The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-14
THE NEW MUNICIPAL RING.
NOVEL DEVELOPMENTS
Tho Woods in a WOrdy Fight for
the Spells.
The World and News as
BOttlehOlders.
NICE GAME ALL AROUND.
&c. &C. &c.

nation and some cautious trying TO find Sweeny,
Brennan Booe In order TO discover what they
going 10 do and which ring the new or the old was the
: likely to DO profitable The accuracy Of the
HERMD's statements was universally admitted Fernan-
Woods ntimates declared that the article prctty
the true story" and this endorsement being rapidly
passed from lip TO lip gave the matter quite official
character
WEED AND THE CoPPERHEADs.
The republicans pretended to be very angry that Weed
should DO Of consprng with such copperheads
Wood, Cornell and Tweed; but upon trotting TO
the House they discovered Jake Sharp drinking
the bar, with copy of the HERALD in his paw, prepared
to every word OF the municipal ring article,
while Weed sat in his up stairs rather gum that
the game should be shown up soon, but incapable Of
denying the facts. The truth is that this dealing with
copperheads is old business for Weed. For long
time past the republicans have kept the coppeead fac
ton alive to break down the regular democracy
During the past Weeds friends openly boated
that he giving Fernando Wood prominence in order
to bring tho democrats down to the trading point When
anything TO be made anywhere Thurlow Weed puts his
patriotism in his pocketbook, along with his other film
sizes, and settles down steadily to the job.
FERNANDO RETURNED FROM ROME.
When Fernando Wood returned from Rome few
weeks ago there none poor to do him rever
ence meet him at the steamer and ocr TO carry his
carpet bag In Rome he had kissed the toe of the Popes
lackey--whom he mistook for his Holiness-and at
tempted to repent Of his sins, but they proved too many
for him and he gave up the attempt. As soon as he
heard Of the date Of the State Convention he tracks
for home imagining that he would be consulted about
candidates, and might turn penny honestly other
wise in the brokerage busncss-ocesc cheap for cash."
All the capital he had lot of skeletons and heap
OF brass. Arrived here he found himself out in the
cold The door Of the State Convention was slammed in
bis face and the Tammany men shouted No cold victu
ais ut him out Of the window. II then that Fernan-
do vowed 70 t'get event. but there paving
stones handy shy at the party who having such
Jolly time and manufacturing such nice platform in
side, and the poor played out politician sat down
the curbsloue, crying and swearing and disconsoate.
THE NEW RING FORMED.
II in this condition that Thurow Weed picked up
Fernando took him down TO the Astor House. gave him
something to eat and drink and put. him in a
tho ''haif deck Weed had been having pretty rough
time Of 1t at Albany in his prize fight with Greeley and
in tho Syracuse Convention where he could do nothing
without the aid Of Senator Morgan Although appa.
rentiy playing the benefactor he really seized upon
Wood like drowning sailor straw. Wood was
very glad TO be seized. Romeo had found his Juliet,
aud the connubal relation Immediately established
Putting their heads together the design the new ring
was soon sketched out, and Wood, equipped in bran
black suit, began to send for people aud palaver
them in his old, Pecksnifan style. II regular
Of 'w you walk into my paror, said the spider TO the
ny." and the flies accepted the invitation partly out OF
curiosity to Woods skeletons and partly discover
whether Fernando really business or was dong
this thing entirely on his face.
CORNELL AND TWEED CONE IN.
Among the first 70 listen to the siren tongue OF the
hero Of the Marvin, Schermerhorn and Mills
Cornell and Tweed, Of the Street Department These
men were indictments in Tammany Hail. They had
dan iu. 49,
tions and their opposition to patriotic and
honest candidates than anybody that can be named
They defeated the Tammany address Of 1923, which
would have revoutonzed the democratic party. They
put down Conner and nominated Harry Genet for
County Clerk last fall. In every way they had
opposed Swceny Brennan and Boole in the or.
ganixation, and now they ready to oppose
these persons-of whom they horribly Jealous
f they had go outside Tweed already holds about
sixteen Offices to say nothing Of the Americas club but
he wanted more viz: the State senatorshp Cor
nell xIcus to find somebody who would guarantee
his rcappointment Street Commissioner, and who
would make reasonably good candidate for Mayor.
1Im your msn said Fernando, aud Immediately intro
duccd them Weed.
TERMS OF rHg BARGAIN.
The terms Of the bargain very quickly settled aud
che ring formed Fernando Pot In his Mozart Hall
skeletons, his experience, his TACT and money and
10 receive The ring nomination and support for Mayor
next December. Weed put In his influence and his
talent and when called upon for hard cash. added |
the TIbsns piers and wharves Job, worth almost nfy
millions OF dollars He s TO have all the Senators and
Asssmblymen from this city, including Tweed and Cor
nell, pledged 10 vote for Broadway railroad and FOR
Raymond a. United States Senator AS Weed viii get
very few Legislators in the country districts this mater
l. very important 10 him Cornell put in the Street
Department and as big slice Of vammany as he can ea
He 10 TO receive first, an election TO the State Senate
and nsxt reappointment as Street Commissioner with
extension Of his term for ie Ike the Tax Commits
sioner Tweed put IN the Americas Club the Board of
Supervisors the Transcript the patronage Of his sixteen
the big chair which he sits and the big club no
wicds as Chairman OF Tammany Hail. He to receive
Offices will, fair share Of the Albany pckings what
ever they may BE-, and sixteen deadheads In every rail-
on very equitable principles Each man takes out Of the
pool more than he puts in, and the dividends OF the
Germ will probably throw Ptholc stock into the shade.
FRArKRsAL Feelings IN THE WOOD FAMILY.
In The grand combination which we have thus dc.
scribed one very important point was omted-nothng
was provided for Brother Ben. On the contrary the
ring threatened 20 cut the communication be-
tween him and Brennan, and thus bar him forever
from political life: for however the ring buy up the
by Brennan. Upon reading the about the ring In
yesterday HsHAiD Ben Wood rushed down town In
VIII 10 heat, and meeting brother Fernando metaphor
cay IN the Park, pitched into him without word. In
moment Ill the politicians gathered around
novel manifestation OF fracrnal icelings in the Wood
family excited tue most eager attention, and when IL
asceained that this was not nero sham ght but that
B,n was deadly earnest and determined to against
Tweed rennans interest," for State senator from the
1ower district the urore at its height Bets OF two
one offered, with takers that Ben would beat
Tive d in his own ward and that he would capture
the Tammany nomination Thcreupon the new ring
stock began 10 fall fearfuly.
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK,
Il curious fact that Ben Wood has always been very
sen tive about any interference Of Fernando with the
lower district aud several times before the two brothers
have quarrced about t. although they have
such bitter fight this All the political capital that the
Wood Brothers have n In this district, and hen owns
IT, Fernando having simply set Of skeletons All their
newspaper capital TOO, Is here, and Bon owns that;
for he has never let Fernando into the News and Fer
nando sold out his share In that skeleton npcr the
World long ago Indeed the politicians have all cleared
out Of the World since Marbles fosco at the Albany
Convention allowing Signor Mantilin harbleu 70 make