New-York tribune., 1885-03-12
WANTING CONLIN, NOT STEERS.
A NEW CAPTAIN PREFERRED AT THE BALL

THE MAYOR WRITES TO THE POLICE BoARD-oNE
WAY OUT or THE DIFFICULTY.
The Police Commissioners will have to DECIDE az az
their meeting tomorrow whether they VIII CIV CIV
offence TO Mayor Grace or make transfer OF pohce
captains for political reasons Inc IoIIow.use e I TO-
ter said to be the first Official docune ny 81 poce ice
kind ever sent to the Board, was recci'ou "0 ~
Headquarters yesterday
To the Board Of Iotiee Commissioners. .,,o
In accordance with to assign to charge OF inc
0uested to be assigned by the Mayor ask thst you
viii place in command thereof Captain ts,er MoSor
Yours respectfully, W. H. "hAo'' '
Captain ConIn is in command of the Second fre-
cnct above the Harlem River, but since the elec
tioa he has been working hard 10 get ~
to the CITY Hail. where Captain Steers is al
present. Conin is a member OF the County Democ-
racy while Steers Republican. More than
two mouths ago some OF the Leaders OF tDe IouS NY
Democracy began to urge the transfer OF the TWO
captains When Captain Steers heard OF tne u move
mcnt he went to Mayor Grace and inquired III any
fault had been found with the managemenr OF h ehe
jectOnable TO the Mayor, elthel personally 9r oa
account of his official acts. The pohtlcians aIu no.
haye much success H. n pushing .nom said there
was custom whcn demanded o chanec iu m @ .rno
command OF the Twenty-sxtn frecnc. ater e'iS tSo
election of Mayor. Commissioner Ma,tnews' tnc
County Democracy member OF the Board, was
particularly opposed to the change because ne nad
taken the trouble to have an amendment engrassca
upon the Police law, fOrblddlng the tianste,,
OF policemen Except for police reasons. ,
He snubbed some of the politicians ana
avoided others. They turned upon the Mayor with
tSeu traDsfeT. e Alderman n Fatty" Walsh and his
shadow, Jerry" Hartigan,, had a controversy
with Captain steers early In the week because tney
could not obtain permit for of thcir consiitu-
ents They told the Captain that his term at CITY
Hail was about finished and that they wouln no.
have TO ask twice for favors from MS successor
Captain steers talked with the Commissioners on
Tuesday. saying that he knew a strong pressure h;
being exeIted to have the MAYOR ask o for
transfer, but the members of the Board Woulu not
consent to such step. Commissioners Porter ana
Matthews declared that they wonld oppose ,r1l pn
fer for political reasons. BY adviceoi General for
ter. the Captain saw tho Mayor again Inc Mayor
said that the Captain was not obIectionapie 10 MN
personally, but that the pressure from tne Poh
~ After the MAYORS note reached the Commission
ers, General Porter said that he would stiii Or OPP
posed to the transfer if il could be shown 10 nave
been asked for on political grounds. Other mem,
bers of the Board said that they would be disposed
to grant the Mayors request, unless they had PROOF
that it made for purely politicai reasons, out
they would not say what the probable acton OF
the Board would be. One way out OF the dincully
was suggested by General Porter IN the aiterp9on'
TO transfer Captain Steers to the Elevehin Iie
cInct to fill the vacancy caused by the deat IL u
Captain Cherry, and to place sergeant III com
mand at the City Hall station. S9cn a COURSE sIa,
quarrelling among themselves about the appoint
ment of successor to caPtain ,oooDt Utersu. au.
pOintment Of Captain Smith, because he was
well fitted, by previous experience IN the Navy 10
command the steamboat Patrol FOR the next aP-
polntment, however. there are several Candidates
Sergeant Brooks and Vestervet on the Republican
side and Sergeants sieakIm, Thompson aud warts
among the Democrats are most prominent III the
race. The right to nominate the next captain
is claimed by each of the four commissioners.
The fuueral of Captain Cherry Will take place az
$50 a. IN. to-day In st. Peters Roman Catholic
Church. in Barclay-st. battalion OF pohce' col,
slstng of eight companies of forty men each. VIII
form the funeral escort, under command of In
spector Murray. The escort will march IRON the
CHI In he ierrV
by way of Broadway. Chambers ST.. Madison-st;,
Gouverueur-st. East Broadway, Sheriif-st. second
ave- and Avenue ID, IN order TO pass the Eleventh
Precinct Police Station.