The New York herald., 1869-10-20
CITY POLITIC S.

The Nominations-The Tammany Senatorial
slatc-Chnnge In the PrO8ramme-HOw IL
Was Enecied-The Braves In Council
Genet Nominated for the Eighth District
The Judiciary Slate-James &. spencer
Nominated for the short Term In the
Superior Court.
The principal disturbing element within the Tam
many ranks has been the contest the Senatorial
slate. Herein lay the Regency's strength and weak
ness In carrying out its policy in the future, while
everything depended upon Its position and influence
In the Senate. In Saturday mornings issue OF the
HERALD was presented the Senatorial slate as de-
cided upon IN the nominating caucus, and which
would have been confirmed at the nominat-
ing convention last night had no contretemps
arisen imperatively demanding change in the
nominee fixed upon for the Eighth district.
II was the early and unexpected announcement OF
the slate by the HERALD that in fact, necesstated
the change. Tammany was taken by surprise, and
one Of the candidates who had up TO the last mo-
ment confidently looked forward to a nomination
aside. He took his measures accordingly, and the
result was that Tammany found 1t had calculated
without It's host in the person OF Senator Henry w.
Genet whom IL had decided to throw overheard,
ana to supply ms place In the person Of Mr. Terence
Farley. Mr. Genet must have been very formida
BILE adversary when he as he did, at once
determined to stump the district on his
own account, and showed such confidence in
the result as to propose bet OF from $50, 900 to
100000 that he would win the day and defeat even
the Iammany candidate in one OF It's strongholds
Here was danger thai must be avoided. The pres
tige OF Tammany's triumphs was In jeopardy, and
with was involved the influence and character for
supremacy OF the Regency in the country districts.
To Ea.
dates IN one district on election day would be the
fight Of the Kilkenny cats over again and would
give me prize 10 the republicans; and the very
knowledge that such contest was going on, even
previous to any result being known, would para
lyze all the efforts Of the party in the
doubtful districts in the State, and, IN fact, make
the leaders prematurely throw up the sponge. TINS
was 1ammanys dificulty. But the chief OF the
regency and his brother, the big Ingin chief Best
feather-in-his-cap Tweed were equal TO the eIner-
gency. council OF the braves OF the district vas
Immediately summoned, at which appeared the
most prominent figure IN the group-the Big Judge
OF the Wgwam. with the big shillelah that was pre-
sented to him by the remnant OF the old original
tribe OF Lavey-strand-ers TO which he belonged III
his youth and whom he lately visited, and one OF
whole cargo that he brought over with him. and with
which he has armed every voter In the district not
To say anything OF presentations to lils particular
friends There were also present the redoubtable
Terry Farley, the cause Of all the trouble, and his
competitors, Billy Hitcnman, eX-Speaker OF the
House. and the principal claimant and contestant
for the nomination, Harry w. Genet big pow
WOW was held In Chief Bismarck Sweeny's
private WlRWdlD, 10 WHICH uUue were aulnltteu save
the parties In council and the invisible Ariel of the
HERALD who there did her or his spoutlng, most
gently, for fear of gentle hint to "glt."
After the usual palaver it was agreed that Terry
should retire, as he had done once before, for the
good OF the cause that Hltchrnan wno was after ali
Che real lavorte, should 90 back to the Assembly
and that another trial. With promise OF good beha
vlor, should be accorded the obstreperous Harry
Here Was miraculous transfOrmation-a meta
morphosis OF belgerents into sworn brothers. 1t
enough TO make the Big Judge "snlile'' at q stretch
from this till after election day. and no doubt he
VIII. May all the good boys he there to see" and
TO smile with him.
As for the other two braves-Farey and Hitch
man-they couldn't contain their feelings, and left
abruptly, Genet only remaining to settle conclusions
with the two principal chiefs. And thus that which
threatened to be q source OF disruption became a
more binding link between the parties, and the
Eighth Senatorial district, with Genet its repre-
sentative man, will no doubt be preserved to The
Tammany powers, and an example therefrom be set
TO the democratic rural contestants that III union is
strength.
is said that other chiefs and braves OF Tammany
had finger IN the 'ple' that turned
out such ''iainty dlshn to set before
Bismarck Sweeny. These are Richard b. Connolly,
Sheriff O'Brlen-aways . mediator when not put
upon his muscle-Alderman McQuade, Edward
Jones aud other grave and reverend segnors OF the
Eighth district, who must know more of the secret
contracts and bargainings that brought about this
treaty Of peace and amity and the change that sub
sIituAa on the Ta'gmany slate for the nomination
for senator the name OF Henry w. Genet for that
OF Alderman Terence Farley, ana to whom. for such
Information we would refer ali our readers curious
for fuller Information the subject.