The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-04


Before the confirmation Of Nc. Murphy for
Collector of the Port of New York it was
asserted by his opponents, the Fenton wing
Of the republican party in this State, that II
he was confirmed the republican State t.cket
would be defeated this fall Notwithstanding
this threat the Senate of the United States
confirmed the Presidents nomination. The
bitter opposition made against Mr.. Murphy's
appointment by Mr.. Fenton and his iriehds has
naturally led them to believe since the
formers assumption of the duties of the office
of Collector that he would remove every man
in the Custom House who is ia the least
tainted with Fentonism. These men, thus far,
have been disappointed. Instead Of turning
upon his enemies Collector Murphy has de-
voted all his energies to the task Of educating
himself in the business details of his Office, and
with commendable zeal he has sought every
opportunity and exerted all his energies and
influence to harmonic the party in the State,
to the end that it may triumph in the coming
State election. To accomplish this desirable
object the Collector has induced his friends to
yield the head of the ticket to Horace
Greeley. This is generous concession to the
Fenton wing, the chief of which is Mr..
Greeley. This action has the hearty co-opera-
ton of Senator Conkling, Governor Morgan,
Mr.. Weed Surveyor Cornell, Judge Folger
and the other leaders of the old Seward
school, Indeed, it is asserted by his friends
that the Sage of Auburn himself, before leav-
ing on his great voyage to China, conceded
that it was emnently due the Philosopher Of
the Tribune that he should be the standard
bearer of the united republican party in the
coming conflict.
The Hon. Marshall o. Roberts positively
withdraws from the field, owing to the ''uncer-
tain condition" of his health Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Woodford is named by an incon-
siderate few. Judge Robertson, ex-Congress-
man from Westchester county, is talked of by
disappointed clique, chiefly belonging to
Kings county, who hate Greeley personally
and are anxious to deal sly blow at Mr..
Murphy for assuming to dictate candidate.
Mr.. Greeley, snuffing the battle from atar,
announces in the Tribune that no person
should be nominated who is likely to decline
that if his name be placed upon the ticket, at
the head or the foot, he will accept the nomi-
nation Enough said. Mr.. Greeley has a
clear field. The national legislature has rem
dered him some aid in the way of having
fair election, ample provision having been
made against fraudulent voting. Let the
law be enforced. The popular Hoffman,
standing upon his impregnable vetoes, will be
the only man in the field against the Philo-
sopher. The contest will be lively one.
The decks are already cleared for action.
The two conventions, on the 9TH and 2lst of
the present month, will go through the usual
form of placing appropriately before the people
the two tickets. OF course there will be the
accustomed cauc using and speechmakng.
Paper platforms will have to be erected, to be
torn into ten thousand shreds by the opponents
of each every day. But the real issue is
made. The men are named Hoffman and
Greelsy--the jurist and the journalist, the
statesman and the philosopher. May the best
man win.