The New York herald., 1879-09-20
THE -GUBERNAIORIAL CONFLICT.
Failure of the Police Board to Confirm
the Inspectors of Election.
EFFECT OF Mr.. WHlTNEY'S OPINION
Anti Tammany Preparing for a Rob-
.~ inson Ratification.
INDUSTRIOUS POLITICIANS


Corporation Counsel Whitney's opinion, in answer
to the question put by Commissioners Wheeler and
French as to the duty OF the Police Board in the
matter of the appointment of inspectors Of election
was the topic which in the main the republicans.
boilers and Robinson democrats discussed yesterday
The Tammanyites insisted that they recog.
nized as the regular democrats from New York in
the Syracuse Convention and also according to the
statute they the only organization which can
be legally recognized, Mr.. John d. Haskin. q Tus-
insisted that the inspectors OF election could
only be chosen from the representatives of Tammany
Hail. tor the that the Tammany delegates
admitted to the Convention and have not yet
and will not declare themselves opposed to the entire
State ticket They may object to one man, but
that does not necessarily make them irregular demo-
Gratis. He ssid:-"H the Police Board do not ap-
point inspectors of election recognized by the Tam
many Hall party there Is no doubt that mandamus
will be issued to compel the Board of Police Com
missioners to appoint them" In converse
ton with number of the magnates of Tam.
many Hall it evident that while they
insisted that TammAny inspectors would be ap-
pointed they did not feel about the position
which they wished to maintain. There was some
talk of meeting OF Mr.. Kelly's henchmen looking
to combination for the defeat of Robinson. ''Sup-
pose." said one gentleman. "that by organ
NATION Mr.. Kelly should receive few votes
In each district outside the city and
county Of New York. There are nearly 1900
DISTRICTS and If only receive five votes in each
district that alone would give Kelly 10000 votes
aide of the county. II Mr.. Cornell is elected Gov
ernor then the scheme would be to give the repub-
lcans the Department of Public Works. BY legisla-
ton the commissions would actually be made
non-partisan, aud then nothing in the world could
prevent the Tiiden- Robinson plans from being
stamped OUT
:. WHAT THE ROBINSON PEOPLE SAT.
The Robinson regulars are. as might be expected,
jubilant over the opinion OF Corporation Counsel
Whitney and ex-Judge Emott about the inspectors
of election. They smile good nsturedly over the
efforts OF some Of the Tammany lawyers to depre-
cise tho value Of the official Interpretation Of the
law and more disposed to chuekle than to
argue. The substance of their talk is about as
follows:-"The Tsmmany claim to Inspector.
ships is ridiculous. The law recognizes two
leading opposing parties. State regularity is the
tsst-regulsrity within the two leading parties. II
Mr. Kelly il entitled to representation the polls
30 is Mr.. Lewis. the greenback labor candidate;
the inevitable prohibition candidate, who will be
named shortly, and Colonel Jim Kerrigsn's csndi-
date il he chooses to one Mr.. Lewis
claim would be better than Kelly's for he is the
choice Of regular convention Of his party
not Of bolting meeting. Lewis will
poll more votes than Kelly in the State
drawing votes from the republicans than
Kelly will from tho democrats, and il the loca
Tammany faction IL entitled to inspectors why
should not the greenback State and national party
be entitled to them, too? 1t is said that Mr. Kelly
wants half our inspectors, and that Commissioner
Wheeler says he should have them. Wonder
IL the button-up Commissioner would agree to
divide the Cornell inspectors with the sup
porters of Lewis? The opinions Of Whit.
ney and Emott are strong and irrefutable.
simply the law. The Tammany people are not
regular. The State Convention explicitly declared
them irregular and intrusted the canvass to the
democratic organization of the city and county Of
New York. How absurd to claim that the polls
must be intrusted election day. behalf of the
democratic party and for the protection of demo-
not trust with the preliminary canvass"
AssEpfBLYMAN BAKER's vIEws.
Assemblymah Baker. of Washington county was
met in the Fifth Avenue Hotel. In the Legislature
OF 1877 Mr. Baker chairman of the Canal Com
mittee He said that the republican party in WASH
ington county were united to man and that Cornell
would poll the fun republican vote He also said :
"Mr. Kelly will poll large vote in the canal towns
Edward. My opinion is, however. that in the east
ern towns-for Instance. Hebron, Salem, Jackson,
Greenwich Cambridge and White Creek-Robnson
will poll very nearly the full democratic VOTE"
IN THE POLICE BOARD.
Three lists OF candidates Tor inspectors have been
before the Board OF Police for several weeks await
ing their action. One list is marked "k" signify
ing its origin in Stoe, republiean party. The two
understood to represent Tammany aud its
Anita. Since the removal Of Messrs. Nichols.
and Morrison have been strong advocates Of the
anti. The republican representatives anxious to
confirm their own appontecs. but are unwilling to
choose between Tammany and Tammany's anti
For their Information aud presumably for their
guidance on this point the matter was referred to
Nh nnti nm fnr n 10
That genteman's reply which pub
lished in yesterdays HERALD. was read at
the Board meeting was also the concurrent opn-
ion of Judge Emott. The reading of these doc,-
ments followed protracted skirnsh for the chair
manship OF the meeting, which finally captured
by Commissioner Ma Lean. lot of routine busi-
ness slowly led the way up to the only matter of
interest before the meeting. Tho issue had been
delayed as long as possible by other matters.
The next move was Resolution which originated
Elections. 1t asked for the transfer of not more
than six patromen for clerical duty in the Bureau
OF Elections tor term not to extend beyond Novem-
ber 10. This MIR. o. 'Brien claimed might bc neces-
sary in order to in the four thousand odd
inspectors of election who were not yet ap-
pointed for the November election. The matter |
laid until the question OF appointing the |
inspectors shall have been settled 1t at this |
juncture the Chief Clerk read the opinions OF the
Corporation Counsel and of Judge Emott. Com
missioner French was the first TO break the pause
..I consider the Corporation Counses opinion"
he said. "a coored argument to bring about the ap
pointment Of anti-Tammany inspectors. That was
not the question referred to the Corporation
Counsel"
what information did you seek?. broke in Com
missioner MacLean.
ave only inquired" said Commissioner French. |
.whether 1T was our duty to conhrm the appointees
Of the republican party. The Information as to |
what should be done between TaInmany and anti |
Tammany he volunteered"
Commissioners Morrison smiled and suggested that |
II was o case where u fellow got more than
he was looking TOR. Commissioner French saw
the point and endeavored To blunt it with u frown.
The two opinions ordered file, whereupon
Mr. wheeler moved the confirmation of the candi- |
dates appointed by himself and Commissioner
French.
'.what report 10 there on this listY' asked Com
missioner MacIsean. remembering that at the last |
meeting it had been referred tor that purpose to his
republican colleagues
1--WE approve tho list" was Commissioner Wheel
cr's reply.
TWO AGAINST TWO.
At this point Mr.. Maciseun remarked MIR. Nor