New-York tribune., 1885-01-01
MIR. THOMPSON OUT At LAST

MR.. THOMPSON OUT At LAST
And so Mr.. Cleveland may have to pro-
| vide for Hubert o. Thompson after all ! The
| County Democracy played an extremely bold
game. and having stocked the cards With the aid
of friends on the bench, they felt confident
| Of winning the stakes. But the Mayor
held a trump in reserve, and at the critical
| moment scores an apparent victory. 1t must be
admitted that his trump is a small one. The
| name of Roliin NJ. Squire, the new Commls-
sioner of Public Works, is not widely known
below the Harlem River, and he has not long
| been resident of New-York. But the Mayor,
who is familiar with his whole life, vouches for
him, the residents Of the annexed district
sneak well of him, and he must have some eX-
| tremely attractive qualities to secure the
| support of prominent members OF all the
factions in the Board of Aldermen. In fact
before the baloting was over he had obtained
ev ry vote cast. 1t must be remembered also
that the Mayor was shut up i'll his choice to the
limited class of nominations that could gain
confirmation.
| At last the municipal government Is likely
to be free from the stain and shame OF
| Hubert 0. ThompsoDs administration OF
! its costlest department. 1t will be
Joyous delverance; one on which the
citizens of New-York may well congratulate
themselves. The new year opens happily for
Them at least so far as the Department oi
Public Works is concerned. The nomination
was made and confirmed in defiance OF the
Injunction issued by Judge Beach, but we don't
| think Mr.. Edison or the Aldermen Will JON
Becky" Jones and Ferdinand Ward IN Lud-
low Street Jail. Contempt proceedings IN the
interest of men who have done all they could
TO bring the administration OF Justice into
contempt would be ridiculous indeed The
! Mayor acted on legal advice of such character
that he is not likely to be involved in any
serio,,s embarrassment tits hardly possible that
| Mr.. Thompson, complete as his control Is over
the ;rdges who were nominated by his faction'
will try to Ovcrturn the result OF yesterday
or will persist in obstructing the orderly trans
! fer of his department to his successor.
The County Democracy Aldermen, fearing
| that President Kirk, rs acting Mayor between
midnight. when Mayor Edson's tenn expired,
! and noon to-day, when Mayor Grace's term VIII
begin, would appoint Commissioner OF fuDiic
| Works and n Corporation Counsel under the
new law which gives the Mayor the power 0i
appointment without confirmation, appear to
| have capitulated on the best terms they could
get. They could not possibly obtain the nom
| inatlon of Mr. Thompson, and they seem 10
have made up their minds to confirm the
MAYORS nominee, provided he was man who
had never been active among their political
adversa1ies. Mr.. Squire was man oil that
sort.
We extend our sympathies to Mr.. Charles !.
Miller, whose amazing fertility in injunctIons
and legal proceedings snch as had never been
conured up before proved insufficient to save
Mr.. Thompson at the end. His failure Is 50
pitiful as to excite compassion. Mr.. Olncy 5
case is also soirowful enough To move the hard-
est heart. After having made all the use he
| could of the resources of his Office and OF the
| Grand Jury room to save his Boss" he retlres
into private lie under the cloud oil abject
defeat in dscrcditablc struggle HIS adInIn-
| istration has not succeeded i'll gaining the
gratitude and good will even OF his political
associates. because its one great object has mis-
carried
The learned and polished biographer OF Gov
ernor Cleveland, whom Mr. Edison nominated
for CORPORATION Counsel, failed of confirmation
in the Board, but at n late hour last night there
were whispers that Mr.. Xix might I'LL the
Office loug before daybreak. Taking all things
into account, this promises to be about tho
liveliest New Years Day this municipal govern
| ment has ever SEEN