The New York herald., 1869-10-03
CITY P OLITIC S !.

| diciary and the charlottesville Supervisor,
| Senatorial and Assembly Conflict.
The political field Is at present perfect kaledo-
scope Of ever varying figures and changes. All the
interests and influences, the complications and COM
binations the schemes ana strateges the contracts
and the bargainngs the running for this office and
the dead set at thar, occupy tho attention and ab-
sorb the minds OF the hosts OF political candidates.
their friends, allies and adherents to the exclusion
| OF every oiner mundane thought or consld
Grafton. The campaign fairly opened The
only TWO political Stale conventions held by
| the democratic and republican parties, that
| regular their way. could give shape form
10 coming events have been held, and their proceed
ings have passed into sucn history all similar
| conventions have made. These conventions were
the starting points OF the respective parties holding
| them, for the campaign which calls for the
| strength of all OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and irregu-
lars, insiders and outsiders and the hordes OF camp
| followers and ''bummers. that invariably hover
| around the main bodies OF the contending forces,
ready with Unsuitable craving ready to make
| prey OF any wandering struggling Office they
may happen to seze upon. The tactics OF these
| maraudlng gentry are always contingent upon the
movements OF the leaders OF the principal forces
engaged in the contest and therefore even, II impor
tant enough sometimes sufficiently threatening to
conciliate there seldom time inclination to call
parley with them, they maintain themselves in
their own fashion during the struggle ana then like
birds Of prey, disappear with the smoke that for a
| time concealed the progress OF the strife.
During the past two weeks the whole political
element has been ferment inside organlza-
tions and outside ditto Regular irregular and
independent tickets. with the Of aspiring
didates thereon, have been scattered broadcast
throughout every district and ward in the city. All
the ..spouters and outand-outers" that gradu.
aed from the barney stone have been brought into
reluistion, while high Dutch and low Dutch, in
eloquent and sonorous welcome has resounded on
all sides and awoke the echoes Of the night nightly,
from the Battery TO Harlem bridge. Politics are the
order OF the day and night Never, in the palmiest
day. OF the California or Australia '.rush to the
aurIlerons dig gings, was there such hunt among
the bold and hardy sons OF the pick and shovel and
long tom after the sdcrd farles aura than there is
al present among the politicians and their begit
and pinchbecked hangerson after places and sine
cures. The City Hall ana Its surrounding offices and
Official departments. and the boards and bureaus
thereon, are the grounds that to be worked
by these diggers IN municipal reserves and corpora
ion Edorados. The offices TO be filled Tor the State,
though numerous bear no proportion to the amount
OF spoil appended to each. and winch fail to the
share OF the Bashi BazouKs and men OF all work OF
this or that party, whose nominee may succeed to
the principal place, and hence the crowd OF
that follow in the wake OF official candidates.
Though the two republicans and the Tammany
democracy OF the State have held their conventions
the relative positions OF the pares have not been
changed. The Smith Ely Jr., party the democratic
union party proper and theRoosevelt party have ap.
parenty gained notalng by the declaration OF prlnci
pies enuncated by the Tammany state Convention
Dissension and confusion dire presents wider gulf
between the parties OF o common name and common
origin than exiss even between the naturally hostile
1amnany and republican parties. The secret OF
this Is that tue schemes OF each for bargain
with Tammany is known to tine other, and no dead
arises between two parties eager to betray the same
cause and each anxious to be recognized
the two Both parties, however, are at
present working ostensibly as opponents to
cere, why do they not combine, and, by alliance
with the Mozarters and republicans. take poslton
to render their opposition OF some account to them
selves and the citizens whose cause they pretend to
be the advocates OF. THIS Is question the solution
OF which is best known to the leaders OF the two
so-caled democratic union parties
Since the Convention tue relative positions OF
parties have undergone no change. The political
| party holds ali the trump cards. The suggestion
| therefore, naturally arises whether the outside
| parties the opponents OF Tammany, are not playing
against the bank, ~ and therefore staked to lose
| their investments. They are holding their hands
and afraid TO make lead, watching every move OF
mistake IN regard TO the nominations the outsiders
with the aid OF the republicans or the republicans
with the AID OF the outsiders, WILL OF course, avail
| themselves OF II and claim whatever votes may be
| lost thereby and thus may hope to secure place.
THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY.
| The question most EXERCISING 1amnany Ia the
| vacancy on the bench OF the supreme Court. 1t is
charged against Tammany that Tor this office sne
Will present who VIII be a creature IN her
| hands IA ipoutlcal Judge-and effort has been
made TO excite pubic feeling this point. 1t Is
SAID that Judge Clerke is to be aside because OF
his independence OF all political interests and niu-
ences 1lre OUTSIDE organizations composed OF baf-
Ned and disappointed politicians, take up the cry and
although those would be leaders were themselves
members OF tue most exclusive political cliques
close JoDbing corporations, aud holders IN
every political stock concern that would pay as
long as they were able to hold their place in the
any dead Issue resscated Tor the occ asion Is good
enough Morgan" for these cayIllers IN advance
The fact is that for the vacancy in the supreme
Court there are five candidates whose claims are
prominently considered. First, Judge Clerke, who
seeks denomination from Tammany. but who
If rejected, Will fall back on the outside
organi2ations, and who viii no doubt be
taken UP Dy them, and his rejection by Tammany be
put to the account OF his independence and oppos-
ton to 1ammany and It's undue political infnenc.
ana tampering with the functions OF the bench.
This If true would be strong reason to infiuenee
tue outside parties IN taxing up Judge Clerke aud
running him independently Of Tammany, andiwould
be very sufficient claim for the sufrages OF the
| people.
Joseph J. Marin Ia also a candidate for nomina-
tion, and y very strongly supported by members Of
the bar and vast outside influence. He is young
and aDe lawyer ana gifted with all the qualities
| necessary Tor the high position.
Joseph +, Daily. prominently Identified with the
Citizens Association, Is also in the field, and will
have the support OF the Democratic Union and pro-
badly OF the republican party. should Judge Cerke
| not receive the Tammany nomination, Mr.. Day
would be the strongest man the outside parties could
take up az he will the support the Citizens
| Assocaton-tnat pure and dislnterested body par
ercettence Of politicians round whom the other pure
| and disinterested ones might rally and carry the
| day. This very strength oil opposition 10 Tammany
| may compel Iammany TO take him up, In which
| case Day mGst be the coming man.
| Judge Leonard, cx-Judge OF the Supreme Court,
II also a candidate, with so much OF Judge Clerkes
| recommendation TO the outsiders In his favor that
he also Is supposed to have been set aside in con-
| sequence of his 'independence,n to make room for
| the more plant Cardozo If Independence in TINS
| way comes to be a main "dependenceu for subse-
| quent o1ice-the independent one selling his origi-
nal bIrthrght like another or whole batch OF Esas
Tor a mess OF pottage-the poets apo5trophe viii
| come III with new but telling effect
| Thy spirit, independence let me share
| Lord OF the lion heart and eagle eye
| Judge Leonard has another '.st, In reyerson.
| however, If his 'independanceu allows him to
accept OF 1.-THE chance OF the vacancy IN the Com
mon Pleas for which he ls a candidate. But between
i him and his compromise with his independence
stands Frederick ". Loew, the present Civn Justice
| OF the Fifth district who VIII be strongly urged
| upon the nominating powers az the successor or
Judge Barrett, ana whose claims viii be pressed
and his qualifications endorsed by the retiring
incumbent and by the other TWO entaLea occnnanta