, 1879-04-09
CITY AFFAIRS.
Mr. Harrison's Views on the Subject Of
His Appointments.
Unabated Rush Of tho place-1Iunters.-.
designations Ia Order.
Artley Under investigation Agaiu..-
The West Town Canvass.
MAYOR HARRISON.

were on tho 20, OF course, aud the petition
siguess were kept busy, for they ha7o adopted
tic ruae to sign for everybody, The understand
tng being, however, between Mr. Harrison and
sucls Us hc would 10 likely TO have my respect
Tor the wishes OF that their signatures mean
nothlng. Tile longest petition whfch has 50 far been
exhibited Is in the hands Of John Forsytte, who
IL Wiling TO take the positton Of Comptroller,
nrtd, Notwithstanding his experience tn politics
a,la III dealing With public men, he relics i'm.
p!ici&ly upon It to get him tue place. Next to
thss, perhaps, In length, IA ona IN tho hands Of
John +. Seaman, WHO comes up from the dead
Flatlst gang, or party, aud lays claim to the po-
sltion Of Superintendent Of streets,-uot 80
much on account u h!a fitness for tho place, but
becalse h[s petition Is longer than any QUO
elsc's, aud Is stgHed BY twenty Aldermen. Ot!,er
petitions arc atloat for everything, frotu janitor
to Superintendent Of the Police, and In few
days they wilt he handed to alf. uar-
r'son, and = few days Inter viii be In
the hands Of Filth avenue junk-dcA1er. But
those WHO arc putting In the best mud most
effective work arc saving their shoe leather, Md
they arc acting wisely. Tor II Slr. Harrison Is
rot political prodigy he vii pay litt!e attsn.
from aFnnng those lio knows. Among these Is
Egbcst Jamleson, wl,o, willie he could not give
w hi, practice " become iht Candidate of ts'e
part7 Tor C'ty Attornes, IS sa'd BY some to be
alton Counsel. and hIs el,anecs. 1t IL thought,
Will ha good Il he tan succeed II,
smoothing down the oppos!tioh Of John
Ma.tocks ard at a few e.hets. The probabsl.
ol!lcc. Auotlcr Of this class is 81: e. Hickey,
who would take the place OK Asst~-supt. Dixon
II II was offered him. FIe IL snid 10 be calIiug
ol! manner Of influences to hcat, and trying to
hff tftJ$t hiuht L.
connected Into doing him ecrsicc. not that ho
wants tint particular plsee but in tic belief
tslut Supt. SGnvcy's tenure Of oiIsce will bt
short, aa!d that ho Will eventually rot back to
hls old place.
TIE noIp.ovER ALDERMEN
continue tu freely discuss the Organization and
complication Of tlle new Council, but, wtl tl'o
exception ot Aid. Tuley, It Is not believed TINT
any Vi them ute In tho confidence 0f Mr..
Harrison. OF that they have beca consulted
s p rnIch @ henf1 s,,y vhataSsr scr NY y, s3y
majority, the Democrats do,-and With this
they believe they can drive NJ. Harrison to do
have Two scl,emes,- s,-eontest!ng tic elcc.io,, of
sol.e Of the Socialists, anu throwing ous their
yotcs on technical error, md capturing enough
Ncpublcans TOR tl,eir purpost They APPEAR
hent On gcttlng AID. Ryan back 1s the !rst-
discovered au easier; but all ho would say about
It, however, was to refer tlc inquirer to tie Of
dtnaucc providing that the Council should b.
thu 1uagee Of. shs 1nniiaca:3on & ~ mS'nbera,
Company Ind inttmitlntcd voters. ctr. BT
This sasno p}an Curran Is to be guttcn III, but,
falling. In these, Aid. Lawler says three Ropul'-
licalls havc agreed to come Into tho Democratic
caucus, and that II Cullesto,, Ct a., rcfuse to
sta,ld ly The party eolors. az Indignation u'cet-
Ing will 10 called atthc City fial! which will nuke
:uiem qnnkc, uni alaa tn CONT lnto tue fold ~
refuge from tlle stasln.
AID. ruLEY
atso spYs that several Republicans will be found
cooperating with the Democrats, md Tint ho
knows whereof lie speaks; SO u may bo set
down as pretty well. assured that some
OF The wenk-kneed taYe been captured;
" least those in tls corideneo Of NJ
1.awler's meeting Will, III all probability, bo uu.
| necessary. On the othcr hand, It ls reported
Tint sonlc Of tlle Republicans wllo arc not wcak-
| fsecl arc striving 10 torn combination with
tlte Socialists a'al to goab1e up tho unreliable
Democrats, but the report Is not gencrnlIy
cscd!ted, a'll, furthermore, Is unreasonable GU
! Its iaee.
Iii. HARRISON
WIS seen during the day, and talked With about
tho important subject Of his appointmcnts waa
would appoint. lie expressed some sur:
| prise, however, at finding 80 many "gootl
sa fa t,t It :ns III '' would BE- ' tssoa'ehout out
| to show tho people that It was possible to have
a Democratic administration worthy OF t!.e!s
confidence, which, ha llopod, would ehable his
party e. to , esrIy tlo ., e|sstton Iss th's ! 'aI'
make bls administration the dcath-knell ot
Kepublicantsm by demonstrating tae com.
potency, ho,,esty, and fitness Of tho Democratic
purity to hold and rulo oyer tho city. and would
especially SEQ to Il III hls appointments at'd Of
tc)al ro1ltiurt that tha fable 1T the dog crossing
u bridge with d pcco Ut meat 10 Ills montt,
wss not rcpaa.ed-ltnAt tlerc would BE- no drop
ming Of thu substance to grab Vt tlie shatow.
lle ssa he ad very t different ,sn dsa @ from .hat
Ss! aosa ' men,, = asa ta4tssrsess nsf seaspss ss
learned from experience IN Washington
ratier ts Iil thu Strength. so-cailc "good mon
were after hin cycrT day, indorsed by tllis Of
that Al1ertnap, but hs did not ostccm perstst'
onsy, OF the fact that sush rnvu were highly ln
do1sed, or taa long petitions, a: ~ the test o.
sought. On the contrary, he thought tle ofllco
sl1unld scpk .le taau,. nnd know full we'll thas
those who clasnosed aou1est nese thoss wh<
wcrs ncedng tlle place mpTe suan thc plblic IN
be uu,nndfnt Of these facts nhcn tho tiluo came
Furthermore, there was 10 much good timber II
Lis party lle was confident TINT nulcss the great
ext care was cxerclsoa. a1l tls ssvetest tesss ap
pa,ty n,agnates knew il. 7le wanted
shcu, to bear IN Mind, as ho would,
thai patronage was weakness. which he went Of
poll,lnurts ho calcliIated to offend l}tty whert
tu .laascu one, the Inl1urGce atl elect Of whtct
cou1l only be otlset or ovcrcoho by selecting
men Who would in themselves le Euafantea u
good gnYornn,ent, a1Id who hadtn thctnsglyal
lbs e'ements OF s&cccss aud character for hou
cst7, Integrity, aul cncIcncy which would gum