The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
TRULY PARTISAN TACTICS.

.1ROL PAF1 lOAN 1AO1lCS
A STRUGGLE IN THE POLICE BOARD OVER THE
APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
rAMMANY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COOPER ASKS
INFORMATION REGARDING THE BUREAU OF
EQUIPMENT "
John l. Davenport spent some time in consulta-
ton with Police Commissioner Wheeler in the lat
ter's Office yesterday morning. and though the regu
lar hour OF the Board If Police meeting is eleven
O'Clock it was nearly one when they assembled Mr..
Davenport attending and seating himself at Mr..
wheelers elbow. Commissioner Morrison
chosen president pro tenn in the place Of Commits
sioner MacLean. ex-presdent pro tenn The question
of the election of permanent president did not
up There time lost in getting at the bus
mess uppermost in the minds of all four gentlemen.
The Chief Clerk opened the ball by reading COM
munication from Mr.. John J. 0 Brien Chief Of the
Bureau of Elections stating that in compliance with
a resolution passed by the Police Board July 20.
relative to inviting lists Of inspectors of election to
be sent up to the 18th of August. he had received
partial list from the republican organization. COM
plete list the democratic party represented
by the Tammany Hall organization. and partial
list from the democratic party represented by the
Irving Hall organization. No action taken upon
this communication. Commissioner Wheeler pro.
them handed the following document to Chief Clerk
Hawley. by whom it was read:-
The undersigned Commi ssioners Of Police Board
Of % sosd q the Minority sns pr as
IN The sy d & of ba Of SSw Of TO
following to be appointed serve OF
the city and county Of New York for the year
tica minority State issues the said city and county
Of them in each election district in said city aud
county, IS 0'''' ''' ''' 6 s. SHHaais
Police Commissioners OF the city or New York.
THE APPOINTMENTS FRUSTRATED.
Mr. Wheeler then offered the following resolu-
tom M
sonsr wo are Board Of Police Of
OF New they hereby selected inspectors
Of election in the city and county OF New for the year
trcts opposite their respective and that the
S be- a CHEZ Baresa OF Elections and
be notified and required to take the oath OF
Commissioner MacLean said he could not what
the object OF the resolution under previous
resolution action upon the nominations could be
taken until they had been published.
Commissioner Morrison said he understood the
object of Mr.. Wheeler was to CONFIRM the names Of
inspectors of election recommendcsi by the repubh
cans and claimed. with Commissioner MacLean.
that under q previous resolution of the Board the
lists must be published. vote then taken on the
resolution resulted i'll a tie. Messrs. French and
against it. Commissioner Wheeler next introduced
the following
Resolved That the persons named by the Commits:
political minority state issues the city and county
ton in the city and of New Yors for the year end
49, % ss the IN Of ex
York be notified ana examined as to their Qualifications
such inspectors of election prescribed by law.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS TAKE ACTION.
This brought another objection from Commits
sioner MacLean. He thought the resolution WAS not
Mr. said in mi fnt
with the resolution Of July 20. The question was
put however and Messrs. Wheeler and French were
again arrayed in opposition to their democratic col.
| leagues Commissioner Morrison. who also had
large bundle front OF him. then and expressed
a desire make a few remarks. but before he re-
yealed the subject he intended to deal with Com.
missioner MacLean reminded him quietly OF the fact
handed in the following communication and the
bundle containing the names OF the democratic
nominees for inspectors OF election:-
To THE HoSoRhpLn COMMISSIONERS BoARn
GKsrLrsnS-we. the undersigned. committee duly ap;
county Of New York Respectfully nominate and recon-
peeao ,er and poll the
districts of the various assembly districts Of this city and
they Be to the election opposite
nanes ,r,,, :, r,r,x
THoNAs cosrIGAS, committsa
PETER BOWIE
NEW YORK. August Ia 1879
Commissioner Wheeler asked which set Of dem.
ocratic nominees referred to. as he understood
there another. He then turned to Mr. Daven-
port and after few inaudibie words with him they
retired together anteroom. Meantime Mr..
q Brien brought in a formidable looking Dag. whcn
he said contained the nominees OF the Tammany
Hall organization After little discussion tho
lists referred to the Chlef "f the bureau
OF Elections for publication
THE MAYOR INFORMATION.
The subject OF inspectors then laid aside and
some routine business attended to. after which
the following letter the Mayor referred to
the Chief Clerk with instructions to furnish the In
formation asked for
MAyoR's OFfcR NKw YORK. August Is 1879.
request that the Board to be sent
as the san BE- prepared
Fgrs-rhe original certified copies thereof Of
ali article purchased received by through
of the Department OF Clothing and Equipment from
MAY l. 1876 time Mr. Moe took charge of tho
books this date aud transcripts OF
all entries the books of the Department OF
Clothing and Equipment or OF the Police Department in
relation thereto the sale of such articles aud
statement OF which such articles
chased received OF the terms upon tney were
sold disposed OF.
Ss,rnA of the stock OF various articles
hand at the time Mr. Moe took charge Of the books OF tho
Clothing and Equpmeut and OF the stocks
hand the end OF each MONTH NJ such other periods
that date.
r-rhe original schedule. certified copies thereof
Yours respectfully. EDWARD COOPER. MAYOR
Tho two meetings of the Board held previous to
the meeting of yesterday the I'd and the llth
sustained by Messrs French and Wheeler. made q
number of prom otions and appointments OF patrol-
men. Mr.. MacLean at the time claimed they were
illegal, ~ there already as many men ana
officers on the force the law allowed. At tho
meeting on the 18th the reading of the minutes OF
the meeting of the I'd inst. was postponed lester-
day, when they came up, Mr.. Morrison sided with
Mr.. MacLean and voted not TO approve them. thus
leaving unconhrmed the last days work OF the old
Board. Besides the promotions and appointments
there were a number of transfers from the street
partment.