The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-10


was sacrnced TO the unreconstructed passions ofthe
southern leaders In the National Convention and the
personal ambition OF an unsuccessful and incompe-
tent party chief. From this Presidential standpoint
the held of State politics is being surveyed, and
an idea gaining ground among the best posted ana
rial election Is not matter OF such certainty the
Iammany leaders would have their followers
dence with which it hailed the success OF ITS plans
l n the Convention at Albany, and hence the great
e n IL Is making through is emssares AZ aae pres t
nagglng spirit OF the democracy ana TO prepare
theln for the grand struggle Ia November next ~
the States require the snews OF war to the amount
that Vallandigham demanded and received for the
ONO campaign the Taninany Golfers VIII be sadly
reduced by the end of the year. Vaandigham and
Pendeton, when IN this city few weeks ago, were
in that State Republican majorties in few Of the
States, 1t is feared, will If such should occur, Sc
rously imperil the Tammany ticket for Governor,
and therefore no cost or sacrifice Ii to be spared 10
guard against such q result.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The republicans are becoming daily more hopeful
OF the double event in November next, and while all
their efforts are directed to insure the end desired.
they are content to leave the city oces to the Tam
many ring, knowing that they are hardly worth the
trouble and dssenslons and family brois which they
But o no Sar means es IN runa
dissensions principally confined to points OF prece
dence-as to which ward organization here and
which ward organization there shall be recognized
as the regular one Then there is trouble as to who
shall be the recognized president OF the Boys in
cation OF phyactery OF greenbacks would have
healed long agQ.
for the few offices that within the gift Of the
Tammany leaders this fall was temporarily made up
with the view OF satisfying as far as possible the sore
heads and nlacontents that have been whining and
complaining of the injustice and deception Of the
ring In their distribution of those offices to which
from time to time they had laid claim, but could not
lay their hands Pledges were freely given to all,
and the same Office promised i'll confidence TO halr
dozen of the hungry hangers on, who would not be
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they at the same time knew were utterly vaueless
and held as of no account by the ring. But the old
game had to be played, and the slate thimberiggers
found their dupes ready to be taken in and done
for as If their stale trick OF hocus pocus had not
been exposed hundreds OF times, and the result was
that the ring went to Albany OF the game. Since
then the leaders are unapproachabe, inaccessible,
| and the ollceseekers are compelled to draw what
comfort they may from the well known Punc faith
| Of the Tamnany leaders
| SUPERVISOR.
The principal vacancy 10 be filed up in which
Tammany herself has peculiar interest-that ls an
Office that must be held by rlngite-is that of Su.
pervsor stands, therefore, first the slate and
underneath in large letters is the autograph Of VIII
liam NJ. Tweed, self-appolnted and sefreelected to
that useful post. Between this and December next,
however, a contingency may arise that would cause
the name of Tweed to he eXpunged from its present
place on the slate so that 1t might appear In connec-
| ton with the more desirable post OF Street Commits
sOner. But be it known by these presents that as
at present ordered Tweed the irrepressible stands
committed TO I'LL the vacancy in the Board Of Super
| visOrs.
| SUPREME COURT.
|
nominee for the vacancy on the bench Of the su.
| preme Court. The present incumbent Judge G. @.
Barnard VIII be renomnated though Judge s. 81, ..
babe candidate. The prospects, however, are all IN
| favor OF Barnard, In whose Interest a tremendous
outside pressure Is brought to bear and against wnc
the leaders, some OF whom are FESTIVE In the matter
cannot kick SO the slate may be considered as made
up with regard to the vacant Judgeship.
| THE CITY JUDGEsIIIP.
The Tammany nominee for the vacancy IN the CITY
Judgeship Is decided on but for some good reasons
| hes IN chosen
one is as yet not written on the slate. The Tammany
mind Is made up on the question, however, ana Is o.
| fixed and unalterablc thereon as the laws OF TINT
| Modes and Persians.
| For this vacancy the form OF the Big Judge loom
up: but it is only looming. The trouble with the b
Justice is that he is always looming up, but some
He has got the promise Of the Regisership this tim
from the ring, and he, always trusting and AWAY
give the Big Judge timely warning that he is tn
sport of the ring that they laugh at his guliibit
much b needed. to mend their manners and to max
them laugh at the wrong side OF the mouth b
tickling them with lick q the big shela ao, Aide
from all appearances Will be the man.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
Tnere Is very niue cnange " no'e ia tne siae
In the Fourth district the present member job
many ticket. Brigadier General ". j. NagIe is aIs'
a candidate, opposing Mr.. Fox for the 'Tamman,
new IN the field Of politics General Naeie has brii
liant record from the battle fields on which the great
contest for the life OF the republic was fought and
won. At the breaking out OF the war he enlisted in
the Thirteenth Brooklyn regiment as q private, and
fought In all the early battles that marked the pro-
| gress OF the war In Virginia. He raised and was
| commissioned to command Company Of the New
York Eighty-eighth Volunteers and thus became at.
tached to the gallant Irish Brigade, whose reverses
and victories he shared from that time to the end OF
the After the battle OF Gettysburg he was pro.
| NOTED to the rank OF colonel and subsequently to
that of brgadier general lie has strong claims upon
the irish from the prominent and faithful stand
he took In the front ranks of the Fenan movement,
all the facts OF which are well known TO his numerous
friends throughout the district.
In the Fifth district there Will be some trouble
| growing out Of the present members (Mr. John
| MOrrssey) opposition to the chief OF the TaInmany
ring, Hofrman. Mr.. Morrssey is candidate for re-
| nomination, but the knowing ones say that T. J..
| Stewart or s. 5. Cox will be preferred.
In the Seventh district Harvey Calkins is talked OF
| as the successor Of the present member, Mr. John
| w. Chanler.
The Eighth district will be uncontested so far as
| democrat is concerned. The present member, Mr..
| James Brooks, will he renominated.
In the Ninth district no one Is named as yet as the
| successor TO the present member, Mr.. Fernando
| Wood. MIR. Wood has positively declined to be q
candidate, but his constituents and the whole demo.
cratic party Of the city, with their leaders at their
| head are anxious TO re.elect him. Mr.. Wood will
win be certainly returned without etlort should he,
under such Watering circumstances, be induced 10
serve another Congressional term.
THE CONTINGENT MAYORALTY.
In the event OF the success of the democratic
ticket for Governor George w. Mclean viii receive
| the unanimous nomination OF the whole democratic
party OF the city as their chosen candidate for the
| chief magistracy.
The Mcclellan Legion.
regular weekly meeting Of the members OF this
Legion was held last evening at Masonic Hall, in