The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-02
ASKING "WllATA WE HERE FOR"
Both Claim to be the Legitimate Heat
Of the Municipality,
INA STRUGGLE FOR THE sPoILs
Mr.. Randall Makes His Advent into Ala.
bama' and Receives Fitting Wei
come - Arranging for CIeve-
lands Inauguration.
TEXAS DELEGATIONS ORDEAL

TEXAS DELEGATIONS ORDEAL
The New York MayoraIty.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The officers of
the corporation counsel were barr caded
last night and remained closed against
all comers this morning. Mayor Kirk
had not arrived at the City hall at IL 80.
Mayor Kirk is a strong Tammanv Hall
man, and declared last evening that he
would appoint before noon corporation
counsel and the dock commission.
Judge Truax has not given his decision
III the matter of dissolving the injunc-
ton restraining the board of aldermen
from doing any official act. The board
remains in Office until January 5. Peo-
pie are gathering at the CITY hall to
greet both Mayor Kirk and Mayor
Grace. The latter assumes the office at
noon.
POLITICAL WATCH NIGHT.
Late last night Mayor EGson, Gen.
Shaler and Dr. Cyrus Edison slipped out
OF the mayors Office and were not seen
again about the city hall. Alderman
Grant, ex-Alderman Touomey and Ed
Cahill (the last named member of the
state Democratic central committeel
held conference i'll the office of Capt.
steers, who has charge of the police
lorce on duty. About ll.45 o'clock In
surance Examiner Willis l.. Payne, who
ran for comptroller on the Tamlnany
ticket, and other lawyers and politicians
held an interesting discussion on the
situation in the corridor of the city hall.
AZ tnls time the general feeling was
that Alderman Kirk wolld attempt to
act as mayor and appoint corporation
counsel TO succeed Mr.. Lacombe.
me corporation counse's office
was guarded by policemen to
prevent the entrance of any
person not properly authorized. The
Iammany men looked quite satisfied.
Az l2:3O this morning Alderman Kirk
was sworn as Mayor by Judge Don
Onue, OF the supreme court. Mr. Kirk
said he had obtained advice from many
eminent judges to the effect that his
| utle could not be impeached. He said
no intended TO appoint a gentlem as
corporation counsel who was not a
politician. He had not made the nomi.
nation up to 2 2o'clock this morning. He
claimed that the injunction 'sived
upon MN as an alderman
could not effect him as mayor
! nv WY hhll was pItltN well ueSGrteu
at q. IN. Politicians of all grades were
around the City hall till very late
hour. Tho Tammany men and tho so.
called "machine" Republicans are lust
now IN tne ascendant. All are awaiting
with more or less anxiety what the day
may bring forth. Mayor Grace takes
his office at noon. Acting Mayor Kirk
has the power TO appoint men without
confirmation by the board Of aldermen
unit to-day noon. Tho greatest crowd
that ever yet listened TO the
Trinity CHIMES at the birth of a New
year, packfd lower Broadway, and at
the close oi the performance the greal
mass OF people wended its way To ,ht
plaza of t9e City hall, where all the mol
iticians were having swatch nightb OF
their owr There the din of horns, old
urums, ana anything that could make a
holse were used to make BE diam.
THE FEELING LESS INTENSE,
Inc ieeling about the city hall Is by nc
means as intense as il was on Yesterday
ana last night. The principal events OF
the morning were the appointments Inv
Mr.. Kirk, who had been sworn i'm rs
acting mayor at midnight. lie an.
pointed Col. Il. Y. Wood, Mayor 'dson's
brother-in-law and Tammanv leader
IN the Twenty-fourth assembly district,
az corpor ton counsel and James
Nj. Lyddy, another Tammany man,
as MS own chief clerk. Both gentlemen
! qualified Immediately. Col. Wood
then wen, over to the office of Corpora
tion Counsel Lacombe aud made n for
MAJ demand for the possession Of the
once. MIR. Iecombe declined to sur
render aud Mr.. Wood retired.
MAYOR" KIRK
nj aVpr IL lei ur.,,,...I -. 49,. ,,s.--
ii;3O a. IN. and appointed Col. n. n.
Wood corporation counsel. Col, Wood
is brother in-law to ex-Mayor Edison
and leading member of 'Tammany
Hal Mayor Kirk remained in the
mayors office receiving the congratula-
tltns oil friends until noon. Mayor Grace
mas just made his appearance.
GRACE STEPS IN.
NJ lE'JO Mayor-elect Grace entered
the mayors office, which was crowded
with Graco's friends. The new MAYOR
maze brief address of thanks for his
reception and assumed his new duties
oil the. mayoralty, and altor short
tlno tue politicians began to leave the
HUBERT o. THOMPSON
says ne Will IN AXE no opposition TO Mr.,
squire when the new commissioner of
public works comes to take posses sion
OF the department.
DE,tAND FOR PROTECTION.
corporation Counsel Lacombe noti-
led Mayor Grace of Col,
woods demand upon him and
asked for protection. Theroupon
the mayor ordered detail of police
suiiicient to secure the corporation
counsel in the poaceable and undis-
turDed possession of his Office and
TO preserve the property and records OF
the city from the interference of any
person. The police are TO remain on
guard all night.
ANOTHER CoMPLICA ALTON
has arisen by the election of Alderman
Waite To the presidency of the board in
the absence of Alderman Kirk. Mr.,
waite claims that Mr.. Kirk cannot be
an alderman and the mayor at the same
time.
MIR. Randall Among the Yellow Hammers.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Jan. |. Hon.
Samuel ]. Randall and party arrived
here on special train from Nashville
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, escorted by
Col. j. W. Sloss, president of the South
~ North Alabama Railroad company
and OF the Sloss Furnace company: Col.
Ensley, president of tho Pratt Coal
and Iron company, and several other
gentlemen. AS the train pulled into
town the whistles OF railroad locomo-
tlves, furnaces, fOundries aud machine
shops saluted IL with their best blasts,
aud the Birmingham artillery fred "A
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