The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-03
CITY POLITICS.


CITY POLITICS.
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the C'sngressIonal Roll-Boss Fernandez
HtrU e ~ In the Fourth District Exposed
Ho'4aee Greeley and His Fenian Supporters
~.orrissey's Chances for Scat In the
House, kc.s &c.
FouRTH DISTRICT.
II remains impossible TO ascertain de0nitively what
the intentions Of the coalition between Tammany
and Mozart Halls This only we can say, that promi-
nent Tammanyites and Mozarters offer TO bet
their money that Supervisor John Fox will not be
In tho field for Congress, on the morning Of next
Tuesday, and it is even said that the Tammary wire
pullers in that district have not as get re-
received single ticket bearing Mr.. Foxs name. All
the probabilities therefore, that the coalition with
s.Boss' Fernando embraces aso Of It's secret
spuations that election morning. the tickets
IL and 44 win suddenly appear both In the Tammany
Mozart boxes OF this district thereby securing
him largo majority, as the district s pre.eminently
democratic and the pospgnement Of any decision with
regard what will finally be done and has dsorganized
and great extent demorazed the opposition of the
In field the nominee Of the conservative republic
cans and II is poesible-only just possibea combna
ton might yet be made upon his name with the demo-
cratic Union or Cooper Institute people, which would
send him 10 Congress- The canvass for Horace Greeley
interests headed 6y well known Fenian leaders, and
openly backed by Senator Michael Scanlonone OF the
Openy Sosea Uncle ereesys banner
In any other district such accumulation might possibly
be made this rentlemans name as would secure his
led to believe that he has been betrayed In certain demo-
cratic quarters from which he had been promised help,
and that the made at the eleventh hour between
Tammany and Mozart Halls has given up this district TO
"Ben 4, II, A. and showed that II he had not been
candidate himself he would possibly, most probably,
have turned with such force he may have to aid In
eleong Mr.: Greeley over any poor Tammany nominee.
Ing around Dr. Trails water cure establishment theors.
ing hydropathy brown bread dieetics &C. he should
wish, the chief 0s pen his
intelligent ~ electors Of this district.
The contest between John Morrlssey and Nelson Tay
Tor continues TO be actively waged but has ceased to
DO one in which any mere political considerations
strength between the gentlemen who support Mr..
Morrssey and those who support General Taylor but
II Ia rumoycd apparently high authority that Mr. Nor
rsscy grown weary Of the hopelessness of the
cratic cause and would il elected support the constiu
card for Morrissey his appeal human sympathes
conscious that the fortutous accidents Of his BIRTH
and early career nave given MIN an ev name IN the
sional term TO leave better to his only than
that Of inherited fortune, exclusively made by prac
tccs which the respectable portion OF every community
must condemn II is ceran, however, that there and
has been just bad gambling Wall street Mr.
Morrissey patronized; and 1t must also be said his
favor that all his life long, not only when lie is
candidate, his charities have been large and nume-
rous as If TO compensate for tho manner in which
greater portion Of n had been acquired His principle
has been TO take from the rich aud distribute to the poor
This must also for him. that great natural
force or character and strong wil with clear head
good common sense and simple unpublished manner,
which entities his word 10 credit among the greatest mil
onares of CITY, who when they would exact securi
ties and legal documents from each other, always
satisfied TO take Morrisaeys word for anything. He be-
longs to this strong but class Of nteecs
with Cornelius Vanderbilt in whose operations ON the
Stock Exchange and legitimate enterprises he has long
floor Of Congress could make more brilliant speeches or
say things that would look pretty on paper is probable
IN wS % ew o. mo
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Tho indications were one week ago that Charles g.
Spencer tho radical candidate, would be elected by
largo majority, ns then appeared impossible To make
any concentration OF democratic and conservative
mated the conservative candidate and endorsed by
Tammany HALL The fact Of the Tammnny endorse.
against the NOMINEES led on by Colonel Mcintyre one Of
tho dcmocratc pillars Of the district The objection TO
urging the Frontier Police BILL the Excise law and the
Registry law-threo measures entirely repugnant TO
democratic tastes In consequence Of this state OF
affairs the democrats have put forward candidate
In tho person Of Mr. George Stevenson lawyer OF good
character and practice an ex-member Of Assembly
and very popular with the democrats OF his dis
trict He will be supported by all the democratic organi
cations, not excepting tho Tammany rump
The conservatives have arranged 70 receive ten thou
sand machine democratic votes OF tho lower wards for
their nominee, Supervisor Jossph B. Taylor, whose
tickets will be boxed with those Of Tammany and
Mezar. Halls in certain OF the down town democratic
wards, where such votes be spared from the
overwhelming democratic majority that would other
wise be poiled for GeTfhon ~ Hermann, who has
been nominated Tor Supervisor by the Taamany and
Mozart factions and endorsed By the German democrats
II threat that r Taylor should receive no single
democratic voters influence OF tho ten thousand he
promised that suspended the action Of the Conservative
County Nominating Convention and which caused them
to adjourn sne de
There is change J. Winthrop CHAMBER has simply
20 walk tho course the only democratic nominee
and Mr. stcnbrcnnei will undoubtedly largely increase
the ballots Of his party in this district.
rGBTn DisTRfcr
All efforts 10 concohtfaten opposition TO James Brooks
have failed, and he VIII be reelected without any sub
santil opposition whatever
NINTH DIETRICH.
In this district tho contest has been narrowed down
by tho ircachery q tho lammany Hal leaders 20
square and simple fight between "Boss" Fernando,
who specially declares that no represents party and
will sail into Congress acknowledged pirate, having
nationality or ngv and responsible 20 one, and
incumbent wha, course tho friends OF Mr.
David !. jackson may be induced TO take
Is no, yet Officially publicly known But in
forty TO fifty per cent OF the democrats Of the district
openly armed In order 10 punish the teacbery Of
Tammany Hall TO Ir Jackson; and having no assur.
that "Boss" F'rnando, IL elected would represent
the principles OF The democratic party they intend just
'fhis once, castiDl square vote Tor Mr. Darling the
republican nominee
The Registry.
The boards OF Inspectors Of Registry held the FIRST
meeting OF their second session yesterday, commencing
at eight O'Clock In the morning and closing at nine
O'Clock in the evening Although tho number OF per.
registered is comparatively large the work
red quietly ard steadily throughout the city, and
was unmarked by any incident worthy OF note. Tho
total number Of vers already registered shows that the
canvass Is being carried with great vlgor and by
some u is estmaed that at least ten thousand more
boards OF registers held to-day The number registered
in the various wars yesterday s as follows