The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-13
Last Nights Dispatches.
KslIy's Dismissal,

Kelly 8 01s1l1EsAIs
The Evening Erpress (Tammany) thu
speaks to the Tammany Aldermen VIII
yesterday voted with the Republican anC
anti-Tam many Aldermen a1d made such
To- roa Bernard Goodwin, Rober. Foster
Frederic Helbig and Henry Haffen-Sirs
I GU were elected Aldermen by the votes O
honest Democrats who believed your pro
LESSONS and trusted in your honor. You
we're elected as members of the Tammany
Democracy of this city. in the belief that
you would carry out your pledges
before your nomination in good faith
I on have betrayed your trust, repudiated
your professions. turned traitors to the peo-
pie who elected you and branded your
selves as utterly without principle. honor
or manIiness. You have sold yourself
| cheap. very cheap. for the disgrace and
| the intamy Of your conduct Will stick to
| your names while yCu live and will attach
to your children. The grave was dug for
you and you lay down iu it. There is no
resurrection for men who hive damned
themselves The parties whose abjset
| tools you willingly became will not trust
you, and have no further use for you. All
honest men despise you. Judas went and
hung himself after he had gos bis thirty
pieces of silver. You need not hang your
| selves. You are already worse than glib
cited. The brand set on Cain was harder
to carr9 than death. Live and enjoy tho
prics OF your treason. il you can, but if you
live to the ago Of Methusaleh you will not
outivs the crime of which you yesterday
convicted yourselves. Go!
The Comptroller's Office in tho county
court house was thronged this morning
with politicians who came to offer their
condolences to ex Comptroller Kelly. Mr..
Kelly arrived at the Office at an early
hour. but refused to see many of those
persons who visited him, Soon after he
arrived Deputy Comptroller Storrs visited
him and conversed with him. After
storrs left the room the heads Of several
departments and clerks in the department
called to bid him good bye. For an hour
the line of visitors fling in and out Of Mr..
kelly's Office was almost continuous. At
IL Mr.. Allen Campbell, the newly ap-
pointed Comptroller, was admitted to the
room by the doorkeepsr. He was not ac-
oompanied by anybody and when he en-
tered the Comptroller office there were
not more than eight or ten persons present
including Mr. Kelly, Mr.. Storrs Mr. |
McDaniels and four reporters. bIr. |
Campbell wished MIR. Kelly good morning, |!
and producing his certificate of appoint |
ment, bearing the signature OF the Mayor |
and tbs seal OF the ciiy handed it to Nj |
Kelly, who took it, a1d after reading Il |
through carefully extended his hand across |
the table to Mr., Campbell AMI said: 81. |
Campbsli, eau only wish you success aad |
happiness ia life aol that in mi0isteriax |
the affairs Of this Office you may have suc
osss aod prosperity" Mr. Campbell said:
" Mr.. Kelly, | certainly wish you success
nd han in "a a
documents or bonds which it is necessary |
for you to turn over personally to
mv? / am uct fully familiar with the
details of your ofioe, ard therefore am
compelled 10 ask you this qlestion, NJ.
Kelly, in reply, said: No. sir, believe
not. [ suppose you will wish to soc a3d
examine the bonds in the safes OF this de-
partment, and those MIR Storrs, my deputy
will be glad to show you Whenever
you wish TO soe them. Ii there /
is any thing, Inform alton or advice. you
wish in the conduct OF this department.,
[ will be glad 10 give ii to you. L shall
take an Office at No. %. Park Row, and
will be pleased to see you at any time.
The incoming and outgoing COMPTROLLER
then wished each othar good day, and at
ter one Of Mr. kelly's subordinGtes had
helped him on with his overcoat, he shock |
hands with Mr.. Storrs and Mr. McDon-
aid, and wishing them good-by left the
Office and building. but was joined outside |
By a large crowd Of adherents. Mr.. |
Campbell then took the chair vacated 5y |
Kelly. In conversation be said he o1utd |
Dot say whether or not he would make !
any change il the subordinate officers. |
but he sftsrwards asked the heads of the |
departments to visit his Office and inform
ed them that be wished them to furnish |
him on Monday morning with their names |
and the date of their appointment and |
their several duties. Comptroller Camp |
bell stayed IN tbe Court House until - |
o'clock aud then went over to the City |
Hall for the purpose of surrendering his |
late Office to bis successor.