatey and now Mr.
Tden has apparently yielded 10 the pressure that has
been brought TO bear upon him by Messfs Cooper,
pi,eloy Farchild and others, and has entered on
the offensive against Taumauy Hall Mayor Ely has
bceu a constant vlftor At Mr Tldcns house for sew
era weeks aud has had frequent consultations about the
Police Board
The plan Gnaly decided upon was that Mayor Ey
shOud enter into combination with Mr IIlden, VINO
would control Governor Robinson Inasmuch as ,Ir.
Kelly controlled the Board % Aldermen, the only way
left TO do was 10 remove the Commissioners In bOdyOn
charges Mayor Ely could an the places OF the removed
without the concurrence OF the Alder
men, although the approval of the Aldermen is neces
sarv when an appointment is made to fiji
the vacancy caused by an expired term, as
IN the case OF Commissioner Eihardt, az the
time when his term expired last spring. Tie
preson Excise excitement has been used as the excuse
cor carrying thisSlau II IS well known at Albany
that the Mayor delayed his action until be- had received
assurance that Robinson woad TO tho removals
This then. is simply movement OF Dir Thden and
q number of ant'Gammany men 20 build up new local
Marty which Will press the claims Edward Cooper
Mayor and viii oppose mmauy in future state Con
ventions Br Tilden a mighty long-headed man"