The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-02

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esae Considerations Of this kind must enter largely m
to the controlling elements OF the next contest Tor the
State and there further elements 10 the state contest
which largely into the local contest OF our
enterrihed democratic factions
CONTEST.
The conservatives like all other hungry and poverty
stricken who have nothing to lose aud
10 gam will enter upon the campaign IN November with
the greatest activity and pluck They know for certain
that they in their favor, and aiding them the
rbly unpopular and odous republican bunders Of the
Excise law and the Registry sw; and they hope-but in
this they will be- think, deceved-thaI they will have
the further advantage Of clause granting universal
suffrage embodied part of the Instrument in the
new constitution which the radical majority in our
State Convention are now preparing be subm tied for
The popular vote. Should this last blunder be COM
mitted. we may safely predict that the State tcke
OF the republican party, no matter ho~ much money
seventy five hundred thousand majority But "
as would now seem likely, warned by the gathering
thunder clouds OF popular Indignation wtich they
rising from the horizon upon every SIDE our radical
state leaders should take the back track 10 regard to
their friend sambo, and cause the proposition for uni
veral suffrage TO be submitted on separate ticket and
as separate question, apart from the general pro
Visions OF the new state constitution: then il is quite
pos iole not quite likely that the superior drill and
state by success which will be little short of mracu-
ious Governor Fentons election only carried last
year oy the sudden accession To his standard OF at least
thirty thousand Irish Fenian votes throu the State
which were partly cast for him protest against
cowardly policy OF Secretary Seward in allowing American
ctzens OF irish birth to be imprisoned without charge
or 'ral in English dungeons when revsiting
try OF their birth, and partly gratitude for Governor
Fenton's famous answer, when called upon turn out
the New York state militia for the suppression OF
oncl 0Neil and the other "Fensn raiders upon Can
ada "Let the British authorities in Canada do their own
police duty" IL was thssIrsh which had 70 make
up and counterbnlanco the conservative republican de-
feet on OF from twenty to twenty i've thousand votes
properly belonging to the FenOn side which Mr. Thur
low Weed had the adroness to lead the Hoffman
fold AT present however and tho approaching State
make the Fenian vote again swerve from its natural
allegiance to the democratic party nor will
there be any question OF indirectly sustaining
secretary Seward by votes cast for the conservative
and democratic ticket; and therefore we may look for
an accession to Honmans vote ,as fall Of the thirty
thousand Irish votes then cast for Governor Fenton
The only question remaining is-wnI the twenty five
thousand conservatives, who then swung or from
the republican party by Thurlow Weed still maintain
ther centrifugal gyration and eccentric orbit not
that FIRST and only vote OF theirs then Of the
republican party the only experiment they are
likely TO make in direction which proved so nnproht-
ableY Had those twenty ivs thousand excellent and
elderly conservatives been successful when voting for
John T. Hoffman for Governor il is quite probable that
they would nave become permanent: members OF the
grand junction conservative de Union party
but as they were very well whipped that occasion,
ana nave been kept very hungry since, the
radical punishment for their sins rather think the
great majority OF thom. II not ALL have ret urned with
downcas and pendant tails to the fold fwm which
they cavored in such high spirits, and that they will be
found, two months from now. working with all the
energy and zeal OF reconverted aposates radical
triumph. In other words, II the Govern0rship
again in ISSUE and If the universal negro age clause
should stand incorporated in the new constitution.
conservative
cratic candidate would carry the State by less than
seventy-ave thousand majority; but there is
test for any decisive Office, and Governor Fen,on
hods power Tor another year and finally the sober
second thought of the State Convention will 10 all
human probability reconsider its action on the
suffrage problem, and accep. Mr.. William Cassidy's
amendment, on the democratic side OF submitting the
black issue as separate proposition, We think the
cnances are very evenly divided as 10 which side will
carry the DAY when the votes 70 be counted after
shutdown on the first Tuesday OF November.
TIE CITY CONTEST.
