The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-25
CITY PoIiTIcs

street Csmmissioner CorneII-Tbs ransn,ss,
Leaders Commit Hnri Kari-The Downfall.
u the Dynasty Of the WiSwaus The Gather
Ing 81 tho Clans In January Next--Candi-
dates and Their Prospects-The Race ior
the Money Bags Of the CITY. 6c.
The long agony IL at last over ana Comptroller Bren.
nan finally declines submitting his name 70 tho people
for detection Remarkable this statement may sp
pear TO persons not familiar with politics. conveys the
downfall Of the powerful dynasty and revolution
In the local political anirs OF this city, TO those
who can understand lis force. coupled with the
resignation Of Street Commissioner Cornell, there
Il an actual and utter oblteration Of tho great
sources OF patronage which control the Tammany Hall
General Committee That there must bo an absolute
reorganization Of tho democratic party on nsxt rs, Of
January when tho General Committees are 10 bs
chosea 10 perfectly clear tor has been only by brute
force Of patronage and ofienl corruption tha, the
Tammsny Hail Geuevai Committee has becn held in
sliud subsection the Financ- and Street Departments
daring the past three years
rmH oonrYRoLLsassfr.
The hnl kari committed BY thu Tammsny Hall "rIngr
chiefstskes away much OF the interest which might
otherwise be felt In ths contest TOR the enormously
powerful office of head OF the Financial Department The
present canvass s clearly what the HERALD predicted
would bc-a triangular contest with Judge Michael
Connolly representing the anti-ring aud Cooper In.
siitute democracy Judge Richard Kelly, the stand.
ard bearer OF tho Union republican,, and Richard
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ring" nominee. Az 20 the conservaiiNc repub
leans nobody asks what action. II any, they mean
70 take lhey T., made rad hsr last srrnng eao,' m
give the Albany candidate for Governor that nfy thou
sand majority" which Mr. Secretary seward promised,
and by running the ticket OF Mr. John Mcto0l for Re-.
stcr OF boxes they covered what should haze
been the lat dgnined moments OF an expiring parry
with the humiliation OF defeated "rng'i alliance With
the defunct conspiraiors OF the Tammany Mozart
coalition. In like manner no ono ak what
the propr ,cter OF tho Mozart Hall menagero
pocket Very nearly all the strong and independent
leader. OF tho Mozart wiqwnm have iouef the demo.
cratic Union party, tho only active and reliable demo
CRITIC organization opposed TO tho dctaion OF the cor
ruptons OF Tammany Hall and, indeed. 1t now pretty
generally admitted that there but two divisions of
tho democratic party Manhattan Isnnd-ons the
Tammany Hall General Copmitee OF which Supervisor
chairman, aud tho other the Cooper Inst,a,a
people, under the command Of that veteran polltl
cal s'conspirator," Mr. John Young savage. There
curious rumos aHoat with regard to the iDtcn-
ton ON the part OF President johnson 70 recognize
porsrs, and that Mr. savage Is now pressed at Wash
ington for an Important federal position, With all
tho chances that he VII be Illuminated aud
To obtain confirmation from the senate for democrat
may appear to onsidersa rather dubious JOB bu 70
known that Mr. Savage personally enjoys tho esteem and
respect OF tho prominent republicans in this city
and that such would DO brought 10 bear on he
Senate as would cause his name. Whenever sent 10, 70
As between Judge Connolly the anti" ring eandi.
candidate. aud judge Kelly tho republican oandidate
must be clear 70 every intelligent observer 81 politics
that the substantially lies between the first and
tho last named Of these candidates. Judge Connolly
has personal strength often tested and mover found
wanting; he ~ favorite with tho working cassos and
hrs friends that II their votes elect him, no ~n
reoe,vs large majority
Justice Richard Kelly beside tho republican endorse
ment, will doubtless DO eDdond by the CilizoDs Also
citation, and possibly by the Loyal League OF Union
square but thsse endorsoments along with them
'rospectaDitity than votes Tor nearly every gn
tlenAn belonging to these two organizations belongs
10 the republican party, aud would therefore be hound
Ivy political Interest and honor 10 support Judge Kelly
whether II IL thai there certain demo-
cratic influences supposed not 20 10 unriondy 10 the
Justice OF tho Special Sessions, but ~ thought, under
any circumstances his vote next December Will not cx
coed t~enty.n.e thousand Had tho republicans Iol
lowed the advice OF thsr city nowspsp organ
and their test practical leaders they could have carried
tho Comptrollershp with pnnect eaae by nominating
either Jndse Barnard named by tho HgtAip OF smith
My, Jr Tho latter already endorsed and pressed
for the nomination by both the democratic and rcpubl
German General Committees and whose favor the
whole German pre.s, with other papers had already
issued Casting thcs. randdater over
board, rather not oonsiderng them IN nuon the
republicans now going IL alone, with mary an ar",
Ia sort OF blind hope that their nominee run IN
between tho democratic mon and tho rarmsny Mozart
canddstea The influence Of super lsor Ely however
since he cannot be candidate hlD1n with any hope ~
sucsrss viii undoubtedly bo for the Cooper institute.
nominee and with the German vote, irrespective OF
party, there Is doubt Of this 81 the latter
John H. Giles has received tho nominal tor tho
Office Of Com gtroilsr from the hcKeoa ofsazaion but
tins fsc of the democracy has influence whom
vorkn g aluns contest Mr. Giles chances are rather
slim
stli another candidate IL Mr. Charles T. fiemiug who
has Ell the nomination or the Federal Constitutional
unIon the Tsspaycrs' General Committee. and backed
up b. committee ~ wealthy taxpayers, VINO have
selected their candidate because lie "a busuose man,
good nnancier and wholly unfamiliar With party potcs
lie therefore comes before th. people with cosn hands.
claiming the suffrages o. his feio" cltIsns