New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
SCHEMES AT THE CITY HALL.
SEEKING A MAN VINO cAN BE CONFIRMED
GENERAL PORTER URGED ny BUSINESS MrN As
Mn. ffinMranN's srCcF ssnR

GENERAL PORTER URGED ny BUSINESS MrS AS
SIR. rnoMrsOS's suCcFssoR
Tho Tarinany aud Republican lenders were do
ing herr utmost yesterday to coufteract rnachi-
nations Of Hubert ~ thompson Early IN the tny
n lettet was received IS tho Mayor froir number
Of brsiness mon. II was brought " roiniittce
cot's'ing ~ Cbfneiini n. Blisa. Lrsi N. Bates
arh I hatlrs g srith The communication ttats
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Hartman Is to, Jae.l Nena. o, iog, tacoln llearN
9"1,tA D., 90, "'s CO. iag ,tcW a. 'n, william
iler Gro.s Co. nn'iaeI F,5i,pls. g.'' p, ic5.
wendell fay Co, Parker, wul,r Townsend y -ate
r,niiue q 'a. Alirch lliiug- y Clifton. Pomeroy q
iinmnrl' whitman a lheps Bacon, Baldwin ~ Coz
Lawrence Coz Nn Nalkeuburgh Loay,tt, Julius Cat.
ca. Leland a. Co.. WhoclVught. Anderson 81 CO.,
chan., ~ Try, Eu-onc Kcdy. Jonu stewart j. -cIig
4. Woodward. Butler Bros. Joseph IIcmpnll. Isaiah
PAW; g; H. Mann, w. j. Montgomery, David pow'
T. ~ BOY a. o. \. g. B,rh~cln II. T. Cole. *. Jacoby
{. H. -nilh. l. =. Liyermo.e, William H. Fox. Nh iman
f. H. li.rrc,. f. H. Parker II. r. Roberts. ASH stevens.
H W. Floyd Leonard liazclunc. Eugene Jones, l.. f.
TIC mayor was seen shortly aftcrward by
reporter of rlr TRIBUNE. who remarked: This
looks as thorgh General Porter might be named BY
YOU Mr. Mayor"
"Wol1, il is open to that Inference said the
mayer sungy.
suppose h. is not conirncd3'
We'll. the responsibility f)r that will rest with
thc Aldermen
CArcC-ING WITHOUT uEFINTTE RrsrLE
Later there was a caucas he'd by prominent
Tammauy Democrats and Republicans and certain
o. The Aldermen az Halls Hotel. Among those
present were Police-C Comm ssio.crs French and Nc
Cieyc john j. C'Bricn, Robert g. MeCord, Senator
Cib5s Clarence W. Meade, Pre- idcnt KIRK IL The
Board Of Aldermen Register John Reilly, ald George
A. Hall. An th, propositions which have been made
and thc possibilities we're rehcarsci. Il was fully
understood that there must be certain consider
aiioas gwen and certain vote, of both rtmmony
and Republican Aldermen coaid not be had for the
men whom the Mayor may nominate. The Re
publican Aldermen who have shown disposition
o. AID Nj IhomDson's interests were ldborad with
individually. They were tod that they were Kill
IIu- items, Ives politically; tIat tlcrc would De
no iUtnTe Tor mem u tIef c'AuAucu ln o.. toII5.
they NJd Lild out Tor Themselves. some NtTr dcdt
10 tncsc areumcnts Others seemed somewhat ~
cllncd 10 waycr
The question Of who can be cor irmcd was dis
cusscd iu 1l ITS bearings II was gruera'l} agreed
that General Porter cOuid NOT b., aud tual Charles
Wrlde would probably c0ue nearer II iAan any,
cu" ei.c "ho ha. yet been hlheH. III ~" agieou
thattLe question was difficult one, and that con-
,r-slous must e. made by both tie lamm4ny and
Repub.icln leaders before any result couid be Sc
cared.
ihc friend ofNr Thompson sly that 20 one can
bc confirmed i'm his place. They declare thit he mas
the votes OF fifteen Aldermen pledged 10 HIM. !
rxultinriv. 81" NO matter what any on" may tell
you hc viu hold oa uu,il alter the first o. Jauu-
arg. Deals may b. made and conpi1auout 1i-
tsmrtr1 hut the result VIII be tic same. Nov,
mark what 4 tell v0u.'