The New York herald., 1871-09-24
STATE AND CITY POLITICS.
The ThunderbOlt That Fell
Upon Tammany.
Its Effect Upon Parties-The Murphy -Olcott
Fight : Tho Pcstmastership Settlement of
Questions at the Syracuse Convention
The State Tickot-The Democratic Fight
Senatorial and Assembly Conflicts

OF storm, he's cleared away the political hori
zon and leaves men TO judge and act FOL
themselves In the coming time, with an ex
perienoe ntting them for the occasion, and though
dearly bought q II has been, If properly applied
cheap even at the price. The 'slate" Is smashed
and Is as impossible to restore as the lost books OF
the sibyL The ''slaten henceforward belongs to
the people, ana their nominees for ONCE according
to the claims OF the nominees themselves and the
strength Of the two great opposing parties, fairly
canvassed ana supported at the ballot box, must be
for the time being the representatives OF the whole
people. The storm which has so Thoroughly up
rooted the OLD and
CORRUrf ORDER OF THINGS POLITICAL
has perhaps not yet expended ITSELF hut enough OF
fair weather and brighter skies appear through the
rlit TO give promise OF the more perfect day about
TO dawn upon us. We are unharpily on the very eve
OF an important election, ana the opportunity,
therefore, OF making the most Of the present turn
in the political tide may not lead to that fortune
which longer preparation for the venture"
might lead the citizen to hope. 1t Is presumed,
however that they Will not wait for another tide,
but boldly and at once cut away from the stranded
wreck of the pirate craft that mas 80 long held them
In chains and under matches.
The utter and complete overthrow that has be-
fallen the chiefs of the Tammany Ring does not
seem, however, TO abash the creatures OF the Ring
They are all again unblushlngly In the field, and
would tomorrow, II reelected, as readily do the
behests OF the Ring we're to be reendowed with LIS
old power as before. This is the first evr to be
guarded against in the present campaign. sweep
ing denunciatOn OF all the representatives OF tnt
people in the last Legislature would be unjust; bu
their record Is before the people, and the faithful
among the faithless fOundn will no doubt receive
the seal OF approval OF their acts by the support Of
their constituents when they present themselves as
candidates FOR another term OF OIlce
THE REPUBLICAN CALDRON
Is not whit behind that OF the democratic IN the
intensity Of the re OF opposition that ls keeping 1t
Murphyites and the Fenton- -Greeeyites Is waged
more desperately every day. Honest Tom Murphy
forming the part OF Mr. OCaiIaxian On ITS Last Legs
with resolution that attests his interest In the
part, and certainly with great success Ihe Murphy
OlcOt fight Is very pretty one as 1t stands but when
Bob Murray comes to take hand In 1t viii go nard
with the Collector. Bob will take odds on a prophecy
Who takes the foremost foeman's lie, l
That party cOnquers IN tho strife.
Bob strikes from the shoulder and makes ''ten
strike" every time, and he gloats In anticipa-
tlOn over the idea that Murphy 10y hls prowess win
be the victim that Will turn the tide OI battle In this
State against the administration. rho expose III
the UicOt Murphy matter, exhumed from the buried
past at this particular ume is particularly hurtiul
to the great federal OlCe holder III this State and
gives to his enemies "a host handle by which TO
snccess az qSs N % ~ ana
faction IL Kings cOuntyis also pOrtentous, which,
with the probable ail,arion OF Fenton and Morgan,
must prove his death knell.
THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION
VIII be the battle ground for tho settlement Of all
these veXed questions Should the FcntUnite dele
CATION be recognized 10 the rejection Of Inc Murphy
ties there viii be q new departure taken. 1t Is
create bolt IN Pennsylvania, sch0rz ana Graiz
Brown III Missouri, and Logan In Illinois. These
p,oni1ent mt leaders IN other A States are wacnng as
administration party In New YORK Will be the signal
| Tor them 10 declare against the administration.
