The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-13
CITY POLITICS.


The Late County Contcst-Interestins Compa-
ratise Statistics The Regi-tership and abe
Popular Voice The Real strength OF Tam
many in the Late Contest-''Boss' Fernando
and the Chiefs OF the Wiawnm-The Charter
Election. sc.
The results OF the late contest regards the city have
been surprising to extent heretofore witnessed
in local politics The democratic Union party poed for
three OF its candidates Sedgwick, smith and Halpne,
seventeen thousand votes for each Halpine is true
ran fifteen thousand democratic votes ahead OF these
hgurcs but this increase cannot fary be claimed for
the party which had placed him on It's ticket In the
Twenty first ward, for example, under the able leader
ship OF William Barrett United states District Ator
ney Samuel G. Courtney Alderman o'Brien and others,
the independent and lle OF Tammany Hall spurned
the bargain made between tho Tammauy chiefs and
"Boss' Fernando and supported SMILES 0Reilly as II
he had been the regular rammany candidate. 4aNs.sss
THE COMBINATIONS AGAINST TAMNAsY attN
In the Thirteenth ward Deputy Sheriff Thomas Henry
Ferris and his friends did likewise the Tammany
side while in the Eleventh Owen keenan,. and in
the Seventeenth ward Mr. james Kelly heretofore prac
teal supporters OF the Mozart Chief cast OF their al
leeiancc that decaying institution, and threw hem
selves with all their energies the candidate whom they
believed to be an independent popular choice.
THE STRENGTH OF raE DEMOCRATIC UNION
But the great remains that for three and four
dldateS its county tickct the Deinccratlc Union
and 'Anti Ring Democracy polled seventeen thousand
votes for each candidate, and this notwithstanding the
popular whiriwnd and tornado against the Excise Law
and the Registry Law of last winter which the Tammany
chiefs rallied upon drag behind the whole vote cast
for the Albany state ticket .at
rpn PEopLr THINKING FOR THEMSELVES.
That the people Of the city OF New York have com
menced to think for themselves the great lesson fthe
late election that they will longer support with
their nominations in making which they are al
lowed voice. but which are made by three or four
democra ocehoders sitting down with 'Boss" Fer
nando In back parior Of the Astor House, s one thing
certain.
The RING TERROR STRICKEN.
That this sndden exhibition Of the strength and power
of the anti rng Cooper Institute democracy has already
had its full effect Of striking terror into the Tammany
''ring,ris sufficiently evidenced by the card IN which
Comptroller Bremen has withdrawn his name from
sideraiion as candidate for reelection in the charter
contest
THE BARGAINS OF THE LArx ELECTION
II especially to compass the reelection OF MI.
Brennan in December that all the nominations of Tam
Messrs. Tucker, Hacket and McCoo being Of the Mo-
Fart faith and the special bargain being that If TAM
Fernando and tho fow men that still cling to his for
tunes would do their utmost to reelect Comptroller
Brennan next month.
ruE TAxMAvY BARGAIN FAILURE.
The Tammany bargain falling on McCoo, the Mozart
organ, edited by ben 4. II and a Is now savage
every morning in denonncing TamTany's ireachery
and insisting thar the ring secretly supported Gen.
era Halpne for Register TO this sufficient answer
may be found in the fact that in every ward Of the
city dominated by the "Rng'' Hapine went to the wall,
as heavily as Tammany votes could put him there In
Supervisor and now Congressman elect John Fox Police
Justice Hogan and Alderman Moore Hapnc only received
se votes 70 lssS poed tor the "a 10
he Is also beaten by small majority; and ~ the Sixth
ward which specially under the orders Of Comptroller
Brennan there majority against him OF ,446 votes
SO also In such strong democratic wards, heretofore
blindly subservient 10 the Tammany ring" a. the
was done 70 beat him which bribery. treachery and
threats OF punishment could effect.
While each sSs ~ q those 4sp
failed his success was due not 70 any want Of hostility
the part Of the regular machine, but because the
great majority Of independent people belonging TO
al parties and who utterly sick OF machine con-
troll, we're resolved in his Halplnesl person 70 enter
also largely indebted 70 the unswervins support Of
coionels i burke, Kelly and csvanaen Richard oGor,
man. Dennis Monaghan and Dr. O'Relley, besides
General Davies and many honored lights OF the
church whose names are omitted for obvious
Blu. ali these agencies would have been without AVIAN
pubic anna
"rne opinion = the NEw YonK HERALD and several
that HalpDes success for the Registcrship really
and undoubtedly Herald triumph. fact that shows
THE cnARrxR ELECTION ,st~
In regard 70 the nominations for charter ocsrs 10 be
elected month"; that pYonses 10 develop itself IN
works and the demand made and enforced, that the
places about TO become vacant In tho Common Council
sha,l be supplied by or known probity character
and ability who ideuti1cd In sentiment and interests
wsh the Constituencies they represent and aso the gen
era welfare Of the city Tho asprants for Aldermauio
and Counclmanc honos are numerous. but OF the many
names spoken Of they have particular recommenda
ton for popular support other than their simple affinity
with some ward club machine association Of thess
the public will take good TO let them severely alone
OF the many named for Aldermanio honon IN conncc-
ton with the reform movement 30 happily naugrated
last Tuesday in the election OF General Hapine 70 the
Regecrship, is that Of Mr. Stephen Roberts, the Tuba
CAIN OF the Twelfth district That gentleman shas
acquired the we deserved reputation Of being one Of
the -four ring opponents In the Board Of Council
men, and In his legislative has lost
opportunity BY word and vote 10 oppose the schemes
for illegally depicting the city treasury. Mr. Roberts 10
no stranger in the Twelfth ward his home, his property
and hs interests have been centered there for many
years and he enters the contest with the good wishes Of
all honest people He will probably receive the nomi
nation OF the Ctzens Association, the Democratic
Union, tho conservative republicans tho constitutional
Union party and the republican party proper With this
united support there can be no possible doubt OF his
election.
TptLKS nF A LlINATic