Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-11

Mayor Cooper aEd the fScatd of Alder
men, CT New York, Set Up Boss Camp
bell fn Place of Boss Keliy-Of C0urs
by Combination OF Anti-Tammany an,
RepablIcans-Ahd Pretty Clean Sweel
Made of the City Government.
New YORK, Dec. lot was given out anl
generally believed that the anti-Tamman,
members OF the board had formed an al
lance with the Republicans, whereby suf
hclent number Of votes would be secured h
confirm the nominations of Mayor Cooper
large force OF police was needed to keet
the crowd III order and keep free the ap
proaches to the chamber of the board, which
vas crowded with interested people from ar
early hoUr. Promptly at noon the meeting
Tas called 10 order and soon thereafter q
communication from the mayor was read
nominating Allan Campbell for comptroller
in place of John Kelly, whose term of office
expired Thursday last. 4 Republican alder
man moved TO confirm, aud a Tammany
alderman offered an amendment 70 refer the
nomination 10 = committee. 4 long debate
followed and tile amendment was LOST: 8
affirmative, II negative. The motion to
confirm vas taken up and
an exciting discussion took place. When the
vote was taken, the result for confirmation
was II against s, and Allan CampbelI sue
ceeds John heiiy as comptroller. Everyone
now felt that the entire slate would be ap-
proved, and The confirmation rapidly follow
ed of VIM. c. Whitney, anti -Tammany, as
corporation counsel; Salem 81. Made, Re.
Publican, park commissioner;JohnL.I.a Lawson.
Republican, president Of the tax commission,
and B. Smith, Republican, NJ. j. Power, an
ti-Tammany, and Hugh Gardner, Republi-
can police justices: Vim, l.. Amber, Republi-
can; dock commissioner, VIM. Mitchell, ar
h-Tammany, and Norris Friedman, Repub-
hcan, excise commissioners; and Il. Tomp-
son, anti-Iammany, commissioner of public
works
NEW OFFICERS SWORN IN.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10, 8 P. M.-The follow
ing newly appointed officials appeared at the
mayors Office early this evening and took
the cath Of Office, respectively: Comptroller,
Allan Campbell; commissioner of public
works, Hubert O. Thompson; police ius-
tices, Solon 3. Smith, Maurice P. Jones
and Hugh Gardner. Commissioner Thomp-
son filed bonds, with Thos. Butler and
Justice Murray as bondsmen.
KELLT-s ONLY REGRET.
NV YORK, Dec. 10.-Comptroller Kelly
was waited upon this afternoon by MANY
persons who expressed regret that he would
no longer be connected with the financial
department. he was engaged until late ar-
ranging affairs preparatory 10 departure. but
CampSel, the new Gppointee, sent him word
he would not take charge of the Office until
tomorrow. Kelly said his only regret in
retiring from The department, was in sever
ing his connection with the faithful en-
p!oyes to whom lie had become deeply at
tached. He referred to the efficiency of the
services they had rendered the city, and said
1t was with feelings of regret he parted with
them.
MAYOR COOPER SERENADED.
NEw YoRK, Dee. 10.-Friends of Mayor
Cooper me. 20 night at the Westminster ho-
tel, and headed by the Sixty-ninth regiment
band marched 10 the mayors residence for
the purpose of serenRding him. Ex-Assem-
biyman JAS. Fitzgerald delivered congra.-
ulatory address. In reply Mayor Cooper
said he vas GLAD TO see his course of action
vas approved; that the only vacancies really
to be filed we're those of comptroller and
corporation counsel, and the appointment
of officers in other departments was due to
the fact that such vacancies had existe d
for over year. He did not think that in
the distribution Of the offices among the
parties he had acted other than as the mayor
of the city should. The Offices of comp
troller and corporation counsel, which have
been Democratic for o number of years
we're still Democratic. He thanked them
for their approval of his course.