The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-13


City Politics-Fcrrnndo Wood Looming IL.
The city politicians. having been rusticating
for some we ks at tho Americus Club House,
laoc'Iaway, Long Branch and other places
where g change Of dieL and whisley can be
procured, are now returning home and entor-
ing with renewed sest and spirit into uhe
matter Of locel politics. The revival may be.
said to have fairly commenced, and while
many arc on the anxious seat al are prcpar-
ing to 60 10 work in earnest TO clear the way
for the next Stale and charter elections.
According to present appearances tho real
interest will concentrate upon city and coua!y
matters. In the general State election. as a
matter OF course, the city of New York will
go all one way. There will be no contest.and
no excitement here upon State candidates,
whoever they may be, as the majority against
the party that seeks TO raise up negro balance
of power in the nation may be fairly set down
at forty or fifty thousand In our local politics,
however, there viii be very curious fyht,
and the indications are tbat the confess will
be one Of unusual spiciness, vigor and excite
ment The considerations thst will control
.he vote upon the State ticket will not extend
to our local affairs, which will be decided
altogether by other influences and upon other
issues.
The venerable organization Of Tammany
which has for many years controlled our local
politics, has suffered some serious reverses,
and will no doubt feel for tho first time the
i'll effect of its desortion Of the old Wgwam. in
the falling off Of many of those who have
chung to it on traditional considerations. 1t
will have, too, some four or FIVE opposing
factions to contend against-Mozart, Miles
O'Reilly, McKeon, republican and Citizens
Association, and will be powerless without
some combination that can add TO its declining
strength. La this complicated state of affars
il is curious to observe how prominently and
in how extraordinary a manner Fernando
Wood again looms up in our city politics.
His position in the local affairs OF the me-
tropolis begins to assume tho proportions of
Disraeli's standing in the British Parliament
AS the English Jew managed to make himself
master of The situation, and, while acting as an
Independent power between tae wings and the
tories, dictated his own terms to each, AMI then
made the triumph of reform his own, 90 Fer
nando Wood, genuine political Jew, seems
about to grasp both the prominent organiza-
tons in his hands, with the power to raise
up whichever he may select, or probably
to make both tho instruments OF his
personal success. With wonderful
amount Of shrewdncss and sagacity he
has already commenced to manipulate tho
lager beer democrats and the whislcy domo.
Gratis, SO as 10 get them both under his con-
troll and to be enabled to turn them in what
ever direction may suit his ultimate views.
The whiskey democrats are composed wholly
of the Irish, and the lager beer democrats of
the German Qormer) republicans. The two
combined can do what they please with our
city politics, and while no efforts can keep
down the nfIy thousand majority they
will roll up for tho antl-negro supremacy
State ticket, they are all split up on local
matters, and in that direction Fernando Wood
will run them wherever he may please.
1t can readily DE understood that this state
Of aif,irs will mako lively time among our
local politicians. Temmany desires to run
Hoffman for Mayor, and the republicans wan.
10 elect Marshal o. Roberts TO that position.
Between these two stands Fernando Wood,
who has SO managed that he occupies the po-
siiion of a municipal Warwick, and can make
either one or the oshor Mayor according to his
pleasure or convenience. There are some who
suspect that he viii bargain with both, receiv-
ing bis price from each, and then quietly slip
into The position himself on the great strength
OF his Irish whiskey and German lager beer
VOTE This would be mastery and splendid
coup, fully up to the spirit Of the age; and Fer
nando Wood is just the man 10 execute It. He
possesses the requisite GOODNESS, courage and
unscrupulousness, aud II he viii only dye his
white mustache handsome black we are not
sure but he would accomplish a magnificent
gu ccess.