The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-27

New Phase in tho City Election.
The Miles O'Reilly democracy have been in
serious trouble for some days past in regard to
their action In the approaching charter cleo
ton. In their city convention-the last they
will ever hold as distinct organiza iion-the
grumblings and mutterings that were heard on
oil sides indicated the final disruption of the
party a. Enthusiastically a. the subterraneous
rum6lings in the West India islands foretold
the coming earthquakes A majority OF the
Convention desired to endorse Fernando Wood
for Mayor, not rs their first choice, but az
means Of breaking mp the corrupt Tammany
close Corporation rings to which they had
always been opposed. A few Of the leaders,
however, induced the Convention to make
nomination OF their own and to appoint .
committee Of twenty-five, with power to Ill va
cancies on the ticket, SO that the eventual Sc
lection Of . candidate might be transferred to
the hands of the committee, and not left to the
Convention. This movement was in the inter
est of Hoffman, the leaders wanting to sell
out to him, while the rank and file desired to
turn over their votes to Wood Anthem, their
nominee, was made mere catspaw between
the two, and he has therefore declined the
nomination. The committee have consum-
mated their bargain with Hoffman, the bulk of
the party will 90 for Wood, and the great
Miles OReilly, Cooper Union or Independent
democracy, that one yoar ago succeeded in
electing Miles OReilly, dissolves itself into
thin air and vanishes All that remains Of 1t
d to be found in the pocket Of Judge Water
bury, who will probably place It among his
famous collection Of fossils and curiosites.
Those who bave been drawn into the organize
ton, worked for it, voted with it. spent their
money on it and made no pruAt out Of It, will
scarcely fancy being turned over like cattle to
the old Tammany ring, against whose corrup-
tons and autocratlc exclusiveness they have
SO long made war.
The breaking up and disappearance q this
once victorious Niles O'Reilly organization is
only an additional Indication Of the approach
ing disruption Of all the old political parties
and their reformation intornew combinations.
II is Of piece with the general changes, con-
vulsicns and upheavings going on all over the
world-material, social, political and religious.
Eruptions, earthquakes, tornadoes and
tempests have been the order or the day.
Here an island has been swept away, and
here . town has been overthrown or swal-
owed up. Old vcsrvius has been on a
bust,r and the temporal power Of the Pope
$ following suit Threats of negro insurrec-
ions are heard on all sides.; showers Ct
ne+eors fall, despite the protests Of picayune'
and political revolution sweeps
'ver all the States of the Unica. and annihi-
a.es powerful party rs easily Us the lava
# volcano destroys village on a. tornado
weeps away deets and uproos trees. Thus
he great occult power of etectrioity seems not
My to irGuence the eartks and the heavens,
ut to exercise control over parties, organiza--
ions, factions, cliques and rings, and tsthrow
hem all into. confusion. The terrific storm of
he State elections swept over rndicaiism rs
he recent hurricane broke over St Thomas
nd with - destructive resulta The city
lection partakes Of sir7ilar character It
low resolves itself into . great struggle
etween the opposing elenents- Of the Tam
many ring asd the Independent outside
enocracy, ali making common cause against
n old enemy. The Miles O'Reilly organiza-
on is swallowed up and disappears. The
vamping of Darling will carry down the
oating wreck Of repuhlicanism4 The success
Wood viii finally smash the rotten Tam
lany machine, break all the rings in4o pieces,
nd prepare the way for an entire recon
Iruction Of parties
The choice for Mayor now lies between
Wood and Hoffman. Wood is in. eve ~ sense
8 respectable as Hoffman, and 10 now the
heaper man for the overburdened to xpayers.
1t is to be question between MIR .e million
ascal against twenty-fonr miIlh N rascal,
ommon sense dictates the selects on Of the
omer. Wood is bold, fearless am decisive !;
Hoffman Is tricky, weak and vacillai ing. Hoif-
nan has allowed the municipal THE YES to steal
tx millions more out Of the city treasury
his year than they did last Ills pretence
hat the commissions and the Heq .islature have
increased the taxation this year is all the
nerest balderdash and impos1tion. More than
lalf Of the six millions increase il directly
attributable to the jobs Of tie Supervisors and
Common Council riAgs, not one Of which could
nave been successful but fbr the connivance
md sanction Of Hoffman. Wood will not suffer
he rings to steal, because, hp is opposed to
Ihsm and resolved to break their power for
ever He would refuse ITO sign one Of the
outrageous warrants 10, yau Of which Hoffman
Is compelled to attach hih signature. Wood
would initiate sort Of Napoleonic rule in the
city, and would carry reform with energy into
every department Of the government he
would push forward the repair and rebuilding