The New York herald., 1868-06-07
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.


WARD POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
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A Tour Among the ssRings''-The Political
Horoscope--Predictions Of the Prophets
Chances Of the Candidates-QuaIity and
CaIibre Of the Prominent Mens-shadows Of
Coming Events.
The understrata democracy Of the metropolis-the
portion that is least heard OF except on election
days-the portion that does the voting the nghting
and the drinking-the O'Ranertys and Mcshanes Of
the lower wards and the Won Lagerwiskis OF the
Eastern dstrcts-have had faithful chr0nicler to
record their hopes and Wishes their fears and polit
cal views and they have, perforce, been content to
discuss the destnies of the nation the character OF
their Alderman, and their own grievances In the
reading room Of McShaunnessy's pOrterhouse or
about the round table Of Herr Schwinegles restau-
rant; and amid the fumes of convivia spirits the
pure essence OF democracy has been nursed and the
princip:es of the party cultured into rank and
vigorous growth.
THE FIRST WARD
rs that area Of Manhattan Island enclosed by Maiden
lane Liberty street, the East and North rivers
Many years ago was the abode Of aristocracy and
wealth. elegant buildings and sumptuous hotels
clustered about its beautiful seaside park, the Bat
terry and within its precincts was held the first Con-
tinental Congress- From an old whig stronghold 1t
has passed into the hands Of the eree democracien
and its elegant residences now the oces steam
ship lines and its political rulers the HOgans the
Foxes, the O'Flynns, the O'MOOres and the O'Qunns
The ward headquarters Of the local nagnates is the
Stevens House, and In the quiet hooks Of it's
barroom the southern members Of the civic ring
arrange their little schemes. The porter and boarding
houses Of Greenwich Washington Morris and Thames
streets the hotbeds Of the pure democratic
strength and vgor Of the ward; and here 1t s said
their views questons'o of State exchanged
Entering barrOom few nights ago we met a num-
ber OF ardent Milesians discussing the ardent and
vOciferating upon the topics OF the day. "Be dad
James, an they tell me that Supervisor Fox is
didate for Congress agin, and that Jooge Hogan's
brother is going to the Assembly" remarked stall
wart lOngsh0reman to O red haired barkeeper, who
leaning upon the bar, was sucking. away at a
veritable Connaught dudheen, and who bore traces
OF having been but short time in the land Of the free
and the home Of the brave. "Be gorry, Patrick, an
, behave your right Be my sowl I'd like to know
when the likes Of them are going to give the poor
men show. There's Mike, me brother as has
been trying for this two months past to
get a job on the parks, an they tell him
he must wait until the tax levy Is signed,
am botheration lot Of es which has kept the poor
divll waitin' am waitin'; an he has not done
sthroke Of work since he has been In this damned
country, jist six months ago tomorrow"
"0ch, James, ye're jist right" interrupted a Short
lean junk dealer who bore the patr0nymic of Mister
Lynch "what do the dirthy blackgards care for the
likes Of yer Amt they all for themselvesP And
now leok at those theaving scoundrels as make the
ring Amt they goin' for Chase for President, and
throwin' overheard Little Mac the brave little Gin
eral Of the Potommy.'' nf 80
'Tish tsh What the dlvil do ye want of man
fssPresdent unless ye can win wild him 9' responded
. tall, black mustached man, whose dirty shirt
bosom contained huge paste diamond. "Ain't
Mister Chase The big guH Of the radicals am II we
catch him we git the brains Of the naggur party.
And thin we lave the rest in Ginera Grants pipe to
be shmoked out at the next 'lection.n
though know ye have Cousin ii the ring an ought
TO know something about these things; but wat
about Pindleton and his greenbacks"
ner, "didn't / hear Conny Flynn say that II
Pindletou was elected we'd have lots Of money and
we'd have no taxes to pay.n
'Ocn, that's stufI," responded the gent with the
paste diamond "what the divil has Pfndleton to do
Ssc.s, ana i he was elected wouldn't he make more
cow, ow," broke in the barkeeper, "be dad, am
"Bs me soul, an know I'm right; an I'd like to
paste brilliant drew himself proudly up and in tri-
umphant manner brought his fist down on the bar,
"By jabers, James, give us the drinks for the
ts nSasS sces S IN e Heuse the
A general buzz Of admiration followed the last re-
marx and all hands, old and young, blind and lame
which were disposed Of In an amazingly short time.
Into other public houses In Greenwich street we
supporters Of the ward regime while others were
disposed to cavil and find fault with the ringmasters
@ sa es Su al ss sesss
TO 90 the regular democratic nominee whoever ne
might be-
we wandered among the porter houses and the
cheap coffee and cake saloons about Washington
Market, where one fshball and no bread Is served
out to the hungry butcher boys In these places it
was discovered that political opinions fuctuated
rnese ,ne npe Enthusiastic butcher warered hun
dred dollar note with Jersey produce dealer that II
Chase got the nomination he would beat Grant out
of sight. The officials at the market seemed
10 possess no definite political knowledge beyond ad
hesion to democracy and the spos. The prOprietors
their privileges through some aIdermanic friend by
paying small fee one poor fellow was bewailing
20 US his hard cS Seugs ss eTe si
and when l paid the money found that 1t had been
sold for five hundred dollars to Pete Smith, and had
rid OF his right why. Mr.. Reporter, this market
makes hundreds OF thousands OF dollars every
amount to the snap Of your finger. There's
Tom, and Ned and Harry, they've got the big.
gest things in the shape OF stalls In this market and
they have the 'nuence."
THE FIFTH WARD,
the political destinies Of which are ruled by Terry
O'Duffy, Michael O'Madigan, General Michael 0'Mur-
ply, jamie O'Carney, while the redoubtable Pappy
Kingsley marshas the radical hosts. Here the Pen
dleton fever was somewhat strong, this ward con-
tanning original Pendeton club under the guid-
ance OF two OF the rising political luminaries OF the
ward. Here the conversation seemed to be between
the merits OF Terry Duffy, Michael Murphy and
John Cox for the next aldermanship, with the cur
rent somewhat in favor OF the 0'Duffy Occasionally
q Chase man was to be found and in the more promi-
nent porter houses several sanch advocates OF Old
Greenbacks discoursing eloquently from recum-
bent gin barrels. Up in the
EIGHTH WARD
we came In contact with q different class OF poll
ticians; men who wear good clothes and who are
never seen to do any hard labor, and the greater
portion Of whose time Is consumed In pleasure trips
In the omnIbuses and street cars Their resorts are
at Johnny Dimons, at Jakey Roome's and The.