The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07
Municipal Politics-Uprising or Fernnn-
do Wood.


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Municipal Politics-Uprising or Fernan-
do Wood.
The Albany Regency thought by their ma
noeuvres at the Syracuse Convention, and the
publication of the Wise-Donnelly letter, that
they had quite killed off both Fernando Wood
and Governor Wise at blow. But they are
mistaken. At this moment the democratic com
pact existing between Wood and Wise is stronger
than 1t ever was, and is more firmly cemenied
by the affair Of Harper's Ferry The part
which fell to the lot Of Wise to play in yir-
ginia in this aboliHonist insurrection, aud the
adroit fashion in which Wood is playing his
cards in New York, will, it is probable, enable
both to appear at the Charleston Convention
brighter and with better prospects, than was
anticipated before the terrific onslaught of the
Regency at Syracuse.
Fernando Wood is, without peradventure, in
the field for the Mayoralty at the charter cleo
ton in December, and he is laying his plans
skilfully for the contest He has succeeded in
nominating, through his stronghold, Mozart
Hall, such candidates for Judges, Corporation
Counsel, Aldermen, and other officials to be
elected, that he has left nothing for Tammany
Hall to do but to take them up and endorse
them. Thus, while there appears to be two
democratic forces in the field, there is really,
through Woods management, only one; and
that one is his own-for Tammany swallows
the bait which Mozart has selected. We learn
that he has set undercurrents to work also in
the wing committees and American commit
tees, in such a fashion that before the charter
election he will have SO far acquired an inAu-
ence in these two factions, and 50 completely
got round Old Tammany, as to combine the
whole into one party.
After the State election there is no doubt
that Mozart Hall will nominate Wood for
Mayor, and judging the probabilities Of the fu-
ture by what has been already SO cleverly ac-
complished, it is very likely that Tammany
Hall may follow suit and nominate him too.
Thus sustained by the now united fragments of
these parties and with the influence of his nomi-
nees for Judges, Corporation Counsel and the
members of the Common Council at his back,
he will enter with flying banners upon regular
Napoleon campaign-the most daring he has
yet attempted.
And to oppose him what have we? There is
no combined opposition now, as there was two
years ago, when Tiemann was elected by
combination of all kinds of forces, linked by
the bond of common hostility to Fernando
Wood.
In short, the election of Tiemann was regu-
lar fasco, an experiment whose results are I'M
equivocal, and which will hardly be tried again.
Success in that case brought no fruits to the
victors, except dissatisfaction almost universal
The elements of combined opposition do not
exist to-day, and If they did there are few in
deed who would be rash enough to employ
them after the lesson Of 1857. Each clique and
faction will probably have its own candidate to
present, and thus, with disjointed opposition
against him, and well organized foroc at his
back, Wood calculates to ride triumphantly
into power.
The charter election being won, we doubt not
that Woods next step will be to procure the
election Of delegation from this State, by
districts; to the Charleston Convention, ac-
cording to the programme of the Mozart men
Wood and Wise will undoubtedly combine all
their Influences to have the Regency delegation
of Richmond, Cassidy & Co., rejected by the
Convention, on the ground of free-soilism and
hostility to the South.
tits q bold programme, but one we think
plainly foreshadowed, and, perhaps, with the
cunning brain Of Fernando Wood to conduct
it, not SO very difficult Of accomplishment
What do the Albany Regency men think now
of the position of Wood and Governor Wise,
whose prospects they fancied were wholly de-
molished at Syracuse by treachery and breach
of faith?