The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-07
CITY POLL TICS.


Contested seats-The Candidates for Nomi-
nations.
The long anxiously looked forward to meeting OF the
rsmmany General Committee OF Thursday night
Tue great msgnstes of the party put in appearance
great strength and the lighting elements
ing to make a bold 'front.' 1t hoped that pro-
Eramme would be laid down to restore harmony and
bind together by ties Of interest discord-
elements that at present giving nhnity Of
trouble to the 'ing" The business of the meeting
Principally to settle the question OF the contested seats
Of delegates TO the Tammany convention 10 be
held. As much depends upon the delegates from the
various wards with regard to the making Of slate for
candidates there was, might be expected warm
contest in some wards, and two sets Of delegates
appointed To settle the question as to the dele
gaies properly elected the object Of the meeting
OF the General Committee last night The suo-commit-
Tee appointed TO investigate the matter had prepared
their report and last evening submitted IT. Tue Ihira,
Fifth. Eighth Tenth, Thirteenth Fifteenth Eighteenth
and Twenty second ward delegations contested in
part Some compro misses Effected, but the ruling
powers managed 10 secure sufficient number OF thick
and thin supporters encourage them in making STATE
according TO their views for the special beneht OF
the .'ring" In the Fifth ward Colonel Michael Murphy
got the best OF George ~ Curtis Michael Norton, can
didats in the Fifth district, secured the
Eighth ward over Deavan; Judge Gale overthrow
l.
was given Councilman Thomas Brady, against Thomas
II Ferris In the Eighteenth ward John J. Bradley got
tbe best OF Robert c. Hutchngs which probably
for the former the Senatorial nomination. This was
about all the business done. But one thing was dis
closed and that that ex-Congre.sman John Fox Will
surrender his claims the shrievAty. deadlock
10 thus put in the wheels Of the Tammany machine
shat hoped would be avoided But Fox is
hte and the ring again In nt OF the qusndsries
get him out of the way but yet saive anything
kks the nty thousand dollars year. the pickincs OF
the shrevalty, has been orerod. and Fox is immovA
bic. Tweed too hx the Senatorship In tho
Fourth Senatorial district and afford fall
With Fox cry is going up that Tweed has too many
good thngs and that he not to be the recipient OF
moro the young rising men. the bone and siuew Of
what 10 left OF the party, can prevent il. A forced
change in the programme made few days
ago. and which at the time thought would work
WE'LL pasmuch rs the parties most interes ed in the
matter appear TO give assent TO it, II was this: Tam
many began to get nervous over the Shravaty, and
looked with eyes OF apprehension upon the bulky aud
nominee Of the democratic Union party their opponent
Tor that fat Office fresh toss OF the political eacup
and another shuttle OF the prophetic cards By the cones
of tho ring, and enough, like the IRISH womans
dhrsmes tba, always 60 by oontrar es, who turns up
for Sheriff but Alderman James Brien, their hitherto
candidate Tor County Clerk. Then there wagging
OF heads and geeish checking that the ates had at
lat given them the right man The proposition TO
sssented, he having asked for pledges OF support
from his friends in case he so, the nomina
shannon were willing to agree to retire their
claims upon the Shrevalty, he had objection to bs
pettled Loew, the German interest," the Irish
element being secured by the nomination OF their
favore, 10 get the nomination OF County Clerk
Bot bes, laid schemes o. and men gang aft
a-gey So this hopeful programme was rendered futile
unless he gets the nomination for sheriff Aud this IS
the dilemma the ring placed in But another candidate
10 promised by the Mozart party that threatens TO make
confusion In the Tammany camp worse confounded.
The Mozarters really becoming power in the city
snce and their whole end and sm their leaders
asserf, Is TO annihiaie their old ally Tammany and
particularly the Grand Sachem thereof. The No.
