The New York herald., 1863-11-08
CITY POLITICS.

The Results OF the Late E,ectfOns-The
AssembIymsn OF the SECOND District
Nomination Of G. GoVfrey Gunther for
Mayor by the McKesnitex--4is Accept
nnce-OrIson BIuDt Trosted Out by the \
Peoples on shosldy Pz.rty-The HUM |
bug OF the Peoples y,arty-PoIico and |
civil Justices-Tnw.ma the Only |
Remnant OF the Democracy Left-The
Issues ON thc May oralty-6unther the
Revolutionary Cand1da.e-Aldcrmen,
Sc, Sc.
We have flushed political canvass but arc On tho
threshold OF another with prospec, of Its being an
exciting one fully equal 10 that which we have just
passed through The s'ete election |
thing Of disappoint rent 10 the democracy. |
The leaders OF that atty wero exceedingly con 4
ndent that they would Sc rrre working majority bt
ther hopes soon vans Esd election day Tho demo-
Gratis gained two in the Senate VIC should Sur
prised II the official ca ryass would result in adding two
more 10 tAt sL IN trepuscans, N their grand jdoilee
over the result cR IN almost everything elected TO the
Assembly, and in II swsy make up eighty two members
on then SIDE Am sng those claimed republican is Mr..
Kirk, OF the seco SAsembly district Of this city That
o's~"t Is IN Eo up Of parts N TIE Fourth
ana SIKH rSfs. The idea that q republican
could oe eiece is that district proposterous
my Pcson w tawiid aboBronist to believe. Mr. Kirk
happened Hendorsed by the republicans after
placed IN inc sh by tho Democrats the next we
% 'ne anu" ahe Tribune had him classified ropubh
tnnS-cieCtcu
"nen ne Sse!al returns aRe oil in the republicans will
and 'na' sey havo jtt al,cut thirty majority in tho AS
sembly Ssecld.
Ano sht'cians hare ncarls forgotten the sr,c and
oo""'y section No person any longer pays any atten-
.0h !" ese rcsuiss except tho candidates for Of
~ So are into ssed in their own returns, ard
'noe0 %se have bet results. The charter ecc.
tion 10 now le' exciting theme and bids fa.
ooeScq0al In nr est 10 the last election The Offices to
% A'eo arc May r Of te city Aldermen In every
nu' Aoered dstr s. entire Eoard OF Couucen eight Po
hcS1ostces s~ ;en Civil Justices, half OF The Board
~Ednca'ioa,o % Commissioner from ward, School
Two rrusces-g1d Constables from each ward.
Areaoy 'ne candidates and applicants for these posi-
lions are gu" Numerous especially for the Mayor Al
ITO" and Civil Justices and the race all around
ods taT TO 'ca reyoar, irregular scrub raceevcry
man 'or hia isef>ana the Devil for them ali.
Ihe cKe"n party, not discouraged By their
mshaps OF tho late canvass, have trotted
out u Go hrey Gunther for Mayor who has
eccepIed th' nomination. having, no states in
DIS e"of, of cn nominated by German club, and the
CONSTITUTION Union party, the fag end Of the old Bell
Evereu con ecrn. Mr. Gunher made a.gatering two
ycarsslgc under the circumstances, ad feels
'enco" 'agec 60 try again. Since Is understood that
1amaaEy Intends to rot City Inspector Boole for
thn post tm, Mr.. Guniher will old bacxers
70 nep tsm in the race. II may therefore make
-clderene . tnsao figures election night evident
'howevc' met Mr. Gunther will it somewhat dusty
II
.L,nsclf.,
The grpz;est of all pharisnical, hypocritical
cnnmoa organizations, called the peoples party
which sisDply means the shoddy party-havc also
n"d nresns ana nominated Mayor, in the person OF
''rison, fis4t They FIRST rendered the nomination to
tcner o Eix. then General Sickes neither of those
oi'ce RS would degrade himself low to con.
cider tac question of accepting for a moment In our
rem Tks upon this subject wish to be distinctly un.
aerhoed not in any way retecting upon Mr.. Blunt,
their candidate. who would make excellent Mayor;
but we do intend TO speak in plain Of this grand
Ehoddy humbug the so called peoples party They claim
TO be tho rerormers in this city bat the only
they have thus far dcvclored tho change Of
those In Office and placing Of their where he
can steal to his bcart's content. They stand in
the way Of cvcry Improvement In poitisa
can defeat The best nominated Tho leaders of III,
party are the shoddy operators They those who las
winter at Albany bad hand in sending delegation Il
Wadsworth Offering to eject him Initoa States Senator
Tor thirty thousand dollars. They these offered
TO elect Wm Curtis Noyes Senator for tho twenty
nve honsnnd and the same faction which the radical re
publican editor belongs TO who offered thousand 10
secure the election OF his avorite same Office We
do not believe that Mr. Blunt will become tool OF this
faction when he to realize kind Of reform hum.
bug II is.
In addition TO the nomination for Mayor the delegat
10 tho county committee have gone " work and nomua
tcd In some CT the districts, Police and Civil Justices
snnd that, too without holding primaries giving
the people, whom they pretend to reprcseat-but really
misreprcscnt-any voice In the matter. Take, for In.
stance, the Eighth and Ninth wards There are candi.
oatcs in those districts that the better portion both
the democratic and republican party intend and will
probably unto upon But this poopo'J party, without
waiting the action Of the voters CT ascsainng their
Views have troltod their candidates But there Is not
the remocst chance for the ticket thus nomi
mated and none realize this fact those who hayo
gone through with the farce and, IL call things by
their real names shall be compelled to add that the
whole affair looks very much ike cIer; TO get good
price for getting out OF the way.
Put let US return TO the Mayoralty contest Tanmanv
has caod meeting Tuesday night when tho oou,es,
sor Mayor VIII no doub: be opened. It is somew hat
singular ha with all the disasters OF the lae canvass
and election TO the democratic party Tamnany tho
only faction that has Tho Regency
with all their pians for tho Presidency have been wiped
out OF existence. Tammauy stands the oa!y nucleus to
rally around Every Mozart Hail candidate on the late
county and judicial tickets badly cut only saved
oy tho power d fammany Mozart stands, therefore
condemned and pepudsted. Had Tammany accepted
our advice In the last election and refused afaon
with the coppcrhead element Of Mozart ane nominated
ticket on sht war platform, she would have re.
cevcd the support OF the conservative republicans on
her county and Judicial tickets. That would have In
sured the success OF Iammany, and have completely
finished Mozart. II Is unostood tba, /. TO ne the
1ammany candidate for Mayor. The nomination of Gun
ther by thc outside parties forcee direct ssue upou
fammany which shc cannot shirk. Tanmany will be
compelled iovak up TO the scratch Mozart or no Mozart
Gunther presided last sprng at coppcrhcad meeting
and he stands before tie people ss the rcpesen,s
i've OF the probationary clement Of this city In other
wsrds bis course during the last mouths paces him
rs the candidate of the copperhcad party needs no
resouts to ar thA, issne upou him. Thus the lue will
be drawn, IN spite ot the Efforts Mr. Gunthers friends
and tho factions that have noinssed hiu 10 divert n
Iammany tsere.ore Exusi place Iaole on war pla,orm
MI Booe stands right On tho issue He introduced the
war resolutions in the IGmnsuy organ, alton in Apr last,
and has reD.ancd nrn that ,ssue ever s,pcc