The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-03
THE CHARTER ELECTION.

tton or the Fight IN the Third, Elrth,
seventh snd Fifteenth Alder nic Dis
trtcts-Thc Candidates In ths Eighth
J9dicial Diatrict-Cou unc lin anic nd
Schoo, Omcsr Correction, sc.
The local political field stil presents OF general
buster. The managing politicians did not observe
during yesterday ihe commandment, "Remember the
Sabbath day to keep holy" but continued their pipe
lay ing and marshalng their forces with much bold
ness and energy as though 1t was any other day 1t
Sunday. The politicians from end the city 10 the
other from the Battery TO Nanhattanvile were busy
with their preparation for the struggle 10 morrow and
were to be reen codgpg about with the air Of
importance OF generals upon the eve Of an i'm.
sta,ionlrg their sentncls at the cutposss, aud
sending their spies TO the CAMS Of tho enemy to watch
their movements for the purpose Of Ascertaning their
weakest point, that their guns might be directed In tina
quarter In hopes Of doing valiant service in their
The Adermauic contest IS probably tbs most ssrcnu
ousy watched Of any other, and 10 almost hourly pre-
sensDg now combinations The better class OF citizens
psyng no attention TO party nes, and are selecting
nom the list Of names hose who present the most favor
able features TO bring about reform al
the City Hall In some localities we hear
OF democrats that arc going TO vote for
tine republican tidae, others aeclarng
that they win vote FOR tho democratic nominees be
csase they democratic or republicans, but for tho
pie that their record furnishes the beat guar
art 4 honesty IN Office In the Third district for IN
s1rce, Captain Byrnes draws 10 his support many demo
cats ana In the Fifteenth Froment s endorsed by
puhioAl Toe latter mas also received the endorsement
of hi, district as Or. @ Cneesman Josaas
J. Henry, william B, Dalean, J. J. Astor, 8, L
Barlow, Andrew V. Stout, Jaooo vanderpos D s.
fn1a aiuuf.n and 9TH alatxa .1F NM
stamp residing in the Fifteenth Aiiermauis dhtrio,
10 the Fifth dstr several candidates have bsea With
drawo, but tc Japanese candidates st remain 10 the
aeld In recent not OF candidates for Adermans
nonors this dktrict, inadvertently made not very
ctmplinentary oil uson TO Colonel Wm. II Diaper 100
Onion candidate Mr. Draper Is gsnsemin engaged IN
mercantile business, and is OF gooa education and
fair talents, ard s said TO De Something of pablo
speaktr A. bis record h better Than either o the other
candidates IN the district, viii be Formidable cand
date He Is member Of the New York Cily Guard and
few monlhs sgo thst organization presented him with
valuable testimonial AS acknowledgment Of his SER
vcts and ability We gave yesterdsy tae of Samuel
j. Montgomery OF the dats In tais district,
We have aimee ascertened that be has withdrawn
In referring 10 the nominations Of The republicans Ia
recent Aldermsnlc SKETCH stated that sppGared
by the record that the republican nominee In ae Seventh
AGermanc district (Nr. Daniel Dirrow) hai voted for
Laws Yonkers railroad scheme and that be commented
himself to the people who believed In that kind Of cgs
ton since that article appeared the philosopher Of
the Tribune ms been engaged In an effort 70 whto.ash
this ac: Of Mr. Dsrox give him the hue aad odOr
Of purity They sllcge, iD the nrs place, tina, the
minutes Of the Board o Aldermen Incorrect although
M D. known - make any such presenoe until
now nearly year since The record made public, Il
IL said thai, although he vas present At the time
ha! ,hs scheme voted upon, ye, not having m,tO
up mind itr merits ne did not vote al all upon
H. and This the fact that the project na
per iag before the Board several weeSs aud hai
been Dpivcray ccmnented upJn and denounced by the
pu press The subject presented W the Board Of
Cout cmon os,ober 20, by Councilman Van Tiae, aad
Was not acted upop until the 7h day Of December, ~
which time II passed both branches o. the Com non
Council AM Mr.. DErows name recorded In The Official
record as having voted for It, lie must have knoEn,
every body else did, that It . proposition TO give
away q railroad aad II be not prepared, the
ment 70 vote ssainst IT, Is In our Judgment bad IS
he had voted for &C. But there is a cass 3, municipal
legla, on which under the head of "jo5s" and
embraces variety OF measures Amongst them Is the
ferry quesiicn and we nni in all OF ,hcse that, the
language Of the City Hall, Mr.. DArrow was "sound"
such projects up The ocla record shows
that the llh q July he voted for four separsts resou
uons In favor of the uaion Ferry Company, and the
10th Of October 70 cut OF the lease Of thu Williamsburg
ferries favor the Talon ferry monopoly II this record
sliis the republicans Of that district they sii mat
ter Of course, vote for him
sP HunsoD, Of the Ninth district, We understand ls
q locksmith instead Of . butcher.
Jacob l. D9dge, we understand, has with1rawn fron
the test In the Eleventh AldermAnc diSgr.ct Mr.
Sacigtll, aho states that he 10 not candidate
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
In the Eighth Jodcal district formed by nc, Of the
last ler,sla,ure, and comprising tho Sixteenth and
twentieth wards civil justice rs 70 be elected The
contes, 10 eXceedrgIy complicated one and the
tangled party lines crossed sad recrcssed In such
way that "a Amos, impossible 10 tell what distinct
political irerc.n organization Is represented by the
several contestants. First, there 10 WIN E Robinson
Who has mixed nination OF xozart, Brocx lnrisxc
spd Tammany He has been q writer for several papers
and st time the Washington correspondent OF the
Tlune under The OF Richeicu lie year 70
Assembly and defeated. Hcs about brly Ave,
resident Of the twentieth ward aud property holder
Noxtxe have 1sahe Hcrrik resident Of the sixlccah
ward He is nominated apparently BY tie rannany
Hall Convention, with Mozart Hall endors ssmcnt 10 the
Sixteenth ward he ia man sboul thirty, ahwycr BY
profession ami has held position In the Custom House
and making aslcsiy party Than se have Nathan
Hu Fowler Who has also been nominated BY branch o.
Noz,r, and nom the fact Of his having f1r pms
bean 4 vnm friend Of Mayor Wool ,ai hsr.expsclai
this Jadgeship, he sill 70 doubt poll good hlzui
ball vote and personally . q more dsliact repre-.
sentative cr Mozart than either of the olhor canfl
dates. lie has been admitted 70 the bar, b., u
IN, down in The Directory 1 an agent All deals 70
real s,tsie about Is years age, AMI ha. besa cah
dda,e or different oiccs, bul hid an oll5s H.
vas candidate for pcsnssier = opposition 70 sasr
Fowler al the incoming OF Buchansn's aiIninstrasion.
Il sad that he viii prety generally receive the Ameri
can vote Oi he district Vim. H. Bull, The regular csad
date cf ,bo republican party, partner, bcero, =
cha, spencer, and vii doubt receive general 70
publicas support sa resident oi tho Sixteenth ward
law By profession, aud about ~ years ofags Anson
Wits also in the Geld a. tue republican stump oanai
date. Ho lawyer, and upHards o. 90 years o. aGo
formerly irags In the district, beDre vas a.
yded ne Supposed 10 have The support q tho ,ors
heads n the republican camp.