The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-10
City Politics.

KNOW NOTHINGS, REPUBLICANS, WHO'S, HARD, SOFT
AND HALF sHELLs--ELECTIoN OF GENERAL COM
MITTEEs.
During the present month tie different political par
ties win hold their primary elections in this city to
choose their general committees for year 1885, Add
onsl interest Will be given to these elections from the
fact that during the coming year. Presidential election
will be held and The principal canvassng, money COL
Letting and wirepuling done by the genra commit
tees there will be considerable strife to who will
compose them.
The organization Of the parties in this city is Of lit
lie interest to politicians in other parts Of the Union
from the influence New York city yields in the political
world More wires pulled aud schemes projected in this
city than in any other the United States Washington
not excepted Our city politics is the base line OF opera
ton throughout tho state, for here the m,ney-the
sinews of warts collected and the arrangements laid
that are contaminated at Albany at Utica or at SYRIA
cuse.
To be do not send very brilliant men to Wishing
ton Albany representatives.; but Is nevertheless
true that New York city politicians and the influences they
bring to bear most eectua in any convention, State
national that is held in the Union. The proper
ganxaon therefore, committees during
ensuing year in this city Is most important and the pri
mary elections to choose them will be attended with very
great interest, and the combinations are
about being formed and old party lines obterated. Do
mocrat, wings, republicans, and all the Know
Notngs just a. present strangely MIXED up and 1t
win be curious 10 note the combinations that viii
take place.
The hard shells placed in rather singular predica
ment Immediately preceding the last election thsy
denounced and abolished primary elections TO choose
the members Of the city county Judiciary and senate
rails conventions and instead appointed all these b,des
themselves In justification Of their c,urse they alleged
the system corrupt and the sofs had made arrange
mens carry all yentions and TO preserve the
hard organization intact It was necessary to act
as they did !, Now he question comes up, WIN
win they appoint next years committee themselves
anay, Will they submit 10 the ordeal Of primary
election and peril their organization by dogf
The matter is under discussion among the hard shell
leaders and the general impression IS that however OBJ
jccionable resort to primary elections may be deemed
1t Is absolutely necessary in order to appearances
Inc softs actively csucussiny in order TO rope
club was started ia the Cole Hole with John Cochrane
its president, but the affair failure it succeed
90 IN aSs aD few s hs rest Of the
At the last meeting Of the sCenral unon Me-. Coch-
raDe resigned the presidency and address adopted
calling en- the hards 10 forget past differences and fse
There il also another schte to make the hards
affiliate with them, and 1t Is 70 be what success
Mems Committee entirely, and increase the NUMBER o.
the Old Mems Committee from 66 TO 110-that IT, i've in
stead Of three from each ward and the offer has been
made TO the hard shells to give them sjo-ty Of the
committee In those wards where they oufnum5er the
sos, and inory where the reverse is the They
also willing TO pledge themselves to stand
servsiive PLATFORM provided the hsrds viii ask them
to condemn the administration
The abolition Of the young mems committee will mset
With general approval for years past that
body bas had no power and therefore has been Of
considerable portion of them will consent to coaesco
with the softs, remains 20 be seen.
The half shells determined TO 60 and hold their
primary elections, and see they cannot unite the demo-
cratic party la their way.
tits weu understood that the half shells are controlled
by the friends Of James Buchanan for the Pre-idency
The Tsmmsny people, while openly pretending 10 be in
favor Of Pierce Marcy for the ueesson said TO be
secretly king for Herstio seymour The hards have
sec md choice after Daniel s. Dickinson.
protrety Of sending full state delegation 10 Cinc,nnad
In the hope that sboud neither the hards sofs be ALL
mit'ed, their caimsas representing the Union sent.
mcnt-would be favorably considered.
The Hall shell General Committee composed Of three
delegates from each ward will he elected the third
week In December, and to effect fusion Of the party
they now forming Union clubs IN all the wards one
has recently been started the Fifth ward under the
presidency Of r.. b. Hart.
The wings will hold their primary election but as thsv
represent national party, there will be very little in
tcrest felt In them. S the organization viii be kent
up enable certain politicians to sell out should thew
be deemed valuable enough 10 he bought
The republicans are not little puzzled wha' 10 do
Their organization very imperfect In this city and there
are two central bodies each claiming to be the General
Committee. 10 doubt they will fuse and hsve a united
General Committee for the coming year. Their head
quarters Is AZ 5I2 Brosewsy.
very doubtful whether they will hold any primary cleo
tion.
The Krow Noshsngs have no General Committee and
ruled by delegates from the several ward chapters
They therefore will hold primsry elections.
u Is notable that the ON party who have made any
proposition 10 Ieffm the primary election system has
been the half ahels. A committee from their General
Committee have the subject under consideration
and viii report at the next meeting imay be that the
some reci ms X viii thus be seen that though Al Sy.s
directed towards Washington stu city oliticia a
are up and doing