The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-16

THE BATTLE FOR THK sPous AMONG THE PoLrrI-
cIASs-PLorTISa FOR rHE POSSESSION OF THE
COUNTY oFFIcEs-rHE BOGUS TAMMANY CALL
THE TAMxASY, HozARr, BRECKENRIDGE AND RE-
PUBLICAN PRIMARIEs. ETC, ETC.
As the November election approaches the excitement
among the politicians Increases and plotting schenIng
swIndpg and cheating me the order OF the day The
party leaders ing their forces with per
and ndefatgabIe energy that would do honor
70 the famed zouavc Cadets Of Chicago. The political
machinery s being literally oiled, and the different
Wheels and springs undergoing adjustment
such way TO guard against all unucky slips and acct
dents shen the apparatus gets fairly IN motion. Tho
sae may be considered 70 be already aie out by the
wepuers Of the parties. though the preliminary hum
bug Of primary elections 10 which The pppi sup
posed 10 be Supreme, has yet been enacted For al
practical purposes the future Surrogate, City judge Re
corder, Register Supervisors 80 for whom the people
win vote next November have beer romiratct anf
elected.
Tamnany Bsl has not yet ssuei her edc, for al esc
tion u be held 10 choose delegates to the
Nominating conventions, but In few weeks
the proper call Will .be duly Advertised, accord
ing 10 the timo hoDorei pssgcs of the sschems A
small section cf those owning allegiance TO the old wig
wan have, n true Anticipated The ac on OF the expe
rer ed generals of ibe party but their presumption has
been rewarded with the extreme penalty of axcomuni
cation Some dozen members Of the Young Nens
General Con uittee assembled quietly u Tarmany Hall
y
and drew up call for primary elections without consult
Ing The old mems committee, Who are In Consequence
somewhat xroh al The Independent conduct OF ther u
Tie fact appears 70 be that Mr. Page and his cob
leagues inspired with The grand ,ught OF putting
THnnauy Hall into their pockets, and Of assuming
entire control Of the party. Some mschevous wags
courased Mr. Page and his hackers and the folly has thus
resulted IN the bogus call for primary eecons IL has
been carried further for Of the conventions
chosen have nominated candidates, much ~ the
chsuin Of those who at nrst regarded the
whole Aiair m good practical joke. Tho
city and county Convention met al the
Musical National Institute the 18th Inst. and elected
the following ticket
For Justice Of the Supreme Court, John NJ Barbour;
for Recorder Abraham n Russell; for City Judge, Ere
derrick A. slmAdge; for Surrogate, Edward West for
Register Jonathan rrotter, and for Supervisor smith
n.y. Jr In The bogus call the following
nomnaons for Corgress have also been Fourth
ds,ric,, Thomas Barr; Fifth dsrict Daniel Wharf,
MAJOR Of Williamsburg; sixth distrct, J. Winthrop
Chaner, and Eighth dhtrct, the redcubtabe Augustus
Pare hlmsen
me intentions OF Mozart Hall sin remain in rsrtai
obscvry. The Bvecknrdgc General Committee Of this
city have, however, ~ length spoken respecting the
county elecons and appears they intend keep the
power Of nominating In their body They viii pro
badly put up ticket for the local spois but having
s an eye 70 iunon, they reserve 70 themselves the
right Of reyokipg any nominations they may mako,
should the interests OF their party require a.
The republican primaries VIII take place next Thurs.
day and the conveaiions win meet during the following
ytek.