The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1873, Page 5

THE POLITICAL AGONY, Survey of the Field To Be Fought Over. THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR CHANCES. Tammany and Its Piebald Opponent in Battle Array. The Story of the Defection from Apollo Hall. List of the Different Candidates for State, County and Judicial Offices. ‘The coming week, big with the fate of parties end politicians, will be one of the liveliest the city hes experienced in some time. In years gone by, when Tammany Hall posted up her ticket and blew the bugle blast that summoned ner flerce @ans to the struggle, all the opposition forces felt. ® tremor shake their nerves like the shock of a gal- vanic battery. Opposition in the palmy days of Tammany’s strength was little more than a name. Bo great was the strength, so overshadowing the infuence, so impudent the bearing of the big or- ganization, that all the smaller ones shrank into themselves with a sense of positive fear and a con- sciousness of ticir own miserable insignificance, The times, however, are changed. The little or- ganizations have expanded. They have grown up to that level of confidence and courage that they no longer fear Tammany, and they come togetier 0 offer her battle on equal terms, ‘The struggle has now fairly and squarely opened, THE CONTENDING FORCES have named their captains, struck their tents, formed into line, and, with their bannera flaunting and rejoicing in the breeze, begun the struggie for victory. Tammany will miss many of her old battle-scarred veterans {rom the van—inen who led her forces in many a fight before to prizeful triumph. Yet the rank and file will still come up in solid front to the fray, but not with the thundering onset that made vhe charge of the Tammany battalions so irresisti- ble in the past. The stimulus to enthusiasm will be wanting; but the sense of duty to the party and its organized representative—Tammany Hall—will bring to the polls an army of voters still strong in faith and numbers. THE TICKET OF APOLLO HALL 1s now before the people. It is the ticket that ex- pects to receive the vote of the republican party of ‘the city and county of New York and the vote of 20,000 democrats or thereabouts who have no leve nor allegiance for Tammany Hall. The liberal re- publicans, an uncertain quanity, have cast in their fortunes here, and the wandering Ishmaeiites of politics, who have no friendly wigwam wherein to rest their weary heads, have gone aud done like- wise. The colors of Joseph’s coat were not more various than the shades of political sentiment taken inunder the all-embracing «gis of Apollo Hall. Tammany enlists under her standard none buat democrats pure and simple. These she wil have in a body, formidable in num- bers, and not to be despised. If Apollo Hall is anything more than a Dig balloon full of gas (bound for Europe or Salt. Lake), impos- ing to the eye, vast in its inflated magnitude, but Table to collapse if hal! a dozen stitches give way, and fall, floundering to the ground it will, no doubt, make a sensation, DEFECTION FROM APOLLO. Talking of half a dozen stitches giving way re- minds one of the story which went abroad yester- day, and lost nothing of its size or significance as it passed jrom hand to hand, that two-thirds of the Neading men had deserted Apollo and taken a neutral stand between the rival organizations, These are the names of the disaffected :—Benja- min Wood, Thomas Creamer, George H. Purser, George W. Barrett, Henry L. Clinton, Samuel G, Courtney, and fourteen out of the seventeen dele- gates to the Convention from tne Fifteenth ward. It seems the disaffection of these men was at- tributable to several causes. Some of them were op- posed to an alliance with the republicans anda sacrifice of democratic principles. Others were @isgusted with the terms made with the republi- cans, and also with the mode and manner of the making, THE JOINT CONVENTION ef both parties appointed a sub-committee each to %o agree upon the nominations. Collector Arthur, Tom Murphy and George Bliss represented the re- | publicans, and George H. Purser, Samuel Courtney, James O’Brien, Judge Bixby, Tom Creamer, Mr. Noonan and another represented Apollo Hall. im the meeting of this conference the republi- cans said they were prepared to offer their candi- dates for the consideration of the democrats. The latter, in a spirit of chivalrous courtesy, said they would offer no criticism; that as men of political experience and intelligence they (the repubiicans) should know what sort of candidates to offer, So far all right. When it came to the turn of the democrats to present their candidates they offered the names of Allen and Buckley respec- tively for Supreme and Marine Cours The repub- cans made no apology whatever for bearing down pon both names with unmerciful. censure, and though two of the Apollo members of the confer- ence (Messrs. Courtney and Parser) protested, the others, Messrs. Bixby, O’Brien and Noonan, making five altogether who were presnt from Apollo Hall, consented to withdraw them and allow the republicans to substitute their choice, Purser and Courtney held on to Allen and Buckley like a pitch plaster to a pine plank, Then it was that the blood of THE ROYAL O'BRIEN ‘Was up, andhe summarily ended the whole con- ference by crying out tothe republicans, “Never mind these damn fools (meaning Courtney and Purser). The ticket will suit as it stands.” And ‘that was the ticket which ultimately came up, was read and ratified at Irving Hall Friday night. WHAT THEY WANTED. “What was the motive,” asked the HERALD rep- resentative of a member of tie conference, “of this proceeding?” ‘Weli,” said he, “they wanted Spaulding for Superior Court and Hatch for Marine Court, for the reason that a Judge of the Superior @ourt can throw a lot of business in the way of ®& man like Bixby. Regeiver- ships, &c., are nice plums. Then, by having Hatch in the place vacated by Spaulding, the pa- tronage and favors in the power of Spaulding would be still kept in the family.” “Was there a sincere desire on the part of Apollo to compromise with Tammany?’ “As far as some of us are concerned we were Feally anxious to bring about A UNION WITH TAMMANY if Tammany was any way disposed to treat us fairly. I not we were prepared. to run @ separate ticket. We did not contemplate an alliance with the repub- licans, but I do believe now there was no sincerity in that committee of twenty-one, and that even if many Hall had given us the guarantees we Wanted the committee with O'Brien as its animat- Ang spirit Rey have rejected them.’”