The New York herald., 1871-11-10
MR.. CHARLES OCONOR ON TIE STU
ALTON.

O'Concr as TO Tweed and the City Fraud.
GeneraIiy-W re Thinks Of tho Elections
from Political Point Of view.
Mr.. Charles O'COnor was at mis- ONCE Yesterday
put as quietly industrious as though the election
| with It's great triumph had not taken place. A
| HERALD reporter called upon him In the morning
with view OF learning whether recent events
wouio make any difference in the conduct or the
Sk"l psocevuings now pending against city offlcals
! cnaIeeo WIN iraao. me object Of the reporters
| VISIT havin. been stated, Mr.. Ooonor sald:-
III have no intention to relax any or tne legal pro.
| ceedings taken against Mr.. Tweed ana others. ON
the contrary, they will be pursued with the same
determination that we have shown hitherto. These
frauds are not question OF party or OF elections
but OF vindlcation OF the honor Of the State and
! city,
You, Of course have heard the rumor OF Tweed,s
resignation OF the Commissi0nership OF the Depart.
ment Of Public Works, Mr.. O'Gonor. Is there any
foundation. as far as you know, for this rumorr'
"Yes heard the rumor last night; don't know
whether the Mayor denies the resignation or Tweed
but he ought to know whether Mr.. Tweed has fol.
lowed, or Is likely 70 follow, the example Of Mr..
Sweeny."
II believe the Mayor has no knowledge of the
resignation, either actual or intended. He gave one
Of our reporters SO to understand yesterday,
swell. the Mayor would know, certainly. ana
probably does.n -
"You, OF course, have also heard OF the rumor
about weeds hight from the city and his voyage
to Europea'
sYes, that heard also but Of course it is not
true. Though II that were the case it would not
make much practical difference as far as Ills prose.
cut1On for these frauds Is concerned"
may % rmo ,a @ that 6on
would enable any extradition law to be put into
sYes; Idon't think Tweed will escape punish.
ment In that way, and should think he knows
"Is not Tweed large owner OF real estate; and
Is not his property generally OF character that
could not be turned into available cash very speed
''Ihat is so but desperate emergencies require
desperate means ana this may possibly be Mr.
Tweed's position; and he may think desirable to
any further risks" '' - ''''''' ''' '''"n -"
Cutting tne consideration Of the ciyi actions
moment suppose Tweed IS not likely to take eVa his
Senatorial scat in the next Legislature
ANIL not dSnt S intend e %, move against
frauds as a barrier. The informalliies that have
been committed in bis Senatorial district during
the eleCnon and which have secured his RETURN are
liarity sanices for that; but Tweeds friends have
ration lssaMs Hssoey s eSs Ss%s may % ssa ABOUT
turns pGm %sis eoH, % eno@ sse .ss s bs I III
never take Ills scat N the Assembly. lie has done
quite Tne enough S,a,, to prevent that" .r, -,
OF p the people q ,s MT OC6nor ana must have been
tYeS, think there Is not man OF any party
but what must have been greatly surprised at the
result. The time for the creation OF public opinion
iaMeop q jls ordinary probabiIIties.n '
ss esos s ss srpEsssq e ct
Scs SSaansofK 3 & ysSS e% Conduct
at he NAME Ne 4 M shs ts d SiS fFi
did dds shaadlcy more harm than anything else"
Shave you any apprehensions that the large
republican majority in the LEGISLATURE will result
'iWell. am not In their councils, ana therefore
CERTAIN that every republican elected is determined
TO unite with the democrats IN stamping out these
Il don't know whether you have noticed, Mr..
OConor, the city vote, but you VIII see that there
is very large republican vote brought out In the
city Indeed so large that it would seem that tine
excitement might be epublcan."
dreadful frauds and thevings to go on to the ruin
GUS extent they have been going on"
and TN the throw throwing out Of Norton and Genet is greatly
helpful in that direction"
ayes, talking about Norton @ % reminds @ me me- what an
honest occupation Norton was engaged In was door,
keeper TO dog pit"
ii believe that is so, Mr.. OConor have heard
that that was the kind OF social position he occupied
before he went into politics. am told that he has
been nearly ruined by this election and that Shand-
ley, too, has lost all that ne ID worth"
aWell, these men take great chances and they
must be content to abide by the result. They are
very desperate, but the people have shown them
this time they can be desperate too. The victory
far ought TO be the pride or every honest In the
cisy. This talk Is very pleasant, but am 80 very
busy that must now say good day and 60 to work
again.
.sUon't let me detain you from such commendable
employment for one moment. | am mucn obliged
for the privilege OF this Conversations Good day.
sir.D