The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-29
CITY PoLITIc s.

CITY PoLITlc So
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7he Contest for tho Centred Of the Manief.
pal Government-Great strugsle for the
spsils-Tammany Making Desperate Efforts
for Supremacy-Inaugur ation Of n Strikers
Giub-The Candidates for the Mayoralty
and the Present Relative strength Of Each
The Tamnany Candidates Ter the County
Ofices-The Senatorial Contest.
The political eauIdron presided over by the three harpss
Of the City Hall, Hoffman, sweeny and Tweed, hike the
witches esuidron in Macbeth is in state of great fer
msntaton; it is all 'bubble bubble toll and trouble"
Tn long smouldering IRE Of dscontent famed into
flame by the treachery and corruption of those whom
in an evil hour the destiny the glorious demo-
crtic organization Of Tammany conndsd threatens
TO consume not only those high priests OF the temple
bu the very temple itself. They have undertaken
rule the organization and 10 direct and control
the influence ii possessed, not as in the
days OF old, by the inherent principles Of
true democracy but by worthy articles and corrupt
schemes and practices by which they few of their
friends and personal partisans enabled
spells puroned from the city treasury These
striving by the FREQ use OF the public golfers still their
mercy TO perpcuste their power over the city govern
oues too poOpio oF00oou 10
sense Of their danger. The Tammsny party ITSELF dis
gusted with the inordinato appetite and insatiate NAV
OF these cormorants determined their career
short and terminate, as as may bs, their power
over the funds and government of the city. But
this is duty in which the whole OF the citizens
OF New York must combine II will not do 10
trust the work Of reclamation and publication the dis
contsnted marauders and hebazouks Of Tammany,
who only secede from the ring because they cannot ring
the changes they like, and prey upon the city their
pleasure. Disappointed attaining the nomination for
this or that office, many strong men. commanding OK
tensve influence In their respective wards will abandon
the present leaders, and the fall Of the Hoffman
sweeny.Tweed dynasty will certainly be accomplished.
But these men may take unto themselves other spirits
more unclsan than the first, and 1t will therefore,
behoove the voters Of tho city to combine few trust
worthy patriotic. honest their nominees for the
two county offices OF County Clerk and Sheriff. and thus
preparing themselves for the important struggle
in December naugurate that campaign by putting for
ward man for Mayor, and eectug him to office, who
will redeem the city from the disgrace of such magov
eminent as 1t has been 30 long subjected to- Now is the
accepted time Internal feuds and discussions rend
Tamnany party in twain. Hoffman, sweeny and Tweed
have disgusted friends and embttercd foos the one by
regeneration and false representations with regard to
the appointments to Office and the other by systematic
spoation OF the public treasury Against such odds the
Tammany oligarchy cannot stand Hoffman ret'res into
private life, and his successor must be the the
people, not the plant tool and creature OF any ring,
clique or party.
A sTRIKERs' ORGANIZED FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Among other che racter tic movements, schemes aud
articles To insure the Tammany nominee
Mayor in December next new organization is talked Of
Great influence Is expected from IL, and numbers OF
volunteers are offering their The organization
will take the title OF Club, with very appropriate and
distin ;tve appelation. II will be very select and
limited in numbers. Clubs all the 90 now We
have Manhattan Clubs, Union Clubs, Union League
Clubs, Americas Clubs City Hall Iunca Clubs Social
des,deratum particularly felt this tme q
strikers Club. Aud Strikers Club is organized
for the campaign and, II successful will doubt be-
recoghzoi institution In all future political con
tests fne principal object Of the projectors, OF
experience in the striking business reduce the
prime pie of striking candidates for money system
and thus do away with OF the Objectionable fea
lures natural 70 an Independent system Of political
bushwhacking. Some preliminary meetings have been
already held aud line OF action laid down; at of
which meetings il is understood special COM
mltioe appointed for the purpose of pre-
parng taria or schedule OF prices for all the
municipal Offices. SO much for the candidate
for mayor candidates for county Offices for alder
men, councilmen &c regular charges according
value OF the Office running through the whole eamui
the strikers TO support the candidates who first engage
their services in contest that may be going IL
is SAID that Mayor Hoffman highly appreciated the idea
suggested to him. aud that he secured the
by any means a glee club but the members sup
posed to sing IN chorus, with great harmony tbs nur.
Sery rhyme OF sing asODg OF slApeucc, &C. especially
ceve the reward Of their striking services
TIm DECEMBER ELEcr,S-TE aAYoRALry.
The present incumbent John 7. Hoffman, is detcrmin.
cd to accept or rather take, the nomnation OF Tamany
Hail for reelection In fact he is determined to
all hazards, Notwithstanding that outside Of the Mayoral
ring ana the support OF the Offices and departments
more particularly under toe control OF the other gen Of
the ring, Sweeny, Tweed and few others OF that Kid
ney, he has hardly the ghost OF oombincd support.
HIS fate will be something similar to thu OF Gunther
AZ these two came into power under somewhat SIMILAR
nj lunlf ~ lQ-i nf haar
like comparison. Gunther cano in the full
tide Of popular German vote, but the returning ebb
loft him high and dry, stranded beyond reach OF being
evor set again aaoaL On the same popular German
swell Hoffman successfully launched bat the tide
side Of poor Godfrey Gunther Both these
into office with the unanimous OF German citi-
zens, and with the same vote unanimously expressed
one has already gone out and tho 0thor III in De-
cember One OF the strongest German wards called
committee meeting Saturday night last in the
interest of Tammany and Hoffman, a. which
fifteen members were present; but nothing could
be done m that dlrection as thirteen OF those
present with very little hesitation announced
candidate best able defeat him at the polls. This Is
true indication OF the SGT OF the political current in all
the wards of the city, Those who desire 10 q
OF direct policy other of force of charac
In the OF the Chief Magistrate or the city,
reason that Hoffman declares he can do nothing to
them OF tho restrictions and oxactons OF the
Excise laS and so declaring they think they cannot lose
by change, which, while 1t cannot make them worse
than they might probably benefit them There IS
growins conycIon among all classes that the present
Incumbent Is an encumbrance. and that he
must be succeeded In December next by
citizen OF worth and int gritty, who will free the city
from the political cques and ring, that have SO long
controlled our municipal government and regarded the
pablo treasury their just spoil. Seal me the
cheauer said Sir John 10 Prince HAL whom you got the
Steal the exccquer has been tie cry OF the
host Of place hunters that followed the heels OF
our city mags for yearsand tho thing has been
done. AL this must be changed. There is sterling,
honest capable and energetic man 10 the field as eand
date for Mayor whose past OF successful in
dustry and remunerated toll will be guarantee TO tho
whole body OF the people that the hest interests Of the
city may be entrusted TO his hands.
CANDIDATES IN THE YIRLD-srREsGTu or EACH THE
WARDS.
The present incumbent Mayor Hoffman,, accepts the
pomiuation for reelection 81 his own hands He con-
trolls Iammany and IL q better representative Of
tile party In the city government than himself the
Grand Sachem and, with the nomination In his pocket
be ID not going 70 such recreans 70 himself and
his particular friends 10 give 10 70 another. At the
present time he 10 nomnay supported BY tho whole
power Of the city by all tho corrupt boards
and cliques and rings and tho muttudinous host OF
parasites that infss the and passages and oces
all tho crooks and crannss and cognes Of vantage
70 be found In the City Hall and its kindred buildings
within the park enclosure There at present be appears