New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-10
MAYOR EDSON'S NOMINEES.
CONFIRMED Az ONCE By THE ALDERMEN.
rSsrccEssruL EFFORT TO DELAY ACTION IN THE
MATTER.

royF,Purp AT ONCE By THE ALDERMEN.
UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO DELAY ACTION IN THE
MATTER.
When President Reilly called tho BoGrd OF Ad'r-
mon 10 crfer Yesterday the chamber was uiieh 10
nxertlovlng The members could barely force their
raw 70 their seats The private stairway Leading
70 the chamber was ihronged. and the lobbies aud
doorways were packed by an cApectant crowd
Among these in the chamber ex.President
saner Justice Patterson, John B. Haskin, Edward
Kearney Robert G. McCord. Bernard big'in ex-
Aldermen Mclean. Seery and Sorthworth, ana
Water Surveyor 0Reiiy. IL was some fimo peiore
order could be established Some uninportant rcso-
lutions were passed and then President heii'y a"-
pounced a communication from the Mayor IN
,tantly hush pervaded the room, ana the cierk
nroc .ed.d to read the document. IL mero-
Iv withdrew the nominations OF Randolph d.
MARITIME for Police Commissioner Charles +. mac
Lean for Park Commissioner, and Butler II. Blxoy
md George G.. McDermott for Police Justices,
which were made to the last Board by Mayor
Grace and which has been laid upon the table, 1t
was exuected that the nominations to fill the va
cancies would follow. but instead Mr. Reilly
handed the clerk number of commonplace reso-
lutious aud the Board proceeded to act upon these
While thus engaged, s. III. Grant. the MAYORS sec
rotary again entered and handed the president
several documents. Mr.. Reilly announced: AN
other communication from the Mayor" Clerk
Twomey real the paper, which proved to be the re-
nomination of Sidney p. Nichols az Police Com
missioner. No was the name read than
there went up shout Of approval from tho Tam
many men in the chamber. Mr. Smith Crammany)
promptly moved that the nomination be confirmed.
This was seconded by Mr.. Fitzpatrick (rammanyJ
Mr.. O'Ncil County Democracy moved as an
amendment that the nomination be laid upon the
table, at which there was look of CONSERVATION
on the faces of the Tammany men.
Are the County Democracy and Republicans GO
ing TO kick ~ was the rather significant query put
nv n Tammany leader to an Alderman belonging to
that organization.
IL can't tell We will soon seo." was the reply.
Mr.. Reilly directed the clerk to call
the roll on Mr.. ONeil's amendment This was
felt TO be the test vote and was watched
with great interest. The only members who voted
for il were Aldermen Edward Duffy County De-
mocracy) Jaehne County Democracy. OConor
(9epublican), ONei County Democracy, and
Wells Republican, The vote stood In favor to
10 against The motion to confirm was then put,
Messrs. Cochrane Waite and OConor (aM Republ-
cans) were the only who voted against con- |
firmation. hearty cheer was given when the
president announced that Mr.. Nichols was con-
frined by vote of II to 3.
The next nomination read was that OF Patrick |
G. Duffy, for Police Justice, in the place of Butler
II. Bixby. This was also greeted with applause
MANY had believed that Mr.. Bixby would be re- |
nominated, and the Mayor had not finally made up |
his mind half an hour before the Board met. Mr. |
Foley moved that the nomination OF Mr.. Duffy be |
confirmed. and this was seconded by Michael Duffy |
Mr.. ONeil. nothing daunted by his defeat in the |
case of Commits ,ioner Nichols moved that the NOM
nation of Mr. Duffy be laid over. This was sec |
onded by Mr. Wells Republican,, but the amend |
ment was lost by vote Of 2 to IL. The motion to |
confirm was then carried by vote of IL to O. Mr..
O'Conor being excused from voting.
The nomination next read was that Of James t. |
Kilbreth one of the Police Justices. whose term |
expires in November next In the place OF Marcus |
Otterbourg 1t was confirmed by vote OF ~ |
to 2. |
Then followed the nomination of John ID. Crim- |
mus, for Park Commissioner in the place of Charles
F. MacLean, which was earned by vote of 10 |
TO 5. Mr. OConor desired to be excused from vot-
ing on the ground that he was unable to vote un-
derstsndingly' as he did not know the nominee.
TIC president said that the Democratic members |
had full faith in the discrimination OF the Mayor.
MIR. OConor was not excused from voting and voted
- General Epbert L. viele was nominated for Park |
Commissioners in the place of Smith +. Lane. Mr.. |
Kirk moved that this nomination be laid over on
The ground that he had heard of the nominee:
Mr.. Cochrane said that he had been acquainted |
With General Vieie for several years and could |
yogch for hm as gentleman r AND 9 Gns wsa liz
ton and General Viele was confirmed by unani-
nous vote. -
Herman for Police Justice to fill the unexplred |
term of justice Kibretb. and Mr.. Waite moved to
Lay the hs %oad not on be sns The
had said that he had full confidence
Mayor and Mr. 3Ss hoped that the m nS%
was lost by vote of TO 90 The nomination was
then confirmed by vote of % to2.
The nomination of Justice Kllbreth for one of the
long terms has an inside his DRY. As has been
stated in The TRIBUNE, the Mayor promised that
one of the nominees Tor Police Justice shonld be
man. Hubert O. Thompson, William P. Mitchell
anu Maurice J. Power, representing the County
Democracy had worked very hard Tor the 1 1p
Record. They suggested to the Mayor that he could
nominate Justice KllGIeth and eye
Herman This will make three vacancies
among the Police Justices the present year. The
Mayor agreed to the proposition. There was very
enre the nomination OF ex- Coroner Richard Croker
for Police Justice, but the Mayor was
aeXora6 he Vas wiling to m nominate ma either
nominations were sent IN that the Mayor inclined
toward Bixby. Johu b: Haskin is understood to
have appealed to the MAYOR to nominate Croker
rs the recognized candidate of Tammany Hail. |
The Mayor positively refused. Then the leaders
settled upon Duty and the Mayor agreed to send in
After the adjournment of the Board the members
and their friends went to the Aston House on he
invitation of ex-President Sauer and ate lunch
provided by Police Commissioner Nichols.
SKETCHES OF THE NEW OFFICIALS.
Sidney p. Nichols has been for several
years and is still of the principal
owners Of the Broadway aud Twenty
third Street Line of stages He was
nominated by Mayor Wickham az Police Commits
sioner and confirmed by the Aldermen on May L.
1875 In 1870 he was removed by Mayor Cooper
with Commissioners Smith aud Wheeler ON charges
of neglect of duty, especi lilly with reference to