The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-14
CITY PoLITIc S.
Prospects Of the Campaign-The Judiciary
Vacancies--The Senatorial Contest
The Assembly-The Supervisorship.

The Assembly -The SupervisOrship.
The political campaign is at last taking shape and
the conflict Is fairly entered upon. The contestants
are coming face TO face with the leaders Of the sew
eral organizations on whom their place or no place
on the ticket depends, and they know the men with
whom they are to measure their strength. The Tam
many leaders have been considering the rival claims
and balancing the strength, resources and ca
Fatalities OF each candidate, and the pro-
tracted uncertainty and the ''saucy doubts ana
fears' which invaded the occupants OF each ONCE or
"pent up Utica, VIII be solved and set at rest
II Is to be hoped that there Catos among them
TO commit harkar on themselves when the result Is
known, lest some good men should be lost to tho
State whenever another political campaign is to be
fought. The Tammany leaders have been hard at
work OF late ciphcring up the claims OF the various
contestants The total OF each is before them, ana
in gay or two the slate VIII be finally made up
upon which, az party organization, Tammany
must go before the people.
THE JUDICIARY.
On the judiciary slate the leaders are not yet post
lively decided 1t WAS said by wiser man than
even Peter Bismarck Sweeny that in multitude
OF ccunsellors there Is safety; but In the multi
tude Of candidates for the first once in the
gift OF the people, and for which Tammsny
IS to present Its candidate Tainmany can hardly
make mistake. Judge Cerke Is candidate for
denomination, and If by any political shortsghted
ness he may be overlooked the Democratic Union
party will only be too glad to accept him their
nominee to strengthen their ticket Mr.. Joseph J.
Marin and MI. Hamilton Robinson are strong
competitors and claimants for the Regency
nomination, and either Of these might be taken up
with q certain amount OF prestige as against the
present incumbent. Other candidates. earlier in the
field and strongly urged for nomination. have re-
tired, foremost among whom wcro Mr. James II.
Coleman, Abraham R. Lawrence Jr and Joseph
Daily. 1t were almost idle now to speculate upon
the relative claims Of any Of these candidates,
as the Regency efo this have decided upon
a man for each vacancy Judge John r. Brady, Of
the Common Pleas, is also spoken VI Is can
didate; but in view OF his election comes up
the serious question which Tammany has to con-
sider What would the chief arch@ooglst Of the
Common Pleas, Judge Daily, do for q specimen brick
Of the original strata Of that court his brother
Brady was taken from hims Judge DAILY In such an
emergency would he nowhere, and 1t is to be hoped
| that Judge Brady, should he be tempted, will not
accept nomination that would be as fatal as dis
severment OF the Siamese Twins to himself and his
lifelong colleague
In the superior Court there is no such difficulty as
to the number OF candidates. Three vacancies here
occur, Dnt tho denomination OF two Of the present
| lncumbents is assured. This refers to Tammany's
/
| Friedman. Judge McCunn In the discharge OF his
high Office has commended himself to all classes Of
to be expected but desired, and with his renomina-
| ton his election is sure. Judge Freedman has the
support not only OF his German fellow citizens, but
OF the people generally, and hiS denomination by
| Tammany would be hailed with satisfaction,
For the vacancy in this court Judge Curtis, Of
| the Marine Court, ID a strong candidate. lie has
! commended himself-aways primary considera-
| ton with the Tammany powers-by his course on The
bench but TO the whole oar by his refusal with his
i JuugnS admit
| the business OF the court the petty and always
lllgions. questions Of landlord and tenant right,
source OF great chamber profit ana thereby deroga-
tory to occupants OF the bench. Mr.. Justice Denis
Quinn is also candidate, but the First Civ; District
| Court would mss him badly, and as Tammany
! cannot find in the list of candidates greater
| worthy, Mr.. Quinn may be induced to continue In
/ his present place for another term.
| In the Court OF Common Pleas vacancy occurs
| for which Mr.. Justice Frederick w. Loew, OF the
Fifth district IS good as slated. He has powerful
influence at his back outside OF the votes OF The
people who. II his name should be presented to
them Will only be too glad TO support him ana to
| exat him to position more worthy OF his ability
| and talents.
| In the Marine Court a vacancy will temporarily
| occur. Tue present Incumbent, Judge Micnael G.
Gross, who has most efficiently and worthily ed the
chair during the expiring TERM VIII most probably
be TenOmnated and reelected Judge Gross does not
depend upon Tammany nomination wholly, mas
much as hts nomination will be endorsed by all the
outside democratic organizations, and q man OF his
popularity and political strength is not likely TO be
! overlooked. MT. John Hayes, young and talented
lawyer Is u candidate for the place.
There is no change to note IN the other judicial
vacancies.
| TEE SENATE.
The contest In the Fifth district is giving some
! trouble TO Tammany. Norton, Pnrser Purser, Nor
ton, the dilemma. Norton, faithful in the past,
hut little pdsse In the present, seems to be losing
| ground, and Purser-Tammany's political almoner-
good name, considering his long purse and the
| many drains upon il, ana profitable to himself
| witha, is apparently IN the ascendant.
In the Sxlh-Senat0r Creamer's district-the
to the surface and is likely to be- II not the brotn Of
boy, the sort Of creamer Talnmany wants at Al
bany for another Legislative term, and to be SKINNED
! ana put up accordingly. Mr.. Cornell is q most
worthy competitor, and would represent the district
to the satisfaction Of the constituency and with
EFT to the city and State but 1t is pretty certain that
| the youthful tax commissioner has overtaxei Cor
| neil IN the race to Albany ana put him out or wind
In the Eighth district the triangular fight is still
] going, Messrs. Genet, Hatchman and Farley Ger
| time iayorte with Tammany, and may yet get the
nomination. Hatchinan was taken up In courtesy
to the German influence, but this appears not to
.sJickn in his favor and other sops thrown out by
| Tammany may render him altogether unnecessary
as political expedent. Terry then comes IN TO try
his old eeRdets game OF hostility to Genet, in which
the latter In the most approved theatrical fashion
must receive IN his bosom quetns from Mr.. Farley
and retire to whatever shades OF private life he ray
| life.
James Kerrigan, rs may be seen IA another place
under his signature, has declined the nomination
pressed upon MIN by the g, democratic party HIS
Colonel James Bagley, a. very influential business
man In the district, and nationally identified with
almost every voter therein. The Colonel ike an
other Curtius throws himself into the gull that
yawns between the parties, but whether lie VIII
save the district for hts friends or make losing
investment OF his funds by his sell sacrifice remains
| to he seen. But what Roman like Curtius did,
an lrshman like the gallant Colonel can do any
day, and II may be hoped this particular Instance
with like successful result.
THE ASSEMBLY.
There Is very lively contest going over tho
Assembly nominations. The opposition IN some OF
the districts bids fair 10 give Tammany some trou-
n 90 a ha
to enumerate 10 great extent the Tammany con-
tcstants, inasmuch as the republican ana demo-
cratic Union parties have not yet taken position with
their forces this part oil the field OF STRIFE. IL
will be, therefore, sufficient for the present to take
view OF the field most doabtfuliy contested.
The FOURTH ASSEMBLY DisTRICT.-Here most
influential party in numbers and standing In de no-