* IDEA OF A NEW PARTY. “Why is there this defection from the ranks of Apollo Hall at sucha moment? Do you contem- se cll, the ides was snggeated by Robert Roose: yelt that the best de Doth tickets and a new one mans, Ye, caken off he time is very course, Would cost money, Still it could be done.” one to a day. : ere is hardiy any of the new brought forth. None of the ‘aisamtocted® wine me turned their backs on Apollo feel like expending the money necessary—somne $50,000 or so—to run the machinery, and the question is, even if the machinery wa” there, whether it would do much good. THE EFFECT OF THR BREAK from Apollo cannot be estimated till the end of the week, Some of those who have leit amount to very little as far as personal influence goes, and all the votes they take away will ve those of their own. ‘The alliance is, of course, DISTASTEFUL TO RVERY DEMOCRAT who loves his party, and the more it 1s canvassed the more it 18 denounced. At the first blush it looks on the part of Apollo like a frantic effort of ‘oMice-seekers to, get piace. and veovle say. suD- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. the republicans should win, Tiere “Feu bo no party left, no or- ganization ha & shred ciple live fight for. to animate to pure and noble p to strive or the higher urposes, and better things to which honor, virtue and love of country prompt. In place of a party animated end sustained by the eternal principles of demo- cratic truth, we shail have notmpy but @ mub scrambling, elbowing and fighting tor oftice, Tam- many beneiits by. this. However corrupt it may have been, people who cherish its old-time mem- ories, when it was pure and good, cling to the name that represents the tangible machinery of the dem- ocratic party, without whicu there would be no di- rection of purpose, ‘The adherents of Tammany solace themselves With the reflection that the treason of the Apollo leaders will work disastrously against the alliance, but that remains to be tested. It must however be borne in mind that the ammany county and judiciary go along with the State ticket and the tan that votes one votes all, unless he goes to the trouble of separating them. This 1s seldom done by the average voter. Tue follower of A) Hail 18 supposed to vote the State democratic ticket and when he gets it and finds it attached to a county and judiciary ticket of the same political stripe he will be apt to forget his allegiance to Apolio Hall and go the whole hog or none, Jn regard to the county ticket of Tammany fall there ts less of a disposition to criticize it harshly than was at first the case, WILLIAM 0, CONNER will poll @ good many republican, besides demo- cratic votes. He isan accomplished organizer, and his experience of politica will stand him m good Stead. As jar as his character ts concerned, nothing to be said adversely, He is popular more by reason of the negative than the positive traits of his disposition, ihe report of his connection with a native organization called the Untved Ameri- can Mechanics Is emphatically denied, and it is hardly likely that one who has always been in tics and whose support has hitherto been derived from the very people that this organization an- tagonizes would identify himself with it, WILLIAM WALSH, the candidate for County Clerk, has passed through a perfect crucible of critictam since his bame was announced on the ticket, He has been unde- servedly dealt with m many respects. He has been made the scapegoat for the sins of his family connections. Walsh was squeezed out of political hfe by ‘Tweed because of his opposition to that potentate. He is a poor man, and if it be not nis poverty that makes him popular, it must be some other quality that cannot be deemed criminal, JOHN M’COOLE, the Apollo Hall candidate tor Sheriff, is well known. How republicans will dispose of his democracy is the enly question that need concern his conte! pen Ue will poll @ vote of no mean propor- jons. JACOB M. PATTERSON, the republican and Apollo Hall candidate for County Clerk, is perhaps the weakest name on the alliance ticket. je was formerly in the Assembly. ‘tne Germans have cause of complaint against him for frownmg on their lager, and if that offence passes unavenged the nature of our Teutonic teilow citizens has changed to an angelic sweetness, THE APOLLO JUDGES. Van Brunt, for the Supreme Court, balances Lawrence on the Tammany ticket very well. He is arespected Judge and a favorite with the legal profession. Enoch L, Fancher, the otter candidate for the Supreme Bench, is tolerably well known by this time as the Judge that has made the Comp- trolier of the city pay up against his grain. He is an appointment of Governor Hoifman’s, and the chances of his election are problematical. * Isaac V. Dayton, for Judge of the Superior Court, was formerly an Alderman irom the Sixteenth ward. He 1s now Public Administrator under the city government, and he may remain so a while longer if the fates are not propitious to Apollo. Indge Spaulding, the other candivate tor the Su- perior Conrt, is one of the conspicuous members of Apollo, If all the meubers were as lucky as the Judge, and got @ nomination, there might have been no detection whatever. Henry E. Howlana, candidate for the Marine Court, is a republican. . He is not much known to the public. Roswell D. Hatch, tie otuer candidate, was one of the defunct Committee of Seventy, and lives to reap the pos- thumous glories to which that brilliant and sell- sacrificing mstitution was entitied. THE APOLLO CORONERS. First comes “the bowld sojer boy,’ Cornelius Flynn, six feet odd in his stockings. He is the democratic syrup in the republican liquor, but whether the syrup or the liquor will have the best flavor for the voters remains to be seen. Captain Michael Cregan and Andreas Willmann make the republican representation on the Coroner’s ticket. One will poil the German and the other will poll whatever vote he can. . THE APOLLO ALDERMAN is Mr. George Opdyke, Jr., not Sr., as was given out. He is a young.man, not so brilliant as to hide the lustre of ‘the other candidates, but he is of ood connections and should mai respectable Jderman. Such is the Apollo ticket. Not a bad one on the whole, as people think and say, and only for its plebald character woud mect with the average approval. THE TAMMANY JUDGES, Lawrence and Donohue, for Supreme Court, are popular, but will mect with different success, bono- hue, it is thought, being likely to fail behind Law- rence by about 