The New York herald., 1879-08-08
THE ANTI-TAMMANY AXE.
How the Politicians View the Smith
DecapitatiOn.
SELECTING NEW VICTIMS.
The Park Commissioners to Pass Under
the Official Guotine.

Peace and quiet reigncd at the City Hall yesterday
after the Smith thunderboIt Of Wednesday. The
politicians stayed away-at least those who make
this part Of the city their headquarters during busi
ness hours. They evidently concluded that no new
developments could take place as TO removals Of
heads of departments for few days and until tho
public mind had become accustomed to the latest
political intrigue of the Tilden Il Robinson-Cooper
combination. 1t has been understood for
several weeks past that the Park COM
missoners were doomed to decapitation in
the general onslaught to be made by the
latest political spensaton in this city in the strug
gle for place and patronage. Threats often given
out for the purpose of frightening into political
subjection certain leading officials. This game has
been played very successfully before now in strug-
giles of this description. The cases of the present
county officers pointed out as evidence OF this
statement. Almost identical charges were preferred
against County Clerk Gumbleton and Regis er Loew.
The former fought his to the bitter end. while
the latter used diplomacy and compromise-in fact.
it is given out that his friends agreed to stroll
away from their TamInany alliances and strike
hands with the power that held Mr.. Loew's
fate at it's fingers ends This is the story narrated
by some City Hall politicians OF the Tammany stripe
as to inside operations of the raids against County
Clerk. sheriff and Register. They also aege that If
Mr. Reilly would only make peace by bringing over
would bs. sale from the Executive block. Such
stories 90 hand in hand with criticisms relative to
the removal of Commissioner Smith ana tho at
tempted removal of Commissioner Wheeler. TAM
manyites claim that the whole scheme is q direct
movement in the interest OF Iilden and hobinson.
The anti Tammanyites laugh at the ground and lofty
tumbling OF their opponents. and that 'all IL
fair ia war. II Tilden does not bury Tammany the
Fourteenth street close corporation Will bury him.
That is all there is about this fight"
INSPECTORS ELECTION.
The controversy over the inspectors of election
occupy the attention City Hall statesmen.
some of the ntl-Tammanyies assert that the cap
ture of the Police Board by the removal OF Mr. Smith
and the probable ousting OF Mr. Wheeler will insure
fair count to Lucius Robinson, should he be re-
nominated for Governor. With Tammany and
machine republican inspectors III the various eec-
ton districts (actng i'll harmony, as it is claimed.
they would at the next election, ii the present COM
bination remained intact) at least twenty thousand
votes could be manipulated against ar. Robinson or
any Iilden gubernatorial candidate. The pecu-
liar 10 follow deadlock in the Board in
appointing those inspectors, however, begin to re-
ceive considerable attention at the hands OF polit
clans around the City Hall. 1t again rumored
yesterday that the Mayor intended to remove Henry
j. Dudley, superintendent of Buildings. upon
charges.
Chief Clerk Hawley has not yet been able 20 COM
municate General Smith the news OF his removal.
He telegraphed to Commissioner French, who is .
supposed to be at Sag Harbor and requested him to
inform the General il he knew his address. The ex-
Presidents office remains undisturbed, the new
Commissioner contentinl himself with small table
in the Of the room. An officer stands guard
waiting to it. Commissioner MacLean
was in his Office most of the day, and
spent some OF the time III consultation with his
new colleague. The absence OF Messrs. French and
Wheeler prevents q reorganization or the Board,
which becomes necessary before any business can Do
trans acted 1t is impossible to say who will sue
coed General Smith president of the Eoard. but
| is likely that Commissioner Morrison will succeed
him in the several committees To-day Is one or the
reg gular weekly meeting days. but as no intimation
has been received from either Mr.. Wheeler or Mr..
French Of their intended coming Mr.. Morrison may
| have to
seat the Board unless special meeting be called
when quorum can be had.
Meantime Morrison is busy studying the pre-
cinct maps, diagrams of night and day posts. tho
of The force and other matters with which he
at frequent intervals by arrival of disnerested
friends and calculating politcians, who shook him
warmly by the hand and said the usual thing by
way congratulation.
THE PARK COMMISSIONERS NOT ALARMED.
The Park Commissioners are evidently not very
much troubled about the charges which the Mayor
is said to be preparing against them. or II they are
they mean to take their summer vacation all the
same. Yesterday three OF the Park Commissioners
Messrs Lane, Conover and Wetmore-were out of
town, and the only one i'll the city-Mr. Wenman-
also went out of town in the afternoon. Before
his departure however. Commissioner wenman
stated reporter that he knew nothing
whatever of these charges except what had been
vaguely mooted and threatened for the past SIX
months and been lately published in the newspapers.
No notice of any charges to be preferred by the
ers: but, as for himself. Mr.. Wenman said he was
perfectly ready to appear before the Mayor at any
time charges 1mpugning MS ofncial
conduct while he had been Park Commissioners.
Mr.. Wenman said that when the Commis-
sioncr Of Accounts, Mr.. shearman. inyes-
every facility for the purpose was given
him to make the investigation as thorough as possi-
BILE. Mr.. Shearman went back further than
where the old Commissioners of Accounts had left
off when they made their last examination. which
was entirely satisfactory far as he understood.
and showed no Irregularities the bookkeeping Of
the department whatever. Commissioner "enman
expressed his entire coincidence that the so-caed
hal ttrbt hy flp
was concerned would certainly not stand impartial
investigation and open scrutiny. and would be found
I. susceptible of satisfactory explanation.
The report of the Commissioner of Accounts rela-
tive to the management of the Park Department Is
now in the hands of Mayor cooper. 1t Is pom
derous document. The Mayor stated that he would
furnish its principal points for publication to-day as
soon he had an opportunity OF examining It's con-
tents
DISSATISFACTION OF THE RURAL POLITICIANS
WITH THE GOVERNORS ACTION IN THE CASE
OF GENERAL sMrrH-Hrs REMOVAL CoNsID-
EIED IMroLrrIc.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY, n. ", August Z. 1879.
The anticipations aroused by the Governors prom.
ise to explain his position the New York polco
Commissioners cases have not been satisfied by tho
document sent to the HERALD Wednesday night
The facts set forth in that paper have not
startled any one here, and much disappointment IL
expressed at the failure TO give even glimpse at tho
true inwardness of the affair. One subject on which
light is sought with most eagorncss is the removal
of General smith. The grounds given by His Exco-
lency for removing Mcssrs Nichols and Erharit
General Smiths case, but no explanation Is given
OF why action postponed until Mayor Cooper
was ready to put his clerk. Mr.. Morrison. In the
Generals place. The interest in General Smiths
case l find, il far greater than that felt in
either of the others. not so much ON. account
of the peculiar features which surround It on
Of the Generals personal popularity in this
part of the state His record In 1862 and 1903 still
fresh in the minds of the people here and they feel
keen interest in all things concerning him..
was told to-day by whose word Is 10 be
relied on that throughout the State the same good
opinion is held of General Smith. IL IL intimatei
that II the Governor tell the why he
did not act earlier 10 would be found
that General Smith was regarded as too pop