The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-15
CITY POLITICS.

for the Sp0iIs-The Mayornlty CUES.
tion-Thc Democratic Union Party-The Cor.
| porati0n Counsel-Thc Vacant Justiceship,
Assistant Aldermen, school Commissioners
and Trustees-A Lively Election Time Ex-
pected.
~ unexpected presence OF .-~-x,s oian'' Iiesf
'iect OF the United States, IN this city On r,as
Inst act the whole tribe OF office seekers ~ ,,
pi,e There is an evident deie"- ,nat,on On the mart
OF those Nno i:.na they on the inside track to
push things to a crisis and TO send their opponents
to Coventry ut once General Grant, however, is
not man TO be swerved In the slightest degree
from his purposes from the course he intends to
pursue in regard TO his appointments to the ucra-
tive offices that win be at his disposal. The impor
unity which had such elect the unjust judge"
will rather retard than advance the suit OF those
who come to '.tormcnt him before his time" II
would, therefore, be well for those who are now
pressing their suits unseasonaby to call halt
to husband their strength for the day Of arbltramen
and then go In and win II they can.
There are some highly important and lucrative
oces in this city to be filed, for 1t is hardly TO be
supposed that any Of the present incumbents viii be
retained, the rotation in Office particularly among
the heads Of political departments, who have pre-
cious little to learn and seldom learn even that,
being the very best that could be devised for the
public service and the public good. The greatest
amount OF good for the greatest number is sound
political maxim that can be well accomplished In
a change of officials at the proper time as In any
other application OF the principle, application that
the President elect Will put into force. 1t Is very
good thing to .stick to good thing as long as
can; that individual matter far the desire
goes but even the strong must go by the board
when a stronger than he wills it. And with the
present occupants Of federal offices in this city.
They must all go by the board and the sooner they
have made up their minds to walk the plank
the better for their own peace or mind. Hav-
ing given them piece of mind on the subject,
we proceed to give list OF the offices that will be at
the disposal OF the Executive after hts inau
guration as he may desire to inaugurate change.
FEDERAL OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
First in Importance lucrativeneSS and amount OF
patronage is the Colectorship OF the port. Among
| the more prominently spoken of as those who may
have the refusal of the office, and those who will not
| get the chance are Moses II. Grinnell, Henry Z.
Davies late Chief Justice OF the Court OF Appeals;
Marshal q. Roberts and Edwards Pierrepont After
| these come Hiram Wabrdge, Waldo Hutchings,
| Chauncey NJ. Depew, Rufus +. Andrews and other
| aspirants too numerous to mention. The office Is
| one that ought to be filed through party or
| political fayoritism. great amount OF the conii-
dence OF merchants and commercial men in just
administration OF the custom or tarin laws depends
upon the sort of man that oils the high Office OF
Collector OF the port end rs that confidence Is sus-
tanned or impaired so win the customs returns be In
+! creased or diminished during u collectors term
! of office. The incumbent ought always to be q
man well yersed in mercantile pursuits, not
| only thoroughly acquainted with the laws regulating
| Imports and exports, but with the "custom OF the
trader in regard to commercial business intercourse
foreign dealers The loss the government through
incompetent collectors and their ssubordnates-the
latter the creatures OF the former-has been incalcu
liable through nonpayment OF duties and expensive
| litigatons in the conrts; while the same incompe-
tency has been SERIOUSLY, sometimes runously, feC
by many merchants. This Is state OF things which
! ought 10 be remeded, and the appointment of one
| other of a few Of the abovenamed candidates
| might go lar towards such "A remedy.
SURVEYOR or THE PORT.
Three or the candidates for the Collectorship
in case they should not (Which Is not al all likely
get the refusal OF the office, arc also cand-
dates, among Others for the Surveyorshp. The
candidates at present in the field are Rufus I. An
drewa, Chauncey IA. Depew Isaac J. Oliver, Hiram
Wabrdge aud Frank Il. Howe These all eager Tor
the Office, and each Is moving in his own way
''heayen and earth 10 succeed. The President will
probably take u larger survey than ia comprised
Within the influences OF the above named and APP
point an able and capable for the ONCE, ire
spectve OF late campaign claims which entirely
selfish, and in most instances hollow and Intangible.
| The present incumbent. Wakeman, Ia also candi-
date, hui his chances are not likely to awake any
serious anxlees among his would-be successois that
TIVE rosraAsrEnsuIr
ia not yet an object OF such aspiration among the
host Of political Office seekers rs either that OF the
Collcctorshp or Survcyorshp. IL IL not, of
course, lucrative as either OF the Others,
b.. there are E,o, many VINO s would lump at
spoken OF as n candidate, and il he would
promise TO run 1t, without the AID of stockholders
it Is his chances are slim aud need hardly exercise
the speculation or fears OF any competitor There is
u good deal or work, with little cmoluments above
the salary attached to the oflce, with but small
patronage to make 1t a peculiarly desirable object 10
ne many VINO are nsing az higher game. BESIDES
diminishing, waiting their chances for dead shot.
NAVAL OFFICER.
The only man prominently named az candidate for
this ONCE tx John ID. 0ttiwell. There others
anxious for the ONCE among the late leaders of the
various campaign cubs, but they are quietly work
| ing each Tor himself and holding back for more
favorable ana seaSaabie time to advance their re-
spectivc claims.
TuE uSITED STATES DISTRICT ATroRNEYsuIp
For tins oliee there are host oil candidates In the
field. n IL known that the present incumbent Mr.
samuel G. Courtney IL not looking for re-appoint-
ment aud therefore the coast Is clear. The present
known candidates are Ethan Allen. Charles s. spen-
| low stephen Fullerton, John Sedgwick +. j. Fithian
| and II. Delateld smith, The latter served one term
in the once with great distinction performing
| signal services 10 the government and the country
Ii was during his adm nistration OF the Oice that
| the first eiectlal and nal blow was given TO the
save trade IN ihe capture conviction and death OF
tho notorious Gordon, and the conviction OF the
| chant slave trader, Albert Horn. Ten slave ships
were seized and condeune during his term OF Of
| nee, and during The same time the hrst successful
raid was made upon thehost Of government deiraud-
| ers that existed during the earlier years of
| tho war and which eliminated In the break
| ing up of the Whole gang By the conyic-
| ton and sentencing or kolDstaD. Mr. Alien
has been several years an efficient Asslstan:
District Attorney. lie IL IN able lawyer, painstak-
ing, jealous aud thoroughly conversant with the
1 legal and administrative duties OF the Office.
Mr.. John sedgwick IL prominently spoken OF as a
candidate. AMI IL dangerous competitor. spencer
aud the others making violent Efforts In the race.
but their chances are nowhere in the pools. As to
/ Who shall be the successful candidate depends a
good deal upon who VIII be the Attorney General In
the rst year OF the coming national administration.
THE UNITED STATES MAESuAISHiP
will not ego a begging there being several candi-
dates Tor the once, but single pereon IA yet
prominently named for IL.
THIS closes the list Of FEDERAL Offices 20 be flied IN
this city, The sna ia terrible state oil pertur.
baton, hoping against hope 20 hold on. uncon-
ditlonai Surrender Grant ~ after them and they
| know he VIII move upon their works ind rout the
whole .'canoodlev or them IL he should once make
M hi, mind 10 II. The "0uts- are sincerely
an xons that the General should act and they are
consequently In fever Of anxiety TO DO ordered to
advance and take tho eneniy's works When that
order IL given The cry viii DO rtcS3 "oI with the
| heads 30 much Tor the Bucsinghauis."
| rBF CHARTER EiKCrioh-Lls hayoRALry.