Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-02
TAMMANY TURNED OUT.
The Mayoralty Of New York City
Passes Into the Hands Of the
County Democracy.
The Last ACT of the Retiring Mayor is
to Make Batch Of IAmmany-
Hall Appointments.
Two Corporation Counsels and Presi'
dents Of the Board OF Alder
men on the Ground.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The grand ju-
~ of the court Of general sessions fail
ing to secure the attendance Of Mayor
Edison to explain the aldermanic strug-
gle over the appointment of commits
sloner Of public works in place of Au-
bert o. Thompson, asked TO be dis
charged. The request was granted.
The action Of Mayor Edson will be
considered by the nextgrand jury.
At the session of the DO M Of alder
men last night Mayor Edson sent the
name of Roland M Squire as the nom
inee for superintendent of the depart.
mt mt Of public works The boaro
promptly confirmed the nomination
by III aninloua vote
The board rejected the nomination OF
Congressman DOrsheimer for corpora
ton counsel.
Roland NJ Squire, the new commits
sinner II pubic works, took the oath
of flee last night. The mayor 3 office
was filled with politicians up I" TO-
O'Clo k, then o COLLATION. was served
and the crowd went away. MIR SOUL {
made speech, in which he promised
TO peri RIM his new duties faithfully
Congressnan-el,c ct Veile resigned as
park commi. siOner and Mayor Edfon
:, o minated Jesse w. Powers, the eOu-
trsctor, in his stead Mayor Ed'on
noti ded the police cal tsin MT. ) eeis,
To axe charge of the books, papers,
ETC., at midnt h, as biz (the mayor'r)
tern o Office would expire at that
hour. This notice gave corrol Grafton
to Ills runo tnAt President Kirk OF
| the oTd of aldermen won d pssume
| the flee of &c ing MAYER nd appoint
u corp RAJ o. counsel ht ore noon,
when Mr. Grace would hec me MAYOR.
Al late hour Mayor Edison, Gen.
| Shaler aud DR. Cyrus Edison stepped
| out of the mayors flee aud were not
seen again about the city hall. Alder
| man Graut,t * Alderman Tuomey and
| Ed Cahill, tne last named u memheT
If the stale Democratic central COM
mittte. held conference in the
Office Of Capt Sfeere, who had charge
of the police force on duty. About
Has the insurance eX lmineI, Willis
l. Payne, who ran for comptroller ON
the Tammany ticket, and other Law.
yers aud politicians held an interested
di-cussion on he situation in the cor,
rider Of the city hail. At that time Tia
general feeling was that Alderman kitB
would attempt TO act "a mayor and ap'
point corporation COUNSEL TO succeed
Lacombe
The office Of corporation counse
was barricaded last night, and re-
manned closed against all corners. The
Tammapy mtn looked quite satisfied
MIR. KIRK IL etrrng 1smmany-l al
man. He declared asst ev ming that
he would a,tuiuJ befIie noon cOrpo
ration COUNSEL and dock commission
alfo. Judge Tunx has net gwen hi
decision IN the mater dissOlving tn
IL junction restraining the board %
aldermen from doing Any official act
The board Temaius In Office until jan
uary s The people gathered ut TN
city hall this morning 10 greet boil
, acting Mayor KIRK and Mayor Grace
The feeling about the city hall to da.
was by no means IA intense as yestei
, day and last night The principa
= events OF the morning were the ~
: p inlments by Alderman Kirk, wa
!. had been sworn in as ACT
: ing mayor at midPight; n
= appointed Col. II. Il. Wood, Mayo
Edson's brotheI-iL-law aud n ramma
ny hall leader In the Twen y-four'h al
hclnNly NlHNlth't % WI HnANNi "A NNtFe''
and Jane " Lyddy, another Tan
q many hall man, IS his own chief olerh
Z, Bn,h geuti, nav.. qualified immediately
Il Col. Wood then went over to the ofiic
y of the corporation COUNSEL, Lacombt
f and made q formal demaLd for posses
I zion OF the office Mr. Lac0mh
II declined to surrender an
d COL Wood retired. At hs
a past twelve, Mayoreleot Grace eu
d tered the mayors office, which wa
,. crowded with Mr. Graee's f,ienui
T. The new mayor made a brief addrtf
d OF thAnks foI his reception aud assume
q his new duties Of mayoialiy, aud afte
II a short time the politicians began I
e leave the building. Hubert o. TnomI
d son saS that he will make no npposi
tion 70 Mr. Squire when the new con
missioner Of 1 u0lie works comes I
take POSSESSION Of the department.
y CnfGaratim Council LacOmbe mott
B. led MaySr Grace Of Col. Woods ds
3 nund upon him and ashed protection
y rpertupon the msyor ordered a De
d all Of police sufficient 70 secur
g the corporation cnnneel IN h
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