The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-06
CITY PoLlTIcs S.
THE CHARTER ELECTION TO-DAY.
CORRECT LIST OF CANDIDATES
Eve Of the Election-Police Arrangements Places
for Holding the Polls Boundaries Of the Alder
manic and Councilmanic Districts Mayors
Proclamation-Ths Arrangements for
Collecting the Election Returns
&c., So, DC.

VoAocunS the Electl0n Returns,
&c., &c., &c.
The charter election to-day promises TO be Of tho
closest contests In the political history of the city Of New
York. All parties have been prodigal with their finances
In furherg the interests Of their favorite candases
Banners, posters, handbils seen all over the
city, and circulars printed in almost all The languages
spoken under the sum- have been distributed wherceyer
thought possible to obtain votes The public have been
led TO believe that the most important branch Of the
contest s for mayor. This Is a grave mistake. And
others, oo suppose that his election would have an
indirect bearing on the ensuing national contest for tho
Presidency. This Ia another error The Mayors
prerogaves having been curtaied by corrupt egsstou
he is tool in the hands OF the Common Council;
and II he opposes them In any matter Of public bust
ness, they have ample power TO override his Veto The
chief point therefore, in this, the municipal con
test, is the election Of Aldermen and Council
men. These are the men who have the charge Of the
public purse strings and with them lies the power TO eco
nomise the public money or by indirect means appro-
pirate II TO their use. It requires no
further demonstration 10 establish the latter fact,
when We state, without tear q contradiction, that
nearly one halt Of the present common Council came
into Office with little means, having been elected by
the lowest strata OF society and they retire, or
rather most Of them seek reelection, knowing well the
ucratveness and emoluments Of the Office The attention
of the voters in the Second AdermAnic district k called to
the fact that Of the democratic candidateshe name
is not necessary-has served term in the penitantary
aso in the Sixteenth Adermanc district Of The
didates has amassed fortune from corporation contracts
in the course Of which he got involved in cri-
minal charge, which s pending in one Of
the Courts. The List Of school officers Is susceptible OF
considerable scrutiny many Of the nominees for eec
ton totally unworthy Of the surages Of enlghten
ed and intelligent community.
The city divided into seventeen Aldermanic districts,
each district having representative who elected for
two years. One half Of the Board elected annually
the districts having odd numbers elecng year. and
the districts the next This the year for the even
districts of which there eight from the Second 70 the
Sixteenth, inclusive.
THE METROPOLIS THE DAY BEFORE THE
Whether Fernando Wood or George Opdyke or wm r.
Havsmeyer shall be clothed with authority TO lay
-umost lawful claim
To this fair Island;' $50
whether Greene c. Bronson, Solomon L. Hull or sam J.
Tden shall the mantle about to fall from the shoul-
ders Of Busteed the Corporation Counsel whether Pat
rick McEroy, tho contractor James Lynch the grocer;
VIM 7. Pnkney, the insurance AGENT J. a. Briggs the
dealer in old barrels shall manage the aims giving Of this
metropolis; whether Coyle the blacksmith; Barry the
Of no occupation; McBrein, the sewing machine
manufacturer Bagley, the coal merchant Russell the
carman shall take seats in the Board Of Aldermen
and other questions of great importance scores Of can.
ddates not to the people, the topics engrong the
attention of New York.
The fact is apparent at every turn and he who runs
may read. The politicians, like the patent medicine ven
ders and the showmen seize curbstones, brick piles
walls and fences, whereon to place their names in the
largest letters and the deepest coored ink All the city
knows how few months since, that uncouth II mot "a
bulous monster the Red Man Of Agar, or the Horned
Mortal portrayed large life in fiery ink stared on
pedestrians, from every available place. and how in
later days, the jolly Barney Williams wife, in Celtic
costume presented dancing the Donnybrook liz;
and all who out Of doors in these latest days. must be
that the "Horned Morta himself now in the
field be would stand chance at all with the politicians and
that Barney even foren, or buried beneath the huge
capitals in which the nanes Of candidates are set FORTH
Hacyon days these for the printers most fortunate OF
times for the bill posters land for the strikers"
who shall portray their blss9
There is, however, one enemy who stoutly contests
the ned with the politicians in their efforts 10 monopose
the brick piles fences and walls That enemy is the gor
Ia The portrait Of that native African standing five feet in
his skim and presenting breast formidable g his
face hdeous, refuses to surrender The consequence
is, in several places he may be between Mr. Opdyke
and Mr. Havemeyer, club in hand, - daring them 70
mortal combat
Another difficulty which the patriots encounter s the
reverence with which bill posters not in their service
paste other announcements theirs, partially or
wholly ooncealng the Of the candidates. temple Of
Liberty, American eagle and ALL In the New Bowery the
notice Of an auction sale has ben posted over Have
meyer BILL conceang all but the fra three lnes % that
he following meets the eye:--
{ WILLIAM +. HAVENEYER, s
REGULAR DxMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
= FOR MAYOR,
WI be sold at Pubic Auction
On Wednesday, Dec. !, N 1M
In another place we have the following
NEGRO MNeTRU4Y.
ZOE MAyoR,
GEORGE OPDHKE
Also the following
TIE WINS SECRET
WHO B SOLOMON l. HULLf
Mr.. Wood has not escaped tho mutilating bands Of