The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-19
THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
RECONSTRUCTION IN THE METROPOLIS.
City Candidates and the City
Conventions.
The Legislature and the Local
Elections.
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the municipal campaign or charter election canvass
mas fairly opened and, although overshadowed for few
days past BY the sad event which gave to the
custom House sensation the active preparations for the
choice OF Mayor, Corporation Counsel Aldermen and
Counclmen have progressed with vigor and precision
THE LEADING IDEA.
Every contest Of any interest have some salient
idea from which derives its impulse Tho cArter cleo
ton was separated from the State or gene election for
the purpose Of disentangling IL from u general
issues Of party politics. However this may have been
heretofore the approaching charter election will BIO very
closely identified with the results IL not the ideas OF the
state election just had The overwhelming defeat which
the democracy has sustained every quarter has centred
the eyes OF the whole State and extent OF the
whole country upon the last stronghold Of the party in
this city Here for the present conceded that the
majority Of the democrats when acting together is in
surmountable But the divisions among themselves
known to be SO bitter that like the familiar history of
tho Irish people before their conquest is only ques
ton as to which of several different methods the
expedient and thorough for annhatng whole party
The favorte project in past years with the opposition
interest has been that which embodied in the C
zens Association to claim support for candidates hostile
to the organizations Of the democracy upon partisan
grounds reform, &c Very little has been accomplished
by these attempts and they to-day practically aban
doned. The present city campaign is one of the most
singular of the kind here The respective par
ties appear to be at work endcavoring to nominate
and in good faith elect candidates by a sort Of
gveway game, each for the other. The repub
licans are straining every effort to elect Wood
and oGorman for Mayor Corporation Counsel while
the democrats trying shape elect
some influential republican, such William L. Stewart
who be placed brcakwater between the city and
the State legislature and here Of is the key to
this curious situation Of parties in the city.
RECONSTRUCTION IN THE MISUNDERSTANDING
OF PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
The returns Of the State election present Legislature
In which the democracy have practically voice what
They have not a single man of noticeable
ability the floor of either house. except perhaps Henry
c. Murphy. The anticipation OF any available aid from
him and his corboras guard of associate democrats,
including Ben Wood and Street Commissioner Cornell is
Of preposerous for the slightest hopes being
entertained from that quarter. charter and
complete sweep OF all the splendid Offices OF the city
government are set down as event by the repub
leans and the only idea entertained is how do the
thing in the effective with due regard for
the popular feelings OF the people the State about local
rights &C. Hence is that divisions in the
respective parties; but in tho republican councils large
majority is actively enlisted for the election Of Wood and
O'Gorman With both either OF these elected, the
"reconstructon OF the city charter and provisional
government in the metropolis would be Both
have been so openly and odously identified with
late struggle that their identity with the city govern
mcnt would secure all the necessary legislation within
ca in tho city and securing their places for the oppos
ton and that with the positive approval Of threefourhs
OF the citizens Of the state at large The republican
deliberate consultations, and are openly acting upon
those plans.
THE CONVENTIONS AND CANDIDATES
OF course some inma0ns OF these ideas have reached
the democrats They find their antagonists among them
stirring up with money and other popular
movement for OGorman for Counsel to the Corporation
and Wood for Mayor Tho ward politicians ngcnously
enlisted In this movement are overwhelming the
tong to be made up in this interest caucus Of the
Tammanyites on Thursday decided TO name John T.
Hoffman and John Deyelin for Mayor and Corporation
guard the remnant of their patronage TO the democracy
little longer But II is doubtful whether the activity
OF the radicals operating through various agents will
Monday the Tammany Convention, bring forth the
embodied ''confed aracy"-Wood and O'Gornan-and
afterwards elect them, to radical ends at
Albany Indeed, it was rumorcd yesterday that
Mr. Derelin would be persuaded TO withdraw his name
by the positive assurances that IL elected he would
only make himself the subject Of proceeding lcgis
latng him out Of Office. The convention TO meet to-
morrow will probably name Hoffman and Deven, il they
will consent, although II Is asserted that to the
necessary certainty Of election Wood will have 10 be
directly indirectly put in the place OF Holman. Tho
bearing OF this curious phase OF city politics will be
better understood when It realized that full list OF
all the available city offices has already been discussed
and parceed out under tho auspices Of the republican
committees and that the sangunc candidates have raised
fund for the election OF what they call the 'confed-
eracy ticket" They have even taken large house on
State street. in Albany, opposite the CAPITOL where they
Will open thor headquarters and In the form OF regu
lar Union League, prosecute their plans with counsel and
oil necessary means for thorough organization.
The republican convention stands adjourned without
making nominations and thor idea not TO make any
so their in such manner will best
their ends In the election OF secession ticket II
possible or the knowledge OF these plans has
stimulated the Street Department and the Finance Depart
ment 70 very strong efforts and nearly ncutrazed their
chronic fight These departments together with some
OF the county Offices are especially coveted The
Saturday at the Aston House. settling up various
little matters and greeting senator Nye, Of Nevada who
once had hand In this sort OF thing, and whose
sagacty gave the city and his party Haws well us
Connovcr, and who thinks that Keyser and A. w. Brad
ford have established right Tor "the party"
to the Registry and surrogate Offices in the same man
that he willing TO certify that Wood has TO the skele
ton Of the Mayora.y for the democracy.
The nomination OF John w. Farmer the peoples
candidate and the soldiers candidate probably the
only straight forward thing Of the kind before the people
The management OF the Citizens Association which
openly the republican interest," and enlisted their
Albany job, has led of by the nomination OF OGorman
as portion Of their ticket bringing forward McKeon for
Mayor which also the Wood interest The McKeon
people. with the same objec-he division OF the demo
cratic vote a to elect wood-havo named Gunther
for Mayor Both Of these organizations are acting in
good faith to their professed aimthe destruction Of
the local parties and olc,s by Legislation At Albany
Thus there Is common accord among the outside or
ganizations and prospect Of which the pro-
posed nomination OF Hoffman and Deven will scarcely
OGorman against IT, A. squarc light" between the scccs
sion and the loyast democracy viii probably absorb the
interest and the votes To be cast In the canvass Tho
sequel and the real fight will come OH at Albany, what
may be the result here
THE COMMON COUNCIL PHENOMENON.
Perhaps the most curious intervention OF political AZ
fairs presented In the fact that the members OF the
Common Council to be cected-thosc who up for
rc-cocton-ocr strange record for their term about
expire Looking back at their minutes there u really
shng cleanliness and nofensveness ts face
There has been meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen
for Ave months There have been no jobs, except
efforts accommodate the Czcns Association and the
sorchcads by aborve attempt 70 remove the heads
of departments What Is II that has wrought this
raclcS Even the weekly papers have stopped abusing
these people.
After diligent inquiry after due examination of tho
quarrcls and complications about patronage and the
departments II will be found that the operation OF
positive and secured salary fixed by statute NJ two thou
sand dollars, has produced the most sauary results In
the Common Council This has been the first time In
ten years that this pay has been provided IN this way
aud the independence and fair record OF tho boards Is in