The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-04

oand;dstes for national, Stete. and city Offices has
already commenced with violence thai giyos !o4en
Of Of storm before sne snS
10 themselves for q week or 3d. We propose giving
our readers brief glance at the position Of our To-
cal political dollhouse. What between the two de-
the city reformers, and the antlNeblaskaites, the
Indications are that we shall have regular Kilken
The most important ofice-or the one generally
Mayor. The aspiraDts on the democratic side are
Fernando Wood, Thomas j, Barr, William N. Tweed,
Robert Kelly, James S. Libby, David Banks and
John R. Briggs The only available ones, or those
nominated, are Robert Kelly, David Banks and
James s. Libby.
On the wing side we find in the field zophar
Mills, Elias G. Drake, James Harper, Thomas earn
ley, william Boardman. Isaac o. Barker, Merwin
r. Brewer, Nathan O. Ely, and James ~. bttkef,
besides host OF smaller fry. Out Of this List we
should name Zopbar Mills and Elias Y. Drake as
the most likely to succeed in being elected when
placed before the people, Shoald Mr.. John N. Genin
receive the endorsement Of the democratic conven-
tions, ard be ptted against any Of the whig csndi-
dates except the two last named, he would sweep the
political course as clean az the bro0ms Of his
sweepers swept Broadway. And that his endorse
ment by both democratic factions would be COM
promise that could not but lead them on to success
Is as certain fact almost that election day will
come.
For Recorder we find mentioned Francis r. TIL
lou, the present incnmbt mt, James s. Smith Jr and
Clinton Haring on the democratic side. Mr.. Till0u
specifically dead, at least for county office, in con-
sequence OF the deep rooted hostility of the police
men and Know Nothngs towards him. The wings
name Hiram Ketchum, F. A: TsIlms;age, John
think they are keeping their best men in the back
ground for the present.
For city Judge, there is no great rush. The pre-
Stuart. and Sylvester l.. H. Ward, are oxen Of by
the whigs. The former is, like Mr.. Tillou, one Of
the police commissioners, and like him is politically
defunc. The latter was in the last board of alder
him below the hope ola resurrection. Nine tenths
Of the entire fire department would rally to the
polls to defeat him; they know the man. The de
ly forward for this Office.
The district attorneyship will be holly contested,
In the democratic conven tons by Horace F, Clark,
Richard Busted. and Chauncey shsffer Either Of
will have but little competition In the wing ranks.
The two governorships in the almshouse will most
likely be filled by Gustavus A. Conover (dem.) and
The regstership is to be the great bone of conten-
ton. As candidates of the "ferce democracie' We
have Chas. H. Ring, John s. Giles, Sherman Brow
two FORMER being most likely to too carry
of the nomination between them. For the wing
nomination we find George w. Rblet, John J.
Doane, Olcott Rhves, and John A. Cregier. Mr..
dent of oil these, find Mr. Gilbert s. Nixon in for
the war On a no party ticket.
Joseph 7. Sweet, George G. Glazier, Matthias
GoodeIson, and George White are all pulling hard
for the d. mocratic nomination as Commissioner Of
Streets and Lamps-the former standing the best
chance both before the conventions and the people,
The wings talk ofJames Dewey, Matthew II. Chase,
E. Ebling also announces himself as candidate for
the SURFACES of the people, promising, if elected to
faithfully discharge the duties Of the Office.
The above comprise the most important offices
ho M nil NJ ri to will ho Had In
ELL for their own government. II is idle to specu-
late on who will or will not triumph, so many differ
ent elements being at work to upset tie incest cal
culations. The Know Nothngs will have an oppor.
tuni.y of showing their strength, and 1--WE shall see
what We shall see."
From the Sunday Dispatch, September 81
In our city we have quite respectable health Of
candidates. Many of the Know Nothngs want ex-
Mayor Harper TO assume his old post. Others want
James w. Baker, others M. r. Brewer, and others
Elias H. Drake. All of these men are natives, Know
Mornings, with wing predictions, and as things
now look it seems as il some one of them stands q
fair chance for election. is very probable that
the one selected will BE- the one WHO is the most un-
friendly to VIM. a. Seward. Zophar Mills, William
mayorrlty candidates. The wings proper talk Of
Thomas Carnley Isaac o. Barker, Robert Halves,
and several others. But it Is more than probable
that the Know Nothing candidate will be sufficient
ly strong in his whig principles to satisfy the whig
party. Should they make an Independent n0mina-
tion, however, the Know Nothing candidate will be
likely to have the best of it. II there is truth in the
asserted strength Of the order of Know Nothings,
they already number more than half Of our legal
voters, and it is of but little consequence to them
whether their candidate isto be supported by either
whtgS or democrats.
For Recorder, Cbancey W. shafer, Know No.
thing, soft democrat is strongly talked Of Il he gets
the nomination, his friends have NO doubt of his
election. Though it l. not likely that old Tammany
Know Nothingism. But it is said that Mr. Shafer
cannot get the whole OF the Know N ching vote.
He ran the late District Attorney Blunt very close
two years ago. ana had he re S t the whole Of
elected. Mr. Shaffer, however, draws largely on
this vote, and also on the temperance vote, which
will give him good chance this time, il omiuated
For City Judge the democrats seriously think Of
supporting Abraham d. Russell, q democratic
Know Nothing: ana the wings are very earnest in
their desire to see Sidney II. Stewart, wing Know
Nothing, elected.
Among the most prominent candidates for Com.
missioner of IStreets and Lamps we still have to
notice Christian w. Schaisr whig, who, it appears,
is strong with the Know Nothings; James Dewey,
wing, native; and ". Gooderson, democrat, who
also expects native support.
For Register. j., SHERMAN Brownell, temperance
ard reform, d fsy most popular vita democrats,
and John J. Diane and ol'ott Rhines with the
We have heard of some hundreds of candidates
for the various offices to be filed, bich will give
the nominating conventions plenty OF materia! to
select from. There will be some entirely iniepen.
dent candidates, seeking no nomination from any
party, but who intend to try their fortunes on the
stump system.
From the Sunday Courier, Sept. 81.
TIE GREAT QUESTION OF THE DAY.
All parties are agreed upon one thing for won
der-snd that is that whomever the Know No
things vote for this fall, will be elected, to dead
certainty. Hence il has become question Of vital
interest to know whom the Know Nothngs will no.
inmate in their secret conclaves, for Governor and
Mayor. The two most prominent members OF the
great native American party yet named for the
Governership, are Judge Campbell and the Hon.
Thomas r. Whitney, at present assistant editor of
the True A,1ericDn, of which Tom Pcton is tue
editor. Mr. Whitney was formerly editor ofthe Sun
day Nc,cs and il be shouit get the whig nonina-
tion, he would be as good as ei. cted Judge Camp
assistant must be the man. The Ca odiiates for the
Mayoralty are rather more numer01s, and Ia fact,
the Mayor of the city of New York has u-e pc ser,