2,500 votes. Anderson and Speer, for Superior Court, are not as well known, but their reputations are accepted as sound. McAdam ani Alker are negative. Both are respectable men as jar as the public knows, and though they may never set the East Riveron fire they will ac- quit themselves creditably on the bench of the Marine Court. THE TAMMANY CORONERS, Richard Croker, Henry Woltman and Anthony Fickhoff, wi!l take a higher rank in publicestimate than the Apollo candidates ior the same office. THE TAMMANY ALDERMAN, Edward Gilon, is not much known, but to the best of bis ability he is making himself acquainted with the devious paths of politics, and after he serves a term in the City Hall will know how the whole thing works, Mere, then, are the two county tickets, both strong in certain ways, and, if there is any force in thé doctrine of compensation, the weakness in parts of the one should prove the strength of the other, THE TWO JOHNS. John Kelly keeps bis head cool in the emergency. He ts looking through the fleid with a careil eye. He believes in success. John Morrissey gets the reputation of being one of the moving spirits of ‘tammany Hall. However much of a commentary it may be on _ the conduct intellectually of the FO organizations of this city, it must be said that Morrissey stands out as the only man in the clamoring crowd of politicians who never seeks an oftice himself, never derives money from the business of Negra but spends a reat deai for the fun of the thing ana for the joubtful glory of serving the public Without tee or reward. He says Tammany must win this fight, if only to preserve the democratic party, for he argues, rightly enongh, that the democrats who go to the republicans will in the end become repub- jeans, The list which will be found below gives all the nominations so far for all the offices to be filled, The agitation in the Assembly and Sena- torial districts is at fever heat among the politi- clans. The candidates are abroad night and day, working like beavers. All the public cares about is to get the mosc respectable men possible to legisiate at Albany and steal as little money as ig consistent with honesty and church member- ship, The nomination of Ledwith for Senator in the Seventh district will make matters lively in that district for the Apollo Hall candidate, Hugh Moore. The Tammany nomination in the Eighth district for Senator will prove a weakness to Tammany. He is a “good enough’? fellow, but he could well be dispensed with, In the Fleventh Assembly district the Tammany candidate for Assembly 18 Oliver P. Buel, son of the Jate Judge David Buel, of Troy. He lives on Futh avenue, isa gentleman of education, a lawyer by profession and an amateur in politics, which is a recommendation nowadays, when the protessional Jeremy Diddiers are ata very high discount. itis a@ republican district, but the character of the nominee will get him many of the opposition votes. In the Third Assembly district James Hayes 18 the Tammany candidate, and he is the best known and perhaps the most popular politician in his dis- trict. 'Tnere is considerable feeling in the Fourth Sena- torial district against the Tammany nominee, Jonn Fox. This arises from the fact that his influence was thrown, it is satd, against General Thomas Francis Bourke, the Fenian exile who was imprisoned for five years in Enzland, owmg to his efforts to liberate his native land trom despotism, General Bourke was a candidate lor Coroner, and bis prospects were good until they were smashed by Kelly and Fox in order to give place to other candidates. On Friday night Mor- gan Joues and Thomas Coman made a desperate fight to have General Bourke nominated for one of the Corunerships, but it seems that Kell and fox had some adherents even in Apollo Hall, and Bourke was slaughtered. Now, it is said, the straight-out Irish vote in the Fourth Senatorial district will be cast for Morgan Jones, who had en- deayored to get Bourke nominated, In this dis- trict tne Ceitic vote is excessively in the majority, and Morgan Jones stands weli with the old resi- dents, The influence of James Hayes and Timothy Campbell will also be thrown against Fox for Sen- ator, and pole pad the conflict promises to be a lively one, with the balance leaning towards Jones, who is backed by Dowling, the police and the peo- ple, who believe that Brennan should have no rep- resentation ina district in which he has not itved for years. THE NOMINATIONS. The following are the nommations made so far of the various political organizations :— STATE. Office. o. Secretary of State.D. Willors, Jr ® » a: Awcher P. Nic 0) Comptrotler Daniel Pratt . pata Ls 4 Eng’r & 8 vanus Swe I. Rea idin’cner... das. JACKSON, dT. Sidney Mend Insp'tr of Prisons..G, W. Millspdugh. Moss K. Platt fice. Liberal Republica Recrotary of State. Diedrich Willers, J. Nelson H, Hopkins, Comptroller, . Daniel Pratt. ‘Thomas H. Ki Attorney General, State Treasurer... oo... coe State Eng'r and Surveyor. Canal Commiasioner, Inspector of Prison wee es Jackson, Jr. Piatt, COUNTY. ae Tammany. ore youn McCool. . Patterson, Jr. Cortieting Flyni. An. Michael Cre an. hoff... Andreas Willman, vo Baward Gillen, ,.,,George Opdyke, JUDICIARY. Supreme Court.,..Abteham “it, Law. " aries Di fC Ven Brune Superior Conrt.. Gubert N. r.. Isaac Dayton. ry Andersca, Alex. Spaulding, Marine Court.... id McAdam. ...Henry E. Howland. ‘Henry Alker.......Roswell D. Hateb. Offtce, Republica Supreme Court... Enoch L, Fancher. Superior Court. freno Uayion gator Guat nus ee enamaee i fowl Roswell D, Match. SENATORIAL. 4—John Vox... ‘James Everhard. KR. H. MeCafferty. TAberal. Charles P, Shaw. Hugh H. Moore, ASSEMBLY, ‘Arthur J. Delaney. o—Matthew Pawn. Edward A. Blake. T—Altred Wagstaff, J = &-Martn N = 10—Lonis C. —_ M—Oliver &. = 12—Francis Murray Joseph A; Lyons. 13—Joseph Hf. Horton Stephen D. Peters. 14—John Murphy 15—Josenh Blume 16—Feter Woods Nicholas Haughton. 17—Andrew Ble = 18—Pernard MeCabe oa 9—Thomas 0’ Callacha: 20—John D. Coughlin Philip F. smith, 21—Oharles Crary,. nk eetk, Dist, Republican. Libera, litt 4—Charies Riley 5—Auw in Leake. 6—Damiel F. Crawley, 8—George Scherinan, po deorge B. Di M—Knox Meat 12—Chester N. Southworth, 1—Charles 8, Spence 21—Wm. Haws, Jr.. The Democratic Union party of the Eighteenth district nominated Thomas Cooper Campbell. CONGRESS, many. Ayollo. 6—Samuel 8. Cox. Julius Wadsworth, Dist, Repudlivan, IAveral. 