The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-10
,ity Politics-nIovement Of Parties aud
Factions.

Ouy rOuucs-hlovomont ot Fafues "uo
Factions.
AS will DO seen from our usual RESUME Of
movements in city politics, published in another
column, there is a regular rough and tumble
fight over the spoils falling into the hands Of
the victors in the coming campaign. From
the state OF parties-the disintegration Of the
republicans through their intestine dissenslons
over the federal pickings in this city, and from
the Reorganization into which the democratic
Unionists, the citizen Union associations and
the Mozarters have fallen into through the
treaohery and abandonment of former leaders
the Tammany party has the best Of the fight
from the present standpoint view Of the whole
field. But Tammany itself is split into fac
tons, and general chaos prevails. The
offices are numerous, but the candidates for
each and every one thereof are legion; and
individual aspirants are pressing their claims
with temper and persistency and support
to their back that bodies no good to the great
ring.
Under the leadership of their new political
Messiah the Democratic Union party are
entering the lists against Tammany, and if they
can only effect coalition with the republicans
and the outside democratic organizations and
present fusion ticket for the sufrages of the
citizens they may compel Tammany to make q
change Of front on some of the more important
questions at issue, and thus give them an
opportunity Of striking blow in vulnerable
spot to that party. No positive steps to this
end have yet, however, been taken, and the
field Of contest presents q perfect chaos of
opposing candidates for office, the Tammany-
ties being vastly in the majority, but striking
right and left without regard to friend or foe.
This state of things with regard to the
Tammany party, however, has been
principally due to the absence of the
great slatemaker, Peter Bismarck Sweeny,
who returned yesterday from his European
travels. It is expected when he resumes the
reins of power that there will be pretty
general collapse among the Tammany aspi-
rants for Office, and that most Of them
having ventilated their claims and got their
names as prominently as possible before the
great dispenser Of place-will as patiently
as may be await results. The great political
prestidigltatcur will quickly evolve order out
of the present middle and present clean slate
for the electors, and upon that slate and its
general acceptabilty to the citizens the oppos-
ing organizations will have to decide upon
their course Of action In the campaign. Conf
dence very often begets blunders, and watch
full foe is seldom at loss for an opportune mo-
ment to strike. Tammany's strength may
prove her weakness, and If the leaders of the
opposing factions are really in earnest in con-
testing the election they have now the oppor-
tunity Of uniting upon strong ticket of pre-
senting the same to the judgment of the citi-
zens, and on it and relying on the discrimina-
tlon and wisdom of the electors, give battle to
Tammany at the polls on the day of election.
Upon this line the coming battle is to be fought.
Open the lists, sound the charge, and may the
best man win