New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-16
TWO NEW POLICE JUSTICES.
,oHN l. GoRMAN AND DANIEL O'REILLEY.
RICHARD CROKER MADE FIRE COMMISSIONER 10
sUCCEt d GoRMAN.

RICHARD CROKER MADE a FIRE COMMISSIONERS W
SUCCEED GoRMAN.
r,,o ,orr;dors Of the CITY Hail. the Mayors office
aud the rooms of the Board Of Aldermen were hlie9
~ an early hour yesterday with motley CROWD o.
%oiiticians The Aldermen were mlxed III WIN
Hubert o. Thompson and Other az high and low
degree fairly swarmed in the costly aecpl" Ho
rooms of the Board The great question 10 DC , dc
a,Iad was that i'm regard TO the appointment OF TWO
Police Justices to succeed BanksOn l. Morgan, re-
publican and GersOn n. Herman, mtlnpeI ao W
the tSHpn Daniel oReey Of the Public Works De
Martment appointed to succeed Hcrrman; ana
John Kelly insisted on the apP8hn'Mga ro Ui wos he
seped by representatives of the two factions o.Il3
ING the entire morning. At noon ne was cioseuou
with Mr. Thompson ThG 1ea orma I"' instead ste Of
ORciIley John Reilly and other representatives.
of Tamnany Hall were still anxious to nave Crokcr
made q Police Justice; 6nt the Mayor W Mot ut 70
anuoint Croker TO a judicial office; AFTER hnn'ei
Gus conferences and great deal OF DargainihS oG
was finally rumored that the wnVS o 9u,C was to
be made Police Justice, Mr. Croker was 70 w 9o
made Fire Commissioning, Daniel ORellIey was o 70
he appointed to succeed Mr.. Herman, andi 10 sai
,sfv The friends Of Mr. Herman he was 70 DC naue
Water PnrveyOr at $1,000 To succeed Oheiilcy' Vi
else To be given some other Office. ALL, o,,od
The rooms of the Aldermen were IamiIS PaUnJI n
with politicians when the Board was caeo 70 UIuo
Mt n M and there was crowd onisIto u uia 80
gain admission Without any aW w,V were re read one
Nominating John J. German Tor f3ilco 1u?CioV ~
The plare of Mr. Morgan, and the othSr nolIh' w
Danfci ORcllev in the place of Mr.. HERMAN. inc
D%noeratic Aldermen bad previously held caucus Gus
and agreed upon the immediate GohnrhaIloh VI V 1no
two nominations. But Mr.. Wells, RSpupnc.aln,
vos nnirklv on his feet and moved to lay on the
tahle the motion to confirm Mr.. German. IN secoh9,
inu the motion to lay on the table MI ware s;Ilu
that Mr. German would make good POlct Ju51 I
hut Mr. Morgan was q Republican ana Sn0uu oo
succeeded by q member of that party; ana mat ms
LONG and honorable service on the bench HicrIteH Il
reappontment. The motion to lay on me adj
Rrpublican voting against IT. Mr.. German VA, Ma
then confirmed by vote of II yeas to nays nc
seven RcDublican members of the Board all Noleu
AGAINST confirmation Daniel ORellley was con-
fTmcd by a vote of 10 10 5--COchrane ana seaman
IRembcaIIs) voting in the Affirmative -, .I,o
ar O'Reilley who was i'll the room, recel'cd tnc
ngratulatons of his friends. few mlnntes llieE
MIR GOrlran and MIR. ORcilley, III company VIII
Richard Croker, Mike Norton, " Jimmy Cnhf.nl,
aTom" Ecclcsine and large number OF Other
,varI nolificians were seated in the Mayors once
smoking 25-cent cigars. MI. G3r4tah lc"gmeu o a.
aFiro Commissioner ana klcharu Nd term ~ If
ponted hy the Mayor tn fill the uneNphto WIN Va
fye and One-half years. German ana y hciloS
were then sworn III as Police Justices ,:...;,,,
Air. German is a well known Tmnnany pOhtlcElh'
Ee il treasurer of the 1ammany Gehcral CoM-
mittae and n sachcm in the Tammany society. ne
is ifty-fye wears old and was appointed a IRE
Cioln1issioner in 1877 and rc-app0inted last May
n"nieI O,Reilley was born in Ireland, but he has
held office i'm this city almost since the tlMic nc W
came of age being a well known ihrd wary po n
itcian In 1866 lac was elected to the assembly ~
a Mozart Hall Democrat and was reelected I'll
is67, Al the expiration of his second term he was
appointed deputy Collector Of City E' E bsI IN dune 1ne
ND III tinIss of thr Tweed Ring and until 1874,
Wien NH he was appointed Water PurycyOT the posi-
ton which ne resigned Yesterday to accept the OHIO
of Police Justice at $4,000 year for ten years.
Richard Croker was also born in ireland. Ills
career as Coroner and ward politician Is wen
known, Ho was elected an Alderman at the 70
,la he
next Board. ,,nopo
Mayor Edison said that he did not think the Re
publicans could complain because he did not ap-
noint one of their number to succeed Mr.. Morgan;
Ho added that there were three prominent poticai
parties in the city and they all had to be satahcd'
u To-" commendng MIR Croker and stating that he
awomld discharge the duties of Police Justice TO
lie satisfaction of the public"