New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-15
DANIEL DELEHANTYCHOsEN
THE LIEUTENANT CoMMANDER MADE
GOVERNOR OF SAILORS SNUG
HARBOR.
HIS NAME PeEsENrEp BY RECORDER Gorr At
THE MEETING OF TRUSTEES. AFTER
NUMBER OF OTHERS HAD FAILED
or Er.EcTIoN-A RELATIVE
or SENATOR MURPHY.

NUMBER OF fHD FAi~HD
OF ELEcTIoN-A RELATIVE
or SENATOR MURPHY.
The long controversy over the governorship
OF Sailors Snug Harbor vas settled yesterday
by the election OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dan
lei Delehanty. executive officer Of the United
States steamer Texas. n succeed Captain
Trask. who recently resigned. The meeting OF
the Board Of Trustees was held AZ o'clock
yesterday afternoon al their Office. No. 81 Nat
sau-st. The following members % the Board
we're present: President Alexander e. Orr.
Captain Austin Jayne, Captain George l.. Nor
ton. the Rev. DR.. Howard Dufreld and Recorder
John ". Gof The absentees were Mayor Van
Wyck and the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix.
After some preliminary business the Board
took up the election OF governor for the Har-
Dor There were seventy-fve candidates for
the place, but when the time Of the meeting
had arrived the contes; had narrowed down TO
Captain James Parker. o. the Marine Society.
and Rear Admiral Henry Erben. United States
Navy. recently retired. The contest carried on
by the friends Of these two candidates was
sharp up 10 the time Of the informal ballot
Captain Parker and his friends alleged that
originally Admiral Erben had offered 10 assist
In obtaining Captain Parkers appointment.
and that recently the Admiral had been brought
forward as n candidate by some OF his friends
who publicly pushing his claims. One OF
the trustees as he went into the meeting. said:
Admiral Erben will not be elected as Gov
ernor. notwithstanding the public statements
OF his supporters. and he can lay the cause
Of his defeat to the fact that some Of his sup
porters outside Of the Board were 700 per-
sstent in their efforts to dictate publicly to us
whom we should appoint"
HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
The session Of the Board OF Trustees which
! lasted for three hours, was held behind closed
doors At its end the announcement was made
| that an informal ballot had first been taken.
showing that Captain Parker had two support
ers and that only one vote had been cast for
Admiral Erben The atters name was then
! dropped and the representatives OF the Ma
rine Society then formally presented Captain
Parkers name He received only the two votes
that he had received on the informal ballot
Then the following names OF members Of the
Marine Society were each in turn presented
and failed OF election Captains George w
Brown John r. Dewar. Thomas ". Nichols
Cyrus E. Staples. George W. Tucker James Il
Winchester, David A. Scrlbner and JOSIAH
| Dagett.
After ten ballots had been taken ard no gov
ernor elected. the members II the Board dis
selves the two trustees representing the Ma
r,ne Society taking the position that an expert.
enced sailor should be placed in charge OF tbs
! Harbor and the other trustees holding that, as
Captain Trask had been taken from the Marine
| Society ard the two trustees from that 50.
! ciety had supported him IN his actions IL would
be nadvisable TO place another member o, me
society in charge az present The result OF TINS
! discussion was that Recorder COT presented
the name OF Lieutenant Commander Delehanty'
he elected.
bty OF his being compromise candidate had
been discussed for several days among the
members Of she BOARD, and some or them had
called on him and obtained his consent 70 allow
his name 10 be used. He has obtained leave
| of absence from the Navy Department Tor one
wear and will be formally installed as governor
on Thursday afternoon next, when the Board
of Trustees will 60 70 the Herbor with MINI
His salary as governor Will he so'G" year.
rth residence furnished by the HaToor
number OF the old sailors who are al the
Harho- were al rhs meeting. waiting anxiousy
for the result Of the election. Nearly All me
sailors had signed petition asking for the
snnointn1ent Of Captain Parker. OUT they
seemed well pleased with the choice OF the
Board.
CAREER OF THE NEW GOVERNOR
1ieutenant-Commander Daniel Delehanty was
horn in New-York end entered the Naval
Academy. at Annapolis in lS62. he was grad
mated in 1867 He with the Asiatic feet
frono 1861 70 1859 and with the Pacific feet
until $50 He was made ensign in 1861. mas
tnr in 1870 and Lieutenant In 81 He was sta
toned AZ the Mare Island Navy Yard in 10. L
After being transferred 70 various SHIPS on the
Sityerant stations with a year Of special duty al
The Naval Academy. he was made a member Q,
the BOARD Of Inspection az san Francisco, serv-
ing from 1sSs to lSs9. He was promotoea 20
iian.enan.-con1nlander on January y. 1898. ana
vas anpointed Supervisor Of New York Haroor
in october Of the same year whicn pace ne
ia ~ ,r,U bs was made executive officer OF the
Teras OF the North Atlantic Squadron.
Lieutenant Commander Delehan,y IS nity-two
Years old He is a relative OF Jnlted states
Ss.,or ,furnbv He is the inventor Of the
DaIehantv Self Dumping Garbage SEQ" used
nv the CITY. and was a member Of commits
Go, annolnted by Mayor Groy 20 investigate
80 rc,ort an the best method of disposing OF
,ha ctv's refuse AS a member 81 this com.
mission he travelled % many OF the principal
49, - st,,dv the different methods 0, nna