The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-13

organizer, and there nothing left for the sods"s
leaders to do but what after all VIII come easy 10
that tSp mav 'ds e pTesf awnnr Even the Big
Judge has made his peace with Tamrnany, and now
knows where to lay his hand upon the "aocsyIhenI-
that guarantees him for his submission 10 the ring
| the post OF Register. Even John McKeon OF
| the McKeon- McSpeddon democracy, succnmbed
at the present time John feels sore at the
| prospect OF being overlooked ior the vacancy
ten and sad to tracer the series of jobs and bargain
ings between Tammany and the fry OF small would
be leaders that from time to time gathered to their
| standard earnest and true men who were disguised
at the municipal corruption that existed and estered
! on every department OF the city government, and.
then accepted whatever bribe the ring Ought enough
TO tempt them with. Although there Is extensive
discomfort therefore, among the democratic ONCE
seekers there is no entrenched position to fall back
| upon, and they must be content with rubbing their
sore heads and inveghing against the ring till cleo
ton day when they will give proof OF their loyalty
by voting early and voting often. Tammany controls
the Irish democratic vote through the heads OF the
yarious city departments; and, therefore whatever
the result at the polls is all the same.
THE CITY OFFICES.
There IL no change to note on the slate OF nominees
for the vacant offices since the previous article on
this item OF city politics. With regard to the Regis
1ersnp however we WIN give the friends OF the Big
thorty Though Mr.. Connolly is opposed BY three
sepn shannon present Clerk OF the SO Common
Council: Thomas Conan, President OF the Board
OF Aldermen, and Supervisor James Hayes.
he Is perfectly satisfied to abide the result. The
big Judge has guarantee under the sign manual OF
VIM. NJ. Tweed that as guerdon for past services
before he was driven to rebellion, and as a reward
for his abandoning his hostile position and going
over bag and baggage, shillelah and all, TO the Tam
many camp, he shall have the vacant lucrative post
OF Register. The trio, Shannon, Hayes and Conan,
Will do their utmost to circumvent the Judge but
no amount Of engineering will succeed. The Judge
has his right foot down this time and cannot be
moved.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
No positive action has as yet been taken by either
party to put forward the men that to contest for
the vacancies. In the Nnth-Mr Fernando Woods
dstrict-shoud the present incumbent positively de-
cline nOmination-Nr. Joseph Porter, young and
rising lawyer, will be a candidate.
THE CORPORATION COUNSEL VACANCY.
pretty quartet fight Is expected to take place
over the vacancy for Corporation Counsel, the pre-
has Just come back sick and Disguised from his ba-
therng expedition to Maine. insists upon renOmina.
ton. Tammany will be sorey exercised In its dis
position OF this Office, for the ring had positively
slated Aoram j. Lawrence for It, whom We some
time ago referred to In this connection. Then John
the gage TO the ring II they DO not confer the
ONCE on him, and the long Judge with Woe
BECOME looking countenance threatens another Don
Quixote crusade against the whole OF Tammany If
ne Is not installed In tnat fat and most desirable
of1ce. Here Is peck OF trouble for the rings but the
odds are that Dick O'Gorman will tip them the
blarney In style to overcome all their objections
rngto perpetuae their control over the city treasury
and to 60 on Increasing the rate ofcity taxation while
he declares against the extravaganza OF the federal
government.