, 1865-03-23
THE COMING Election,
What OfhceFa are To be eElected-CandI.
datea and heir QuoIifacations-M-
deFmen = The Next Common
Counc cI1-1ts Probable F,oliTi.
cal Comple1Jon-Thc Reg.
lAtYy Law.

IN the 18Th Of April next will be held the au
nual municipal election. This will be one Of til
| most important elections ever held in this city
and It Is about lime fbat some 1uoremtnt rhoul,
be made preliminary thereto By The Union party
There Ia Mayor to elect, a member OF the Boar,
of Public Worke, in the place at Fred. Letz. ESQ.
"hose term Of Office fs about to expl1e; City At
tofneT, Treasurer, Collector, Clerk Of the Polio
Goasf a3 & snd o9s Alderman and one Constable TO
eac1 ward. Each ol these, with the exception o
ne Commissioner Of Public Works. will hold ot8c'
ior two :eare; They enter upon The dutles of tn
%oSssy y hs3 .hey vii be elected on the nrs
me Rcpnblicsna hare not rs set begun 10 can
Fass the merits Of the candidates or the Msyossltl
@ 10 any considerable extent We hive heard the
neczon, but public opinion does not as vet appsa,
aPls Us to ,ndeate who will etand the best ch,nee
Seess st T. y generally e
certain Of an election, pre- ftded be be honest Ind
eap:o;e. Among the candidates mentioned We
Holden ne1tG Afa e sos names ot Ad Mnh a.
lsek Of cardlcatss.
III: understood that Hon. F. c. Sherman is =
csnaldAte for rt-eIccton At the hands Of the Demo-
cIa:*; Another bright and shining light among
the Democratic, AID. OSnlliEan. is said to be vii
ling to 6aeridte himself for the benefit Of hts
par.y. he c1nfus, We btlicvc, to have the matter
aa d1s OWL way snd expects to receive the nonf-
nation On the 1fst baltol. He has laid q wager Of
basket Of champagne that he will not only be
nominated but elected. 1t ha* not yet &ransplred
whether John Comleky Will he candidate Of not.
John !. extremely rcticcut about these days, walt
fur. like Micawkes, "for something 70 turn M ~
II John could be elected, ne have no doubt he
would make as good mayor as any man on his
side Of lhe house.
For Commisaloner Of Public Works, the names
Of AID. Geo. Himrod and 4 g. Throop, E-q., have
been mentioned By The Republicans. Either OF
tbete men would dll the Office acceptahly.
Aid. David Walsh te the SELF nominated caudl.
date in the interest Of the Democracy. He stands
hbout as good chance OF being elected a. he
does Of being struck BY lightning.
For lily AttLtn we have heard the names OF
FTancfs AdEms, Esq, the present incumbent, and
tharIey willard. the msn who toasts Buck Morris
at tue banquet OF the Sons ofSt Patrick elsewhere
Mtntloncd. MIR. Adaals has been a tolcrab1y good
OBJECT. but there are those who wuuld scr1e the
c'tS more acceptally on the Union side Of the
mouse. He nutt be dropped Wizards toast
did the lustnesB for him.
Fo! Treasurer. Collector, and Clerk OF the Po.
uce court, no nAtnte hare been mentioned In DO
liucnl circles. There will be no lack Of candf-
datcs, however.
The great contest will be made by both psrt,es
70 secure the common Council. Thi; body now
etanoe politically dly1den lhpa:
HepnbitcanR, II: Democrats, is.
u thetc, the term Of office OF eight Republican
members aud eight Democratic members Will cI-
pire at The close Of the present fiscal year. They
are thus distributed:
RkpubIie1n. Democrat.