New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-03
MUNICIPAL INTERESTS.
STRUGGLING FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

STRUGGLING FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
THE TWO DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS SEEKING TO con-
1ROL HE ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.
"Who shall he president of the Board of
AdrHncnt" Is a question that neither o: tne Demo
cratic factions represented In the Board can settle salts.
faceorly to themselves The IrvHR Hall
bcrs claim that they entitled to tue
choice because they represent the faction which
gwen the stamp regularity by the State Convention.
Tue Tanuany members reply that a. the last state
Convention their gates were placed Oh the same
foouAg those OF Irving Hail, aud that this disposes
Of all claims OF regularity the part OF their rivals.
Nomnaily each factlO0 under the agreement entered
into by he leaders botn Irving and Tanmany Halls,
nominated seven candidates In the districts where
nomination equivalent 70 an election. But Jere-
mah Murphy. one OF the candidates credited 10 Irving
Hail was nominated by the JOnn Fox and Peter BVwe
faction ton and elected over Daniel
O'Rellry, VINO nominated by the COoperThompson-
Power wing OF Irving Hail. Alderman Murphy Will act
with the TammAny Hall members In the organization
Of the Board. Had no trouble arisen III Tammany Hail.
this would give that organization eight votes In the
Board OF Alderme six for Irving Hail.
But Aldermen Shells aud keenan, in
open revolt against Mr. Kelly and It Is
not by any means certain how they will vote. The
eight Republicans much OF minority that they
do hope by any combination OF olrcum-
stances to elcct the president They will prob
ably honor either Aluellndu ferley or McCtaVe
by their voes. The TammAny members some
time ago agreed upon Alderman sauer
their candidate for president He has been for several
years = faithful lieutenant Of Mr.. Kelly. He
strong candidate for the nomination OF Register last
fail, and IL only at the eleventh hour, and mainly
because OF the personal solicitation OF Edward kearey
that the nomination gwen to Augustus DOc1arty,
tho son.in-aw Of Kearney. To compensate Alderman
sauer his disappointment, the presidency OF the
Roard of Aldermen was promised him.
Mayor Grace within tho Inst ten days has sent for
the Aldermcnelect OF bOtn the Democratic factions,
and urged upon them the advsablty Of agreeing upon
tho organization OF the Board aud acting together IN
party matters The members pledged themselves
TO vote only Tor a Democratic president.
The Irving Hall members agreed 10 TO the Tam
many members clerk and deputy clerk OF the Com
70, Board Of Aldermen who Is also 0y virtue VI us
posiuou member OF the sinking Fund Commission,
ami one-ha Of Oil the remainder OF The patronage oil
rms was The position Of affairs yesterday when the
Irving Hall members met In caucus at boer-shOp up
man CaVanagh behalf Of nis assoc ates was author
iEed tue offer already made IA The way o. pa
many Aldermen to select from tue six wing Han Al
derlen namely Messre AutenIieth, CaVanagn, CVRgoy
Kenney, Power ana stracE1 wnOmsoever tney would
prefer Tor president He saw Alderman Bauer. ana nAd
a brief and Unsatisfactory conference win NM Later,
Alderman Bauer after cOnierring WIN some OF ms ALSO
clates and party leaders came To inc rvhs ha oacuA
Hubert u. Thompson had meanwhile Joined tie parry
Alderman sand that he could not speak LOT Ms as
sociaes. Dnt no did not think tnat they would accept
the prOhered terms The positions OF clerk anu deputy
clerk he did consider Of much value rs compared
WITH The Presidency. The party then separated, Win
The unde standing that caucus would Dc Deld Ill tue
C'tY Hall this mornDg 49, , =.
No majority members OF the Board seemed 10
think yesterday that temporary chairman WOuiu DC
CHOSEN, that the permanent organization WouI DC
effected later Ia the werk The prominent cahulqales
on the part OF Irving HJh Aldermen Bernard ken
ney aud JOseph strack. II Tammany ha accepts the
terms of Irving Hal, IL more tnan probable that
Fraucis j. IwOmey, The present CLERK Of Tue COmnon
COuncli, will be retained. - -
Que reason my tue Irving Hall members are so anx
ous 70 secure the Presidency because he IS meher
of ne Board of lis innate aud AppOrtonment IL ram
many Hail mrmuer secured The Of1cc, Dy combining WIN
Prtsdent A,trn OF the Department OF Taxes ano AS
sessments against Mayor Grucc aud COntrOner camp
bell there would be block in tho Boaru Oh GSuni@t"
anu AppOrtlOnment. -. a.. r,,,,,
tactons mn n oId moi look ike IL last evening.