The New York herald., 1863-09-06
CITY POLITICS
The November Elertion Candidates for ne.
g!sfer, Recorder, Supreme Court, supe-
rier Court, Common Pleas and Macine
COnrt-Asplraats i0r Civil and
Police Justlees-Ehe Demo-
cratic State Contention,
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dlrec.ioa OF arranging for h coming elections take
place next November and December. Their plans aud
purposes are therefore beginning 20 be developed and
is usual every year about this time, many anxious people,
who for months and months have been revelIing In
thoughts of enjoying Office and enou,nen in the future
now ind their hopes and expectations suddenly shattered
iato emptiness. Hundreds Of ,ndil jus. dis
covered that t!ay and the time for n1ni
mating CONES Doubtless OF other aprants
viii find themselves iu "A similar predicsment.
The fall election is only w,sks Off and, as a natu.
raj consequence the tusse Tor Office Is narrowing itself
down " small compass Only the candidates with sub
stantal power at their backs heard pressing
their claims in political circles largo batch OF o!ices
to be filed in the November election. TO the egis-
iaturc State Senator'S and AssemOymen are to be sent
once more from this grel metropolis, and muci interest
seems TO be felt in the Character Of persons presenting
themselves as Candidates. But the great exchenient
centres on the county Offices.
AReeister Recorder Judge Of tho Supreme Court
two judges OF the superior Court Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas one Judge OF the Marine Court
civil Justices, Police Justices Supervisors
are among tho positions u bo voted for.
We have only space this week TO the candi.
dates for some OF these Offices ing the rest
future article.
THE REGlsrERsHIr.
The great bone OF contention the county election
to be tho Regiscrship, for which there many
aspran,s Of considerable strength ia ed The pros
pcct at prescut Isl that there VIII he very lively time In
the nominating conventions between tho rival ddses
Tor the position.
On the republican side Mr. John Keyser the present
incumbent, and Nr. Lewis II. watts thus far the
prominent candidates. B,th men arc backed by
powerful influence and 1t is therefore aicuit state
which Is likely TO win the rrize of nonnaon Mr..
Watts is at present Deputy Register and relative OF
Mr. Thomas Acton, President Of the Board Of oico
nissicncrs, who has LATELY obtai1ed great weight in
the councils OF his party. On the other and Mr. Fcyse
has immense patronage in lis hands and can thus
gather around him tower strength composed Of the
men who owe their pace and position TO his dctnm.
On the democratic side tbe candidates very rune.
rous Ianmany Han has TWO on three ana MORT Hall
has some half dozen patriots who desire succeed
Mr. Keyser Chief Engneet John necSer. of the l4rc
cepaiim tnrns hp formidable candidate
for the iamnany nonna ion II Is unnecessary
TO mention that he is popular man. and thar he viii
carry with him the whole weight OF the Fire Delartml
which very potent element in deciding elections.
Mr. Deoker's chief opponcnt Eich ard u. Connolly,
senator eSCoultv Clerk aud eN-h dozen other hngs
Mr. Connolly turns up almost every year asnirunt
Tor Office but lately has not been very In his
Efforts to control county nomination. Whether he will
have better luck thus time rcnaius to be seen. The
other rcandida'es-Superysor William G. Conner and udge
Michael Connolly, who riadc soinc show VI strength a
lew months ago-appear new TO have retired from the
contest altcg s,her.
For the Mozart Hall nomination three candidates have
made their appearance. These Thomas II. ferrs
Benjamin L. Fairchd and Igpags hiyun The lrst H. til
keeper OF crnking saloon conner Of Grand nj Essex
streets. and holds Tho position OF !cputy Sheriff. slr
Farcbd the chairman nnd ifr III Tho secretary
of the mozart hall General Commits, All possess
any Of them at present depend altogether
upon the amount OF tao, and coming brought bear
che formation OF o nominating clnvcBtlop.
THE REcoRpIRsnrr.
far the dem ocratic party or the county l. con
cerned, seems to be conceded by universal
present incumbent, Joha I. Hoffman. Tho Tammsny or
ganizaton intend to nominate him by acclamn.on and
we have not beard other candidate of any strength
spoken Of IN connection with the No nomination The
chances therefore, that he will be the united nominee
OF the democracy
THE SUPREME COURT.
