New-York tribune., 1867-10-08
A CORRUPT NTRIG UE.

We clip the following from yesterdays n. I.
Times:
"Enmors are widely prevalent of an intention existing
among certain of the Republican wirepullcrs to MONT
naS ~ his ,O name tie evening before
election and running the ticket OF Mr: VIM. T. conner
,; o ont Of the Rcnubican boxes This should not he
permitted every local candidate Withdrawn wl take
in the state and it pretty certain that with the Demo
cratic party split up into three factions and running
or o01 votes can certainly 1t will only put for
ward its best and strongest men, Irrespective OF personal
preferences and only with view OF securing thc siea
est amount OF popular strength
This rumor in regard to plot for the re-
election of Mr. Conner to the most lucrative
Office in the City and County of New-lork,
(Which he has already held for three years. by
fraudulent manipulation Of the Union
machine as it is called, has reached us In
various ways before; and more significantly,
and with full particulars, giving names and al
legged consideration, in the columns of The
CU.ep, which claims to be the organ of the
anti" Ring anti-Fernaado Wood combination.
Were it not for the strong evidence brought
forward, we could scarcely credit that such
plot could receive countenance from any per-
sons holding sufficient prominence III the Union
organization of our city to be enabled to carry
it out But that the plot, more or less strongly
supported has existence, is certain; and we
therefore take occasion to protest against 1t
thus early, for the following reasons:
First: Mr.. Conner, on the Ist of December
next. will have held the most lucrative
Office in the City of New York for a full term
of three years-one of the most lucrative offices
in the United States-and should he content to
.f,l al sIry
man.
Second: IL is notorious that Mr.. Conner has
given the whole power and patronage OF his
position from the start to be welded by Mr..
Fernando Wood and to let Mr.. Conner he
elected in November, would give Mr.. Wood
such prestige, and consequently enable blm to
form such combinations, as would render IT
extremely difficult to defeat him for Mayor
next December.
Third: Any underhand bargaining for local
candidates, except it shall he done with an
avowable and clear reformatory purpose, and
not from mere personal considerations or to
repay personal obligations, must bc injurious to
the general strength Of our State ticket. which
it is now vtally important, in view OF the
approaching Presidential contest, shall be car
ried.
First-class men, Of unblcmished character and
popular strength, should be placed in nomina-
ton on the Union side for every County Ju-
dical, and Legislative vacancy to he filled in
our CITY by election on the first Tuesday of
next month"; and, if it be attempted to nOmi-
nate weak, incapable, OF unfit man-any man
who cannot command the full party strength
Oh our sidc--for the position of County Clerk,
then every intelligent member Of the organiza-
ton should rise uD and protest against this
indirect method of securing the election of
Fernando Wood to be our next Mayor.
In the November contest with a strong and
straight" ticket. honestly supported, we can
most probably win between the three factions
of the cOntending Democracy and with even
good. vigorous fight made in November, and
the full strength of the party aroused and
brought to the polls, we can pretty GER
tainly elect an honest Mayor and Common
Council in the municipal contest of the month
following, when We may expect the aid of
many thousands Of intelligent Democratic
voters, as against the return TO ascendancy of
Mr.. Fernando Wood, or a continuation Of the
Tammany ring" in power.
If any wire-pullers of our party, for any per-
sonal or interested motives, desire TO elect Mr..
Wood Mayor in December with the certainty
thereby involved of producing an immediate
antiExcise Law riot, which may deluge our
streets in blood and set the torch of the incen-
diary again at work as iD July, 1863, let the
purpose be openly avowed and submitted for
discussion in the party organization, to which
latter course we have no objection; but let
them NOT seek tn entraD the marty into a cOurse
which must make Mr.. Woods defeat in. Decem-
Der very difficult, by lending the secret aid of
the Union machine" to electDg Mr.. Woods
banner candidate and representative champion,
VIM. e. Conner, in November.