The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26
rpRcn ouR OWN CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, September 20.
The municipal gale has subsided, and the
waters are going down. Mayor Hall found his
position untenabie, and taking advantage OF
the advice of Corporation Counsel OGorman,
has backed completely out. The situation at
this writing is that Connolly remains nominal
comptroller; Andrew H. Greene is nominal
deputy. but virtual comptroller, and is in pos
session of the office. O'Gorman, as the head
of the law department, is about 10 institute
suits against the Courthouse contractors 10 test
the validity of their accounts; and Hall, TWeed
and Sweeny are waiting for the next move OF
the enemy. Mr. Sweeny has gone on 10 ms
country residence In Westchester County; the
Mayor sticks to routine business at the City Hall;
and Tweed may be found, smiling and imper-
turbab.e, at his desk in the department OF puo-
lie works.
The citizens are now anxiously awaiting the
result OF Mr. Greenes Investigations IN tne
tical and clear headed business man, and
possesses The entire confidence Of the COM
munily We may be certain that all the iacts
about the alleged swindles will be rooted up
! and made known. The citizens committee Oh
seventy are in daily consultation Win Greene.
Joint aldermanic supervisors and ctizens.
committee. 1t is certain, therefore, ina.
Everything the s.ring" has done in the past
four wears will be laid bare. The Republican
members of the ring will be exposed equally
with the Democratic trumvirate.
There has been some lively political eau
cussiGg within the past few days. 1t is evil
dent 70 the country Democrats that something
must be done at once to rid the party OF re-
sponslbility for the Tammany leaders, or Inc
State will be lost in November. There have
been frequent consultations at the mouse OF
Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden, chairman OF the DEM
ocratic State central committee, In Grammer-
cy Park. It Is understood that the conclusion
has been reached TO cut loose from Tweed q
Co., and repudiate them In the State Conven-
tion. II they send delegates they will not De
admitted. There was conference meeting
of the leaders of the several anti-Demo-
cratic factions on Monday night. Inc ICn Ger,
party. the Young Democracy and the
Mozart Democrats we're represented. Among
the politicians present were congressman
Roosevelt, ex-Congressman Ben Wooo, ana
ex.Sherlf Jimmy O'Brien. II was resolv,
ed 10 form coalition against Tammany and
try conclusions with it at the coming fall elec-
tion. It is probable that If these factions
merge irto compact party their delegates
will be recognized as regular oy the state Con-
ventiOn.
ternal troubles. The Republican state G2n-
venton meets at Syracuse next week, ana
furious struggle Is going on all over the Stale
between the Granite Conking and Greeley-Fen-
ton factions to elect majority ofthe delegates
So far. most OF the county conventions In the
inteaior have Quarrelled and split on the rem
ton vs. Conkling issue, and two sets OF dele
gates have been chosen. This city Will seno
two hostile delegations to Syracuse. The
Greeley CITY conventions were held last Satur-
day night, and the Grant conventions last
might. Across the river, In Brooklyn, tne
of3ce-holders, in their zeal to secure the
Kings County delegation for Grant, nave
actually formed ON alliance with the heavy
whiskey distillers, who are pouring out money
like water for the cause, the distlleries in the
meantime running full blast. The tribune
and Times, as the representatives OF the Two
factions, are calling each other very oaa
names, and showing up the rascalllies OF ieao-
ers on the opposite sides. the tribune GI To-
day devotes itselfto an eXcoriatlon OF Grants
friend, Collector Murphy.
IC would not be strange If there was an &C.
tual riot in the Syracuse Convention. Al last
wears convention the factions came 10 oloWs,
and the feelings OF bitterness and anger are
more intense this year than last. whenever
crowd succeeds in controlling the convention,
the other will be dissatisfied, and separate
convention Is probable. The prospects are
that the Grant men will triumph. The Demo-
cratic State Cony entlon will be held at Rocnes-
ter on Wednesday of the following week: Inc
only matter of difference will be the methoo Oh
dealing with the Tammany leaders, ana, as l
have before remarked, they will probably oe
thrown overheard l learn that II Is ON tne
slate 10 nominate German to head the ticket.
THE most prominent German Democrat In the
State is Oswald OtteDdorffer. publisher OF lne
Stats Zetung, and perhaps ne VIII oe tue
man. The ticket must necessarily De stronS
one, for the Democrats Will nave naLoer
fight to keep their supremacy this year than
ever before An effort will be made TO lnduce
Charles O'Connor, the head Of the bar In New
York. TO accept place on the ticket as canoi-
date for attorney. general. ,..a
In our neighboring Slate OF Massachusetts
the political cauldron literally seethes. Butler
ia vigorously stumping the State In every d.
rection. He speaks every night, ana sN.-e
times in the afternoon as we'll. HIS meetings.
are always attended by tremendous AUDIENCES,
and he is invariably received with the wiloest
enthusiasm. At Fall River the mop almost
deyoured him. His style of orator. Is taking
with the balf-educated element He Is brazen,
boastful and aggressive; he hesitates at no lie,
no matter how preposterous; he tears TO pieces
the purest regulations In the State; he oraSs
about himself necessarily, and predicts ms
election; he de6es his enemies; ne threatens 70
bolt the convention il he Is not nominated.
These ingredients make spicy speech. Inc
general IS a consummate actor, TOO. On seye-
raj occasions, when alluding to the SANDER
.circnlated by his enemies that his father was
nged for piracy, his voice laitereo, anu ne
pretended to burst into tears. "Thank Goa, ne
exclaimed, in choking voice and thoWing one
of his eyes up to the ceiling, my mother oled
last year" no,,,,;
The alarm among the respectable Repuoli-
cans at the progress Butler Is making IN the
State is taking the shape OF panic; The ne.
publican press, with only few unimportant
exceptions, Is frantcally opposed to Butler:
The Springfield Republican declares tnat II
BuAer receives the convention nomination his
opponents in the party will defeat him at the
polls. The Boston Journal says the nomina'
lion of Butler will be equivalent to the election
of Adams. The danger of Buffers triumph al
Worcester has increased so rapidly tnat har.
vey Jewell withdrew from the canvass last
week 10 favor OF ex-CoDgressman Rice, so as
to close up the opposition columns, and Sena'
tors Sumner and Wilson have been induced 70
come out publicly and declare that the nomi-
nation of Butler would jeopardlze the pest IN
terest of the party In the State and nation.
The convention will be held on Wednesday, tne
27th Instant 1t will be very lively AT Eail
River, Butler announced that he would oolt y
there was any attempt made to cheat MIN ou'
OF The nomination. OF course he will sag
there was cheating, If he falls. 1t IS unoel
stood that he will continue to be candldate
under any circumstances. Nfa.