New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-02

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quarters IN The Fifth Avenue Hotel about o'clock Last
evening over the news OF Mayor Cooper's action
CARDS Police Cram.ssioucrs French, Morrison ana
MacIeau. prominent Republican leader said that the
real purpoc e. Mayor Cooper Was to secure the removal
OF Comm ssiouor French. The latter. he said, pr
pared 20 meet the without fear cr waverng III his
position already taken 1t would be found that Com
missioner French III acting iu accord with ruling Of
ile cour,s, lad not laid himself open 10 re-
moyal from der.oii1n of duty. The courts had
held that tine should not hc chosen frDu any
one faction, h1i om me h'le body OF party Mr
ncl had been DESTROYS of cgrNirg oui tie split Of
this Judicial oninon. and mad RETAINED from voting
WIN me DeinDcIauc 'oil''- ,i1"'.S "l' @'',, NJ
would not act I'D accordance with m" deci Ion oi ie
courts. There fears mat Mayor Cooper would
'e,' lri, y,ii.sII 80, a." i,',y r ,t '
Robinson would not lend his ala IN Tie face OI be
manLca. facts.
TIE LONG SESSION OF TIE POLICE BOARD.
InEouGfl THE NIGHT AND UNTIL O'CLOcN rs
TIE MOHNiNG-oNLY FIVE ADDITIONAL ~
GprcfoRs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JUDGE BAR
RrTi's OGDrE.
The room occupied by the Police Commits
eoLers was the scene of some interesting and 40 times
exciting events IN the carly hours of yesterday morning.
Tie Board session when TIT TRIBUNE " yc-icr-
day 20 press. and cid not adjourn unul nearly
d. m. u met .-4n later AND tLe deadlock continued
during tao 81 cIgoou .s.ou. Wien tlc contest assumed
ncw phase in cousrq lenc. ~ an order from Justice
Barrett, of The supreme Court. requiring te Commis-
soucrs 90 show cause to-day why they should not
forthwith appoint iLr femnioias Asp etors OF election
ai.I u0il-ccrk- according to law.
After . a lhc hDllr dragged Wcirl.y along, while
Ny. Morrison continued ullul % get Ant-TammouY
INSPECTORS appointed 20 che I'm this attempt
hc was effectively resisted by Mr. French who always
offered substitute mat Iammauy men should be
elected IN place of those named los Mr. Morrison. Nitn
very few exceptions, Tie substitute and the original
motion were lost, Commissioners Wheeler aud French
voting for tle Tammany candidates aud Commissioners
Morrison aud MacLean for the Aut-Ilmmany mon. At
3 a. H. five out OF than COO election districts had
been supplied with The complete list OF election nspcc-
tors demanded by law.
As each Iammany name was called Commissioner
AacIeln ookei TOR f. m directory az his elbow. aud
frequently failed Ind n. once twice the IN &C OF
his sarcastic announcement that a. not there
DESTROYED by the previous ackuOe dguent uuheiId by
Mr. MacIean. OF his colleague, Mr. Morrison. that he
personally know the nominee. To each OF N. Frencns
motions the s,ercotyp,d question came from Mr. Mac
Lean. DO you know anything about THIS man. Mr..
French !" the effect TO irrtato Mr. French, who
had uaie repeated VAIN efforts 10 obtain recess 10
allow Inn 60 get something 90 cal.
scene that caused great laughter occurred when Mr.
French sail an one mo I noyo 10 substitute the name
Of Thomas Mcclure, ana il you want TO know anything
about hun, M. Mclean, You VIII hnd Do IN these"
pushing before MI MicLean "a bundle OF II the
Election Bureau all II the nominees. And here
the police reports hm," hc added, handing Mr.. Mae
"
cInddairf look or 'siil5 came oyer Dr. AlAc-eals
face hut he soon re0lacd dryy They are not suti-
special oo-nt 10 referring MI MicLrau 10 the bundle
for Information about the luncn served IN
Mr. WLeclers room, alter which The tedious work Was
At o'clock the Board had appointed the following
inspectors: Cornelius Van X urtu lNth Assembly Dis
met, XNllth Election District; Bailey Brown. IX,n
Assembly Distutt. Will Election Districts kiw AID
III Duny. XVIII Assembly D.-ttlci XIX Il Election D.,
semby D.stsIcr, KIN Election District.