In the city, however the direct and controlling
VIII DC formed upon tho Excise law and the REGISTRY
law as between the radical and democratic parties and
as to the result there be doubt We those
who expect that light will be In our county
aud indeed throughout the Metropolitan Police district
will ind themselves deceived That the aggregate NAV
De quite so large as last year possible but in view
OF the extreme severity with which the Police Commis-
sioners have carried out the Excise law since last cleo
ton, aud since the decision OF the proper that
loriy OF forty-seven thousand given last November
for John l. Hoffman for Governor in the CITY
N The coming contest. We're 1t not for this obnoxious
legislation, the radicals owing the wise management
d Governor Eenton in all such points personal
nmseI ana directly within his power TO control might
nave Increased their VOTE and might have made
binaon with the democratic Union or Miles O'Relly
democracy, winch would have Carried the city by
twenty thousand majority November for the thirteen
county officers TO be elected and pv an increased ma.
joriy OF thirty thousand in the charter election for
Mayor and Aldermen, which is TO follow in December.
Any such combination however has been put out of the
question by the odous and oppressive features OF the
manner and severity OF its enforcement under the rule
OF the Police Commissioners. There is the ghost
Or December who Is labelled radical except possibly IN
The Sixth and Seventh Senatorial districts where IL two
Or NOR democratic candidates are for Senator
ust conceivable that the radical nominees slip be.
ween. The whole contest, therefore, DO decided
xthn the democratic ranks, where the majority is so
;reat that two full sets Of tickets may he with fair
nance that the candidates either side will DO elected
'ti leaving the lowest side majority nr
thousand over the highest republican The
only two live factions
The democratic Cniontes, Miles O'Rcily people,
having their headquarters at the Cooper Institute aud
commanded by such vetern Judge Nelson
Waterbury, Deputy Register John Y. savage and ex.
Alderman William Walsh. and the party Of the regular
idly equipped and accouired out OF the proceeds
,r depleted public treasury, and have for
heir chief Officers Mayor Holman, with bis
brown mustache; Peter B. Sweeny with his |
black mustache; supervisor and Deputy Comm-
'oner Sweet William Tweed, Who intends raising a
straw eoored musiachc before he for Senator in
he lower district. and Comptroller Richard b. s.lippery
Dick Connolly, who has no mustachc at ali. and who |
s said TO be under system Of female tateIage which
orbids his raising one and thinks him handsomer With
out IT, The democratic Union people will be sustained
and assisted as In all their former contests by whatever
very strong In few wardsin the Fourth aud seventh
,onspicuonslybut which be obviously unable OF
Many OF the prominent the McKeon faction hold
diviced allegiance, ana there be no doubt |
that The Cooper Institute people viii give them |
sufficient consideration both county and Iegisa.
tive tickets tn secure q cordial junction As 10 the
OF the old Mozart faction enths of the
50 called General Committee belonging IN that body |
are nobirg more than tho lowest class Of place holders
manure inspectors aud foremen OF night soil gangs
the appops ment OF the Tammany ring white the few
really able and popular who have heretofore chung
10 that organization with the exception, perhaps OF
Mr. George shea, who has private and professional rea
cons for still wearing the Mozart livery. have other
cone openly over TO the Cooper Institute ranks or are
preparing TO do the first opportunity To every
nan OF strength, formerly belonging 10 anv outside
organization opposed to the couptons and tyranny OF
he Tammany ring and the secret star chamber lie.
'sions OF It's Lunch Club, the democratic Union party
extends the right hand OF fellowship and OF good feeling
md they will receive all the consideration which
heir vanity can consider them entitled and such pro-
portionaie representation will be gwen TO them upon
sli tickets OF the sntring democracy as thf4r ante
,edents aud popularity snail 10 render just
Before being received the fold Of the
aithfu however, thew must and forever
hat ssvs personal allegiance 10 the disastrous fortunes
'f their iormcr chief which has heretofore been their
un, anc must continue 10 be " the habit OF submission
% bis selfish schemes shall have become too dceplv
rooted 10 BE- erased Thus for example, n Mr.. George
shea lawyer OF character. ability and large practice nj
he bar. be candidate for superior Court Judge, to
'ucoeed either Judge Bone Judge Barbour he
airy enter the democratic union organization and SUBJ