The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-07
CITY POLITICS.
The Charter Election-A New Political
Field OF Contest-The Civil and
Police Justiceships-T Vacan-
cies and charlottesville
Aldcrmanic Slate.


waged last week cleared away the vctors retired to
enjoy the spoils and the defeated to mourn over
their discontinue. than, like o scene In the
old gadlatoria arena after some sawdust is
strewn upon the ground to cover the marks
Of the struggle, fresh combatants take the
place OF the old, another political campaign
opens and again the arena is covered with the
political gadiators contending for the first place
upon the Tammany slate The charter campaign
follows upon the just closed, and though little
interest is likely to be felt in It by the people gen.
orally, among the numerous candidates FOR office
there are probably bitterer feelings existing and
more axea determination 10 fight out the issues
than that which prevailed in the more important
struggle so lately decided Tie Offices 70 be filed
in the coming charter election, which is to be
decided ON the first Tuesday In December
next, are nine police and nine civil Justices,
Iull board OF Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen
twenty one TO each board-and like number OF
school trustees. The struggle IN those police and
civil justice districts where it supposed that the
present mcumbents would not receive the Tanmany
nomination, was commenced early IN the summer,
and was kept up with great vigor TILL the return
Of the comman ler-inc chief, Peter Bismarck Sweeny,
when the contestants, with accord, stacked
their and vacated the ground leaving the chief
to prepare for the greater and prior strug-
Hle-the fight over the State ana county tickets.
But no sooner have the trumpets of the victorious
party proclaimed the triumph, and victors and con-
quered cleared or the field, than the hosts OF fresh
asprants for other offices within the gift Of tho
Chief nominating parties rush to the encounter
ether souls in arms, and eager Tor the fray.n In
the interval OF the principal struggle, however, the
contcnding parties were not altogether idle lockers
on OF the conflict There were many chances Of
making conditions with some OF the principal COM
FIRST fruits OF which nave been gathered by the
'parties to the first part" while the parties the
second part await the fruition OF their hopes and
pectation IN the premises,
THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICES
AS has been stated, there are nine civil and nine
police Justices to be ecctedin fact the whole stan
OF justices comprising that branch Of the judiciary
OF our city. There Is very large and, no doubt,
worthy competition for these offices, honorable and
responsible az they But, while there is great
a competition among candidates, there ought to be
at least corresponding desire the part OF
the citizens In their various DISTRICTS to select
from the host Of candidates in the field the
very best men for the Offices. There ought. in fact
to be difficulty in the matter-the candidates are
numerous, must be citizens OF the district compris
ing the several jurisdictions, and consequently
should be personally by repute known TO the
great body or the electors. Outside influences,
therefore, over which the electors might pos
aibly have no control, cannot enter very largely
into what ought to be the main questionable fitness
OF the candidates. for the ohices they seek. In
districts the present incumbents have so de-
ported themselves in their several offices that the
electors therein will be exercising but wise
discretion In rejoicing them, whenever they
are candidates, while on the other hand
they can II they deem nc cast their votes against
any incumbent not worthy OF their confidence and
tice are very important, and demand That they
should be filed BY men possessing all the qualifca-
Of just and upright mind. Among the candidates
Tor the contested seats these qualifications
can ,n be found and It wan be the fault
schemes combinations or compromises Of THIS
or That oflicehoder under the ring, VINO having
already been raised by their surfaces TO position
In political councils would dictate whom they
should or should not vote for TO the minor ofices
within their gift. With regard to such Offices the
Tammany regency are per Seas the controlling
power-to great extent Indifferent, leaving the
constituted political dictators, as unworthy OF the
high offices they have attained to as those to which
q deluded people first elected them to- THIS tyranny
OF first and misapped fayorsm ought TO be dis
carried at once ana the dctation Of those unworthy
political Peter Iunks the hangers on or the party
whenever they should again seek the ballots OF the
people.
In the First district Justice Denis QUINN the pre-
sent incumbent is slated for denomination. There Is
puG one leeiluS throughout the
of party and that Is qualification at the prospect of
another term being IN store for Mr.. Quinn. A very
popular man in the district for a time presented
himself as q competitor Tor The Tammany nominal
tlon, but he withdrew in good season wisely, there
on holding to the substance which he already was
secure OF and making serious effort to grasp that
which would have been unattainaDle as the
shadow, with certainty OF losing what he had.
In the Second district Justice Kiviin viii receive
the denomination This being accepted fact there
are no cavils and no contest ahead.
In the Third district. William +. Smith, Justice,
tly
spoken Of though 1t Is pretty certain that Mr. smith
VIII lave to retire before the democratic tidal wave
That last week swept over the city and State, SUBJ
merging for some considerable time To come repub-
lIcan candidates after onlce.
In the Fourth district, Moses d. Gale, Justice, |
though candidate for denomination, will have 10 |
take q back seat. His strongest opponent is Mr.. |
will have the full vote Of the electors OF the Tenth
and Seventeenth wards. and will no doubt be tri- |
umphantiy elected Anthony Hartman is a candi. |
quence OF a little voting he did some time ago |
against candidate for 0lce OF his own matt onallty.
MT Hartman must in future go for faderand, or |
that dear old interest will certainly let Anthony |
go TO tho wall in all cases, as it is determined to do
In the Fifth district. Judge Frederick w. Loew, |
there Ia warm contest going on between rival |
candidates. The vacancy in this court is occasloned
by the election OF the present incumbent Judge |
Loew to the bench of the Court OF Common Pleas. |
Ioe s o Of e . Mr william
the district and MIR. Joseph Koch, OF the Eleventh
ward. The district comprises the seventh Eleventh
al other causes being equal, the nomination
OF candidate lies with the delegation |
from the Thirteenth ward supporting Mr. Tracy. |
Judge ..Loew halls from the Eleventh ward. |
Judge Shandley, Police Justice from the district, |
belongs to the Seventh ward, and the political |
deduction therefore Is that the appointments 70 tie
ysc2pcyf tight -neionus to -thc- Thirteenth ward,
Whether these considerations Will prevail or not |
remains to BIO SEEM Mr.. Tracy and Mr. Koch are |
both qualified for the Offices the former, however,
appears to nave the inside track, and viii In all |
probability receive The Tammany nomination.
In the Sixth district the present incumbent Justice
Thaddeus IL. Lane) Will be renominated and
reelected No opposition.
In the Seventh district Justice Stemmer pres
ent incumbent will have to succumb TO outside |
pressure. He ls, however, candidate for renomt-
nation. There are several candidates IN the field. |
The principal however, Ia Mr. Matthew DAILY, a |
young man. but we'll read, well traiued and expe-
rlenced lawyer very popular In the district, ana |
having the confidence and support OF q most infu-