Smyrna times., 1867-11-20

DOG Eat DUG. On the Cd of Doco,o
Der the city of New York holds its mun;c;no
election. The Democratic party has split int
TWO or three fragments. The Tammanv brancl
nave nominated for Mayor John T. Hoffman
.ne present incumbent; the Mozart brancl
nave nominated Fernando Wood and anotbo,
oranch headed by Col. Halpine (better LUowr
as the poet Private Miles O'Rilev',l w.
democrat, are about to nominate onotbou -
uloate' The triangular fight that has com.
-n0'iIeu Is likely to prove interesting. and tbo
revelations that the Wood party Is maL;no
against the Hoffman party, and the Halnine
party against both the others, shows how thai
city OF political corruption gave 80 OoO Dem
ocratic majority at the recent election HI.
pine Is not disposed to support the Tammanv
'lcAet because 1t is too dishonest, nor the Mo-
aar' tlcket' because it is too disloyal. Oftbe
former he gives the following account in b;s
paper, the Citizen: ms
!t Is notorious that the Tammanv oroari,a,;o, -.
U UoerIy Inscriptions, and with uncontrolled accosS ~
I'V treasury, must have spent an aggregate of
no. less lian S3OOOOO of public and private nancy
~ 'e recent contest All the pay rolls of the city
bava
iI"gtnened and strengthened by thousands nno
thousands OF sInecure Hjnspectors" and otbor nIpn
'ouer assigned to nominal duty, but really with
"o other charge than TO eleconeer Tor the TammanI
candidates. WV A"ii''"ahy
lie says that 1t is also notorious that there
was an enormous illegal OR repeating vote
Whlch was organized and registered in +bo
lammany lnterest-from Ii, 200 to &c, 900. One
man was registered in twenty-six vcting nro
cincts and voted as fast as he could 90 from
one to another. These things are well know
says Col. Halpine '-O""'
fernando Wood, on accepting the nomina-
.lon OF the Mozarts, last week, also mado o,,4
Dad case against the Tammanyites. Tn b;s
speech he said:
=. TGntlenen' T' John T. Hoffman is the representative
u tammany Hall Tanmany Hall is a nnIi,ia.I
Institution, conceived in fraud and po'ltical
or uPton' LCheers and cries or THAT'S So " !,
IDS Ihltiated system of virtual disfrancbisono!,
nc people OF New York. [Cres of .s'Tbat,s s' ~
mas rehned the old way of committing frauds a.
iec'lons' what say here now saw nnon nv
WI personal responsibility, and am personally rc /
ponsioie TO any man who may feel agrr;oyoS - 4
NAT say: charge that at the late Election a. r
nan organization imported thieves fon, d
niiauelphla to vote their ticket that these ,L;,
e.e ganized IN different wards of the citv ana r.
at bands OF them voted in more than 81 xteen aIu
10 IN a. more than one hundred and twenty. five eieo
RAJ districts. Cheers More than this + is knne :.
DoVera era OF the inspectors OF election alter re-
ot IN rT Ia'iot from the VOTER substituted another
"Shame."] ' OOA' LiiiSSes and cries
MS Is democracy from Democratic stand ST
li 'lnt' We have not space to give Tammapy's R
stlmony against Mozart. It's damaging in ia ia
m 70
Inc Republicans have nominated Hon w at
Darling' who may be elected, owing to the Ty Fy
split, but it is generally tbouobt oI r'
at Wood has the best chance. Much de- gr
nds upon the War Democrats bnrano" n &c Of
letner they will make ticket of their own eS va
accept Wood. '--'ii OWN w ev