The New York herald., 1869-02-13
CITY Politics.

Nice Little ArranYement--A Republican
Cnucus and the Tammany Iting'Suid % Be
i'm Harmony.
Generally, as early In the year as January, the
coming municipal election In December ''casts its
shadows before" aud caucusng, intriguing button
ho.ing for the nominations to be made for the der-
ent offlces TO be filled at that election begin.
This year but slight indications are visible of this
and then only among the ''small fry" OF the Tam.
many politicians, who never know what is going on
within the sinner circles and who are expected to
come into and support the arrangement after 1t has
been fully perfected and agreed upon by the mighty
"powers that be-" For the information Of those
who form the rank aud file Of the party and are ex
pected to do its voting the plans adopted lately by
those who control the machine win undoubtedly be
news.
It is stated, on very good and trustworthy
authority, that the republicans were IN caucus
some days ago, and submitted to the republican
majority IN the Legislature ut Albany plan by
Of y OF the ocsrs which their pary now has IN
this city, and perhaps gain upon the number at the
next election The plan was substantially as fol-
should be abolished; that the torn OF all these
officers expiring next January be prolonged 10
New YORK cv ad be ds ad ae Oh he sne day WITH e
general fall election IN November 1870. BY this the
republicans not only hope to retain for another year
and Cisil Justices bull and Smith, but,
amid the great political agitation attending
a general election, with the immense number or
candidates TO be voted for, aud the bewidering
number OF the districts, each with different bounda
rles for the different offices be filed, they expect
TO increase their Ofcal power IN TINS city by splits,
and, perhaps, mistakes In the democratic vote.
But in the passage Of any such measure they found
democratic Governor opposed to them, whose veto
they had power to override. They found 1t neces-
sary to obtain the consent or the Tammany chiefs,
and the proposition was therefore con1identially
broached them. Of course, as a naked republican
measure with the butter all on one side OF the slice,
1t had no chance OF success. Hence compromises
suggested, considered debated and at last 1t Is
said, agreed upon the effect that the benefits Of
the change should be measurably even. What these
compromises are has not yet leaked out, but as
1t Is announced that Governor Hoffman has slgnifed
his intention OF signing bill containing the propo
stons agreed upon by this secret conference 1t may
be assumed that Tammany has been prevailed upon
by proper concessions the part OF the republicans
TO join with them in passing the measure. Hence
those who are cognizan OF these negOtiat at0ns have
until now refraned from making any exertions TO
obtain the nominations for the various city offices,
and it is confidently asserted that no city election
will be ned this year, but that the next municipal
election VIII be in November, 1870. II all this be
true, as told by some OF the knowing ones, 1t
certainly smacKs OF the character Of q nice little
arrangement, and 1t may probably be carried out,
II its publication now does not smash 1t to atoms.