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

THE DEMOCRATS STRIKE BACK.
Dismissal Of Republican Employees from
the Brooklyn City Works.


though confined to his house by sickness he is none
the less Chief Magistrate and Executive Of Brooklyn
All attempts of the President of the Common Coun-
Gil to capture for his party, the republicans, the
best places in the city government at the disposition
of the Mayor and Common Council must prove flu
tile. Tho sentiment of sympathy created by the
effort of the greedy grasping politicians to take ad
vantage of the sickness of the Chief Magistrate of
the city has worked great evil to the prime in
the bold and audacious attempt The of Alder
man Ray has been bitterly condemned all sides.
Republicans who take no interest whatever in the
scramble for Office aud its emoluments loud
the denunciation of the outrageous pursued
by the President of the Board of Aldermen and his ad
herents in that body. why" exclaimed one gen.
tleman who had always been identified with the
interests of that party. though never seeking
holding Office himself "the action of the Aldermen.
| under Ray IS guidance was simply outrageous. 1t
was most damaging to the republican party. and,
as take 1t, will cost many votes in the coming
| election campaign. The Aldermen who pledged their
| faith to Mayor Howell when he taken sick not
to vote upon any appointments to fill vacancies in
| the city commissions bound in honor to keep
their word. 1t mean and contemplate in them
to take the they have. and the party cannot
honorably indorse what they have DONE
| STUPID FIAsco.
"The failure of Ray to carry his programme
| through said republican party orker "was
little more nor less than stupid fasco. for which
| he alone and his immediate hackers and prompters
| are responsible He should have weighed the con-
sequences OF failure better. and he should also have
counted aud made sure that he had majority
the votes of the republican members Of the Board
of Aldermen vote for his nominee before he sent
in Rowleys name for President OF the Board
of City Works He knew or ought to
! and Powers were not with him, aud that
he could not succeed without minority. Then,
again, he broke faith with some of the leading men
OF his party 1t was understood that he would send
| in the name of Captain W. L. b. Steers (who
| formerly q Quarantine Commissioner for President
of the Board of City Works. Instead OF doing he
| nominated A. Stewart Rowley for that position.
Now Alderman Stewart trepuoiieaanl OF the Seventh
OF Rowley been permitted per to come before
on the table On no account would Stewart
vote for Rowley. who was urged for the nomi-
nation by ex-Mayor Fred Schroeder" In that
view Of the case it will be readily observed that
instead OF three republican Aldermen there
four OF party ready to vote against the acting
Mayors nominee. Rowley. had vote been taken
| upon the nomination. But the unkindest cut of
poor Captain Steers. They told hi n his would
be sent in without fail fall. He believed them His
What was his and .heir surprise. then.
on Thursday last at the. Common Council
read by the Clerk as acting Mayor Rays nominee
for the Office. Now the fact Of the matter is that
candidate of the Ring republicans. 1t was all cut
and dried for Rowley. though the friends of that
ward and tell him that it was .only feeler to send
in Kowley's name. that his (Steers) name to
have been sent in should R,wley,s nomination be
rejected as it was understood would be the case
| WHERE ALDERMAN RAYY
where is Alderman Ray. the Acting Mayor. to-
dayY' inquired HERALD reporter of Mr.. Rice, the
| secretary of Mayor Howell. whom he found yester-
day in the chair of the chief Magistrate the
city of Brooklyn in his handsomely furnished office
at the City Hail. The secretary replied, 81 am I'M
able to inform you as to Mr.. Rays whereabouts to-
day have possession Of the char in the absence
| OF Mayor Howell and intend to keep my seat
| here"
| Rice and demand that you retire from the chair
| what course would you then pursucy
| II should ask whether he intended to keep house
as Acting Mayor IL he replied that such his
| intention then should say. 4 refuse to recognize
| your right authority to act as Mayor while Mr..
| if Mr.. Ray. President OF the Board of Aldermen,
should ask a matter Of courtesy to sit in the chair
/ should surrender it to him. rs desire to be
all officials and citizens who may call in at
"But suppose Acting Mayor Raw should refuse to
recognize YOU and should call for police force put
you out of the chair you are occupying what could
| you then do?
He could not get the police to interfere with the
wishes OF Mayor Howell. The Mayor has notified
the Police Department. in common with all other
departments of the city government. that lie has
sumed the discharge of his executive duties
May or, and the President OF the Common Council
has therefore, no right whatever to interfere with
any arrangements that His Honor may fit to
make in his office Now one policeman Is sufficient
in this office. We have nothing to fear. 1t was
ridiculous spectacle that Ray presented here yeser
"as. WY t;s s,s TO-, ,,'ardiaus az 81 y,
.no,, Nm, and when he ,ys,t oua 81
- -, 60 the Common ,,ou,c;i fh.,,har
~. - w ' 49,. ..a,h III. -, .
.ss M .i'n,,h ho rar,,r.d t,,s,r ,,ra,a,,nn $50,
hSi,~ barnt such n siabt was meyer basorn 49,, >,
oois, 20 ~ 60, Hi r, vas ~ sas,,"na, !" ~
ne ~ -. a,,,r. ny tha .,,, "o.arr,~ent a.S 7 o
Ia ,Eat tn., xar. 90 san.u,r. ~ success th,t -
soiu ,.A' a. ~ 49, 81 e... ,,r '.~. -, 40
was hAca ina. ever eio n $40 aiiiohS .hc
NUMBER. shouiu walk the piauk to-uay, III poiti-
cal parance. and that good republicans should
take our places. The little game nicely upset
1 They ver, coolly hut closely watched at every
h.ni,. turn Alderman Kenns thc ucb cxcted ala
nan" ~" i''n ~, , -, wy.
the part allotted 10 MIN very weii anu there were
strong standing by to protect him against