The New York herald., 1864-11-06

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four candidates have disappeared from the
race in the last few days, but there are still
enough left to continue the scramble aud an
noy the voters.
| Since Gen. Wslbridge hasl withdrawn from
the race, there are but three candidates left in
the Fourth district These three candidates
| are Morgan Jones, the nominee of Tanmany
and Mozart halls; William Walsh, nominee of
the McKeon faction, aud Oarolsn O'Brien Bry-
ant who, as democrat, has been nominated
by both OF the republican organizations, and.
according to the statements Of his card, is run
ming for both the present and the future.
/ The war-worn patriot, General Nelson Tay
| lor. who has atiested his love for the Union On
| numerous fields of battle during this war, leads
| the lis, OF candidates in the Fifth district as
| the nominee of Tammany Hall. VIM. B. Ma
| clay, former representative from the district,
| and Thomas Cassin are lodging around
| on the nominations Of the two Mozart Hall
factions, while each republican organization
| Draper aHd Daring) has a candidate Of its own
quarrelling over the handful of republican
votes which tradition, brought down from
the original settlers Of Manhattan Island. says
once existed there. Thus we have five candi-
dates in search Of Congressional honors in this
district.
One Of the most interesting controversies is
just now going on in the Sixth district. Eli T.
| Norton having withdrawn, Elijah Ward. the
present representative, has the field all to him
self on the democratic SIDE. Raymond and his
committee have made complete muddle OF
the republican side. The "elbows OF the Min
clio" are no comparison to the muddle in which
he now finds himself He is the nominee OF the
Weed wing Of the party, while Colonel Rush
G. Hawkins is the nominee of the real Union
party. The latter has served his term in the
armies of the Union, and with the scars Of two
wounds, received while defending our flag,
now appears before his republican constituents
for an endorsement. How he ia treated
by such windy patriots as Raymond
for all this is seen by the card Of Colonel
Hawkins to the public. Colonel Hawkins
was one Of the first to enter the field in de-
fence Of the government. Raymond, on the
other hand, remained at home, and managed to
get elected to the Legislature under the great
| Uuion movement in 1861. His whole effort
while member Of that body was to partisan
| iZe the Union movement. and he 80 far sue
| ceeded that he drove the war democrats back
| to their former party, which resulted in the
defeat Of the republicans and the success Of
the democracy at the next election in this
State. Both as patriot and a republican.
therefore, Colonel Hawkins has the greater
claim upon his party.
rl,a~x. A.
district Chanler the peace democrat, is run
ming against ex-Alderman Boardman. republi-
can We are very sorry to say that Chanler
will probably be elected. He did nothing in
the last Congress to recommend him for this.
Taminany ought to have nominated better
man.
Provost Marshal B. T. Mannierre has mag
! unanimously withdrawn from the contest in the
Eighth district in favor Of Vim. E.
Dodge the other republican candidate
Mr.. Barr is the regular Tammany
nominee, and Mr.. John Anderson, the
Mozart candidate has withdrawn in his favor.
BOBBY Brooks is trying to slip in somewhere
as the Independent candidate Of the odds and
ends He forgets that be was ever a Know
Nothing, but always knew something except
on the Clark trial. He also denies ever being
democrat What is he. liz he the political
What Is It.
Five Candidates are actively skirmishng in
the Ninth district VIM. f. Darling is the NOM
ipse Of the republicans. Col. George Baldwin
is the nominee OF Tanmany Hall. One hun
dred dollar Herrick has been running around
loose since Tamnany Hall Indignantly rep,l-
dated him, trying to get another nomination.
Fernando Wood is the nominee Of Fernando
Wood. Fernando Wood is patrolling the district,
making speeches for Fernando Wood. He is
sure of Fernando Woods vote, and is Boosting
that he will work out Colonel Baldwin in Fer
nando Woods favor Mr. J. Trumbull Smith
is the nominee Of the Mcclellan clubs. Voters
are requested to look over the schedule, and
pick and choose for themselves.
Thus stands the Congressional slaabble ia
this city two days before election.
THE ILLUSTRATED PAPgRs.-The pictorial
papers profess 10 be and ought to be neutral
in politics, At least 80 far az their illustrations
are concerned. This truth is so very obvious
that il il never disputed; and yet the Nessrs.
Harper. pious book publishing 6rm in this
city. are issuing an illustrated paper apparently
devoted to entirely partisan objects and full Of
the grossest caricaturcs and misrepresentation
of the opposition party and Of the adopted
citizens Of this country. Such prostitution
Of the illustrated press is unpardonablc. The
fact that the editor OF the Messrs. Harper's
paper is candidate for Congress may explain
this conduct, but cannot excuse it.
Curious JouRNArIsM.-An editor should al
ways say what he has TO say in the editorial
columns Of his own paper, If that paper has
any circulation. Yet Horace Greeley is al
ways writing letters to the Tribune signed
"H Co. and Marion Marble OF the World has