The New York herald., 1879-12-28
RECORDER HAcKETrs SUCCESSOR.
WHOM WILL IHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NAME ?-Ex-cIrY JUDGE BEDFORD sUG-

WHOM WILL IHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NAME?--Ex-cIrY JUDGE BEDFORD sUG-
GEsTED
1t is pretty we'll settled that at the meeting of the
Board of Aldermen, on Tuesday next. a Board Of
Supervisors the question Of who will be nominated
as the successor Of Recorder Hackett will come up
for discussion. The present Board stands politically
nine Talomany democrats to seven republicans and
six anti-Tammany democrats. II they should AZ
range matters in the Board OF Supervisors so
that Assistant District Attorney Rollins or
some other equally pronounced republican
could be appointed Recorder. then tho Legis-
lature could pass o bill lodging immense
powers of appointment in tho hands of this
official. A few words by way Of amendment to
tho present charter might do the work. Such law
would. it is claimed be undoubtedly constitutional
It was yesterday rumored that the republicans fail
ing to operate successfully through the Board Of
Aldermen would await the assembling of the Legisla
ture, when they would give the power of filing Re-
corder Hackett's vacancy to tho Governor. Later
it was found that the Judiciary article OF the const
tuition adopted in 1876 forbade such course in the
following words:-
All other judicial officers than Justices of the peace in
cities whore election appointments is not otherwise
of appointed by local authorities thereof
Alderman Morris in an interview with reporter
OF the HERALD yesterday, said the preliminary mat
ter to be settled would really be to which party
had the claim to the Office He, republican,
claimed that, Recorder dacket elected on the
republican ticket, the republicans had the right OF
| nomination. When reminded that the Recorder re.
ceived also the Endorsement of Irving Hall he said
that that made difference; his belief was that the
republicans would control the nomination. II that
| was the case, and the present Board nominated
successor the Recorder. it would. probably. be
| In consequence Of an agreement with the Tammany
| members of the Board. There was nothing to gain
| by delay because the incoming Board was constr
tutcd politically in the same way as the retiring
| Board Among the republicans talked OF were Mr..
Elihu Root and Assistant District Attorney Rollins
/ had hna.,
thorized way. inasmuch as there had not been time
| to call caucus Of the Aldermen since
iicans did unite with Tammany in the
| nomination then ex-City Judge Bedford stood
goUa % made ho peopo thy
last election running far ahead of his ticket That
| was o circumstance Of such great significance that
| his purity could not afford to ignore 1t.
| The next Tammany candidate mentioned yester-
day and supposed to be strongly supported by tho
| of the Aldermen his name Will have great weight
He has been before the people recently on three
casions cs candidate for three different Offices and
though on each occasion defeated. he polled very
| largo vote. The anti-Tammany democrat spoken Of
is Mr. Truax, but his name receives very little atten
tion nasmuch 1t Is conceded by oil parties that
IL there is an agreement between two political parties
it will be likely to DO made by the republicans and
tho Tarnmany democrats.
"popULAR WITH LIVING HALL AND TAMMANY."
Among those not intimately connected with tho
Judge Bedford is received with favor. as the follow
ing lctter will show
,T NEW York. Dec. ~. 1879.
To THE EDIroR HERALD:-
AZ your paper has time ahd again advised the unit
ing OF the democracy of this city in ono general COM
mittee, and democrat Ii to succeed to the place
left vacant by the death of the worthy John K
Hackett late Recorder. and Mr.. Cunning Bedford
Ia popular with both Irving and Tam many halls by
the large number of votes he received Whenever he
has been brought before the people OF this city for
judicial honors. hope the leaders OF Irving Hall
will their influence in bringing his name before
the Board Of Supervisors for confirmation. and
thereby test the advocates Of Tammany for union.
as his nomination and confirmation tor the high
office OF Recorder may be the means of uniting the
democracy this city and State and of preparing it
for great battle be fought for the success OF
the democracy OF the Union.
GEORGE w. PURDY,
No. 403 West Twenty third street.
IN MEMORY OF DEAD
A meeting OF the Sinking Fund Commissioners
was held yesterday in the Comptroller's Office. The
Comptroller announced the fact Of the death OF
Recorder Hackett and moved that committee con-
sisting Of Mayor Cooper and Chamberlain Tappan be
appointed to draft suitable resolutions in reference
thereto that those resolutions be presented at
the next meeting OF the Commissioners.
The flags ut the City Hall and Court House were ut
hafmast yesterday and will continue 80 until after
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