New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-04
THE ELECTION PLOT FAILS
Mr.. TILpENs SCHEME DEFEATED.

DECISION or THE COURT THAT TAMMANY IN
sPEcToRs MUST BE APPoINTKD-A INV CHARGE
BY THE MAYOR AGAINST MR.. FRESCH-No Ac-
TON BY THE POLICE BOARD YESTERDAY.
Great interest was manifested IN the arguments
before the Supreme Court Extraordinary General
Term. yesterday, for a mandamus compelling the
Police Board to appoint the remaining inspectors
of election and po-clerks. f. ". Stoughton and
David Dudley Field spoke for Tammany Hall.
Elihu Root for Commissioners Wheeler and French.
and F. " Bangs represented the Corporation COun-
sci and the Police Board The Court decided that
the Board must name the remaining inspectors
from the Tammany lists, but the settlement Of the
order postponed until this morning The Mayor
has made a new charge against Commissioner
French because he withdrew from Police Board
meeting. The Commissioners took no action con-
corning inspectors yesterday.
THE ARGUMENTS AND THE DECISION.
A LARGE AUDIENCE PREsfNT AND 'GRfsT INTErrsT
sHowN-sPfFcHEs OF CoUNsEL-IHg ORDER TO
RI SETTLED TO-DAY.
Many months have passed since the Cen
Term room OF The Supreme Court has held
such excited and interested multitude yes
terday az filed all sitting ana standing
room within IL. OF we-kuOwn faces Of po.iti-
clans that looked out from the crowd. the
joriy appeared To be adherents Of Tanmauv Hal and
probably more Republicans were present than Anti
TammauY politicians Whenever au exhibition or seu-
timent made a. happened two or three times 10
seemed % be- fJr rammaDy. Chlef-Jusce Davis. Justice
Brady and Justice Barrett went upon tho bench NJ 1913
O'Clock The Presiding Justice bore yef on his The
traces OF the iyy-p0souiur from waicn h. has
been suI,riue, and as hands were covered boz
gloves. David Dudley Field, Dudley Field aua T.. ".
stouEhton were Iammauy coanscli E1hu Root
pesred Tor Commissioners French AMI Wheeler. and T.
y Bangs for the Police Bo4id place OF Corpora
ton Counsel. Commissioners Wrench ami Wheeler
ia before tAe argument began and occupied
near tler counsel. George bliss anu john !. Daseu-
port were consulting win them much Of t.~ iine.
There was some reiunary sElrmishns between
counsel over the reading Of now ariivlt- To was
finally concluded 20 read tae aiinvils te dry before
so ar ns they contained new matter ai vlf of
Commissioner 3aeLean tlcn read. lie averred
coat he reached tie Office OF the Police Board ~ 9lO
O'clock yesterday morning be catered TIE rooms Used
iOr the m-,uugs OF Tire Board aud found
ilore Mr. French. but no one e.-e. air. Mac
Lean tod liz French that lie was going 20
lis room Ion ten ululie- He began IN
his room tie rauflDn % ar. CLINTON -tca -c IN
tended % submit % ih- Board re had written aDHut
three lines when me-zeager came 20 Tell hm that ne
was wanted at O meeting 81 The Board. Wi.nout giving
him any time 90. tAs Republican Commissioners r.
solved 20 take adjournment miil tue uexI dan Mr.
AacLcau coud not lad Them although bee searched f0r
thcm IL tAo lace IL WHICH they were usually TO joe
found.
Tic resolution which Commissioner MacLcan said De
was preparing was appended THIS contained the prop
Osuou that 90 avoid TIE d III ultes before the BOARD IN
selecting inspectors tue following Plan should De
adopted Tna the Commissioner should take a. in-pec-
tors Of election and poclerks The names Of members Of
tie Chamber OF Commerce moi OF the political faith Of
The Republican party, and not over s1tyhve years OF
age II enough names could not be secured from this
source then other should be selected n the same
manner from the Produce Ex 'hange.
David Dudley Field remarked that these new afliavits
did appear To him anything more than an addi
ton 10 the buresnue which those Police Commissioners
had playing during the last few days. aud before
the argume opened be should Ike 70 know they con-
tanned anything o. explain or contradict.
T. v Bangs replied that the matter new, and also
added another incident which In the hurry Of collecting
material for his argument had slipped his notice, he
said This had obtained from the newspapers. aud II
intended 20 annex Il % Mr.. MaeLeGn's affidavit.
During the proceedings OF the Police Board twenty
names proposed inspectors Of election, and he
Mr.. Fields headed the list. There
were two amendments offered OF which substituted
the name OF samuel j. Tden, who. he believed, did
belong ranmany Hall faughterl, and the other OF.
fered Mr.. MacLean IN place o. Mr.. stouEhton. there
being what branch OF the Democratic party
they should be- assigned. lLauehter.l
Mr. Feid-I am indebted To Nj. MacIean FOR my ap-
pontmcnt, but whether ne nominated me a. "a Z psbl-
can or Democrat could not say.
Mr. Ban2s-I DO not know. sir, except FROM the ucws
papers. / had nothing 10 do with II. and would not
have advised your lection. lLsuEhter.l
Mt IIe.G-perHais the gentleman L. q candidate him
self
ARGCMlN NJ OF ME-. -TOUGHION.
NJ -tought0n then began nis argument, Addressing
part cuasy O. the facts inat the opinion or tc
General Term had coae % The knowledge # tLe Com
IN s,ilnrrs because fled with the Board inmed-
atrv after delivery bv Me,srs French and Wheeler.
and that two or the members. Messrs. MacLeau and
Morrison had wiuy refused 10 take the construction
81 the law winch the Court had delivered As 10 The
Cout's opinion Itself could Ice misappreler
SION rniscoustruction Of H. it. ian -uaee clear
concise. The fact that what " prescribed had NOT
M. ID carried ont ny the Board nof disputed. and
therefore asked the Court d. they were Doc "nu'f to
30 taaniamus asked FOR lie tneu went over Use aIcu-
rneaf- wat constituted The Democratic p.rtt,
.lug thai The duty or the Conmis- r. 100 afpuin-
in 4 e~t-n rciors OF election 20 select tie from
Il. D. mlcrfiir party Iu this ltN a. tu cr tey. 7 fI
ma "a. right -av. " We - N reject Iamuauv Hall AMI
N fl ower-, because ttv VII nos -un OF Rob nsou.
Ia no right reject Irving Hal Dcuocfai- n'c'u-~
fh.y would. On the C0utraIy. the las required the
commit look SO the Democratic party Will
view 90 relations state i-surs. 90 general o raf
PATTON. AID A. q WHOLE aud To seI,ci from thr pa
rlfrour r sprct 10 local ls-ics ia. opinion
of Ills Court NOT fatlerly stvice, W.
hv fls superior tribunal to It's ufrri'r iri-
.ru.I. when might follow 10 or might not. Tie