6—Julius Wadsworth ....,....Samuel 8. Cox. CNEAMER’S LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL FROM APOLLO HALL, tne Mengens oF THE APOLLO HALL Gererat Com- Tree :— ‘hen one month ago I became,a member of your or- Fnization, T did go with the distinctive view of assisting iN uniting’ the democratic party of this city. Having failed in’ bringing about a union with “Tammany Hall, your General Committee appointed a committee to conifer with other political organizations and to pre- sent a ticket to the people that would command their support. As a member of that committece I had several interviews with gentlemen representing the Coun- {1 ot Political Keform, the German-American Reform Commitee and ous other organizations of this city, including the regular republican party ot New York. in discussing the questions affecting the present political canvass with the representatives oe dg last named it soon became apparent that several of the Apollo Hall leaders were willing to surrender their party and entirely submit to the dictation of the republican magnates, and having been a witness of their gross periudy, "I declined to attend any more meet- ings ‘or conterences. Nothing can excuse such wholesale abandonment of arty principle and honor on the part of the representatives of any political organization. Had the republican Senators of our State Senate ot 1870 been true to their party allegiance we would never have been afflicted with the municipal frauds of the' old ring, and had many of our representa- tives at the national capital but remained steadiast to the party they claimed to represent the last Congress would never have been disgraced by the odium that now attaches to that body. Healthy, vigorous and honorable party opposition is absolutely necessary tor the good government of our country. Entertaining these views, I cannot but condemn the recent shameru) bargaining in the selection of judicial candidates to represent your body. | The gentlemen s0- lected are now in office, having long terms to serve, and in case of their election a republican Governor ap joints their successors. Thus, by a trick and through the treachery of several of your leaders, have the honest ana trac meinbers of your organization been betrayed. Ttis but justice to Mr. John McCool, the chairman of your committee, to exonerate him from any of these charges, his conduct throughout having veen that of a man ot honor and integrity. ‘You will please do me the tavor to have my name stricken from the roll ot members of your committee. Respecttully, THOMAS J, CREAMER, New York, Oct. 25, 1873, TONY HARTMAN FOR M’COOL AND AGAINST, THE COM- BINATION JUDICIARY TICKET. New Yorg, Oct. 25, 1873, To rar Epiror or tHe Heavy :— I see by this morning’s issue of your valaable sheet that a “Tony Hartman’ rose up in the centre of, the Conven- tion and moved to substitute the name of William C, Conner tor that of John McCool, If your reporter alluded tome, I'desire to ‘state that it is not so, as I always was, und am still in favor of John McCool and the whole ticket, with the exception of the three candidates who have been nominated for judicial positions, two of whom are now justices, and have four years to serve, and one who is now Fire Commissioner, and which I in- tended to state to the Convention last might, but was not allowed an opportunity. Hoping you will give this cor- rection in your next’ pie I , ave Rei be, sir, very respecilully, your obedient sorvan ehaag is ‘ANTHONY HARTMAN, REGISTRATION YESTERDAY, The following is a copy of the official returns of the registration o! votes yesterday throughout the Dist, Tamn eyee8 BeReSe + 28 Total registration last year, 149,010; this year, THE REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE ASSESSING FIREMEN, The Department of the Cit7 of New York. New York, Oct. 24, 1873. To rae EpiTor oF THE HERALD:— 1 most respectiully call your attention to an attempt to collect an assessment of one per cent on our monthly pay for the use of the Republican General Committee. The money must be paid on next pay day, or we will be transferred all over away from our homes and otherwise bothered, if not broke, on charges trumped up for the occasion, Please give this matter your attention, and save vs irom a tax for oysters and wine for pothouse poiiticians, and you will add one more to the many iavors you have done for the FIREMEN OF NEW YORK. The policemen don’t have to pay; why should we? KINGS COUNTY OANDIDATES, The following is an official list of the candidates who are to be voted for in Kings county on Tues: day, November 4:— MAYOR, Democra' Republican, John W. Hunter..........Dwight Johnson, REGISTER, William Barre..... .--Silas B, Dutcher. COUNTY CLERK. George G. Herman........Nelson Shaurman, SUPERVISOR-AT-LARGE. George L, Fox... . John J. Jurgens, SENATOR—SECOND DISTRICT, John W. Coe... . John ©, Perry. 8] \TOR—THIRD DISTRICT. Jonn C. Jacobs . Dist, ASSEMBLY. 1—James F. Donahue. 2—W. L. Head! No nomination. John J. Allen. 8—Michwel Cotfey.. Charles Condit. 4—Theodore R. - 5— — Eugene D. Berri. 6—John Raber. +-Jacob Worth. 7—Stephen J. Col 8—F. W. Kalbfeisch THE OHIO ELEOTION. AN the Candidates Elected Repub« licans Except Allen. COLUMBUS, Oct. 25, 1873. OMcial returns have been received from all but one county, and they insure the election of all the candidates on the republican State ticket except Governur, . THE NEW DOMINION, Additions to the Senate of Canada. OTTAWA, Oct. 25, 1873. Messrs, Arch and Clayden, representatives of the English agricultural laborers, are in town, and will have an audience with the government to-day. A despatch received here this Ra ig | 8 that the last detachment of mounted police arrived at Fort Garry via the Dawson route. To-day the opt Gazette announces that His Excellency the Governor Genera! has summoned the jollowing gentiemen, all of the Province of Prince Edward Island, to the Senate of Canada:— Hon. D. Montgomery, Hon, R. P. Haythorne, Hon. . H. Haviland and Hoo. G. P. Howlahd. Matthew Hutchison, of Montreal, tted as Tospector of Flour and Meal for the city of Mon- tes The Celebrated Combination Crushed and Dissolved. A Memorable Meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Four of the Original Nominations and Six New Ones Promptly Confirmed by the Obedient Patriarchs. The New Beal---Five Republicans and Five Democrats---Which Are Trumps ? SKETCHES OF THE NEW MAGISTRATES, The Board of Aldermen met yesterday after- moon at half-past three o’clock, pursuant to ad- journment, When the doors were opened, at twenty minutes past three, a large crowd of politi- cians, office-holders and office-holders in spe Scrambled hastily into