The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-13

An Evening N the Nlneteeuth Ward-Lscal
Aspirauts for Consress and Assembly.
The Nineteenth ward OF the city OF New York one
OF the largest In tho city H particularly noted among
0fnceholders "a the residence Of large proportion
of the hucksterng politicians who, after lifetime
spent In the practice OF the tricks OF their trade
have retired with sufficient competence to enable
them to spend the remainder Of their days In COM
parative ease The barrooms of that portion Of the
Third avenue embraced In this ward present
among their regular sitters o large proportion
of this element, and the tales which are
nightly spun OF the adroit tricks and politi-
cal man9uvres of their hdbttues are some
tinues decidedly interesting. such old political
ex-County Clerk William @. Conner, Alderman
Terance Farley, ex-Alderman Robert McGinness,
exStreet Commissioners Charley Devlin and ID. ID. I.
Conover, Ed MANNER, Roadmaster Ike Edwards
Speaker William G. Hickman ex-Congressman
Darling DR.. Robinson, Hugh McCabe, Councilman
stephen, Roberts, Coroner Bob Gamble and host OF
others who have carried their penchaM for political
intrigue into their local habitations have made the
political contests OF this ward exceedingly chequered
as well as exciting The interest in the ward Is at
present divided on the Congressional nominee,
there being at present two candidates from this
Hickman and William H. Darling being
strongly canvassed for that nomination by
the organizations 70 which they are respectively at
Causen, Jr., George w. Van Brunt and John Keegan
are ventiatRg the merits of their candidates Aside
their inclination as far as expressed on the Presden
tial question, Is decidedly favorable to the
F PortS Of Sas Chase the
Is on foot, backed by some Of the strongest
names In the ward. to form local Chase organiza-
Chase as the only man who can be nominated with
reasonable hope of beating Grant, and they not
At all reticent IN expressing that conviction Among
il possible still stronger In regard to the The
qualified beats-or, in the expressive language of
Denny MCGEE, 'They are all for themselves; why"
said Denny. "loOk at Alderman Terry Farley, re-
mimber the time when he handled the shovel and
thin he got bit into politics, and Oated along until
he got his head above the wather-and all the time
he WANT for ny ss until he got ch enough to
is the way wild all OF them. divil bit do they care
for the working man cept on election day, when he
Is good enough to drink wild and promise big things
to; but whin they are elected and helping them
selves to the cash. they forgit who put them there"
This seemed the general impression of those who
cOnversed upon the characteristics OF their local
rulers, and their remarks indicated that they were
ready for change when the proper time arrived and
the proper leader presented himself Among the
local Presidential organizations are recently estab-
lished PendletOn Club and q Hancock Club. The
members of the latter talk Of consolidating their club
with that Of the projected Chase Club, with the ticket
OF Chase and Hancock. The Clever Fellows Club,
the larger portion Of whose members reside In this
in this ward in all quarters appears decidedly strong
for Old GreenbacKs.
German Republican Grant aud COlfax Meeting.
The members, and few they were OF this organize
ton met last night at the Germana Assembly Rooms.
DR.. N. jacob being In the chair. About the debates
nothing can be sad they feel their welghtiness and
wish to work through the press. Some one proposed
an organization by Assembly districts, but he was
quickly put down by the announcement that an
organization by Assembly districts had heretofore
been attempted and that the republicans could not
get single room In any Assembly district In which
to hold their meetings. They have now determined
other officers are Dr. f. Schuetz, L. Ress. G. With
and BENJAMIN Letmeier.