New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-26
WELDHS TICKET GOES THROUGH
POLICE JUSTICES MAKE APPOINTMENTS.
TAMMANY, OF COURSE, GETS SOME NICE PLUMs
HOW THE VOTING STOOD

TAMMANY, OF COURSE, GETS SOME NICE PLUMs
HOW THE VOTING stood.
| The Board Of Police justices held their first meeting
since June last at jefferson Market evening and
an important meeting It proved 10 be- Those present
were Justices Patrick G.. Duffy, Andrew j. White,
John J. German Charles Welde, Daniel +. Mcmahon,
John Cochrane and Edward Hogan. Tammany men {;
]. Henry Ford, James T. Kbrcth and Henry Murray,
County Democrats, and Scion b. Smith and Charles "
Tsin,or Republicans The absentees wcr' Justices
Maurice J. Power, Daniel ORsfly County Democrats,
and Jacob VI. Patterson. Republican. The meeting
called for tho purpose OF Killing
nineteen lucrative places in the gift OF
the Board II takes eight in a board OF fifteen, tho
present number of police justices. to EJECT any ono
There only Tammany justices. and every
man Of them present. The needed vote had been
provided in the person of one of the County Demo
Gratis. Justice Daniel O'Rcly. who has for some time
been making his arrangements TO enter the Nig"am
and assume the Tammany leadership of the lid As
semby District. taking the place of Register James
j. Slcvin. Mr.. Sewn expects to retire from active
political life when his Register expires on
January l. In addition TO the leadership Of the lid
District Justice oRely had secured The reappont-
ment Of two Of his favOlites : assistant clerks,
Thomas f. Duneen and John 4. MCGOWAN This
part Of the agreement fulhlei "a
will he seen. although Justice o'Reilly
was absent. Last Thursday n was taken
sick, ard when his affection dcy lopc1 into pneumonia
It found that Other arrsngcm ,nts must be made
Another Justice be found to take ORellys place
and make the necessary eighth vote with Tamrnanys
seven Who slipped in and filled the gap the vote
Of last evening showed.
Police Justice welde moved the following appoint
ments
John F. Carroll, Chief Clerk OF the Special Sessions,
in place Of George ". wood: term, ten years from
December l ; saary. $4,000 year.
mini Have Dplfc fptHf
John f. Ahearn. elected State senator; term, two
years salary Is 900 year
Solomon d. Roscnthal, assistant clerk, at $1,000
a year; APPOINTED for tn probationary term of three
months ard subject to non-competitive Civil Ser
vice examination. The permanent appointment VIII
be for two years.
John Gavagan, in place Of Patrick DAILY. same
office, salary and conditions.
Michael W. Bowen, in place of Charles d. Lemon;
salary and conditions
Thomas J. Ryan. in place Of Michael Dolan; same
office, salary and conditions.
John C. Duffy subpoena clerk in the special
Sessions in place of Patrick Mcconnell; same salary
term and conditions.
Daniel Crochernon, assistant clerk, salary,
and conditions
The following assistant clerks to be resppointed
salary $1,000 Thomas f. Dunneen. Victor Helm
berger. ". J. Kennedy, Bernard H. Malone, John r.
MCGOWAN and John B. McKeon To be reappOntei
stenographers salary 81 900 James a. Lyon. David
C. Seltmsn and Waterman l.. Omsby ir To be re-
appointed interpreters salary $1,000: Francis p
Knapp and Charles +. Winkelman.
The vote on Justice Welde's ticket stood: Yeas
justices Duffy, White. German, Wede, Mcmahon
Cochrane and Hogan (Tammany. and smith Q;epub-
lean. :. Nays-Justces Murray, Ford and hnbreih
County Democrats, and Taintor CRepGblican L. The
satc' was declared elected
Mr. Carroll the now chief clerk Of the Special Sos
sions is the Tammany leader of the XXth Assembly
District who month or more ago succeeded Sheriff
Flack in that capacity. He has been for several
Judicial District Court Mr.. Hayes IS the Tammany
Assembyman-elect from the WITH District and has
represented thar district in the Legislature for four
years. Mr. ROsenthal is Tammany eX-Assemhly-
man from the NTH District. Mr. Gavagan. who takes
the place Of ex-senator DAILY. is a Tammany man Of
the XXIld District. and Is at present messenger I'm
the Department of Public Works. John C. Duffy is
brother OF Police Justice Duffy. His selection is
said explain Justice Duffys change OF 'front.' after
a long contest with the leaders of the Wgwam.
Victor Hcimberger, the only Republican on the
list. IS clerk in Justice Germans court and
his appointment to the Justices personal Interference
I'm HIS behalf. The fact that Mr. Dunneen and Mr.
MCGOWAN Justice O'Reillys friends and were
made part OF the " arrangement with the Justice
has already been alluded to- They will probably
follow Justice O'Rey into the Wgwam. All the
other appOinteeS are Tammany men.
Mayor Grant made no appointment 10 succeed the
SON. yesterday Justice Scion T. smiths action las,
evening lei To the report that be would receive this
long term appointment within day or TWO. Justice
Smiths term does not expire until next september.
Others believe that Justice Smiths reward Will be
held N allegiance until that time and that Justice
Leicester HOlme viii be appointed the ten years
Mavor Grant would not talk on the subject yester
day.