The New York herald., 1868-11-29
CITY POLITICS..

vi TOII 10.
The Charter Eiection-The Contest for tho
Mayoralty and Corporation Counsel-The
Vacancy in the Office OF District Attorney
and in the Supreme Court-The Applicants
for App0intment-The AIdermanic Contest
The Candidates for School Commissioners
and Trustees.
The charter election which comes OF on Tuesday
next has had considerable additional interest and
excitement given it from the that The Mayor
atty is vacant ana the people called upon to elect
Chief Magistrate for one year-the unexpired term
Of the retiring incumbent.
THE MAyoRALTY.
The contest In this regard, however, viii be
tame In comparison with the Mayoralty
contests OF past years. The Tammany chiefs
IN the late election struggles have SO perfectly
and thoroughly disciplined their vast forces and have
them under such obedience and control through the
most OF ohice-seekers aud subalterns In the pay OF
the cnieis that to contest city office OF such high
trust and power a. that of Mayor may be deemed an
entirely futile affair The efforts made by the Demo-
cratic Union party TO nominate citizen from the
democratic ranks that could command any cOnsid-
cradle amount OF democratic votes and at the same
time be acceptable to the republican party having
ended In failure, that organization may from hence
forth be deemed defunct to any claim Its present
power In the city. There Is but one democ-
racy and Tammany is Its prophet The re-
publican party, that they might not be charged
with surrendering the mnnicipN power OF the city
into the hands OF their formidable opponents with
out struggle, have nominated candidate for
Mayor. Whether they m gnt not have chosen better
were Tho chances or better is hardly worth
commenting on. Any man was good enough to be
put In the ring to be Knocked down, and certainly
Its victim In this case has taken upon himself the
sacriilcial fate with commendabe GOODNESS and
pluck.
Tammany selected its standard bearer from the
highest order Of sachems that minister in the
Temple OF the Saint-one who always stood
nearest to the high priest thereof, and to
which high dignity he is about to be trans
lated At any time the present candidate
Of rammany would be a formidable opponent and
under him his brother Sachems might enter the lists
aganst much greater forces than can be brought to
c-niront them at this juncture. The party. there
fore, acted wisely in nominating A. Oakley Hall as
their standard oeare1 at this time Future RESULTS
sSes ~ say w. saesf
Mr.. Hali's popularity Moderation in politics and his
| Already aQnl tea kno Wedge Of municipal affairs
must haEe q GOOD and capable Chief Magistrate.
With one years administrative experience ne may, at
the opening Of new term Justly and confidently ask
! party reelection to this high office. This opens
prospect Of at least three years. during which
city government 10 this extent Mr.. Has nomi-
nation was good thing for Ia anmany, and IT will
depend upon AR. Hall himself whether It shall turn
out to be good thing for the city. To be chosen
the clef magistrate OF the first city In the American
| republic IS a great honor, and the citizen thus
honored OUGHT to have before has eyes The single
object OF proving hmseu worthy OF the trust reposed
! IN him.
The republican party have put In nomination as
their candidate tor Mayor MR. Frederick A. Conklng,
| leading member Of the Chamber OF Commerce. He
was a member OF Assembly from this city, serving
quenlly served one term IN CONGRESS. 1t was after
long caucus and more than usually noisy discus
ionowing to the dssensions that exist IN the re-
publican ranks-that the choice fell upon Mr.. COnK
ling. Several other influential citizens of the repub
can stripe were named and their claims adyo-
| catei IN caucus; but in every instance the
| parties named for the proposed honor, when
| n0ued thereof ut once declined to accept.
Under the circumstances the only wonder il that the
republicans nave succeeded so well In CHOICE and
| that they have induced Mr.. Conkng to accept the
gage Of battle their behalf with inevitable defeat
| as the result.
| FAILURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC UNION TO NOMINATE
me Democratic Union pSrty after protracted and
| energetic search after man who would become
tnelr standard-bearer In contest for The Mayoraty
| have mcontinently abandoned the field. The exc
cutve committee, having accepted the role of O
political JapDet in search OF father, have reported
| therefore, having osensible head. the party
| separate and Independent political organization
| nal elements.
| TIE CONTEST
win, therefore, lie between Mir A. Oakley Hall and
| Mr. r. A. Conkling or the result there cannot he
| the slightest DOUBT entertained. Mr.. Hal IL very
popular and without the special and powerful aid of
| Ia.nmany, but merely running upon his own merits,
| would, even aga INST a greater opponent than Mr..
Conkl.ng, achieve crowmng victory. In the lace
the fact that the result o the eecton is ALREADY
| predicted-tnat the Tammany standard bearer viii
on Tuesday next iead the democratic cohorts to VIC
| tory-tliere s not TIE usual interest felt In the
election though IL cons2ns for another period the
municipal destinies or the ty to the hands OF the
party that has for severa successive years had
almost undispuled control thereof II is not ut all
likely thai hr. ConklnI VIII pou ANYTHING like the
the chances be pg more equal as between the rela-
tive sreagths Oh tile two parties and IN which the
republicans presenting more popular man than
their opponents might draw TO their side the indie.
| peudent organizations. Tnere is no side issue OF
| any Kind 10 rally the republicans in their full
| predicted thai Mr.. HAIRS majority will be over.
| whelmlng. One thing tnen, is certain, that the Tam
| many candidate viii be our next Mayor for at leas,
| one year.
/ CORPORATION COUNSEL.
AS In their search alter candidate for Mayor, and
| In which they slgnally laIed, the democratic
| Union party also failed In bringing their man for
| Corporation Counsel to the scratch. Mr.. Lawrence
having declined to stand 10y the party that body
| deavored to induce John McKeOn, VINO was really
| dcsirous for the post, TO accept nomination. But
| Mckeon refused to become a victim, ana az MIR.
George shea backed out from the acceptance OF
| the aozart nomination for the same office, Mr..
| O'Gorman. the regular nominee OF the Tammany
| democracy, will quietly walk over the course ON
| Tuesday next
| THE VACANCIES MADE BY vHE RETIREMENT MIR.
1 HALL FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORSEYSHIP
BY the election OF Mir. iiall 10 the May0ralty, on
Tuesday next. the office OF District Attorney viii be
| rendered vacant The programme laid down neces-
sl,ales another vacancytid OF one OF the present
| incumbents OF the superior Court. This Little
ran cement puts additional patronage at the sposal
| OF tue Iaininany ring aDd welds more nrIny the
strength ana power OF Its outer deiences and de-
| tenders.
/ THE CANDIDATES.
The vacancies in the District Attorneysbip ana on
| the bench Of the superior Court VIII De iiled
elnor until the expiration o. the regular
term for which the present incumbenfs were
elected. The su .cessor TO MIR. Hal Will be Judge
samuel b. Garvn of the superior Court TO iii the
place Of the retiring Judge two parLle5 are prom
Inenty spoken Of, ]. J. friedman, president OF the
| Gernan democratlc Union parly, AMI Judge Abra