The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-26
Our Political Contes,-City and State.

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giant habits and morals of the community.
Our Political C0ntest-City and State.
In the HERALD's edition of Sunday last we
published the names of the candidates on the
two INTERCHANGEABLE and epublcan-slates
for State Offices, also the names of the candi-
dates of the opposing organizations for Sena-
tors and Assemblymen, and for the two county
offices OF Supervisor and Coroner. Upon these
tickets the electors of the city and county will
go to the polls on Tuesday next and cast their
votes according tot is to be hoped-their
best judgment and as the claims of the con-
tending candidates have been presented and
received by them. A great deal of interest is
felt with respect to the Judiciary slate, but it
is more of a personal than political character.
From the opening Of the canvass there were
several candidates for each Judiciary vacancy,
those for the vacancy on the bench of the
Supreme Court being greatly in the majority.
This was principally due to the well known
fact that Tammany would not renominate Judge
Clerke, the retiring incumbent. But from the
ton was known not particle of dissent or
disappointment has been expressed or implied
by the unsuccessful candidates, whether for the
Supreme Court or any of the other vacancies.
The principal point of interest in the contest
and in the result of the voting throughout the
city and State on Tuesday next is centred in
the Senatorial fight The Tammany Regency
is putting forth its whole strength to secure
majorities in both branches of the Legislature,
which, with Regency Governor in the execu-
tive chair, would give them powerful if not
controlling influence and prestige in carrying
out their plans in the Presidential campaign of
1872 The republican party, on the other hand,
is equally anxious to hold its own in the
Senate By defeat there the party would be
very seriously damaged, for il would no longer
torial term gave to it, and which republican
Senate can secure to it even now against the
encroachments and Onsaughts of q democratic
Governor and democratic Assembly. In the
category of Offices which would at once be
snatched from the republican party by Sena-
torial defeat at the polls would be the Office of
Captain of the Port and a member lost to them
in the Board of Health, nine harbor masters
and nine port wardens. The incumbents to
those offices are appointed by the Governor,
with the assent of the Senate. or course
democratic swoop would be made upon this
little nest Of patronage, the present occupants
ousted and their places filed by the chosen ones
of Tammany.
In the city contest it may be safely calcu-
lated that the Regency viii re-elect the FIVE
present Senators. 1t is also likely that it will
elect one or two members to the Assembly in
excess of its number last year. 1t may lose
member in Richmond county, while throughout
the State the election win be very warmly con-
tested, with little prospect of either party
getting much the better of the other In the
close districts Tammany influence is felt every
where, and it requires all the diplomacy of the
republican leaders, with the necessary appli-
cation of promises and threats, to keep the
voters true to the nominees that have been
presented for their suffrages. In the city the
old republican feud has broken out with fresh
virulence, and if not healed speedily the Tam
many majority in the city, 80 far as the State
ticket goes, viii probably be large enough to
overslaugh the republican vote throughout the
State and give the whole ticket to the Regency
This is the present condition of the two great
parties Of the city and State that are to try
conclusions at the polls on Tuesday next.
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Twenty-one Spaniards, members Of the Cortes,
seven being named by each of the three great
political parties, are in grand caucus in Madrid.
with the view of selecting" a king. There
are consequently, just twenty-one chances
that king will not be selected. ''There's
money in it," however, so the caucus may go
into secret session and sit till about Christmas,
hearing from candidates in the meantime.
FATHER HYAciNTHE Now FIxEp.-One oil
our latest kilograms informs US that Father
Hyaclnthe-who has for some time been a
monk OF the order Of Carmelites, and who is
now known all over the reading and thinking
world to have broken with his order--is dis.
possessed OF all his charges. Ten days,
according to the rules of his order, were
allowed him to come back; but as he has
not come back law takes its course and the
good Father Is dispossessed. SO far as salary
goes he is now poor man but 1t is still oul
opinion that tho Father has made up his mind
and that in spite Of all consequences he will bt
true to himself. He has taken his stand. and
salary must not come in the way Of his grand
and noble purpose. If moral cowardice car
! be laid TO bis charge he is lost forever.