New-York tribune., 1879-04-29
EAGER FOR LOCAL. OFFICE.
CLAIMS OF THE ARMY OF APPLICANTS.

CLAIMS OF THE ARMY OF APPLICANTS.
A BITTER CONTEST OVER VACANCIES WHICH ARE
sOoS To BE FILLED-THE HOST OF APPLICANTS
FOR PLACES on THE POLICE BoARn-AN ANTI
TAMMANY oUTBUBsT OF WRATH AGAINST The
MAYOR.
The contest over the vacancies in local
Offices increases as the time draws for the appoint
ments to be made by Mayor Cooper For
the fifty sixty appointments in his gift Mayor Cooper
is said to have list OF several hundred applicants.
OF these desire special positions, others appont-
ments suitable TO their standing in the community"
while stl Others ike General Sigel VINO have applied
by means OF delegations and petitions willing to fill
almost "any vacancy, present or prospective" The
vacancy that VIII In the Commissioner or Jurors
Office which has the least work with the largest salary
SO 900 year--has been sought after less than any
o,her though the bill before the Legislature to reduce
the salary and prospective litigation 70 the person APP
pointed to the office, may have caused this. Similar
prospects loom up before applicants for Excise Commits
sOuerships.
The appointments most in demand are those on the
Police Board Almost hundred applicants, nearly all
well known have sgnl1ed their willingness to sacrifice
themselves for the benefit OF the city by accepting one
OF these appointments. The contest over tho ap-
pontment or Mr.. Erhardrs successor has be-
come so warm between opposing Republic
can candidates to be difficult OF solution
by the Mayor without giving great offence to many who
aided in securing his election. His promise TO General
Arthur TO nominate person be approved by him in
creases the difficulty.
tits probable that nomination will be made TO the
Board OF Aldermen to-day, but the Mayor said last
night he had not positively settled the matter 1t
is known that the Mayor had decided candidate
yesterday morning but the person named did not prove
acceptable 10 General Arthur and other Republicans
A candidate proposed by Genera Arthur rejected
by the Mayor not suitable person. This increased
the d culty and the recognized Republicans agreed
| KR..fnn nan
should the person selected not be approved Oy the
Mayor there is strong probability tna the name Of
Jacob will be sent IN the strongest Republican
against whom the least opposition has been maulested
Mr. Hess wOnld secure the votes OF several Ianmany
| Aldermen, and would be OF confirmation.
II was Inmorrd in police circles yesterday mat be-
| yOnd doubt, Commissioner Erhardt would Withdraw
from his position or before May /. This rumOr was
the subject OF much gossip at Police Headquarter3 ana
Io. rrgdited for at least two reasons Mr. Erhardts
Office mas bern .put IN order" Tho books and papers
belonging 10 him have been carefully packed up, and
cIrricSi foree under him are said TO have been al
clciTI i fed FOR An acGnaintance of the commits
! sioner stated yesterday that Mr. Erhardt mad been
offered lucrative aud prominent position ana had
made up his mind to leave the Police cOmmissOnership
IN any Mr. Erhardt himself positively refused to
say anything the subject. General Smith expressed
surprise at statement that the Governor had offered
him an opportunity to resign. lie merely s.id, in reply
to question TO Its truth, "I have no knowledge OF
II IS said on apparently good authority, that Governor
Goopar whenever tho attor decides his candidates
Tie delay, however, has developed peeI thal Gener
smith is 10 saved James OBrien is pressing Thomas
| j. Brown mis- candidate Tor Pohee commissioner Al
deman Haughton and other membgGs Oh th9 Boa!d % ae
mand the appointment OF Peter BOwe; Irving Hai
Democrats want James Daily, and a subcommittee OF
John Fox's committee Of twenythree swaited on the
M.yor yesterday, partly for this purpose. The differ
ences Of these factions are as reconcaoo as those OF
uay6r Cooper has evnced an intention to nde-
nendenly of the leaders OF the Irving Hall Democracy
inp recegniton The outrow IN OF this feeling was
the appointment OF committee OF tweny-lhree, with
irving HAL on Saturday night to wait Mayor Cooper
and demand patronage Several delegations from the
| have waited on the Mayor with similar errands. Dir
| Cooper apparently prefers tue counsel Sf An-TsW IL.
Green Who Is MS daily companion, anu or MT Illden,
aud this does not suit the army OF Olce-seekers who
make their headquarters at !rylng nal several laws
officials before the Legislature, with provisions
giving the Mayor tho power 0l 4ss hgpnG
TO be offered at tho instance OF the Mayor nave nave
| Many Of these latter, like James O'Brien, openly
as.ert that all the important appointments
ar nriug made In the interests OF Dir Iden Even Re
uubucans who assisted IN the combination have grown
sIsp.oous the Mayor and nave conveyed thtlr lin
afrct uTop0sed legislation regarding city offices. The
recent Az continents mado by Governor h0olnson arc
vrx nn,sfactory 10 the AntTammany otlice-seekers,
and mi. wac subject Of remark at the meeting on sat
ur,av M ght increase The bitterness the Idunany
Aldermen are said stand ready To assist the one or
fyo ersona followers OF Mayor Cooper IN the Board 10
couirln any nominee particularly o0ectlohaole 10 'he
There is lnncB anxiety over Governor Robinson's
action on Sheriff Rcy's case the snerin Is removed
lucrative positions will be secured as deputy -shefhs
ec for about hfty persons, and this would sstsfy
large number of rapaeious AnTammany oloe-see kers
s9s5a MS ke eOsnsd T. v11ndErpas AS socn as
The sheri armed that charges would be presented TO
the Governor especially impeaching his course Ut the
Ludlow Street Jail, he suspended warden watson VINO
aftervard resigned. This ID intended az point ID MS
| favor before the Governor -. -.
| Tie DemOcra tic Union Club organized rev weeks
ago 20 eecure peace aud harmony Ia the party met hst
evening u the st. James Hotel and elected the Following
among other oicers President, Luxe Cozsnsi vice
| PresI1ents A. J. YsnderpOel. James q. spencer A u:
| Pottor William w. Maefarand. Eraatu. BROOKS ana
| John d. CIummins; Treasurer, John ii. Harnett Re
| rordinR Secretary Charles f. Allen; Corresponding
secretsry Ambrose Mcneil; Financial Secretary james
| Travnor, Executive Committee, james Eyerprd,
! David Banks John u. Townsend, John H. HassIJchef,
| Haniarnln A. Milll-, and Othefs.