THE REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET
Is already made out 1t Is, however, contingent on
the shape which things may take at syracuse. 1t is
In fact, administration ticket, and win stand
good to this extent that should tue Custom House
delegation be accepted the ticket will be the ticket
OF the party. III the Fentonltes be recognized they
viii accept it as bond OF amlty ana as graceful
compliment to the powers that be; but should the
independent ticket will be nominated. All this de-
pends, however. upon one thing-the retention or
removal of the Collector. The ticker, it at
For Secretary OF States C. Hutchns. of Albany.
For rComptr0llcr-Freeman Clarke, OF Monroe.
For State Treasurer-James A. Bell, OF Jefferson.
For Attorney General-Ethan Allen, OF New YORK.
Tor Engineer and Suryeyor-General X. A, Mer-
r1tt, oil 81. Lawrence.
The parties ABOVE nominated are entirely neutral
rs between the rival Murphy and FentOn factions,
with, perhaps, the exception Of General Merritt.
who is o pronounced FentOn man. The only thing
on the programme is that Murphy and COnkling
must ego by the board.n The present idea, how
ever, among the wire-pulers, Is to keep Greeley
away out West to tell the .'rurals' all he knows
about farming until o decided line or action Is
taken as iI is feared that the Old Philosopher would
back down as usual az the last moment, and accept
few barren promises Tor the largess OF his ad-
herentS.
THE PosTMAsTERsHIP.
The present incumbent OF the office, General
Jones, while not office holder poilticay speak
ing, would not be likely TO require On injunction to
compel his exit from the onlce for the reason that
he Is only too anxious TO Withdraw whenever he
s
this impossible for some time TO come, and while 1t
Will be voluntary act on the part OF the General,
the political prospect now Is that his adversary the
Collector, will make his congo before then. POST
master Jones, like his old Chief General Mcclellan,
has the refusal OF offers any one OF which would be
more advantageous to hlm than his Improbable
and troublesome post IN the Post once.
The republican chances in the coming contest for
SENATORS AND AssEMBLYMEN
were never brighter In this city than now. The DEM
Ocratc muddie has given them chance in two
Senatorial districts, and nothing but their own STU
pidity and chickering's can prevent them III the city
and State elections from securing majority in both
the general gooI, however, Is a question That time
could only tel. How the "od thing worked before
we know. How 1t would work again could only be
solved III the future.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANVASS
promises to be most exciting one All the ''old
favorltes' are in the ned, and worhing as hard
to-day for the Tammany nominations as II Tam
many was SUI i IN & al It's glory; dne only dihcIy
TO "see ito as they used TO, OF at ali
events are not going to be hoodwinked
them, are bound to MAINTAIN them In tins tight.
the resolutions passed by the German Democratic
Union the other night are pregnant with hope or
with overthrow TO Tammany, and Tamnany to
save itself-if that Is possible under us present
,eg,me-must rightly in time interpret the "wrlung
on the wall"
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Big Six cries, "Once more INTO the breach, dear
frends,' IN the Fourth district but now far he will
be able TO "march into the bowels OF the landn
there a lew days Will tell No republican or Young
Democrat has yet dared TO raise the signal OF re-
volt IN the district The old hon Is not vet
to be bearded IN MS den; but whenever the day OF
reverse comes 10 him-as come IL may-the district
WILL be inundateu with candidates ambitious 10
walk IN the footsteps OF the Boss Of the Ring.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT,
for several sessions represented by the Thunder
bolt-Mise Nurton-almost us mucn household
word as the ''Boss' himseI-wlll, In all proDabniy
have the honor to be again represented by the
present member. No Tammapy democrat VIII VEN
tnrc TO travel as lar as the polls with linn IN
test for IT, One or two republicans Of the district
are spoken or Dot uni the party puts itse IN shape
for local contest is idle TO put them for ward. Jus
uce Ledwlth IS talked about as an opponent to the
'Thunderboit,n as Is Peter MITCHELL Tut neither
the strength or the one nor the weakness of the other
Will stan, for moment as against the favorlte boy
Of the Fifth District
TIE SIXTH DISTRICT