New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-11
NEW MEN IN CITY OFFICES.

NEW MEN IN I'll W
TAMMANY POWER COMPLETELY bhohhN'
All THE MAYORS NOMINATIONS CoNrIRMED-Ai-
IAN cANpBElL SUCCEEDS MR.. KELLY AS CoN-
TpoIrrr-JoHN D. LAWSON The Niw HEAD We
r,,, r.x Drp,prurNT-uUBRRr o THOMPSON
IL cu,pGr OF THE PUBLIC woRKs-THr ofHE"
orrlcrs-pysPrRArIo OF TIE TAMMANf AL
DERMFN.
The expected revolution in city omces was
affected Yesterday. All the nominations VI
Movor Cooper were confirmed, ano the hepuo-
Icans ot last have obtained fair representa-
tion in the departments. All OF ehe iour
Tommonv Aldermen who have deserted Mr'
Kouv voted with the majority ana against
,boir former leader The test vote, that on
tho first and most important of the nmnlna-
tons-the naming of Allan Campbell TO
snccecd John Kelly IN the Contrcllersnp-
was 13 10 g. The thirteen Aldermen VINO
comnosed the majority, were four Republicans,
five Anti-Tammany Democrats and four ram
,,orv Democrats. Two Republicans, Alder
mon Morris and Finck, voted against Mr.
Campbell and other Democrats, but In laVor
Of the Republican nominations. Inc discus
sion was very violent and denunclnuohs OF
".Judases" and charges OF bribery were uuileu
about with great freedom. Mr.. Morris con-
trary to expectation, got no office. Following
is the complete list of officers nominated ana
confirmed:
CoptroIler-Anan Campbell. Democrat; ,.
President Of Tar Depori@e"'-John ~ i1""S0"'
"T5sgp Cc%missoqa Of Public Uorks-Hubert O. Ihomp-
so GcrDopntid% Counssl-Wliam C. Whitney, Dem
0'jt'.k P~rk Commissiopn-Saem II. Wales, Republican
DocE CoamiSsoner-Wiiiam LalInDeer' hepuo-
"'Su Egc.e observation-disclosures Fnedsam. Repub-
ucan. aud w lIlam +. Mitchell, Democrat; C,.-
Police Jastccs-Soon B. smith aud hugh 0aroheI'
Eerunhcans; Maurice j. Power, Democrat.
HOW TIE BATTLE WAS FOUGHT.
srpIK1xG FEATURES OF THE GREAT CHANGE IN
LOCAL POwER-EXCIIING SCENES IN THE Clli
uA1L-THE FINAL ARGUMENTS AND APPEALS
The transfer of power in the city government
foresbadowed for several days, was MADE YESTERDAY
rs broad effect will be to make the Republican
nortv and the Irving Hall wing of the Democratic
party responsible for the financial policy OF the cry
for the care Of its streets and sewers, for tbe
direction of ITS interests in the courts and partly
responsbe for the assessment Of property for taxa
tion. the issuing of licenses to sell Liquor and the
conduct of the police courts. lt insures to the he
publican party representation In the bosrd
of Estimate and Apportionment-the bo$rd
having supervision of the expense-ron OF
every one of the city departments. Ihe
amount taxpayers shall be required to pay for
the support of the city Government In the year
1851 was involved in the revolution, the city Dud-
get NOT VET having been adopted. Two If the four
members having the decision of this important
question were put out of Office and two men
took their places who are more III sympathy wlth
the Mayors policy of reducing the ex-
pepditures in the departments John Kelly
leader of Tammany Hall and also of the Anti
Tilden wing of the Democratic party III the State,
LOST the Office of Controller which he has held or
tour years His loss of official power and patroii-
ace was shared by so many OF his party associates
that Tammany Hall will be seriously crippled by the
days events.
The City Hall, in which the change of power was
made had an extraordinary appearance at noOn
tlroDp of men, some with SHIRT fronts sparkling
with diamonds and others as ragged as trainps'
filed the corridors, the TOtunda the ante-rooms OF
the Mayor's office, and the IounGng rooms OF the
Aldermen The stairwavs leading to the chamber
OF the Board of Aldermen in the second story were
crowded 10 suffocation. A private stairway was
fairly stormed, glass door leading TO IL Deihg
broken to fragments. aud the policemen on
ouord pushed away All of the tbrong could not
gain admiss OH TO the room, however, and many OF
the Tammany Democrats thus excluded retreafed 10
Controller Kelly's rooms n the Court House ana
there n gloomy and desperate-looking body OF men,
awaited news of the nominations. Inc chamber OF
the Board was crowded TO overilowng IN every
mart. Prominent politicians sat on the hoor
in The arena, on the steps leading 10 Inc
Presidents chair, and were wedged t0gether
tightly in the space back OF the members chalTs' A
cloud of tobacco smoke arose from TINS mass before
the session began. till the Presidents features
grew dim In the haze 1t was obvious to those ac-
'onainted with the Tammany Aldermen that they
fIt thev were about TO suffer severe
Marty defeat. They all looked despon-
dant Alderman Sauer and Shells. who
are nsually busting about. were sitting list
Iesslv IN their seats. Henry ID. PuTroy, chairman OF
@h. Tamm.pv General Committee. with Scowi
on his face sat in a members seat tlli Aiderhah
Goolwln entered the room. Mr. Goodwin Is one oi
the disafiected Tammany members. 10 him MI
pnrrov went and seemed to make last appeal.
Nr Foster another disstfected 1ammany member
entered FIVE minutes later, and was subjected 10
cross-ouestIoning 10y Mr. Shells These appeals
seemsl to make little impression. Later Alder-
mon Goodwin and Foster were joined py Alder'
men Halfen sui Ileibig, two otLer osahecleu
Ta,,manv Aldermen Tie men forming this little
group seemed TO cling together for mutual pfo,ec'
ton, and wcro eyed maevoentiy by the other
Tammany Hall members. In the throng of specta
tors were Excise Commissioner Morrison. James
T.lcott. John J. O3rien. Assemblyman Dougherty
As,embIyman Brodsky. Assembyman-elect Brown
ing. George b. Deane jr. Senator Eldman anc
p,l,ce Justices Murray aud Otterbourg.
The Mayors withdrawal of the names OF the men
whom he ormery desired TO put at the head OF city
dcparmcnts was made the occasion by the Tam
many Hail Aldermen of taking test vote mi
showed that the Mayor couid depend upon th'
votes of thirteen members. one more thah su'hcieh'
for the adoption of his coming nominations; ant
that ought votes would lie east against the nomina
,;.ns The f,ur disatiected Tammany Hall Alder
men voted with the majority: while Presideh
Morris ana FInck. two Republican members anC
Aldermen Haughton and Murphy, Anti'lamman,