Earters have chosen their candidate for sheriff,
against both lammany and the copper Institute de-
mocracy, Judge Thomas KivD, of the sixth ward civil
Justice OF the lower district and formerly member of
The Legislature, always energetic aud active adhsrent
Of the Mozart party in past times The Mozarers calcu-
nate thai their man Is personality popular enough to beat
only their candidate Sheriff on their
candidate for County Clerk, William c. Conner.
HoFFsAs's HEART HIM.
II is beginning to be whispered around that Mayor
hoffman to succeed for another and
fearful OF defeat II he runs hosIlatng what
Ne shall do IL requires the closest and cheerful
tending, with the companionshp Of his friends Of the
Lunch Club In spir iual concIave assembled TO keep
him in rum ng condition. The ring admits that the
HERALD has all but killed him dead of, bot yet
there is not another man in tho party they hiaS that
could take his place. They know they could not
get so plant a manager OF the CITY Treasury.
who would permit himself to be the creature of
srpment and long fsttened the spells they have
drawn thererrom The ring will, however, no doubt
ceed in keeping him up with gentle stmulapLs, long
enough, 10 DO hoped, 10 be kaocked down IN Decem
Der next.
THE SspuRi,cASs IN THE CONTEST
The republican party have yet bestrred them
solves in the contest and, far the Mayoalty Is con-
cerned, it's positively stated that the late candidate,
from their ranks they could select will not accepi
anomnatop In consequence OF III hcelth Mr. Roberts
however, would not IL he ran, secure the radical vote
Of party be belongs to the lhurlow Weed wing,
and such, would OF course be bitterly opposed by the
Tribune philosophers and the radical wing Of The repnbIi'
can party.
rns DEMOCRATIC uNoy PARTY on THE xAYoRAIrr.
The men most spoken OF as likely TO be the success
fui opponents OF the Tsmmany nominee are Mr. John
Anderson and Mr.. Smith Ely. TIE former though he
has yet made no sign, the favorts The latter
ing later into the field, announces himself contest
FOR the Office and candidate for the SURFACES OF the
people The probabilities that union OF the Cooper
such other bodies Of democrats affiliated with
any organization and portion Of tho republicans, also.
with such opposiion tho Iammsny nag would have
hard road to travel TO the winning post
THE MOZART PARTY on riix WHOLE rsux
Last nigh, the Mozaries met large general
committee and adopted stringent resolutions as TO the
nne OF acuoa ana the tactics 20 oe Observed ana ac.eu
up TO in the campaign organizations Of Vac
body have becn effected In the two hund-
The city is divided. 40 executive committee
which has resolved tsef also into pcnpsiec or uoi-
aui,ous committee, daily goes round tue city visiting
the headquarters OF the district committees and per-
sonGlly inspecting tbs operations aud progress made in
each They claim thus 20 base two hundred and sixty
I've separate and distinct organizations aud that with
one hundred voters in each organization, they would
have independent crksnzet vote of twepty-six
HoEsrers claim for tho party q, Ih,s moment They
they will an independent ticket for all Offices
within tho gilt Of tue citizens For Mayor they have
their man. In whose they very ssngune.
We have already stated that their Tor sheriff
judge Thomas kivlsn and for County Clerk the present
ineumbent o. that Office VIM. e. Conner
s.sArvRIsf
In the Fourth Senatorial district the Tsmmanyes will
pQrpf uafs illlaru IL vi - " "
Morgan Jones. formerly President OF the Board of
Councilmen and ex-memhsr OF Congress. Nr wilrsm
walsh iormeiy President OF the Board OF Aldermen "
also talked OF as anrng candidate In the Finn dis
tr,ct the Tammany candidates are Colonel w. W. Price.
Michael Norton, Vincent G. King, George Purser ana
James Watson. Charles Bisuyeit will be nv tho
democratic Onion party. W. ". Price viii probably get
the tammany nomination in which case Mr. Norton
will run against him rsmmsnye In this district
the republicans IN some trouble. ~ between the re-