the Council chamber. The probable nomination of a new set of police jus- tices by the Mayor was the universal theme of conversation. Alderman Vance presided. When the roll was called it was found that not one member of the Board was absent. The minutes were read and approved. A commnnication from Warden Brennan, of Bellevue Hospital, presenting bilia to the amount of $852 59, for entertaining the members of the Evangelical Alliance, was referred to the Finance Committee, President Vaxck—A communication from His Honor the Mayor, Every one listened with suspended breath as the Clerk read the Mayor's letter appointing MR. BANKSON T. MORGAN for the office of Police Justice. Alderman Morkis—I move that we proceed to vote upon and to confirm this nomination. Alderman BiLiines—I second the motion. Alderman McCaFFeRTY—I move that the commu- nication be received and printed in the minutes. Alderman Monris—Mr. President, I hope that this matter will not be delayed any longer. We have had these nominations for police justices be- fore us for the last five months, and it is time that we should do something. We owe it asaduty to the public to proceed to a vote at once and to con- firm these nominations, Alderman McCarrerTy—Mr. President, I claim that it has always been a rule to print such names on the minutes, so as to enable us to give them our careiul consideration. It is necessary that we should know who this Morgan or any other Morgan is. Alderman BrLiincs—Everybody knows who this gentieman is, and every member of this Board is as ready to vote upon his name now as he would be six months hence. If we are ever to have new Police justices we can do our duty now as well as we could at any other time. Perhaps the gentle- man who opposes this nomination will remember that4t was he who urged the immediate confirma- tion of a gentleman appointed to be one of the Commissioners, and opposed the motion that his name be printed on the minutes and that action be deferred, Alderman OTTeNDORFER—I think that is true, and the gentleman will admit it. The member (addressing Alderman McCafferty) 1s generally credited with the statemeut that he would never help to confirm any nominations of police justices by Mayor Havemeyer. Alderman MoCaFrERTY (fushed)—I am sorry to have to respond to my learned colleague who has just spoken. We all know who Mr. Sheridan Shook was, but this 1s the first time that we have ever heard of Mr. Morgan. Who is Morgan ? A Voice—That’s a conundrum. Alderman McCaFrERry—I say, whois Mr. Mor- gan? May we not ingvire? ideny the truth of the statement that I ever said I would never vote for the conlirmation of any nominee of Mayor Havemeyer, When the name of Sheridan Snook was brought before us you, Mr. President, stated that there was A SORT OF FREEMASONRY in this Board. Weil, who 1s Mr. Morgan that we are not to know who he is? I sincerely hope that the communication will be printed and made a special order for our next mecting. The motion of Alderman McCafferty was then voted upon and lost by the following vote :— Yeas—Aldermen Flanagan, Kehr, Koch, Lysaght, McCafferty, Reilly and Van Schaick—7. Nays—Aldermen Vance, Billings, Cooper, Clausen, Falconer, Monheimer, Morris and Ottendorter—8. Alderman MorRis—I move now that the nomina- tion of Mr. Morgan be confirmed, Alderman BiLLINGs—I second the motion. The yeas and nays were called for, and the motion was adopted by the iollowing vove:— Yxas—Aldermen Vance, Billings, Cooper, Clausen, Fal- a coner, Monheimer, Morris, Utteudorier and Van Schaick—9. Nayg—Aldermen Flanagan, Kehr, Koch, Lysaght, McCaflerty and Keilly—6. President VaNcE—Mr. Morgan is confirmed. (Ap- plause.) Alderman Morris (smiling)—I move that the vote by which the nomination of Mr. James F, Kil- breth was rejected be reconsidered, Alderman BILLINGS (also smiling)—I second the motion. ‘The motion was carried by the same vote as be- fore. Alderman Morris—I move now that the nomina- tion be confirmed. Alderman BILLINGS promptly seconded the mo- tion, and CONFIRMED MR. KILBRETH WAS, by the same vote as pee on the question of the confirmation of Mr, Morgan. Aldermau McCarFErTY—I want to ask whether this gentieman is a partner of Alderman Billings? Alderman BILLINGs (earnestly)—I want to say to the gentiemen that Mr. Kilbreth is not, never has been and never will be & partner of mine. He is agentieman. He 18a friend of mine, a member of the Bar Association. He stands nigh in his pro- fession and is highly respected throughout the city. If deserve any blame for supporting him it is only because he is a democrat. Alderman VAN Scuaick—I know nim to be a demo- crat, and that he is a man thoroughly fitted jor the position. President VANCE—A nomination from His Honor the Mayor. (Laughter.) ‘The Cierk read the nomination of BUTLER H. BIXBY. (Ay je which was eo, suppressed.) zi derman MORRIS (with a broad smile)—I Move that the nomination be confirmed. Alderman BILLINGs (With also a broad smile) —I second the motion. ‘The nomination was confirmed by precisely the same vote as that given above. Alderman MorRnis (his smile broadening as he went on)—I move that we proceed to reconsider the vote by which the nomination of MAROUS OTTERBOURG was rejected. Alderman BILLines (with a broader smile still) — Isecond the motion. (Laughter.) Alderman REILLY (laughing)—I would like to know when this combination was formed. The motion was adopted by the same vote, and then on motion of the indefatigable Morris the | nomination was confirmed. | President VancE—A communication from His } Honor the Mayor, ‘The spectators laughed, and when silence had | been restored the Clerk read out the nomina- | tion of CHARLES A. FLAMMER, Aldermen Mortis and Billings did as before, and the Board voied as beiore, and Mr, Flammer was confirmed as had been the others, Alderman Morris (briskly)—l now move that we reconsider the vote by which Mr. Benjamin vu, Wandell was rejected, Alderman BiLLINGs seconded the motion, and the vote was exactly as before. It was now evi- dent that the formed combination was broken and that all the other nominees would be conurmed at once, Alderman Law was highly amused and —_ with Alderman Morris, who laugued a good le MR. F. 8. oMITH. President VaNck—A communication from His Honor the Mayor. (Laughter.) ‘The clerk read the nomination of Mr. F. 8. Smith, Alderman MorRIs moved, as usual, to confirm the nomination, and Aldermau Billings seconded the motion with his former alacrity. Alderman Kocn (with great deliberation)—Id like to Know, who is Mr. Smith? (Laugnter.) Alderman