The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-27

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idstion.
Our MUNICIPAL ELECrIoN-THE FIGHTs OF
THE FAcrIoNs.--The various political parties
Of this State and city were never in a more
beautiful condition Of disorder aud disorgaui
zstion than they are at the present moment
wirepulIers may strive to get them into some
sort Of manageable condition, but their efforts
will hardly prove successful. OF late years
there has been growing up q sort Of contempt
for, and disregard of party ties and obligations;
and every political event tends to show the
widespread growth of that healthy, indepen-
dent feeling. When it becomes so strong as to
be able to supersede caucusses and conventions,
then, and not before, we may expect to see the
right sort of men elected to public Office.
AS we have recently shown, there lie quite an
appreciable distinction between the political
system that governs State aud county elections
and that which governs our municipal elections
The spoils that reward the vietors in the State
and county contests are Insignificant aud con-
temptible as compared with those that fall into
the hands of the successful party In our city
contests. In the former case there are a few
score of petty ofIices-Stste and national-to be
distributed among the hangers on Of the party;
In the latter case there are the rich spoils re
sulting from the pilferings out Of an annual ex-
penditure of eight or ten millions of
dollars to be gathered 1t Is no wonder,
therefore, that our city politicians have
learned to look with such carelesmess and
unconcern on all that pertains to the election Of
State and county officers, while In all that per-
tains TO the election of municipal officers they
are quite on the alert, and leave no stone IN.
turned to secure the success Of their favorites.
So 1t was that while, last year, our democratic
politicians had no difficulty in uniting In the
support of the nominees for State officers, they
could not coalesce in regard to the candidates
for county and municipal ofBcers The faction
that had the inside Of Tammany Hall sent its
delegates 10 the State Convention at Syracuse
last year, and the several factions that had the
outside of Tammany combined and sent their
delegates; and the Convention compromised
the matter by admitting half of the one and
half of the other BY this means they secured
without difficulty the united support Of the
democratic factions for the State officers put in
nomination by that Convention, and thus en-
sured the success Of the State ticket But the
election Of county and city officers was quite
another matter. There the factions declined 10
fuse, and ran separate sets Of candidates Tam
many Hall within its walls, was ranged against
Tammany Hall without lts walls: and the most
highly exciting scenes Of the battle were those
in which the factions were thus ranged In hos
tile array.
Circumstances indicate that the main features
of this years election viii be repetitions Of
those of last year. The democratic factions
of this city will send their two sets of
delegates TO the Syracuse Convention of the
18th of September, and compromise will be
made by admitting half Of each There will
be no trouble in getting unity Of action on the
subject Of supporting the nominees for State
officers our politicians do not regard such
trifing matters In case Of no such harmony
on the part Of the democratic factions, then Il
will not be necessary for the black republicans
to buy mp the Know Nothings They can ma
mage 10 do without their aid. The nominations
to Congress are quite sal ge1eris, depending q
good deal upon the views Of the candidate In
reference 10 the policy Of the administration.
As TO the county and municipal Offices, how
ever, there is little chance of harmonious action
on the part Of the inside and outside factions Of
Tammany Hall The last municipal contest
inflicted wounds which are still open and irri-
tating and which are not likely to be soon
healed. There will be no harmony, no union,
no compromise between the factions In the
coming city elections They will probably run
their separate sets Of candidates. The black
republicans will probably do the same, and 80
will the Know Nothings. There will be thus
four distinct sets Of candidates in the field in
dependent Of those Of the taxpayers party. II
.his latter party be managed Win tact and dis
cre,ion II will have the game 10 lie own bands.
All that II hss TO do is TO walt till the candi
dates Of all the other parties and factions are
trotted out, and then make up from among all
a sort of eclectic ticket, taking the best men
from the others, regardless Of their political
complexion. Let them do that, and our cisi-
zeps will have the satisfaction Of upsotting all
the schemes end calculations Of unpnncip.ed