Tho term for which Judge Josiah Snhe and elected
expires The last day of December and another
election I'LL the position has. therefore, 10 take place
Judge Sutherland and Citv Judge NcCunn the only
two prominent democratic caadidatca spoken Of yet
II Is genefaily believed political circles that Mr. Sun
erland viii got the Tammsny nomination, and Judge
McCunn sad TO have every thing nyed for the Mozart
endorsement Of his claims The latter gives out
quite publicly that he inerds 10 rnn peace candidate
against may he put fo, by the republicans and
Tammany Hall on o war PLATFORM
THE SUPERIOR coCRr.
Chief stice os worth and Justice White Of TIE Superior
Court both 90 December. They are candidates
for re election Judge White = generally spoken of
having very fair chance Of denomination from the
pubicsn rarty. Chic; Justice Joseph s. Bosworh and
Mr Samuel Jcnc formerly aw OF Judge Barnard,
the strongest, democratic candidates that have yet
appeared Az matters look al present. they are likely u
the nomioatn OF both wings Of the nemocracy
THE COMMON PLEAS AND MARINE COURTS.
The Of Judge Hilton, cf the Court OF Common
Pleas aud J1dge Mccarthy. Of the Marine Court viii Ike
wise expire December Judge Hilton is working
indusriouly reelection but there is powerful op'
position against him, and prospect Of being nominated
by the democratic party seems 10 pendent altogether
upou whether any other Of character snd influence
throws h.nselffnt0 ths hcd IL present there sp ears
be person os saicen wclgh, dcsrous OF being
elevated TO the Common Pleas bench
Judge Florence Mccarthy has influential competitor
for the Marine Court and his nomination is pretty gene
rally conceded.
TnE eEIa sySricEs.
There will be on election for eivil justices all the
districts except the Eighth, which IL extra district
for which Judge William ". Bui. the nesent incumbent.
chosen. The scramble for The succession TO the Out
going promises TO be qul;e lively. whole army
candidaies ~democra,ic republican and Cniouars
the Held but Il woald be only waste Of fpacs TO mes
ton the q all tho sspTan,s. We shall therefore
only mention few, who seem to stand some Kind Of
chance Of receiving nomination.
In the FIRST disirct the most prominent candidates
Mr. Bcns quinn, Assistant cospor alton Attorney Judge
Tbomas stewart. present incumbent; Mr. Howe, Eng
Ish lawyer, and Mr.. Hewitt Fcplblcin. Mr. Quinn is
popular young democrat ~ the finh ward aud makes
very ffr show for ths nomination at present. Judge
Stewart ~ working sssduonsiy Tor rcnomnation, and
the real contest appears 10 be between himself aud Mr.
Quinn
In the second district the rcmses TO be quite
citing Tue district embraces the Fourth, sixih aud
Foarteen,h wardsssrong dcmoratic rescns-and there
IS likely 10 be three candidates the
Geld for saectou Mr.. wm- Jcsefh kanean active and
Intelligent young politician and lawyer " some years
stAndnA tho present time ~ be the strongest
candidate. The delegation ~ hs own ward the fonr
tecnth) said be favorable - him. and his chances
the other two wards ABOUT good those Of any
Of tbs other candidates. Mr.. John ~ Harrington, ex
Assistant Corporation Attorney md Judge Charles
sweeney, the sesent lncumtent arc tho only compct
tors who have yet msfc their aprearsncc They are
both e congtderable influence Mr. Harsinston Ia
said 20 he certain Of ~ Mozart namnation.
Judge VIM. H. Dusspbury u the only prominent candi.
date mentioned m tnseetion with the nomlnation FOR
the Third district be h the present incumbent.
In Fourth district the democratic candidates
Moses " Cac, Clerk Of the Mar.no Court end Couucmsn
Samrel r. Webster. The republican candidate is VIM. n.
Van Cott present incumbent.
in the lifth district ccmprs the Seventh Eleventh
and thirteenth warda the candidates John w. Irapp,
eboo Cuntis.oner II the Thrtecntn ward Ch .Tles e.
smith ~. cut incumbent AMI T. :. Shsndlcy
In the sixth and Seventh districts nothing IN part cuar
relative e The contes, bss yc, eeveiopcd i'sef
THE roIicy JUSTICES.
Al the Police Justices the seven districts iuto which