New-York tribune., 1890-04-01
INDICATING CAPT. TRASK.
REFLECTED GOVERNOR OF SAILORS SNUG
HARBOR.
PASSED ENDORSING HIS OFFICIAL
Coypucr-oxr DISSENTING VOTE.

COXDUCT-ONE DISSENTING VOTE.
At the quarterly meeting Of the trustees Of Sailors
Snug l.rbor. held yesterday, Captain Trask. the gov
ernor Of the Iarbor, was vindcacd by being re-
elected with only dissenting vote and by having
complimentary resolutions rassed by the Board. AI
tho trustees present except Mayor Grant WHO
was detained at the City Hall The trustees first to'f
I'D the election of officers The officers of last year
were unanimously elected. Then came the ciccuoh
Of gov.rnor Of the llarbor seated around iic ho"'"
table were Captain James Parker, president oi INC
Marine society; the Rev. DR.. Morgan DIN ulc NV
Richard D. Harlan, Francis y. Martin vice pIealuen.
of the Marine Society; Charles ;. smith, president oi
tba Chamber Of Commerce. and Recorder Frederick
Smvth. Mr.. Harlan nominated Captain IIdsh lor 'ne
Office Of governor of the l!arbor ana captain IarH'
nominated Captain EIben, OF the Navy 'dp'Ni.
Parker mad. speech. in which he sad that ne oi'
not consider Captain Trask man lttcd for 'e pi"c'
and spok. Of the charges which bad bccp made against
hin, in the papcrs When vote taken. Captain
Jr,sk received every vote except that OF captain
Parker who voted for Captain Elben The Kew Nr'
Harlan then offered the following statement and rcso
lution. which were adopted ard ordered sp!edd on
the minutes of the meeting:
For twenty-five years more until aOou' l'a' "t''
Sailors snug Ilarbor had been in open market Tor inc
BUYING and selling 81 vo:. at thc local. state aad NaVo'i
elections Las. .p.ng the trustees. learning for the fs'
time O, th. nun and shameful proportions 70 "h'h
the evil had grown determined far as possible To pat
stop to IT, They ordered investigation into the con-
duct Of elections the Harbor. That investigation vas
conducted ly committee OF :hcr nlmooi, consisting
Of the Hon Frederick Smyh president Of the Chauocf VI
Commerce: Cantain Ambrose Snow and Captain Francis
Martin president and viceprcsden: Of the Marine society
and the Rev. Richard b. Harlan minister OF the f1''t
Prcsbyt. Church The facts rcvescd we're ne ioo"
ing: .,,
Out Of 500 witnesses examined, about onehah frankly
admitted they had received briDes at the previous
election and IL evident that such had occh .he
condition Of affair. FOR many years Inc trustees I'".'l'
inc TIA, the presence large number OF prchssaoe
votes sufficient dobauch the entire local poHc anu
might be able to the scale OF the state anu c''
of National elections, determined to '""c Nso'N ~
To root out the evil. They concluded u grant amnesty iol
this one time to all those had simply eccNcd oI!o's'
but resolved to punish those inmates who upon INC eN
dcncc given, had been connected more o. icss WIN '
giving Of money its equivalent Acco'uInsS w
passed resolution. permanently eNremg some oi ' 'o"
ers in tn. corruption and suspenGng others. ana cy
directed the governor Of the Harbor 70 carry ese ieso
tons into cnect. - III,
In view Of the above mentioned factsthe loo"ns io
ton and preamble arc adopted
whereas Thc Board Of Of Salors' Snug liar'
Dor arc determined t. dc all III their power 10 .''@ ~
wholesale brbn- OF the inmates Of the HaiDoF III o'"
State and National and TO Join hands win food
citi7cn. Q. al part!cs in attempting 10 mus'' al '
which Is corrvptnr very -blood Of the Republic ana
whereas. In the expulsion and Suspension oi 9e''a'h
inmate. Of thu Harbor guilty by the Board Of these
cor,upt pottal practices the present governor mas SIMPLY
beeo t. reprc.entatiyc and instrument 81 tho u'r anu
Whereas In tn, faithful discharge OF his pahi" o"
ino.ed ,pon him by them. Governor 4IfsH i' ms ''
hnnc,red hs reputation man and Oh ohcer hsS Dcen
attacked and the security OF MS O.h'ai po'i4'' ~ ~
persistoItly threatened, anu . .,.,.
whereas. The Board OF Trustees thihK !. y 'r '"',
duty under the extraordinary condition Of aiaa' IN
n. .,-,ol ard publlc way 20 show their C,iciinn''
t,on 10 support faithful o'ccr in "a Gi,hai-e u V
du.ie. assigned 10 him BY the Board; ther-ioTe'
Resolved That the Board Of Trustees IN ie'r'e''"s
(ovornop Tra<k pl,ce on record in thc!f n'Huus inc
foregoing statement Of the causes wh.cA nave - "
the recent assaults upon him, together WIZ Il" cay.
sion of their confidence in him az an cfacleh, e'c0
After the meeting Captain Parker VINO was IA ga
indignant frame Of mind, said to Tribune ieioi'V
"Ths is not the end Of tls ana aaiy: r, nd oit at ihc
naxi election shall not give IN the hsh' asNl's'
Canfain Trask believe he has treated the ln,lti
of the Harbor unjusty and cruelty ana VAIL " '0'
Charles s Smith said Captain TIask has ). n9,o ,he
nothinr exccpt hy tho approval ana dfc'tO" " =
Board OF Trustees. Ne cannot eApGi % . eryn.ied
nr suspended have been 30 dealt WINE ~ oIr -;
We are determined TO stop the wnoic.aic ,r un6 ,ie
votes which has been going on ior 80 ug nn irnnd
inmates of the HaIbor. We have pcuuVn ~ 20
Nv Gcoryn William Curtis and all the best people M
Staten island sssng that captain IT,; %, nv hrerv
We have been getting cvlcehCe III Ics'rn ro o .iatrn
Island 70 rel away before the Grand Jury meets liz
iiarbor is admirably conducted by My. lfash anu az
inmates are wen treated - w.. . ,,,ri. maxine
q frht against political bribery, and Calaln iIaan -
%os onv carried out orders As 70 INV
t,e charges against Captain Trask thc bosru Ot
III, .bo Iyarhor II is run under Cur iHtnehit'c
suneryison Captain Trask IS only our cNeC.u.d va H H
fcer and in cvcrything Which ne "a. oont as .n1 ~
nrr orders There are $40 men IN the lsrooT' anu o
o our 4, is no casv matter to control 60 large mum
q. thnre are bound TO be some bad men among
them"