The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-20

Before the peOple-The Mozart and RcDub-
lican slates-The Mayornlty-The Writing
an the WRlI-Poor Hoffman.
The political maelsirom which has been 80 long
threatening, and almost epgung and wreckng all the
political craft recklessly venured within it's inu.
ence has somewhat subsidized and in the partial calm
discern those who have ridden out the storm
thus far After the storm in the physical world comes
tho calm, and in the political world; and
now, after two months OF more than ordinary
and struggle for the fire., places the states
several organizations tho states at last made
OUT the several oaces have spoken and the candidates
prepra persona before the people II well that
this preliminary work has been got through At tins
late hour. Tarnmany has made a terrible time about
nothing The result arrived might have been reached
long ago. The mountain could have been delivered OF
this very little month SINCE had 1t been the
policy oil the Tainmany ring to permit 1t. But the
nincompoop who presdes the destinies OF Tam
many, as political organszation-the chief Of
the Lunch Flat Ring-had cot the nerve 10
decide upon the whom he was TO put forward as
his November to the main contest in De-
cemoer. Like all weak faitnles and vaclating men,
he could trust at the outset the captains who had
unnnchingy and unwaveringly advanced the standard
of old lammany past campaigns. And tho result is
apparent; for with the exception Of those whose
tenure OF Office in the departments controlled
candidates, who have been last put upon the ticket
and their friends and the contractors and jobbers
and political hangers on. who, like leeches, never
loose their hold OF a victim Till they drop off
from cit hamilton, the Tammany candidate
for Mayor has real friends adnerenls HIS fears
from the very outse have been his greatest foes His
present ills not half SO bad as his horrible lmagn
ngs The Mayoral chair to the reoccupancy OF which
he was through the potent influence OF the ring, aspr
ing tenanted by the ghosts OF privileges belonging
to the citizens of New York murdered under his admin
israton and which no incantalions OF the ring could
exercise In tho face of these he feared to advance
single step the direct way towards his purpose He
has throughout like the poor cat T. the adage,
letting i dare not wait upon would" Now il was
o. Brlen for Clerk, then OBrien for Sheriff,
then again shannon, and then Fox for
Sheriff The only plank to which ne chung
with the stupid and obstinate tanacity for which he
noted among his confrores the Lunch Club being
weakest and ro,tenest straw that ever desparng swim
mer grasped at-that IS Loew for County Clerk How
ever, sweeney Tweed played high jack Hoffman
played Loew" all the time: and now, at the eleventh
hour the die is cast from which there Is no retreat
Loew retained in the tickle hope that he will secure
10 Hoffman the German vote To the whole Tammany
ton, with the exception Of the man Losw.
The Germans as body repudiate the
aud controls such, large German That he Las
however fooled poor Hoffman into the belief Of his as
sumed importance fact. from the deluson Of which
John 7. will awake, only when the German vote will be
polled almost against Loew, rst In November
and against himself afterwards in December The ticket
the candidates may fairly ask the SURFACES Of
their fellow citizens That condition 49, however,
a condition precedent. The citizens at large require
thai tne canaidates shall, one and all severaily and
collectively, declare themselves, that they shall
come distinctly and broadly out and say, that az old
democrats in utilization with Tsmmany as IL was they
candidates for Office, but that rs Hoinantes Swee
nyites and Tweedes they ask and will accept Ia
With this declaration the citizens will accept the
county ticket inserting. however, the OF William
c. Connor that OF other good man for County
Clerk, vice Loew, weighed and Iolno wanting But
unless done ut the candidates will have
risk OF odium which attaches 10 all combina-
tons ana all tickets emanating from the City Hall
Lunch Club ring. The other organizations have almost
all completed their states, and in some Instances
when the candidate of one party 80 unexc,puonabe
and that opposition 20 him would be Ruthless
they have endorsed each others selection The
present good men ALL ana where the whole, so
much good prcsen ed IL would not be just to pcK out
flaws there in individuals Therefore becomes
n necessity with those the Tammany ticket to
clear themselves OF all aftation communion with the
broken down poi neal hacks OF the City Han Lunch
Cuo Now their time 10 do mis- II won't do 10 swap
horses or mayor while crossing the stream The candi
declare for some good sound democrat, ike John
Anderson or John Kelly. The men who win
will az surely defeat the Tammany ticket per
In November. Mr.. UBrien, the ramniany nominee for
the Mozart and Cooper Institute nominee--the "Rig
Judge" who holds his ievees every day, democratic
fashion, in the city Hs Park either on the steps OF the
Registers Office under the shade Of OF the park
trees Il the day Is particularly Mr.. OBrieu has
he'd The nomination from another party aud therefore
afford 10 meet the views and condition precedent
demanded BY his fellow citizens, aud publicly announce
himself a. moi IN the OF The Lunch Club ring III
he does there will be an exciting contest him.
self and the Big Judge IL viii ne the Hector and
Achilles struggle OF the November contest Let
them 20 in, and let Miles oReilly come out
10 do Homcrc justice 10 tho valiant comDaiants.
and chapter AZ least OF the November election will
give amusement. long after the strife itself, ia
aud the combaianis forgotten for the candidate
on the with the iiBig judge Mr.. Conner. for
County Clerk he has double political stage
To play one very light indeed the other easy
Accomplishment First, 20 knock Ioew completely
gader that he cannot rally and then 20 meet in fnli TIT
armed AZ all POINTS aud withal one tina, viii excite in
him
THAT stern Joy which warriors FEEL
In ioemen worthy Of their steel
MAJOR James hagsery Is the republican candidate for
tommy terk, az freshman anu enc q tae Vefg may ~
h. countrynen who did good service on the ned ior
the Union ne y now IN the heid Tor hnsei ana ~ ~
creiahe thing 70 KNOW that Two SUCH cxceent cane-
usles are IN tue heu LOT we sane otnet-
rHE NV STRUGGLE
Ine excitement mas Wlueneu. heretofore 'ne conses'
lay between inc rvM caadloates ios nomhaNon iioin
inc pecuve ofgan1auors 70 whion tne, wero aieu
lneSc nONinntioDS pcng maze, Tue noW