The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-18
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
CITY POLITICS.

gressiOnai COEfest-Tno Assembly Sastffct5~
How they are Observation-Disclosures FOR
denomination and the Contestants.
There Is no change in the contest for county ofnces.
For Congressional and Assembly honors there is an
exciting struggle going ON. Below we give a review
OF the whole field, with the names OF present
members seeking denomination and the names OF
their contestants, whether OF their own party
organization or opposing organizations In only two
Congressional districts 1t is supposed Tammany
wall make change in the nomination OF candidates
Of course, the district is within the Tammany pat.
ronage exclusively. AS will be seen under the head
Of "Ninth District there several competitors in
In the Ninth Mr. Wood declines q denomination, and
the race, and Tammany cannot 60 wrong In making
select on from the number. In the Sixth district,
Stewards, Tammany will very probably throw Mr..
Stewart overheard in favor Of Sunset Cox. In this
event Tammany win lose the district should the con
servative and radical republicans combine In giving
him the denomination. with the outside democratic
organizations In the other districts 1t Is expected
the present members will be renOminated.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS
win be an exciting and hard contested one. The
present members, with the exception Of Mr.. Fer
nando Wood in the Ninth district all candidates
for denomination. Opposed to them and eager for
Congressional honors in their own individual per-
sons are q host OF ontestants-Tammanyite
against Tammanyites republicans and the scattered
forces Of the Democratic Union and Mozart have or
will have candidates In the field the "reps" and
the 'scatterers' hoping by combinations in favor
able districts, to defeat the Tammany ticket 1t is
expected that Tammany win have to make some
changes its slate to alay the hostility that has
been reused by the mention Of two or three Of its
contemplated nominees.
In the Fourth district Fox will have a hard fight
notwithstanding the overwhelming strength OF Tam
many therein and the steadfastness and constancy
with which the boys rally at the polls for the Tam
many nominee on all occasions OF course, II Fox Is
70 be beaten, he must and only can be beaten by
feeling throughout the lower part Of the district Is
decidedly averse to his return to Congress- as far as
that Fox Fox was opposed to James oBrien as sheri
who was great favorite in the district. The Irish
element prevails very largely, and there are some
midst, who, when they take q thing In hand, will not
turn back until they accomplish it. The democratic
It is even now being worked to leaven the whole
mass pretty efrectually Two Fenian candidates
were proposed for the district-Coonel James Ker-
rigan and General Nagle. The former could stump
the district and make good show at the polls at any
time, even though his chances OF ni but
with the spirit opposition to the TaAnmany nominee
that prevails and the power OF the outside organi-
cations, he would at this time make formidable op-
ponent to the best man Tammany could put forward.
Magic and kerrgan, however, have both withdrawn
rom the held and the party OF opposition have Be-
lected George Francs Train the woman's rights
CudnpAOu, w ldy bIdCkb lOT WdsuiLgtOu hnu Tile
Capitol as their coming representative. Morgan
Jones Is o candidate for the rammany nomination
and is strongly backed by Mat Brennan and his po-
litical friends.
In the Fifth district Morrissey opposed by several
aspirants anxious to try their hands at legislation,
business which is beginning to be looked upon as a
very simple and easy matter considering some Of
the men who are sent up from this city to take part
therein Morrssey has however tower of strength in
his backer Bill Tweed who will not fail him In the
day Of nomination. Nelson Taylor IS making strong
bid for the famnany influence through the Mayor,
nVn.th Tau.
