New-York tribune., 1882-09-29
NAMING INSPECTORS AND POLL-CLERKs.

NAMING INSPECTORS AND POLL-CLERkS.
TIE DIVISION PARTLY AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS FINALLY ADOPTED.
When the Board of Police met Yesterday morning
with tie intention fappontingt the Democratic elec-
ton inspectors and pOll-cerks, 1t was ascertalhed
that the leaders of the County Democracy were
opposed to the division of patronage to which their
representative, +. Ellery Anderson, had gwen MS
assent ON Wednesday. Several politicians from each
of the three Democratic factions were at foice
Headquarters when the meeting was called, and
they prevailed upon the Commissioners to postpone
action until Bpm President French was not at
Police Headquarters yesterday and 1t was said that
he had been called to the bedside of sick relative.
A meeting Of delegates from the Tammany, County
Democracy and Irving Hall organizations was
arranged TO be held in the office Of Ihe Cuy
Record at noon, and it was hoped that settlement
of the dispute would be reached there At ) p IN,
however, the politicians returned to Police Head
quarters and SAID that no conclusion had been
reached at the conference.
Commissioners Mason Matthews and Nichols ac-
cOrdingy held a meeting to decide the dispute
Mr. Nichols acted chairman. Mr.. Matthews
offered resolution that the allotment OF inspectors
and pol-elerl1s among the contending factions De
made on the basis of the representation whlch tne
factions had in the Syracuse Convention MI
Nichols moved to amend the resolution so aS 10
make il read that the allotment be made III tic
ratio of fye-twelfths to Tammany Hail. hVe-
twelftls to the County Democracy, and two
twelfths to Irving Hall. Mr.. Mason voted
with Mr. Nichols on the amendment, and
then cast his vote with Mr.. Matthews to defeat
the amended resolution. Mr.. Matthews then moved
that the allotment be made IN the ratio of thirty
two seventy-secOuds 10 the County Democracy,
twentv-n1ue seventy-secOndS to Iammany nan ana
eleven sevpnt tV-secOnds TO Irving Hall hcs9iS'
Mason and Nichols voted against hlm
1t was now the Tammany commissioners turn:
Mr.. Nichols offered a resolution thai Che-hii
OF the Democratic inspectors ana poI-cIeIhs ne
chosen from the Iammany Hall list, One-lOuTth
from the County Democracy lI>taud onc-iourth from
the list presented bv the Irving Hall faction. For
some minutes afteTwaTd the two Democratic Com
soncrs INDUCED in Arguments. Mr.. Nichols dl 'ted
upon the numerical strength of lammany voters III
the city, and Nh Matthews talked about Icgu-
laIIfy" and the decision Of the state Convention
In the end however, Mr.. Matthews became appre-
LeusiVe that he would permit his organization 10
lose some patronage by demanding too much or II.
He therefore moved 10 amend the resolution 80 aS
to give iye-tweiths TO each OF the leading factions
and tNo-t twelfths TO Irving Hail Unanimous Noie'
were cast III favor OF the amendment anu CPoh '"o
amended rcso alton. q, ~,
WhIle the Commissioners were voting IN Mt Ma
sons room crowd OF Democratic poillciah' HuoI
the ante-roOm and cOrrdOroutsld ana li'le 'u an
blue wi h tobacco smoke. The anuouncrmrht tHdt
the division agreed to on Wednesday had Drcn
adopted AT length was well received ly the Iah-
maliy and Irving Hall men, MT NoOrlus and Rob-
ert q. Van Wyck, who represented the County De-
lnocracy sad that their organization would be sat
isbrl Among the Tammlnv politicians present
were Aldermen SaueT and Martin senator Grady
and cx-Corouer Croker. They shook hands with
Michael G. Murphy, the Irving Hall TePresenlai'Nr'
and declared that harmony must prevail ~ al the
Democratic nom na lions for local offices. Members
of the County Democracy did not commit them
selves on that point. he iHspectOrs and polI-cIerAs
NyEo were apr1inted yesterday viii he assigned 10
election districts tomorrow, after the leaders OF
tie three factions have declared their wishes to the
Chief OF the Bureau of Elections.