The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-30
CITY POLITICS.

.Conyention-The Probable Candidates-Ths
Late Great Democratic POwwow nj Sara.
tosa-What Came Of TIA Delicate Piece 0
strafesy-The Congressional Question I'm the
Various Districts-The May0ralty Consin.
sency.
The political leaders and their most trusted sub
aerns throughout the city have entered the worl
Of the campaign In good earnest. The red men O
Tammany have sent out their whole force on thu
warpath. Numerous scouts ahead are guarding
against all contingencies to surprisals, ambus
cades and attacks from foes without, while thu
chiefs Of the ring are prepared to suppress witt
high hand any hostile attempt from treach
erous friends within. The remnant OF the
tribe OF Mozart, deserted by their former
cheftain-hm OF the white mustache-whc
know they have nothing to gain or TO hope for
from the favor OF the leaders Of the hostile tribe OF
Tammany are out ambuscading and watching, like
Indian Micawbers. for something to turn up that
may raise the price Of their votes In the political mar
ket and enable them TO secure some Of the immense
booty that awaits the victors In the campaign The
erstwhile democratic Union party is completely DIS
banded and individual members thereof absorbed In
the Tammany ranks while their late leaders, crying
peccari for their past detection and antagonism, are
eating humble pie, and with woelul vlsages
and open maws agape AVAIL sns,, VIVA wMatex teG
Tammany kitchen in return for their weak support
The red and black, the white and blue rspabllcans
Offcered and GAINED 10 DE leu by u rev tyr0s in
political warfare-men who y fea is-,re, N f.iso1s
Never led squad Of voters to the polls siaiesH bna rem
Nor the disposition of an election scrinInagc knew
are making tremendous fuss, holding nightly
meetings, conventions, councils and enrolncnts pre-
paratory to moving on the enemy's works in the
their grand display Of strength The present Te
d0ubtable leaders Of this motley host OF Boys in
Blue, or Tanners are Charley Spencer, Rufus
and others. Each Of these claims to be the
chosen chief OF this or that regular organization
while the hostility engendered by the efforts OF each
to for himself and his Clique the control OF the
campaign money chest now anu the reversion of fat
offices under the government, should the party tri-
umph has disOrganized the whole republican party
OF the city, so far as unity OF action ana harmony Of
TAMMANy HALL AND THE CONFERENCE.-THE.
The chiefs Of Tammany are at present much exer-
cised respecting the nomination OF Governor. Dis
brave, I, and are likely to 'hlast them In their
hour OF night" Hoffman ana his aspirations are
the cause OF all the trouble. His motto, .Rule or
ruin, is likely to end In the latter, MISUNDERSTANDING
ing that he has the support Of Sweeny, the great
Bismarck of the Hoffman dynasty. Besides, what,
private or personal feeling Bill Tweed has Tor
hiIl-and conhdentlaly speaking that is not OF the
most fervid nature-even the ponderOns Billy throws
his Woe weight tribe ut that take 1t In any
seIse-fOr him. and SO Sweeny and Tweed declare that
the whole party mere must the whole hog for Hof
man, or expect to be cut up into mincemeat, which
means political ostractsm and consequent counting
out at the distribution OF the spois. But there rs
goodly array OF the opponents Of Hoffman, who
part OF the chief Of the kitchen ring Congressman
Morrfssey, Sheriff O'Brien Senators Genet, Dreamer
and Norton, supervisor Hayes, ex-sherifr Kelly and
other centurions OF the Tammany legons have taken
their stand on Mount Aventine, and say they will
there intrench II their demand is not complied with,
and hence We are threatened with renewal OF the
ancient strife OF the members against the body.
They have only one condition to ask or demand to
nake-that s, that Hoffman shall not be their stand
ard bearer in the Gubernatoral contest. This they
make on behalf OF themselves their constituents
that Is the number OF voters they can bring the
4 nj Ia
party Itself. they say that any attempt to
and the expression OF their opinion on the question
OF Hoffman's nomination by any egerdeman trick
signal for breaking the pipe and exhuming the me.
faphorical hatchet These nalcontents favor the no
wna n % q 9 Of
the names and advocate the claims OF any OF those
gentlemen for this high position upon the considers
ton of the democracy OF New York. II beaten in
the Convention according to the usages OF the
party they are prepared cheerfully to submit and
faith and with Will But they are also prepared,
armed at all points, to resist any attempt at terror
@ or any 'he oi th Ram II seSt r
jealousy watching the diplomacy Of Peter Bismarck,
knowing the treasury OF resources and expediencies
that Peter is blessed withal, and not knowing in
what way or direction his astute and subtle mind may
put them into service. There is no Disgusting the
among the fugiemen Of the party there is bitter
and open hostility against the nomination
% or the have ne RnE
the whole party enginery into play to overawe
the refractory or to wheede them back to their allie
glance Just as the temper and qualities OF the indi-
vidual make threat or promise the more cogent
weapon to use. Present members OF Congress OPP
of Tammany II they persist in their hostility-they
viii not be renominated; ana those who hold places
under the Regency have had notice that their ser
they cease TO bow the knee to Baal the idol with the
..brown mustache," whose image is enshrined in
<xts. EltoI DAtAV ntosuo Grrao
has given proof OF his genius as the bull
wark OF the despotic throne erected with
s n Mne shns foreign oe Competent ape at
the same time to meet and overcome q mutiny
within his very camp OF such formidable proportions
as that threatened. Peter will be found equal TO the
emergency, doubt but 1t must be by Cancellation
on the one hand, and inducing or compelling the
political Marpot Holman TO forego his pretensions
TO the Governorsnip and content himself with the
good things that his CHIEF OF commlssary, Roome,
and the Dame Leonardo tine Ga kitchen
outside pressure Of this sort, and Dick
others the opposition leaders then, got fat Offices TO
appease them before they laid down their arms and
Loyalty Sn 20 sae ring n ns r 0ysr
present dinlcutics but revolt will break out imme
diaely afterwards the ring are determined TO press
their man upon the Convention. I'M I-t.
TIE SEPTEMBER CONTEMPORARIES PROBABLE CAEDI-
DATES FOR GOVERNOR. .U 80
The I'd Of September next Is anxiously looked for
the friends OF the rival candidates publicly spoken OF
and by the friends OF other candidates, the mention
of whose names before the Convention will be c0ntin-
geut upon the course ofevents The influential hackers
o HOFFMAN intend TO present his claims for the nofpi
nation upon his great popularity among the Ger.
mans and because he Is respectable MANI and
one OF the old German stock Now, 1t is thought II
he was running for Congress this latter qualification
might be deemed detrimental to his success, and Is
speaks well for the past ncumbeuts OF the Guberna-
tOrla once that mans respectabty IL recon-
mendatOn TO candidates therefor Morrissey even
grants the responsibility but recognizes the same
quality In Church, Cassidy, Murphy and others, and
therefore denies That responsibility In candidate Ia
a special virtue. The Hoffmanitcs nut in AN.
other negative claim-that because he ran for
Governor before and was beaten the party
should, therefore run him again. To this Morrissey
demurs toto, "a he says II s no sign OF excellence
IN man TO be beaten once, but affords good ground
for q big bet that he will be beaten second time
Though the doctrine comes from the ring II viii
not be accepted In the ring he belongs TO, as has