The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-05
The Coming Charter Election.


The Coming Charter Election.
The annual charter election TOR Mayor, Aldermen,
Assistant Aldermen, and Aims House Commits
sioner of this large city, will take place IN eight
days from to-day; and as has always been the case,
the city, eight days from to-day, will witness
nothing but political excitement and tumult; perhaps
few rows and a few cracked heads and decanters.
The hangers-on Of the different candidates for the
mayoralty are already busy in electioneering for
their respective favories; stimulated to the utmost
by the prospect OF an office OF some kind, and few
crumbs.
The prospect for respectable emeute in the old
battle ground, the Sixth ward, the Thermopyla OF
democracy, is pretty good, for in that ward the un
terrified. hard-fsted, and huge paved democrats
have determined to run candidate independent OF
the one regularly nominated by the philosophic
Sachems OF Tammany according 10 the usages Of the
party, as they faceuously term the mode of nomlna
tlon This independent democratic candidate for
the mayoralty is no small man, for his name is ].
Sherman Brownell, two men In one. He will un-
doubtedy abstract a great many votes from the
"Tammany usage candidate, and probably defeat
the election of the latter, unless he decline running
before the day of election. More extraordinary re-
suits than this would be, have occurred In this city
great want of unity in the selection OF candi-
dates, and great difficulty in prevailing upon can
didates TO accept, after they have been nominated,
has marked the course of the several parties this
year. The Tammany party first nominated Mr..
Havemeyer their candidate for the mayoraly,
but the endearng and persuasive entreaties of
the democrats could not induce him to revoke the
determination he had formed, of not accepting the
office second time. After long consultation by
the party, during which the popularity, availability,
but not the competency, Of several Of their promi-
nent were discussed, il was settled and agreed
upon, that Mr.. Andrew H. Mickle, OF the old esta-
bished house OF Mrs. G.. B Miller s. Co, should
BE- their nominee. Mr. Mckle was accordingly
nominated They say that he is good man.
The wings, too, met with considerable difficulty
in their nominations. The fag end OF the native
party, who are gifted with more shrewdness than
the rest of that party nominated Justice Taylor for
the mayoralty, and by forming coalition with the
wire-puiers of the whig party, succeeded in getting
him to be the nominee of that party also. The
wings swallowed the bait, hook and all, and nomi-
ted Mir Taylor, with the expectation that Mr.. Coz
zens the nominee of the greater portion OF the ma
tive party, would decline TO be candidate. For
the purpose Of efiectng this desirable object, it is
sid that Mr. Cozzens was approached in variety
OF ways, and the kind and benevolent wish OF the
VIII rs made known to him but all the entreaties
of ihese benevolent gentlemen, Mr. Cozzens turned
deaf ear. A report having bsen ndustriously cir
cuiated that Mr.. Cozzens intended to resign, that
gentleman comes out and declares that under no
circumstances will he dvest himself OF the honor
conferred upon him, and that he will not resign.
IL will be seen, therefore, from this curious state
OF things that all Of the three partes are considera-
biy bewlldered and weakened. The Sixth ward
democrats, by carrying out their avowed Intention,
aud voting for Mr.. Brownell will weaken, in a con-
siderable degree the strength of the party and perhaps
ieopardise the election of Mr. Mickle, although the
chances OF the latter, now that Cozzens and Taylor
both run, are apparently the best. The whig party
will be weakened in a material degree, because a
great many of that party who are inclined to be
natives, will vote for MIR Cozzens, and thus peril
the election Of Justice Taylor. The native party
will also be weakened, although every one knows
il can i'll afford it, but that is quite mmatera, for
under any circumstances, the hope oil elecng can;
dldate Of that party exclusively, is to be considered
more or less forlorn according the height of the
thermometer.
This, then, appears to be the present condition OF
the state Of the several political parties in this mag
nihcent city, with its new Trinity and Grace
churches; and from all that we can hear and learn,
the fight will be closer and more amusing than on
any former occasion. Each party, usual, is SAN
guine Of success and each party will put forth its
greatest strength Whoever the successful candi.
dates may be, hope they will pay some respect TO
the loud and repeated demands OF the people for
municipal reform, and that they will correct the
abuses that have so long disgraced the government
of this city. Amy party, no matter what name 1t
may bear, and no matter what may be Its political
principles, that will do this, will be hailed with de-
light by our tax-paying people, and be retained in
power as long as they may desire, and long Ugh
10 be surfeed with honor. Therefore, go abe ad,
gentlemen; the field is open, and the people are big
with expectation of the happy results to grow Out
ola change in our present Corporation.