The New York herald., 1879-10-02
TANIMANY HALL GOES TO COURT.
Seeking a Mandanus to Compel the Appoint
msnI Of Her inspectors.
THE MAYORS COUP D'ETAT.
He Summons the Police Commissioners
to Answer Charges
WHAT WILL BE THE END?

WHAI WILL De ll1E END!
The local political situation assumed an extraor-
dinary phase yesterday. and the excitem ent among
politicians of both parties quite intense
during the afternoon and evening The
day for the ostensible purpose of appoint
ing the remaining onefourth Of the Inspectors
of Election. They failed to do So however. for the
simple that they occupied their time in fill
list of inspectors still incomplete. Forewarned
of such result the Executive Committee Of
the Tammany Hall organization appointed
special committee to move for manda-
reason why they should not appoint the inspectors
named by Tammany Hall. Judge Barrett granted
order for the Police Commissioners to show cause
why such mandamus should not be issued. and tho
to be followed by the announcement that Mayor
Cooper early in the evening had issued formal
summons to Police Commissioners French, Mac
Lean and Morrison, calling upon them to
appear before him this afternoon at three o'clock
and show why they should not be removed
for neglect of duty in failing to appoint the in
spectors of election provided for by the law. It
remains to be seen if these several opposing move
ments will have the effect break the deadlock and
the appointment of full Board Of Inspectors.
THE MAYORS COUP D'ETAT-HE CALLS UPON
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS TO ANSWER
CHARGES OF NEGLEcTING THEIR DUTY.
For the third time since he assumed Office. Mayor
Cooper has preferred charges against members Of
tho Police Board His action in the case Of Commits
sioner Wheeler followed after the fate of Messs.
Nichols and Smith had been decided on His Honor's
recommendation to Governor Robinson. Yesterday.
rather last evening. the Mayor made up his mind
to prepare sensation for the politicians
in the shape of a formal arraignment of Comms-
sioners Charles f. MacLean. stephen =. French and
James L. Morrison. The charges, might be
pected relate to the failure OF these members of the
Board to select and appoint four persons to
inspectors of election and two persons to
poll clerks for each election district in this city and
county. The official notification of the Mayor to
each of the accused Commissioners is folows:-
TIE CHARGES
MAYORS OFFICE NEW YORK.
To CHARLES +. MAcLEAN. SrepHEN L. FRENCH. and
JAMES e. MoRHIsoN, Police Commissioners OF the
City of New York.
You are charged by and before with conduct in
your offices of Police Commissioners appearing to
me to constitute. If established cause for your
moval from Office to wit:-That you have
tembsr. 1879, to eiapse without fully performing
the duty imposed upon you by chapter go
of the Laws OF 1s72-namely. the duty of selecting
appointing four persons to serve as inspectors of
election and two persons to poll clerks tor
each election district in the city and county of New
York, named and qualified as prescribed by said law
The minutes and proceedings of the Board of
Police and such other proofs as may be adduced
and will be relied upon us evidence of the truth Of
the said charge.
An opportunity to bc heard will be given you at
the Mayors office on Thursday, October 2, 1872 ut
three T. Nj.
should include your colleague. De Witt C.
Wheeler in this notice and charge but for such re-
straint as has been heretofore imposed upon mo in
respect to him by judgment and writ OF the Su-
prone Court.
should have given you an earlier opportunity to
be heard on the said charge were l not informed
that an order had been made by the Supreme Court
requiring you to show cause why you should not be
compelled to discharge the said duty, and deem it
proper not to take any action which will prevent
the writ or order of the Court from taking full
elect. EDWARD COOPER Mayor.
DATED OCT. 1, 1870.
coSFERRING WITH COUNSEL.
The sudden action of the Mayor great sur
prise to his friends. although rumors that some-
thing of the kind was to be done have been flying
about for days past. The Mayor reached his ofiicc
yesterday at about half-past ten A. NJ. not un-
usually early hour for him, and busted himself for
hours in attending to routine business He was
visited later in tho day by Mr. T. n.
Bangs, the gentleman who has all along
represented him in his many difficulties with the
Police Commissioners. Mr.. Bangs and His Honor
were cosctcd together for long timo but as this
was not occurrence no suspicion of the
1isrl0 lao,
the politicians and others who make
the City Hall and vicinity their headquarters.
Tho Mayors legal adviser hurriedly left the
executive Office at about three p. NJ. and Mr. Cooper
had then apparently not prepared his lottor of
charges against the Commissioners. 1t was not
until after O'Clock that he publicly announced
his intention to cite Mcssrs. Mac Loan. Morrison and
French to appear before him and answer tor their
conduct in refusing to appoint election officers. Tho
papers were hastily made out and certified copies
were given to tho Official messenger, with instruc-
tions to spare no time in finding the accused Com
nissioners.
VIEWS OF THE LAWYERS.
Mr.. Elihu Root, who represented Commissioner
Wheeler in bis prohibition also the advisor
Of both republican Commissioners. and in the entire
matter they were acting under his advice. In reply
to the inquiries of HERALD reporter at his resi-
dcnce last evening he said he hal as yet received no
information OF any charges preferred by the Mayor
against any member of the Board. Should thcy TO
preferred he undoubtedly would be called ON to act
When asked If hc thought such charges would bo
made IL made at ALL political grounds ho answered,
"Presumably they would be, rs the contamination of
the attempt 10 obtain control OF the appointment
of the inspectors OF election commenced last spring
IN the removal of Commissioners Erhardt. Smith
and Nichols. and continued in the legal proceedings
which followed, including the attempt OF Mr.. Nichols
reinstatement aud the extraordinary of the
Geucral Term. In fact the idea undoubtedly is to
favor tho interests of Mr. Tilden and Governor Rob-
inson, the men appointed in place of the present
Com missioners, should they be removed, would be-
yond question appoint anti-Tammany inspectors of
elec tiOn to fill the vacancies
Mr.. n. N. Bangs said:--'T engaged on behalf
OF the Mayor In the matter of Commissioner
Nichols, but, at the request of the Corporation
Counsel defend the entire Board of Police Comms-