The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-28
The RIcction for M.,or.

The flcrtiOn tor HNDor'
We present eur readers this morning with |
faithful likcncsses Of the two candidates for |
Mayor of this city whose names are ditred
for the suffrages of those citizens Of all parties
who have determined TO restore Our municipal
government to honest hands, such a, ii can he
lely trusted with in these days OF treason and
OF traitors. The cxgcncits Of the times have
accomplished what, as an independent journal
the SuS has always labored for, and thi, once
at least the contest for Mayor is freed from all
partisan character. The old political orginils
tous are still rcpr, -cntcd in name it is true, but
this is all. Their spirit is dead, and their ancient
wa,chwords fall UNDECIDED on the ear. There
are, practically, hut two parties represented
in the nominations Tor Mayor, this year-the
party oftrcOson, corruption and mi-InanaScmont
as represented in the person OF FERNASDo
Woop and the party of loyal men united fol
the support of the opposite principles. So iu
as the question Of Union or secession can I've in
oecu, 70 Significant has the manifestation ornon
mar feeling already been that, with the cxccp.
ZION OF one weekly and daily sheet, WHOSE
devotion TO unsuccessful candidates has bccomc
proverbial not single one of our city p,pcrs
has raised its voice in behalf of Woon.
In fact, WooD has lost ground so RAPIDLY Of
late that We can well believe in his proC,ssed
desire to avoid another contest, and that he d,,.
indeed consent again TO run a. asserted in his
speech accepting the nomination in ole.
dlenoe to the persuasion of 'hS fr,egi,',
who think that "in the position of
Mayor OF New York, he could at the proper
time contribute adyantageously to" "a recon.
shuciton u Nc UnioH." Who the friends are.
10 whom Mr.. Wool refers, NAV perhaua he
learned from his Geographic message to Toombs
Oh Georgia, proicrring his services to assist in
providing the South with arms to be used a,,,in.
The Government. His fayoritc plan for a 70.
construction Of the Union is embodied in his
heeSSge' strongly urging the southern example
q secession as worthy of the imitation of New
FORK 1t may be that the Programme which
led GusTAvus W. SAITH, now general in IN.
Rebel army, TO TO long continue in the Office of
street Commissioner is not yet wholly playeI
OUT and the general feeling that in these times
there II additional need that our CITY Cavern
mont should be placed in hands free from nj,
suspicion, reduces the prospects of FERNANDO
"osp to such point that nothing but a sue.
eesslul attempt on his part to seriously di,iI.
the opposition can again throw the election into
his hands. '''o
VI inns however there is less prospect than
ever before. 1t is certainly greatly TO hc r,.
GREETED that the withdrawal of Jas r up,,,
should have deprived us of candidate VIII
Nl'"'''e' ana past associations rendered him in |
''ery way so acceptable, and " hose nomination
''oNeu all pre'eXt fer division of the opnosi.
',o"' n.y. GrNrnEE though a gentleman Of
character and capabilty, in whose hand, tina in.
'e'e''' OF the city might safely lee trusted !.
generally regarded a. having so little prospect
OF an election, as the contest has shapcl its,lr |
mat many Of the best Tanmany men declare
'n'f purpose OF voting for OrprKr. run
hlhs separate candidate only for the purpo.e |
OF keeping their party together. Thi, reduces |
Tile contest, practically, to another trial of |
strength between Wuop and OrDYkg. with /
strongly Increasing probabilities in favor of the
natter We might have wished it otherwise
bul must accept the issue as Il is prcsonted IN |
us' oil WOOD OF OruNkE, between which 49,.
cannot hesitate for a moment to choose. know.
inR a. We do that the election OF MIR. Opuyk,
WI at least secure to IL the advantage, of an |
honest aud capable administration of TN, ci,,.
government, while leaving the State Lc,is,,.
tur' without excuse for longer withhold,u, rr.,,
IL the prerogaiiyes which riphtiully belon,, T.,
HE office of Mayor, and with which we onl, r,,,
fenicd to part for a time, rather than have thor,
used for the purposes of FErNANpo Woop.