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soon amer. Mr.. MacI va, putting his usual uquy
when M. French jumped 70 ns feet his whole III
gIirv be snored, e which De has been putting here
over and and over again. l. for purpose ana un
dcrsaud It, l.. Is TO put ne Republicans IN the Board
false position. want TO rgh here that the men
Tor inspectors 81 election ~ The keuuuiicans
here been found well qua h.d Tor the duty All hs
ste al 'hs nonsense OF YOUR, Is inc nsrst I" 3ldlc
lWhculc, ~ Shiu 'ii. I'M ~, i''l"S. ~ 30"
mean to say thai any questions nave asAed mere To-
Ye' sir The utmost twadde." replied Mr. French
Mr.. VI clean SIT down. saving, " an sorry, then, GA
have not been able 10 answer them
MI French strobe 10 the end OF the table wi. flashing
| eyes ana looked down upon lis colleagues. For mo-
nien 1t actually seemed as II the var 81 words won.d
v r,t uben IL VS. i,unJ maj hs scquautance With
twenty-seven candidate, whom lac pro es,ed to know
limited 10 possible acquaintance Win tue brother
"Your conduct" said Dir. Wheeler. slappine the list
on tie table, "is simply ridiculous. You set yourself
up askiug questions here all night. and yoa yourself
don't appear 10 know aus thing"
Al dwight the Commissioners looked exhausted.
Matters went along ~ TIE same way unti $40 ~ M, -
heycI only ~ tne entrance, ahoui ococh' o. to.onel
Iracf Mayor Cooper, secretary. ana ihuuus turtisan
who came IN 40 see how the C"miniss0urrs hsd borne
Inc nights siege. shortly before O'Clock the Board
adjourned until 10 "a At 10 O'clock further adj
journment untb D. M was agreed 10. u WIS stslel
that ths aoninnenis M.te ssehtsd to Gus OF courtesy
t. Mr. Wheeler. whose hitIe .au-htcF VAS ~.
JUDGE BARRrTI's ORDER TO TnE BOARD.
The Board met about l:lj ,. and Mr. IacIean and
the other Commissioners around the table some
time smoking aud yawnius After one or two minor
matters had been disposed Of Mr.. MacIcan took bun
die of papers which MIR. Morrison handed TO hun, and
sad: have been served with copy of the papers IN
the case OF the People OF the OF NewYOrk rel
Robert A. Van Wyck, Timothy j. Campbell, John /.
Cunning William II. secor. George LangDcln aud Den
mis- Quinn against Dewitt c. Wheeler. stephen b.
French, Cuarlcs r. MacLean and James 4. Morrison.
ordering defendants show at the opening OF
the General Term OF the suprenl" Court, tOmcIrow,
why they should not be compelled forthwith to appoint
inspectors OF election ana pJlcerks for the year 1879
addition To those already appointed, ono person IN
election district who shall be such person as they
are feaured by law TO appoint ana they may not
have heretofore appointed and why writ OF m9ndainus
should issue directed 10 them ~ the usual form. re-
during TO do the acts Aforesaid that tue
papers be referred TO the Corporation Counsel The
otion carried all four Commissioners voting aye
! The order dated October l. 1879 and was signed
nv Justice George c. Barrett the Justices of the
cation order made by the law hrm Of Field
DOrsheimer Bacon and Deyo on the 4fbdaylts OF The
| Tammauy Commiitee, Messrs Van Eyck, Campbell
| QUINN CuminR, Secor and LGngbein.
These adavits enumerato the previous legal proceed
ings In the and then continue These depon-
enls further that they Informed and verify be-
lieye that 3Oth OF September 1879, meet
ing OF the said Board OF Police was held nj which the
opinion OF the General Term OF the Supreme Court
| known and understood by tho members Thereon :
| that nevertheless the Board OF Police has re-
fused wholly failed to select appoint any person
or persona TO Inspectors OF election pocerks In
the CITY SewYork from belonging 60 the organize