The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-10
CITY POLITICS.


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Tho Presldcntial Questiou-Thc State a
Pnrtlcs-Divtsi0n I'm the RepubIican Ranks<
Tan,many Triamphant-The Guberuafo~i.l
Election.
The alabsorbing question OF impeachment ana
the daily recurring themes Of fresh interest CON.
nected with the coming trial OF the President for
high crimes and misdemeanors to q great exteno
keep local politics In the background. But as In
the grandes epochs and most thrilling events there
will be those who turn from the great drama enact
ing before them to ply their petty avocations-
nadiers, who hang the edge Of battle to strip the
wounded so even in this moment when for the tlrss
time In the history Of the country the President OF
the republic stands impeached before the world the
petty game Of local politics has Its peculiar interest
for the few. But this doubt, is as ought to be-
There can be no cessation OF any Of the parts
OF the great machine; each piece must work
In its allotted groove and perform its destined
work; and though great occasions win arise, attract
ing from their usual course Of life tens Of thousands
OF people, yet will their place and the former
services in the work OF life be filled and performed
by others. Local politics. it is true, presents but
limited field for operations at present. The lead
ers are for time ct rest but weaving quietly their
plans for the future. With them 1t Is just now as with
Senators IN Congress, they are keeping matters In
abeyance until after the result Of the Impeachment
question: The aspirants for Onice, however, ar0
looking eagerly forward to the opening OF the poli
cal campaign and counting their chances OF victory
defeat 1t is true the spos to be commended for ara
not OF the greatest value nor they such as Tan
generally to the share of the rank and fe There are
no county Offices to ILL., and no transferences from
any Of the city cribs to make BY which Q
number Of present Gins" win have to vacate
In favor Of . number of present 'euts.s
Vvnpo In nth ion In NoItk
and no matter how little the stake to be played fos
may be, or how distant the day Of contest the inter
est In the result ags. To the outside casuas
observer the prize at times wou hardly seem worte
all the energy Of purpose and untiing zeal spent h
Its attainment; but 1t Is the sequences which follow
even the most trivial success In politics that give zest
and value TO the efforts Of party leaders. Members
Of Congress-, after their great impeachment feat
have left the capital and scattered themselves over
the Eastern States, turning themselves into polticaE
"drummers" and stump agitators In endeavoring 70
turn the doubtful scale in favor Of republican or
democrat. The Presidential campaign overshadows
all others just now, even that Of impeachment
New and unexpected occurrences are making ana
unmaking Presidents, in the minds OF party leaders,
to an extent never dreamed Of before. The chance
of the favorte OF yesterday paes Its Intellectual nres
in the rising prospects Of the fsvorte OF to-day In
the certainty OF the impeachment and removal Of
President Johnson Ben Wade is the loadstar that Of
tracts the aspirants for Presidential favOn A new
Cabinet OF course cry embryo Secretaries OF State
Of the Navy OF the INTERIOR &c. New Commissioners
Of the Revenue, new Custom House Collectors, Post
masters and Marshals, calculate host OF place
hunters whose only chance for office Mes In the very
uncertainty OF the pursuit after it, 1t Is often the
race Of the hare and the tortoise the slow and sure
game winning in the end-the result Of the race n
the fable being wonderful encouragement to the
political tortoises who entering the COURSE Ono
thing is certain-that there never was cleaner
sweep ever made by new Executive than Is ex.
pected to follow the succession OF Ben Wade.
OF Ohio, to Andrew Johnson, Of Tennessee.
In the White House, and the aspfrants fer
once are proportionanly numerous and elated.
The Chase star has risen considerably nthe horizon
and the radicals are beginning to have revived hope
In their first favorite for the fall campaign. The
Congressional stumpers are out in the field full OF tho
Chase idea and moving heaven and earth for the
success Of the republican ticket In Maine and New
Hampshire and other Eastern States. The Grant
star has waned in the radical armament in proper
ton that OF Chase has Frightened This has given
hope in quarter where hope In the result Of any
Presidential contest seemed to have died out. The
great mass Of the democratic body, who for q time
ready to follow their leaders after any win o
the wisp candidate for the Presidency, whether hs
taken o short turn, and now stand resolved to
go for Grant, no matter whose nominee he
tive man who will stay the further encroachments
OF Congress upon the constitutional authority OF the
dsnser in the ts They fear day Of
or reprisai on the part Of some President, with tho
prestige Of military successes and the devotion OF en-
army and navy at his service who may contend with
future Congress for his just powers and perchancs
thereby lead to disastrous consequences to the re.
public This dread issue they judge may be ayertsd
In time by the election Of Grant, whose patriotism
and devotion to the constitution will blend safely
with his nosurrender principles should Congress try
further encroachments while he occupied the Presi
THE STATE OF PARTIES,
The democratic leaders are themselves without q
head They look In vain among their own ranks for
an acceptable man, and can find not one whom they
could select as their standard bearer. Tho vallan-
dghams and Pendetons, the Seymours and Doot-
Ties are completely out ofthe question. They woudnt
pipe to them, but they could not dance, and there
Is no use at this late day in bringing them
this city and State the most acceptable man at
present to all parties Is General Grant In one o.
Sdry goods party Of this city were dissatisfied with
General Grant, and that further ailation with the
rort o nat narr Ths has Come 10 pas and tia
dry goods politicians don't know where to turn Tor
candidate. Commodore Vanderbilt declines to ma
ternize with them, the only ambition he he's to
rival Grant being centred In competition with him
to their relative knowledge and love OF horse
flesh the road. II the General would only concedo
this hobby to the Commodore the former ray DO
President and live forever for anything the C?mmo-
dore cares. The Tammany leaders are inclined ogo
with the rank and file this time. They can't help
themselves, and win make choice OF necessity In
State and city politics. however, the party ID
rapidly increasing In strength and fast over
shadowing all other party organizations. inc
republican party in this city Is divided ano
broken up into factions that can never be made
to unite and harmonic again. In any political con-
test that may arise they win never again be able
successfully to compete with their democratic breth
ren with the aid OF the state vote to defeat tho
democratic ticket. Fithan, chairman OF one ropuD-
lcan committee and Spencer president OF another,
are engaged In deadly conflict. The former In
charged with being mere tool In the hands on q
Fepton CLIQUE that doeires TO rule the republican
party for Ia purposes, the chief operator In the case
being Waldo Hutchlugs. This brunch composes q
good mary OF the weak kneed republicans who are
more an xious to be oiccholders under any party
than to be the opponents OF republican virtue az
represented In their persons out OF office. The Tam
many ring controls everything outside OF the Pres
dental question. IL is now The only live party IN