Johns scalp, assuring hun that he shall not want
the "big Injun 8" tOmahawk in the encounter so
Taylor Is out on the waTpatn WIN the blessing or
enterprise. Tony Miller, Alderman and Deputy
Sheriff. who claims to control the Thirteenth ward,
and Is member OF the general Tammany commit
tee thinks he could do something as .'mmber'' In
the halls OF Congress, as well as at the Board OF
Alderman and the views OF his frindn John is to be
be 'thrun overbo0rdn he will take the stumps him.
self as an ''ndlpindint' candidate, and dick" the
whole ring OF them. William q. Cover, popular
citizen OF the district 10 prominently talked OF in the
ent Of the 10 nlnating convention overlooking Nor
rissey. Horace Greeley has received the republican
In the sixth district Thomas E. Stewart In a can.
didate for denomination. Mr.. Stewart was a con-
servatlye republican and on the previous election
ton was thus secured. He now looks 10 Tammany
for the nomination. but the ring has decided upon
giving 10 to sunset Cox. Mr.. Stewart could success
fully perhaps, contest the representation against
power OF the ring but he IL not IN favor with the
more radical portion OF the republican party OF the
d slict should there he q combination OF the .rads,
ana .'conseryes' upon stewart he has good chance
OF success There are severa other republican candi-
dates spoken of-John Sedgwick prominently. Ethan
Allen, acting United States District Attorney, mad
the refusal OF the republican nomination. Hugh
Gardener OF the Sixteenth ward, IL spoken OF, as IL
also sinclair Todcey Fred A. Conkling, formerly
representative Of the district Lloyd Aspinwall Is
however the favorite and should he accept the NOM
ination the chances arein view OF the split on Coxs
account-he Will be returned. Emanuel u. Hart, u
former surveyor OF the port: Samuel W. Harmed ana
COLONEL w. w. Price, are also talked OF in this con-
nection.
In the Seventh district J. winthrop Chanler is
candidate for the Ianmany denomination, and IL
getting the iull support OF Charley Cornell, ex
street commissioner VINO Tor while had notion Of
seeking the nomination for himself. Chaner, how
ever has q strong opponent In Harvey Calkins. who
on his part Is principally backed by. County Clerk
Charles Loew. Principals and hackers are strong
well versed In all the science and tactics OF the
political arena, and warm contest Is, as might be
expected, going III the district The district COM
prises the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards the lat
ter having two more votes in the Convention than
the former. The Eleventh claims the right To the
representation but the Seventeenth won't yield, and
unless one OF the Charleys-he OF the county clerks
ONCE succeeds with hts usual adroitness aad success
in ma pulafIng the extra strength OF the Seven
teenth, the Eleventh warders VIII be defeated aud
their favore Caikin5 Will nave To possess his soul
ON patience little longer.
In the Eighth district BROOKS IL opposed by foes
from the republican ranks but has no prominent
opponent Tor the Tanmany nomination. Charles
Baker envelope manufacturer OF Beeknan street.
seems the only rival anxious TO break lance with
INN from his own ranks, but Charley will probably
th nix better OF II and not envelope himself in trouble
and Ultimate defeat ON the republican side William
ri DAVIDSON the safe manufacturer Is prominently
talked OF as the candidate OF the party. General
Arthur Is also spoken OF with some Others OF less
note but through the unsettled stale OF the party
definite choice has as yet been made.
In the Ninth district Mr.. Wood having positively
declined denomination the field IL open to all Tam
many comers, ana some rare running Is expected.
Terence Farley has great influence In the district
but he n not eager for Congressional nonors from
district just represented by the great chief Of the
once powerful Mozart party. Gcnersl william >.
Hlyer has received the nomination OF the soldiers
and Sailors Convention OF delegates from the
Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second wards.
The chief Tammany candidates are Francis VI. Bi yby,
n wealthy, popular and influential member OF the
district and Hosea y. Perkins, who has Identified
himself with the best interests OF the district for
years IN advocating and encouraging all local i'm
provements and taking an active part In all educa-
tiona movements. Mr.. Josiah Porter Is also q can
didate for the 1ammany nomination. X. ID. Hatch
In spoken Of in the same connection. The nomina-
ton for the representative o. the district lies, how
ever with Bismarck Sweeny, and whomsoever he
exateth shall be exalted and whomsoever he de-
bases shall be debased for Is not the same written IN
the book OF Tammany.