REILLY—I call on Alderman Van Schaick to answer for his candidate, Alderman VAN ScHAIcK—Mr. Smith fs a democrat who has received as high recommendations from Judges Daly, Robinson and other prominent judges fas I have ever seen, Mr. Smith was then confirmed by precisely th same vote as before. Alderman Koch whe name was called, auswered with immense vehe- mence “No,” to tl the spec- tain io,” to the great amusement of per was slao promptly confirmed, thaks to the inde- com! fatigable ort. ; Now came the last deal? President Vance—A communication from His Honor the Mayor. (Laughter.) ‘The clerk then read oat the nomination of MR, HENRY MURRAY AND MR, GEORGE E. KASSMIRE. Alderman Monnis—As before, Alderman Brutinas—As before, Alderman McCarrerty desired to be excused from oping 90 the question of the confirmation of Mr. Henry Murray, He was excused. ‘The nomination of Mr. Murray was then con- firmed by the old vote of 9 to 6. Alderman Morki3 (radiant with smtles)—And now, for the last time, I move that the nomination “3 ra oe be Cop ae 4 lerman BILLINGS (iaughing heartily)—For the last time I second the inotton, ig Alderman Kocu—I know this gentleman and I shall vote for him. The vote by which Mr, Kassmire was confirmed was the only ‘new departure among ten yotes of confirmation, The vote was as follows: Falconer, Retin’ Koch, Wontielmers Morris Ottendore? er. Kehr, Koch, Monhelmer, Mor endorier op ea eee Lysaght, McCaffert on a K n Flanagan, ieCal an sais agan, Lysag! vy President VaNce—There is no motion before the House. Alderman Coorer—I move that the new Police Justices be requested to qualify within twenty- four hours, The motion was carried, and the Board ad- Journey at baif-past four o’clock. Alderman Morris ‘was congratulated as he passed out by all the Aldermen ‘‘as the lion of the day,” and he and President Vance went afterwards to siake hands with the Mayor and to congratulate him on the success Of his nominations and bis victory over the “combination.’” The New Justices, The following facts in regard to the past career of the pine new Police Justices (Justice Bixby brings the number up to ten) will be found of in- terest. It will be observed that five of the ten— Messrs. Flammer, Kasmire, Morgan, Sherwood and Wandeli—are republicans, and the other fve— Kilbreth, Otterbourg, Bixby, Smith and Murray— are democrats, JAMES T. KILDRETH—TERM TEN YEARS, James T. Kilbretn ts a man of perhaps thirty-two years of age, @ native of Cincinnatl anda lawyer by profession, He has been a resident of this city for about twelve years. In politics he isa demo crat, and is @ member of the Young Men’s Demo- cratic Reform Association. He is a graduate of Harvard College, and has served ag School Trustee of the Eighteenth ward for about two years. He is a member of the National Guard and is Judge Advocate on the staff of Brigadier General Varian. He is endorsed also by the Law Committee of the Council of Political Reform an‘ by Attorney Gen- eral Barlow. Alderman Billings supported his re- nomination, BANKSON T, MORGAN—TERM TEN YEARS. Colonel Bankson T. Morgan, whose name was suggested to the Mayor by Alderman Morris, is a lawyer by profession and about thirty-fve years of age. When the war broke out he joined the army, and by his bravery and fideltty rose from the ranks toacolonel, During eighteen months of his ser- vice in the army he acted as Judge Advocate. After the war he obtained an appointment as laboring clerk in the Post Office, but General Jones soon ap- pointed him as his legal adviser. Coldnel Morgan, by his eMictency and industry, subsequently ob- tained the appointment of Assistant Postmaster, an office in which he has generally given satisfac- tion, He isa republican in politics, and is also very well known in society, being a very active member of the Army and Navy Club. The officials in the City Hall with whom the HERALD reporter conversed gave it as their opinion that he would make a very good Police Justice. BUTLER H, BIXBY—TERM NINE YEARS. Every one {s familiar with the past career of Justice Bixby, who wiil be the only present Justice retained. Mayor Havemeyer said that he was par- ticularly recommended by Alderman Monheimer and seemed to have given universat satisfaction in the upper part of the city. MARCUS OTTERBOURG—NINE YEARS. A sketch of Marcus Otterbourg was Be opese in June, when he was first nominated. le 18 a Ger- man by birth, and has been about twenty-five years in the United States, He 1s a lawyer by profession and a democrat in politics and has “fiddled” about iu the reform movement a good deal, though no one ever knew with what’ object untit now. He is Secretary of the Ger- man Reform Association and was endorsed by Oswald: Ottendorier, Alderman Henry Clausen, Samuel D. Seward and Maunsell B. Field. The first three named of these gentlemen are jald to be reformers and the last is generally reported to be @ very respectabie gentleman; but their can- didate, Mr. Otterbourg, was in 1865-56 Consul General of the United States to Mexico, and had his headquarters in Vera Cruz. He also repre- sented the United States as Minister at the Court ofthe Emperor Maximilian for a brief term, while holding his exequatur as Consul General, and it isa matter susceptible of proof that he dia not leave the position with all the honors that might have followed the retirement of an American citizen from so honorable a position. He has beeu a lawyer for about two years and @ halt, CHARLES A. FLAMMER—EIGHT YEARS, Mr. Flammer is a géntieman about thirty-three years ol age, a lawyer by profession, and resides in the Twenty-second ward. He has been a mem- ber of the Assembly from the Twenty-second ward, and is reputed to be a mau of wealtn and good social position. Two years ago, when Mr. fiammer was in the Assembly, he introduced a bill, similar to the one which passed subsequently, for the pur- pose of reforming the administration of justice in the Police Courts. Mr. Fiammer is a republican in ee and enjoys the contidence of his party. le was born of German parents, and his appoint- ment will, it is thought, please the Germans of the aistrict in whicii he resides. His name was sug- gested to Mayor Havemeyer by Alderman Cooper. BENJAMIN 0, WANDELL—EIGHT YEARS. Benjamin ©. Wandell is a native of New York city, and at present a resident of the Nineteenth ward, He is a gentleman of about ay years of age, of robust and active physique and intellect, and was formerly adry goods merchant. He re- tired from business some yeurs since. He was lor nearly twenty years