The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-27
METROPOLITAN POLITICS.

sOnai Afms-Ncsults OF the Conference
Commfttec-Thc Marshall Committee,
Failing to Accomplish Their Ends, Are
Colluding with the Rcpublicans--Op-
dyke Sold Out for Mayor, md Stewart
60 be the Marshall Party Nominee
The Contest for sheriG-Lynch's Back
ers-The Controversy In the Seventh
Senatorial Dfstrict-CornelI About to
Withdraw I'm the Fifth District-The
Assemble mcn-Tammany Hall En-
dOrses the state Ticket, &e., &c.
We are now within nine days Of the election when the
politicians baltic is TO be fought in this city and State
out instead Of the well disciplined armies this city to
march 10 the polls with their forces have at least
seven or eight struggling bands marching in confusion
and dsbanded columns The leaders Of each bent upon
placing some ayore candidate of their own I'll Office do
not appear to be willing sacrifice their special schemes
for common Such appear TO be the inevitable
results Of all the attempts in this city at reform They
stand full OF life vigor, and with great energy take
hold OF their task Tho moment that the movement has
any sign Of popularity half dozen parties spring
into existence, pr defending to be aiming at the OBJ
iec but in reality for other purpose than place
some particular person the wave and place him in
power. The general public discover this aud begin
10 look upon them all with dlstrus and settle back
and giving the whalc thing up in despair, leave the
city at the mercy Of the corruponss sinking deeper
into the mire every successive election; while, the
other band, if the selfish and scheming could be
kep in their place union Of all engaged in one common
object could be brought about that would carry every
thing before it.
There never moro opporinne moment than the
present for the city OF New York shake the load
that hangs like milestone upon and elect
every Office that would faithfully represent the city,
with its commercial power and greatness, and all its
raI nh
ally led step by step in the downward road,
and doubled and quadruped taxes, have this
and to prevent their overthrow have directed every
effort in their power to keep up pabelike confusion
among their opponents. Says OF these philosophers
in our presence few days since, 1T has cost times
az much money to prevent union of the parties against
us as all our other expenses combined" Does that
statement cmbody the reason that there SO many
candidates in the field for OF the important
Offices, espec ally those Offices that is known the City
Hall crowd desire more than al others.
The Conference Committee Of the different Union organ.
izationsat least five Of then-have been almost con
slant session during the past week. ending presenting
two tickets, all uniting together but the Marshall organ
cation, which has seeded from the Conference and Is
now trying TO get into the republican bed The Fifth
avenue Taxpayers Union, st. Nicholas and the German
Union League organizations have all united on the same
The Marshall party have precisely the with the ex
.ccpton Of the sheriff and two Coroners. They were
yesterday Boosting that tho Republican Convention
would at its meeting, TO come Off last evening drop
stewart and take up their candidate for sheriff
Josiah w. Brown, whilst tho opponents Of Brown in
the Convention declared otherwise The Republican Con
vention, at its former meeting, had nice little quarrel
that subject coming having regular hand to
hand fight after the style of the rough and tumble of
Tammany Hall, but ended in referring the whoIe qnes.
ton back TO the Conference Committee 10 De aaain
brought up last evening. At the time Of writing this we
unable 70 say how IL VIII terminate further than the
general inference that Brown viii be endorsed by the
Convention his friends state that they have succeeded
in getting substitutes enough in the Convention carry
it through. In all Of this controversy Wal r. Stewart
the republican candidate, HIS taken part and has not
much said that he would accept the nomination but
has said his friends from that he was PLACED
in nomination. that If tho Convention, by Withdrawing his
name and taking up Other person. republican demo-
Graf. could strengthen the Union cause, and make
greater acquisition in support oi the administration ia the
present national crisis they were at liberty to withdraw
his name.
1t is now understood that Williamson and Brown
and his friends generally haye pledged that if
Stewart shah be their candidate for Mayor a.
the next election, thus setting Opdyke side,
the express purpose OF securing his nomination for
Mayor. This report from such source as 10 be
worthy OF inli credit opdyhe may be said 10 be just
now with his noss out Of joint and Stewart the posi-
tion IL he says the word, receive only the repnb
Iican nomination for Mayor and the endorsement Of the
Marshall organization, provided always that The RepuD
can Convention last evening endorsed Grown Sheriff.
for Browns friends have full of the Twenty third
street party and control its Tor Mayor for any
person that they choose Updyke has been simply tool
In their hands TINS far.
Tho contest for sheriff in reality mixed affair At
present there only five candidates in the field makng
II decidedly scrub race. Tweed, the Tanmany
Hall nominee has written letter declaring that he
will not, any consideration decline, but IN for
she race Stewart, the republican candidate having
with affection In his family does desire 90 through
the canvass, but in retiring he wants taken
that viii unite all tho opposition TO Lynch and should tho
person be taken outside the republican ranks Win G.
Conor is the person whom Of his friends have fixed
upon likely accomplish that object but that has
been done away with by tho agreement amag the friends
OF both in regard TO the Republican Convention Brown
as been the most persistent OF Of the candidates
run and his friend Williamson has refused throughout
give way 70 form a Union upon any one Vute is
making bold push the nominee OF the Union COME
renee ana the Germans while Lynch backed by the Mozart
Hall democracy, Is extending his organization every
corner Ct the city There is hardly liquor pub
lie place that has not his card posted up and it said
that Archbishop Hughes and Thomas Francis Meagher
intend to come ont IN card and endorse his bravery
but this VIII change the fact that he turned his back
20 the enemy Bull and marched away at the music
of the enemy's The public will Judge Of his
bravery by deeds not words and the deeds decidedly
against him
The last act of tho onion Conference Committee was
decision not to make any nominations the Assembly
but to recommend that the voters in each district should
select the best placed Ia nomination by tie other
parties. We are unable TO say whether, under this
rang cement the Fifth AMI Taxpayers Unions in
tend TO run those candidates for Assembly that they have
nominated.
One Of the little fights going on in the city
is that for senator in the seventh Senatorial district
between Connolly and Charlick. The politicians from
one end Of Manhattan Island to the other are taking sides
in the contest 1t is in fact kicking up much OF muss
generally as the Sheriff District Attorney controversy
Chaflick is backed Ivy tue Golden Ring controversy and
Connolly by portion of its opponents. II has been thus
Sar neck and neck race but j. Phelps, having accept
ed the Union nomination, turns the scale in favor Of
Gharick. Phelps being republican, his vote Will be
principally from that party which Connolly depended
upon for his election Any person who wishes to witness
n spicy political race would advise watch the
senatorial contest the Seventh district, and witness
charick and Connolly chasing each other around the
tered and hiy Twelfth ward from the Central ParK up
20 Spyten Duyye creek with occasional peep the
nristocratc portion Of the Twentieth and Twenty
wards ard rot through the 'hi.caiity and "loocai
t. of the Naceonth and Twenty FIRST wards.
III the Fifth district the contest is narrowing down
between Cozans and Little, and Cornell are informed
intends to withdraw in order to the district TO the
democracy and prevent it from going republican His
friends at work securing his denomination Tor
Alderman. In recent notice Cornell we stated tina.
he belonged TO the native American party of IA have
rHce asctr taned that he not III politics at that
period, bat at school
The in tho lower branch of the State
legislature presents curious and varied appearances
its lights and shades exciting any panorama ever pre
sented 10 The public. Most OF the old parties have nomi
mated rev mea in majority of the districts There
are few OF the cid members the field a. well as some
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