The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-29

will be the happy man withhoids them from break
1ng out into open mutiny. There four OF
ihsse candidates pressing their claims upon Tammany
all strong But there only offices be dis
posed Of and therefore, OF the claimants must OF
necessity be elected These four aspirans oce have
felt the truth OF the proverb "Hope deferred makeh
heart SICK and each for himself has gone TO work to
increase his individual popularity and gain over TO his
side the support OF friends and adherent Every
night the different wards OF the city traversed by ono
other Of these candidates. and their friends and the
hard listed boys that ho the headquarters whore
primaries held, and the pot house politicians
generally, have high old time Of II following
these tnerant candidates from porter house grog
shop and lager beer saloon huahing for whichever Of
the quartet may DO in their immediate locality and i'm
pibing numerous potatlons At his expense whether IL
be o Brien Fox, Shannon or Loew these worthy
grogsn op politicians vocferousy shout and echo the
note and pledge OF support and personal regard
There are also ward organisations got for the express
purpose OF STRENGTHENING the claims Of the candidates
upon the consideration Of the ring and thus Tammany
II left In the condition of the bundle fagRots which,
when altogether, was too strong to be broken, but
separately were easily snapped In two Tammany's
strength In tho past lay In the influence which prominent
mon in the various wards OF the city welded the
uemocrato msssss. combining and consolidating their
votes election daya But her strength has become
her weakness in tho with which leaders
those Same masses, making tools OF them fright
the magnatss Of the old wigwam into making conditions
shat the principal danger lies here right In the path OF
shs nominations % The cess that are % b llsd and
shat move as they wih they cannot wholly avoid the
peril before them. Among the political brokers and
gamblers that daily assemble within the City
Hall there Is great excitement and commotion.
The vaclation and hesitation Of the Lunch Club ring
In making slate for county ofces and State Senators
bulls bears making the most a. The s'enyeiope
bet s ali the vogue just and 70 most tautalizng
Bourse is within the City hall, in the chamber where
she 'third house" meeta This house is composed Of
D Of oos cs or
JOB hunters, con'raotors ward politicians and ell the
hansers,on Of the TAnmany political machine. Here
every day. The slate b made out and
smashed according to tho waifs Of nformstion that
bets made upon the result As intimated the ZEN
vslope bet" is system OF betting tanalizng TO
sand dollars to five hundred that names the nominee
for County Clerk or sheriff, the be written by
hands, and not to b. opened t The slate Is formally a.
nounced. This would lead 10 the Inference that the
'aT % as ing oss "a S no
bet at nrst bat there plenty Of late and speculation
and gambling upon the eas Of the ring is daily ncrsas
man are becoming more serious and compli-
Gated He thought 'poor man, fun surely. his
kayoralty before him. when suddenly broke out the
night OF the factions, that bids fair to break up the
fs TO him quite catastrophe to annihiate his
chance OF reelection There 70 hardly sft for
the MephstopneIes o. the nng, u ready to throw up
the sponge Fox and Shannon fighting for the shrev
atty and o. Brien and loew conondng for County Clerk
can suppress or no spells OF theirs can
against the other. will wake up elements Of strife
that nothing will be able to control or alayS
gill the whole party 10 smashed up and
Hoffman, chances for Mayor irrocoversbiy lost This
HoGman's great difficulty He knows that the hostility
Of any candidates will DO fatal cause
this is the slate yet finally de-
n, a
sfying conc,atug these opp sing interests may yet
t. him as full OF peril and adventurous daring as to
oerwak torrent ng load on the uncertain footing
OF spear"
Sink or swim, however, the knowing ones say that
Hofnan has really made the slate, and that in way TO
heal the breach that has 30 long existed between
himself and ex-Comptroer Brennan Having cheated
Brennan first OF City Chamberlain and then again
OF the Street Commissonershp, be makes the amende
honorable by dominating him tor Sheriff. This will arouse
all the anlagonism Of 0Brien and his friends, and
create q serious diversion the Tammany ranks
cided that o Buen Is dangerous after oil
that the lions hide s . deceptive covering. and that
when put to the proof there wiz be more OF bray than
from him. u the ring has really decided TO throw
0Bnen overheard, and o Brens own ready compliance
IN acceptinr the willy proner OF nomination for
Sheriff. instead Of FOR County Clerk. which he 0rst
claimed, but too unmlstaksby strengthens the suppo
sition. oBrien will undoubtedly independently for
the county ON Hrs great mistake has been
in this-thai he entered the . candidate
for County Clerk and the pledges given him OF support
for that ONCE do not bind his friends In passing his
pomnation or In fact giving any support all
Sheriff for which ONCE ether candidates had in the mean
si%s asked and received .nsr pledges Of support Thus
Tammany nomination. but In the field on his own hook,
whether for County Clerk Sheriff IS may appear 10
him most advisable under the circumstance This
change In the Tammany slate strengthens
the big Judges chances Of and almost secures
rHn DEMOCRATIC unos PARTY
% SIN divided counsel and specific Of policy
Yor the campaign IL laid down The Tammany mig 4
holding secret communication with some OF the
lsaders in the hope Q, inducing shsm 70 come
o. IL said that swssny and Tweed have given great
offence 70 the Of their party BY dissrbut
kng the patronage OF their departments 70 sundy demo-
cratic Unionista Smith Ely 10 SIN talked Of the
pomnes Of the parry - Sheriff. but TO be run In the
will get the regular nomination Of the party for Sheriff.
and H. a. he sxpecs that In addition he will get the
Mozart endorsemsn, he 70 sAnguins he VIII bsss hh
rmr x'Knou DEMOCRACY,
under u, banner o. IL H. ne. .Ss, Mr. os'. ,ssSy
ever party may offer the best terms but ~ yet APP
proaches have been made In that direction, and like
20 turn up.
many and the chief accepts the gage Of battle thrown
hm by the ring The ward ORGANIZATIONS OF toe party
S9 s"arsssss nss
four Of these assemblagea Mozart VIII prssses uu
slate the electors In November for county ocs Tor
ahs Judiciary for the Senate and Assembly, for Core
nsrs and in December ln own nominee and chief
standard bearer for Mayor.
4 TIE rAxuAxy SLATE.
An BE- guessed 81 the slate viii Stand -
Gollows:-
shern-Matthsw I. Brennan.
County Clerk--Alderman Charles Lew.
supsrvnor-John Brce
District Attorney-A Oakley HAn
Supreme Court-Judge cArdozo.
Marine Court-Georse NJ Curtis
Fourth Senatorial distrct-wiiiam n Tweed.
rinh Senatorial distrct-Charss q. Cornell lrsnomi-
oatedl
sixth Senatorial dissrct-Alderman Michael Norton.
Seventh senatorial district--John J. bradley.
Eighth Senatorial dissriot--Hsnry W. Genet
Mr. VIM. J. Kane is also candidate for the Marine
rourt vacancy Hs lie present Assistant Corporation
b there viii be severe contest FOE The sensos,hip Of
1hs Fourth distric, Tweed being opposed By Morgan
Zones and Ben WOOD There II . dstsrm nation 70 test
khs strength Of Tammany here and would nos be sur
brsng n the plursilst the great once holder and men,
Der Of the Lunch Club should b defeated Mr. George
n Curtis also strongly urged 70 put himself Forward
II q candidate, but be prefers the Tammany nominauon
Tor the vacancy 10 ths Marine Court, which V now