a school trustee in the Six- teenth ward, and rau for the Assembly from the Thirteenth district in 1866 and 1870, le was de- Jeated by Tammany Hall on both occasions, as he happened to be a bay enn He was at one time @ member of the Kepublican Association of the Sixteenth ward, He was Mayor Havemeyer’s indi- vidu'l choice. “He is @ man of a great deal of heart,” the Mayor sald. F. 8, SMITI—SEVEN YEARS, Mr. F. Shermap Smith is a young man of about thirty, asom of ex-Recorder Smith. He was rec- ommended by Judges Daly, Robinson, Van Brunt and others, He is the son-in-law of General Wright, who commanded the brigade which fired the last shot into Richmond, He ts a democrat in politics and has been for a long time active in the inter- ests of the democratic party in this city. He is in partnership with his father, ex-Recorder Smith, aud his projessional standing as a lawyer 18 said to be very good. He has never been in office, but it is thought that he will consent to take thisone. Al- derman Van Schaick suggested his name to Mayor Havemeyer. . THOMAS D. SHERWOOD—SEVEN YEARS. A sketch of Thomas D. Sherwood was also pub- lisned when he was first nominated. He is a lawyer by profession, a native of New York State, and about thirty-seven years of age, He figured quite prominently about three ears ago, When Judge Barnard was onthe ench of the Supreme Court, One day Mr. Sherwood expressed himself rather contempt- ay when LC Lngie§ before Judge Barnard ina case In Chambers, and Judge Barnard at once caused hit id committed him to Ludlow Street Jail. ‘epublican in Politics, and was endorsed by Judge Pierrepont and the Council of Political Reform, HENRY MURRAY—SIX YEARS. Henry Murray is one of the leading Apollo Hall democrats and resides in the Twenty-second ward. He is about forty years of age and was elected Police Justice, but, it is claimed, counted out. He brought a suit ee Justice Coulter, who, as he. endeavored to demonstrate, was fraudulently counted in. His nomination was strongly pressed by School Commissioner David Wetmore and a very large number of citizens residing north of Forty-second street. When speaking of this nomination, Mayor Havemever said:—‘fhis man was fradulently counted out. This is what I call retributive justice.’ RORGE E. KASMIRE—SIX YEARS. George E. Kasmire studied law in this eity and is a lawyer of good standing. He was an Internal Revenue Collector, and generally considered a faithiul and zealous official. He 1s about thirty- four years of age and a republican in politics, Mayor Havemeyer said that no one Alderman in Grae urged this nomination upon fim, but hat he api inted Mr. Kasmire generally on the strength of his personal merits, INTERVIEW WITH THE MAYOR. A HERALD reporter, who conversed with Mayor Havemeyer after the meeting of the Board of Aldermen, found him in great humor. He was just signing the commissions oi the new Justices. RePORTER—I suppose you are highly pleased at thisresuit, Mr. ort The MAYOR—ON, it’s nothing to me; all I have done is to discharge a publicduty. Of course, Ihave had to adopt some of the suggestions of the various Aldermen, else I should not have got them con- firmed. (Mayor Havemeyer then told the reporter by what Alderman each particular nominee was oer 48 stated in the sketches given above. RePorTER—Do you think that the new Justices will be an improvement upon the old ones? The Mayor—Yes, a very great one, I think’ There were some good men among the old Justices, but the new ones will, upon the whole, be a great improvement upon tiem, I think. They are all excellent men, in my opinion, and will make very Police Justices. ‘This concluded the interview. 5 THE NEWARK TWEEDITES, Excitement Over the Citizens Come mittee Investigation. The Anditor’s Committee Annonneed “On Deck” — Sweeping Exposures Expected— Mayor Ricord, Nathan Hedges and Other Prominent Citizens on the Late Grand Jury. The semi-oMcial announcement in Newark yes- terday that at the meeting to-morrow night of the Citizens’ Committee of One Hundred most star- tling and important reports would be made ocea- sioned the greatest excitement in and out of City Hall Ring circles. Albeit the committee had already investigated thoroughly and endorsed ag correct the astounding facts uneafthed by the HERALD and one or two local prints—facts which proved to the satisfaction of all that the taxpayers: were being gradually driven toward poverty and bankruptcy by an unscrupulous ring of greedy rogues in and ont of office, and that the Grand Jury did the same thing in) a general way—it is nevertheless a fact that the ring and its organs and interested backers haye succeeded toa cere tain extent in 4 POISONING THE PUBLIC MIND against whe citizens’ movement and the One Hundred. They have grossly insulted and sneered at the committee and its members, individually and collectively. This treatment, however, hag only served to make the committee more deter- mined than ever to prove to the people the monstrous state of “irregularity” and scandalous mismanagement, if not positive fraud, whicu have characterized other branches of the city govern. ment besides the swindling sewer and street improvement departments. There has long been asettied impression among observing taxpayers that the city funds wére being used year in and year out after the very “irregular” manner of certain bank cashiers—in the interest of certain persons, and not the public. Of course, so long as even balances were shown each year, it has been an easy matter for officials and certain “moneyed imstitutions,” who enjoy peculiar advantages at the City Hall, to quiet any public inquisie tions. Now, however, this matter is not so easy. The citizens’ Sub-Committee on Auditor's Accounts have been for months past paying partic- ular attention to this department, and tnere will be a flerce rattling among official and non-official ary bones to-morrow night, There are the most certain indications that THE STORM PREDICTED some weeks ago wil! surely burst, and it will then be seen once more that those Whoehave sown the wind will reap the whirlwind, The lepg expected and long delayed majority report of the Sub-Com- mittee on Auditor’s Accounts will be read, Atte last meeting of the Citizen committee a wordy storm burst forth between several members, but particularly between Messrs, Albright, Cross and Courter. Dr. Cross isin the employ oi the city, and from the first, while professing the greatest anxiety to have everything investigated, has been such a great stickier tor pariiamentary rules, &c., and so