The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-20
METROPOLITAN POLITICS.

ruAAy AoSAsAots
of tho Union Parties--Their Reform
Dodge-A Conference Committee Under
Republican Auspices-Rysult OF Their
Lab0rs-Thurlow Weed Looking After
the Union-Refuscs to NEEDLE in tho City
Squabble--Lynch and the varian Bat
tery-Thc Jobs Set Up for the Next lie Sis-
laturc-The Candidates Nominated In
the Fourth and Fifth Districts-TheiY
Anteccdents and Records--Thc County.
Judicial and legislative Nominations,
De-, &c., sc.
Everything in the political line this city is still in
unsettled condition. and unless the managers Of the Union
organizations begn soon to exhibit little common
sense, there will be such mixed up election day
that dozen Philadelphia lawyers cannot unrave and tell
who regular who for the Unon who for reform who
opposed to all these. Preparations being made
have Governor Seymour speak in this city during The
next ten days behalf Of his colleagues Of the Albany
Regency Their special agents have found that their
cause in such bad way in the city that they have
decided TO send Seymour down here amongst barbara
ans as special missionary hopes Of obtaining converts
TO the Of the Regency.
The combinations brought together by the influence Of
the Corporation patronage from the Mayors Office down
to the street openings and the atorneyshp of the police
have finally concluded their ARRANGEMENTS ami are now
with ono or two exceptions, united on a county
ticket This combination controls Tammany, Mozart
Hall, and portion Of the republican candidates At
present they are divided on the Sheriff question
between Lynch and Mr. Tweed; but strange things
are boing done in the political line just now and there is
no telling how matters may turn up in the five days
portion Of the republicans laborng with the Union
Organization to get up combination Hall from the
republican ticket, task that may yet be accomplished
which will in upset the Corporation patronage
party arrangement While the lines closely drawn
the combination thoroughly made by the latter influence
and solid front presented by them their opponents are
divided into factions, wranglng and quarrelng among
themselves over at least half dozen Of candidates
Most Of them run under the idea Of reform when in
Fact they put forward TO carry out and represent
certain interests And unless all personal are
dropped, and the socalled Union and reform parties
unite on ticket, composed Of good men, there is
thing to prevent the Corporation patronage party from
sweeping everything before them In fact many of the
names put forward by the reform parties bear very
strongly the mark that the reform that they after is
TO sink the city still lower in the depths Of shame than
it at present Their past has, great extent
destroyed public confidence in their movomcns and as
matters stand, Genet is certain of an election
The several Union organizations have agreed upon a
judicial ticket; but the county ticket which the
great contest is centred still remains unsettled They
arc however, to meet again on Monday night at the
Everett House, to make another trial, and we wait
patiently the result 1t is said, however, that the Tween
tythird street, or Marshall party, alternately by
the Custom House and Tax Office intend secede from
the conference unless their ticket endorsed should
this be adopted by their committee their in
nuonce as political power will DO at an end.
Another conference committee, consisting OF seven
from the Republican County Convention, four from
the Republican Judicial Convention, five from
the Marshall organization, and from the
German Union Consolidated League in session on
Friday for long time endcayoring to fix up ticket.
After considerable trouble they agreed upon the following
ticket
She yiF-Jcsiah w. Brown, democrat.
Cc.lnty Clcrk-,Joseph Hoxie, republican.
sSuperrisor-Orison Blunt. republican.
Disttct hhornsy-Jalnes NJ. Smith, democrat.
Supreme Court-Thos. w. Ge.se, democrat.
Superior Court. w. Woodruff, republican; Murray
Hoffman, republican.
Marine Coayt--Hram Ketchum, sr., republican.
Coroners-Dr. Louis Nauman, republican; Dr. William
Schirmer, democrat Dr.. James W. Rarncy, republican,
Captain John Wildly, democrat.
The report of this action was made to the Marshall
Union organization on Friday night and endorsed by
that organization, with the exception Of the District
Attorney, A. R. Lawrence, the Fifth
minee for that post being substituted in the place
OF ex-Recorder James NJ smith. Should the republican
organization adopt that report II will retire their can
date for sheriff, VIM. r. Stewart Tor District Attorney
Oakley Hail. Adams for Marine Court, and two # their
candidates for Coroners There is, however, doubt
about the republicans endorsing that programme, cspe
ciay the District Attorney Oakley Hall has strong
hold on the party to be easily shaken or The Judicial
ticket the that agreed upon by the conference
committee Of the several Union organizatons. We
further informed that Vim. R. Stewart the republican
candidate for Sheriff does not consider tho action of the
conference binding him. He still remains in the field
and will do unless his party convention decides
that il is their wish for him to retire.
Thurlow Weed visited the city few days since, and
those republicans who have usually acte with him ap
pealed assistance from him in controlling matters here
getting possession OF tho oca! patronage; but Weed
informed them that this time to be engaged
such chase the paramount duty of every person is to d
every effort to the restoration OF the Union; when
that is accomplished it Will be time CROUCH to look after
the special legislation and local Office first the unon
and then look after other matters He refused to have
any part their schemes consequently his branch Of the
republican party looking with perfect Indifference,
whilst the antweed or Greeley portion OF the party,
abandoning oil ideas Of Washington patronage. direct
ing every effort control the c republican organiza
tions and several Of the Union machines in hopes OF
thereby obtaining control Of the city patronage And take
IL altogether they having interesting time, with
their combination with the late Breckenridge party.
The Sherinalty is just now attracting considerable
attention The bali is fairly opened against Lynch, and
the more he tries to explain his connection with the
varian battery only makes matters worse in fact he is
the that responsible for the return Of that battery,
whatever explanation he may mako 10 the contrary On
the morning Of the battle seventeen men marched TO
Captan varan and demanded that he should order the
battery to return the ground that their time had ex
pirsd Mr. Lynch spokesman Of the party urging the
return to their homes the ground that their families
were suffering. Captain varan states that he begged
them to stay and offered to at their disposal for
the benefit of their families five thousand dollars to be
paid out OF his private funds il they would stay but
4hs they refused to do and the seventeen headed by
LYNCH went work Immediately among the balance OF
the battery succeeded in getting up such disafoc
tion that when Captain varian male personal appeal to
the company urging them not to show the white feather
at this critical hour, when the services were needed
a majority voted TO return home and Captain Varian
Il Is said wept like child when he found that
Inv a vote Of his own company he prevented
from leading them into battle Had they remained and
tonight with the valor of the Sixty and other reg
nents there is but little doubt that their artillery would
have turned that defeat into complete victory.
Tho contest for members of the Legislature is just nov
decidedly interesting and spicy The Corporation pa