The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
THE ELECTION BUnEAU.
WAS THERE BARGAIN BETWEEN TAMMAN1
AID The REpU BLICASs ?-JoHN KiLLY' 8

WAS THERE BARGAIN BETWEEN TAMMAN1
AID The REPUBLICASs ?-JoHN KiLLY's
VIEWS.
'Tkercmoval OF Chief Hasbrouck from the Bureau
OF Elections BY the Police Commissioners and the ap
ponlment OF John J. 'Bricn created as much
element In local political circles yesterday did the
sudden removal OF Collector Arthurnud the appoint
meht OF General Merritt Mr.. O'Bricn having re
signed lucrative Office In the Custom House stimuli
tancously with the advent of the Merritt adminisra
ton, and being Of the shrewdest local republican
workers In The Custom House, his immediate appoint
a still lucrative Office IN OF the lead
ing municipal departments set all the political wire
pu!lers thinking and guessing what 1t all meant
Known to be strong Conkling man his probable re-
moval was hnled at here and there several days age
by those protesting 10 know the mysterious springs
and levers that moHe tho political machinery Of the
Custom House, but well did his friends profess q
guage him that they all said, Oh, OBrien Is sure "a
SLICK, ina few days he'illop over to the Merritt
SIDE" de did not flop over, however, but resigned
SHARPLY aud psremp.orily and Immediately alter be.
c.me possessed OF Office yielding him double
,he income he received at tho Custom House. OF
course with these bare facts before them would.bt
politicians of tho republican we'll as oil the demo.
crat,c persuasion soon spread the report that "t
bargain' had boon concluded between the anti-haye
element oil tho Custom House, undcr the lead OF ex
Collector Arthur and Tammany Hall. In fact 1t wa
the control OF the local elections to republican o.
Coukliug proclivtros TO secure the re-siecton
ate THESE charges growing thick aud fast In those
places where New York's local statesmen DO most
assemble, HERALD reporter was instructed to call on
Comptroller Kelly The man above all who knows
ramsnany Is aims and purposes
WHAT MR..
Mr.. Kelly deeply engrossei In his official
duties wncn the reporter ca,ied. out suspended his
urgent work for few minutes ana enlightened the
There is no truth wnatevsr OF bargain, or what.
ever you may call IT, having been made between Tam
many Hall and the republicans The people who taxi
that way AFRO either fools liars. Mr. Has0rouck Ea
held the olco Chiet Buroau OF T. ectioas lo
twcut, years and his term mas expired he hall
republican ofhce and the Ponce Board, beng non
partisan, It's republican members have she right u
ill The Office with another republican
NO BARGAIN.
"Do not the repub ans own the hons share OF tn,
oHlces IN the municipal poltocy Is not the chtc
clerk OF the Board also republican," asked the re
porter. ,
dom ocrats also have full share Offices In th
| department Besides the work 10 be performed b!
chcl OF tho Bureau OF Elections Is merely clerical
| lie has no power or atonagc whatever. All OF th
day selected furnished by the two poiiii
cal orgau izstions ana the Commissioners only MAKE
| the req red appointment. havea slight acquatnt
ancc with Mr. U'Brien. He Is an able political leader
IN The Egh,h mby district who Was urst brough,
into political Lie by Collector Murphy, whose
secretary he was tor considerable time,
| and there be doubt that when the Time came
for giving him promotion hts trends urged ms name
VI on the Two republican Police Comm issousrs, and
taus secured Tor him Office become vacant by tho
| expir,tion OF the term OF the present incumoent
THIS think is all there IN TINS matter, whatsoever
outsiders may say who constantly look Tor some poht
| cal bartering wnsre there Is none have. always
| heard that 0Bren was n strong Conkiinx man, put
whether the two Police Commissioners who conferred
the tment upon MIN entirely In the interest
oil Co king somewhat linked to the political ior-
tunes OF Ex-Governor Morgan, cannot exactly says
ali can sssnre YOU of NJ ,nat there has been
ga Whatever with ranmany ma