seemingly anxious to quibbie on everything, that he nas been legarded as a dog in the manger. Finally, at the iast meeting he was openly de- nounced as being in the committee IN THE INTEREST OF THR RING. It was openly alleged that, besides nis open moves ments, he had privately tried to suppress certain reports, in the interest, as it was alleged, of himself and of his politicai party. He denied this point blank, but his accuser, Mr. Andréw Albright, de- clared openly that he was preparedito make an afl- davit to the truth of his assertion. ‘The venerable Nathan Hedges, the chairman, wasialso dragged in during the excited debate, but he made an ex- planation, which thoroughly convinced everybody that he was as honest as the days are long. He, however, has withdrawn from the chair, and a new man will be chosen in his stead; probably Mr. James Courter, a sterling representative of the masses, though not of “our leading citizens.” Alto- gether to-morrow night’s meeting promises to be the most exciting and important one yet held, THE LATE GRAND JURY and its famous presentment, which, as above stated, fully admitted that gross wron, and ‘“rregularities” and absolute frauds had been perpetrated by city oficials and others, though not a single indictment was found, is still a sub- ject of universal discussion in Newark, in connec- tion with the Tweedites and the Citizens’ Com~- mittee, more especially as it is openly declared and by many be.ieved to be a millstone around the neck Oi the present Sheriff! in the commmg election, Yesterday anumber of prom.nent citizens were interviewed as to their views of the action and in- action of the Grand Jury. THE MAYOR'S EMPHATIC OPINIONS. Mayor Ricord, who for six years was Clerk of the Grand Jury, besides being Sheritfat avother time, unhesitatingly declared, When asked pointed ques- tions, that the impression left on his mind after reading the presentment was “that the Grand Jury had no business to bring such @ presentment against a whole class of men when they had names and specific charges against particalar persons, and that during the time he was Clerk he never knew of such a thing as a jury bring- ing in @ general presentment when they had suillcient evidence to justity them in bring- ing in an indictment.’ The Mayor, in short, had no hesitation in condemning the action of the Grand Jury when placed in juxtaposition with its pre- sentment. It was their duty to have brought in indictments, he thougat. Mr. Ricord is a republt- can. The Grand Jury stood sixteen republicans to eight democrats. It included four aldermen and three county officials and one New York Custom House officer. Ail the Ring members are republi- cans, except the notorious ‘Joe’ Young, who has the name of being a democrat. Everybody laughs knowingly when heis spoken of as such. THE VENERAULE NATHAN HEDGES, Chairman of the One Hundred, and also a life-long republican, stated to the interviewer that “the Grand Jury, as far as they went, did very well; but I would have been much better satisfied if they had done as they should have done—that is, have brought in indictments, It 1s also the opinion of every man with whom I have talked about the presentment that the Grand Jury did not do its duty when it did not bring in indictments. On the face of the presentment it is evident that some could have been found and ought to have been.” STATE SENATOR STONE, another republican and a leading lawyer of New- ark, thought the tacts mentioned in the present- ment were sufficient vo warrant indictments, and that at least the names should have been given of the implicated persons. A least a dozen other rep- resentative men speak in the same strain, some denouncing the presentment as “a humbug, a& ae and a disgrace to the annals of Jersey Grand uries.?” THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT is that the last Grand Jury bas made a blunder which, as the great Napoleon said, is worse than @ crime. fhe most astounding part of the proceedings, as well as the most positively ludicrous, albeit its gravity is, according to general popular conviction, the fact that the Grand Jury found robberies and trace the same to individuals, but the only persons they considered worthy of presentment Were the newspaper investigators. who had been foremost in bringing to public view and to their view those very robberies and those very robbers, It is regarded as a virtual case ot ee the prosecutor instead of the deservedly prosecuted. Some other extraordin- ary things about the proceedings of this Grand dury are gradually at out, and promise, if found correct, to prove a millstone about the neck, not only of Sheritt Gamble, but of every member ot the majority and a few of the minority of the famous . YACHTING. Generous Donations by Mr. J. F. Lou- bat, of the Enchantress, to the Pilots’ Benevolent Funds of This Port. Mr. J. F. Loubat, of the yacht Enchantress, in view of Mr. Stockwell sending tim his check for $1,000, as the winner of a private bet between the Enchantress and Dreadnaught, in the Cape May, Challenge Cup contest, nas made a charitable disposition of the amount, and more, he has added nis own check for a like sum, the whole to be credited to two of the pilots’ benevolent asso- ciations of this port. The followiug report from official source tells the pp daw ah I, of the yact eadnauy a ion phy bearings the Regatta comune (4 the New York Yaciit Clab his check for $1,000, with: authority to hand the same to Mr. J. F. Loubat, of the yacht Enchantress, in payment of the private bet between the two gentlemen upon the result of the recent challenge for the Cape May Challenge ou ‘The committee sent the Citeck to Mr, Lou- munication i and ived from him the tollowing com- * Uston Cron, New Yc 1873, Fisromes Wasrear, Esq., Chairman ba te bg com oy Sin—I beg to acknowledge the rece; ‘ munication Otte 254 Tanke wit Bk Pie kB commun’ Stockwell ee our bet Spon the race \you won by the Enchantress, Enclosed please that check endorsed by me to the order of the Rey Com- mittee of the N.Y.¥.C., a8 well as my own for the same amount, T beg Regatta Commitive to, e the Treasurer of the ly Hook Pilots’ Charity ond « of J. W. Avery, No. 309 Water street), and the other to the Treasurer of the New York ana Pilots’ Ben Seciety, corner of Sout it and ton trects. 8 sreet, remain, sir, very Fespectially, your lent Captain Yacht Enebamtregs, NYY. Yachting Note. Yacht Atalanta, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. W. B, Astor, of New York, passed Whitestone to-day for the east-