The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-18

THE CHARTER ELECTION.
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The Movements or the Political Cllquss-
the TrfbunA-Ths Tsmmany and Mox Art
stians Already Made.
&C., &c.
The smoke Of tho Presidential hustle had hardly cleared
away before the governing classes through the osshop
and street corner oques began 70 sound the teosn Of
preparation for the charter election and have been
oeedDgy busy laying their wires and extending their
combinations into al parts Of the CITY, 70 secure what
they value mors Than anything else the municipal spos
The lsat week hss been exceedingly busy with
these dsintercsed PATRIOTS and although confident that
they win DO able to control the ten million OF dollars
raised BY tax and dsburse the public money suit their
own taste yet thore has been great deal Of nuterng
amongst them II the symptoms Of general union Of the
wealthy ctseas set Of candidates whose antsceients
and perona interests viii guarantee better protection
to the true interests OF tho CITY, and cut Of the pecua
tions through which our CITY Fathers, without any
salary, have become wealthy In . short time,
and such men 10 Law and Vanderbilt secured docks
and ferries, that were worth thousands Of dollars,
without paying into the city treasury the 1rs cent, and
In face Of The fact that others stood ready pay snug
sum for the same rights
person could not visit the favoFite resorts Of this
class Of politicians any evening during tho past week.
without seeing squad Of them bury connecting affairs
and preparing for general bargain and OF phases and
division OF the supposed spois successful and that
too, with such bold hand thss he who runs may read
They have 90 long had their way about the City Hal and
puDdered the city without any opposition except little
bowling after they had accomplished their end and pock
eted the fpos that they have 70 believe that their
busneis was really legitimate one and auy scheme that
would benefit their pockets reality one that no one
had the right 10 object to.
The election Ia 70 take place two weeks from next
Tuesday, and there 70 DO elected nine Aldermen or
one from each odd numbered Aldermanic district and
full board or twenty four Councimcn about forty
stsbies, one School Commissioner from each ward
and two three vacancies School Inspector from every
ward and about forty -four Trustees; likewise Civil JUS
tce In The Judicial Eighth district, com prisng
the Sixteenth and Twentieth wards. These numerous
offices control actual and proposed spois "A amount
that has caused the mouths or all The hungry politicians
70 water both inside and out Of tho present ring that
exists about the CKy Hall. II Ia not 70 be wondered At
that the governing casees In state Of turmoil and
general ex Itement, and Increasing instead OF dmi
nishing
The republicans probably thoroughly aroused
than either OF the other parties Their recon. success
has given them new courage and Q stock to trade upon
Their Central Committee have therefore, already com
menced paving the way, and preparing for general
seizure Of all the rich pAcers about the city Their chief
organ, the Tribune has raised little conformation in
their camp BY coming out for independent nomi
nations; but those who control the nominations
In that party are governed by the same mo
tves that guido those OF the other factions in the
city, the only difference being In the kind OF liquor
vh Of and
key" They have . strong inclination for those beve-
RACES having German brani Az politicians they In re-
aty belong to the class OF the strikers aud blowers
that the machines for the called democratic fac
tons, and are naturally indignant n the wholesome pro
position Of the Tribune TO repuciate them ward mana
gers The only thing that could hear yesterday with
this class was general swearing u Greeley for in
nating that be would not support their nominations
closing with the declaration that they would have mat
tiers their own way in spite a the newspapers They are
exceedingly confident Of success and through their bar
6 ans and the fight which IL 70 be made between
Mozart and II nmanywith far vigor than In the
last election for the that ID generally undor
stood that his "Exceency the Mayor Intends to step 10
Tor deal TO suit htmteifthey upon carrying -
ven not eight out Of the nine Aldermen 70 be elected
and majority Of the Council With this thing
they think they have notion that their dish sha bs
spoiled by the cry Of independent nominations only
work ths harder and make better offers 10 the gogshop
politician who claims 70 hold In his hands certain
Der Of votes.
lions in delightful stats OF anxiety jast now. me
ramuany boys are getting the best Of the nghs, and
are drawing many 10 their side from the nozrtss
who in the vote poed for the respective tickets ..
the November election that TAmmany 10 the stronges,
party Of the two, and BY uniting with them they viii
stand the best chance Of sharing the rich pacs about
the City Hall This fact Il weak nipg the Mozart party
moro than II generally supposed and going 70 furnsh
Of the interesting points In this contest Ths Tam
many Hall General Committee will be called together
Monday Tuesday night, the primary meetings viii DO
called for early day. and their ticket roted out be
fore the close Of tho present week. The same win be the
case with the Mozar, party. who viii exhibit their
standard the contest within the Ten days
The republicans win hold their primary electloa Wed
nesday evening next.
The handful OF politicians who call themselves Breck
nrdgcn looking about 10 what they shall DO,
and they End any more Bradys 10 stand up, bleed
and be knocked over, they viii doubtless make nomina-
tious. We see, however, that number Of their clubs
realize that they erectuAy killed In the last cleo
too, and their recent Advertisements advertise their
clubs ~ late Breckinridss clubs but now looking som
otner uiftttfon
From tae list OF candidates publIshsd In one Of our
weekly contemporaries, No should Judge there but
small chance for Improvement In city legislative
halls either IN successful me majority Of the phlio-
sophers brought forward for members OF Assembly
bad enough, but many Of them were saints compared
20 the bad list that "a parsded anxious for the
nominators for Aldermen and Councilmen.
Several nominations have already been made BY lnds
pendent parties and the Minute hsn Jere niah Besson
has been nsminssed In NE Third district by sooa
ton U citizens, and Richard Borangton hi. como out -
stump The Minute Men Of the Finn district have trot
ted out Colonel WIN. Draper. meeting Of 90 inde-
pendent democratic club the Eleventh district have
nom mated Alexander Frer for Alderman and Alexander
Kcxalltn for Counotlman; also william c Robinson for
Civil Justice 10 thai dbrics William Drake taken
the stump 'or Alder msn In the Fifteenth district
committee OF gentlemen. composed Of private cItI-
zeps belonging 10 ,be r~epty nrn ward held meeting
Al spa Thd avenue Friday evening last, and made an
ndependent 10 animation for Alderman Toe meeting
gained 81 the appointment Of Mr. hulvnill - Chair
men, and se.rs ia mes n. shechan and VIM. Sinclair As