The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1880-12-23

city GovernmcRt.
Special to the Chicago Times.
New York. Dec 10 1t has been
the most exciting day in local poll
tics since the overthrow Of Tweed $
ring. Although the signs Of the
past two days have pointed to the
possible overthrow Of John Kelly,
New Workers had become so used
to thinking OF him as boss he
facto, fastened to bis high place in
city affairs by bonds of patronage
and influence too strong ID break,
that they can scarcely believe their
eyes aud ears to night That John
Kelly is overthrown at last, stripped
OF his official character. stripped OF
his enormous patronage he has so
effectively wielded fOT himself losing
even bis influence, except perhaps, in
the councils Of Tammsny Hall, which
new becomes a secOnd.class p0litical
power, is one Of the most noteworthy
eventsin New York politics. A week
ago no one believed that Kelly would
lose the eomplrollership but be has
lost i, and ih bis overthrow Tam
many Han hssflost its grip on city
affairs. His evening newspaper or
gan to night gives RputAe battle with
the splteful irenaIlg that Tammany
traitors have turned the city over to
Repubiiean coffhntionists, Allen
Campbell, an anti=Tammany Demo-
crat, was the Mayors nominee 10.
day for comptroller, and the Board
Of Aldermen confirmed his nomina-
nation, bya vote ofl3 to s, four Tam
many Aldermen sealing Kelly's iate
by voting for Campbell These four
Jpdases, as the Kellyites style them,
Foster, GoOdRin, Helbig and Hafen
by name, are men who owe Kelly q
grudge (pr refusing to allow their re
oOminauon for aldermen at the re :
cent election, They have nursed
their grievance, and bitterly have
they reyenged themselves upon Kel
ly's head for leaving them out in the
cold. sWhat other inducements we're
offered them 70 defeat Kelly are not
known 1t is known that they were
offered all that heart could Fish in the
way Of patronage and official place.
and money. too, it is said, to return
to their allegiance 70 Kelly, but tLey
stpbboTnly resisted al oyertures,
and their votes divorced Kelly from
voice OF influence in the city govern
ment Kelly's adheTents say that
0ver 100000 was raised lmong the
Republicans and anti Tammanyites
as q corruption fund, This is given
for what il is worth. II there is
truth in The charge Of corruption, the
Tammany estimate OF the size Of the
fund is doubtless exaggerated. Kel-
ly's big blunder was in not keeping
all OF his Tammany catspaws IN the
city council true to him He wanted
to put other men IN the places offOur
but it was a blunder, for if he had
only kept hls hold on his own par.
tieular benehmen he could, with the
help Of the Republican aldermen who
we're certain to do his bidding. have
prevented the confirmation of any
nominte presented BY Mayor Cooper
until that officers term expired, less
than three weeks hence, when Mayol
Grace would at once have nominated
Kelly. But Kelly believed that th,
Tammany Republican alliance agains
Irving Hall could not be broken
This conclusion vas fatal to his hope
for the o0mhipation-a monst'osity
anyway, without decent grounds fol
e1istenee-dissOlved under pressure
OF influences antagonistip 10 Kelly
and be Fas LETT with only two fef hii
Republican allies and only FIVE of biz
nine Pammpny associates, Througl
blundeEs snd bad luck Kelly hal
played Indirectly intothe hands O
Mayor Cooper. and the heal OF lh'
city, government, whom Kelly ha.
losts Roh opportunity 70 insult an'
tRbuse, goes out Of Office with color
Aging and bis once .pQEeEfpl senem.
humbled to the dush1n 1j,Af tua
~ Afteuthe eamptrOllership apesl6l
MAS settad The following additions
lnOminstioRs we're conaymed8aRd th
\ Mayor has the satisfaction Of goin,
out Gof Office with the men n Ehi
choice in thasmo important place
innthGgoYeFnHneuts1l g5ai sW II
IA Hubert O.. Thompson, DemepTai
kCOmmissionenlJ JobdPnblie Works
William G. Whitney, ICarpesaiio.
I Attorney Salem II. 8Walesa RapaBli
Joan, Park Commissioner saiW. i
LsimhheFs Repnblicang Deck Com
missioueng William ! r Mitchell
Democrat. and MOrrin lFrledsAms RI
lpuhlicaneE Excise Commissions Solo
I nsSmilh, RepnblioauF MoJ Power
I DamOeFat, and Hugh GardHeF, Re
| publican, Rohoe Justices.
llffThe scene 10 NE Council Chambe
lduring abe struggle over The comp
trollership was 0i the most axeilin
character. The FoOm- was crowdeC
and not . tenth part Of the ffenzie
Tamtnan yites whose Bread aHd bat
ter depended on thesuccess OF Kell
could get in. The TsmnanY fsith
tfil fought hard. and ebjoyed q mo
tnopoly Of the discussion As
SIMPLE Of the amenities bbsefFed b
i Tau1many slstesmch when the
backs are up, the following extract
may serve, Alderman SaueF said
'~Fixe yeaFs ago 7 voted fof ALE
Campbell for Cohimlssionef Of Pul
! lie Works. I find that he is an uu
scfuphIous i6tsigEer. The Judge
Of this Board, of course, mast sur
poft him. Let-it now 90 forth
The world Who is Responsible FOR Il
1}itFeab 81 eDtm5ofau0psfly. I'll
nfes RHIs charged Mrl K0ily with L
n II toW plata fhoa afs tie Republ
cdn9 allies fAppiause ~ llat
/ goiu9 10 be done here Is asdiseral
and an outrage. Never let thg stil
ma be placed upon Tammany Hal
I John Kelly Is & man who stands
his friends. Isafportod him pro q
ilyfof Governor, and will anplld
bin SCALA TIE political 4Jaesas
this Board eilllbe branded r6m ca
q tume on Ni ngqo gsAord na