The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-26

VIZ Su~ VIC Ss0tSs
The republicans Of the city Of all the cliuues
and factions held last night Union ratifca-
ton meeting at Cooper Institute, of the pro-
ceedngs OF which we give a report in another
part of this paper. The particular attraction
advertised for this meeting was that Senators
Conkling and Fenton would both he present
and among the speakers appointed for the oc-
casion-two men supposed to be as widely
separated on the question Of the spoils as
"Boss Tweed" and ''Jimmy OBrien.' But
neither Conkling nor Fenton made his appear
ance. Both were expected. Either would
have been welcome, especially Fenton; but
both were unavoidaby absent on ac-
count of other engagements, you know. The
next best thing, however, towards re-
Cancellation of Conkling men and Fenton
men, Murphy men and Greeley men,
in the absence of the two Senator'S, the
inside and outside representatives of the
New York republicans, was the choice of
Horace Greeley az chairman Of the meeting
distinction which seemed to give. the veneer
able professor Of agriculture and the meeting
great satisfaction. The large gathering ap-
peared, too, as if inspired by a common pur-
pose against all the powers of Tammany, and
by common desire to sink all personal griev-
ances or factious squabbles in the paramount
object of Tammany's overthrow.
But notwithstanding this apparent harmony
and patriotic inspiration at Cooper Institute,
there is not much of either enthusiasm or
harmony among the party leaders, ciques and
factions, city or State. For instance, the
| Standard, Grant organ, says, ''We can
never fight Tammany unless we unite Tam
many is as defiant as ever it was, and its
opponents are as much divided as they have
been at any time within four years; and then
there is multiplicity of tickets among Tam
manys opponents, and this is just what
Tammany wants" The Tines. Conkling
organ, is also somewhat dubious, for it says
that ''the cordial assistance of Mr. Fenton and
his friends in the present contest would
undoubtedly be of the greatest service, and
we hope there will be no stab delivered at the
republican cause this year by its protested
friends, and that ito see the strength which
is now arrayed against Tammany frttered
away for want of combined purpose would be
aspectacle too deplorable to stand ,tiently."
The Tribune, Greeley anti Grant organ. saws,
we have no doubt that our next Legislature
Will be republican; we greatly fear that it
will not be incorruptible. Hence our para
mount anxiety is rather to keep corrupt and
mercenary republicans out Of the Legislature.
Hence Mr.. Greeley advises his friends to vote
"inexorably and openly" against thieves who
may have bought or begged republican |
nominations"
Doubts, divisions and suspicious, it will !
thus be seen, prevail in the republican camp;
but this advice in regard to republican thieves
who may have 'bought or begged" nomina-
ton is the unkindest act Of all; for the de-
voted rural friends Of Mr.. Fenton and Mr..
Greeley will be apt to construe it as hint to
give the democratic candidate the preference
for the Legislature in every case against
republican known or suspected to be thief or
Conkling man. At all events, from the mul
tiplicity of tickets, parties cliques and fac
tons, into which the anti-Tammany elements
are divided in this city and in Kings county,
and from the fact that there is anything but |
harmony between the Grant Conking- Murphy
men and the ti-Grant-anti-Murph friends of
Fenton and Greeley in the rural districts, we
are inclined to the opinion that Tammany will
carry the city, and that even with the dead
weight Of Tammany the democrats will carry
the State.
The April election in Connecticut, the |
August election in North Carolina, the Sep
TENDER elections in Maine and California and |
the October elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio |
and Iowa all show that on the platform of |
with ting Yanaisipal administration Of Tam
many, the republican party has been gaining I!
ground, and that in the States named the \
party is united under tie standard Of Geners'
Grant for the Presidential succession D..
this rule will not apply to New ,r, s;no.
the oreah,ns sp =. Wv political firm Of
Seward Weed 4 G. ,,eley," in the RepubIi,
can Chlcago Vo .,ention of 1860, the party nj
tn's d ~ mas been divided into two factions,
"a under General Grants administration the
become more sharply defined than ever be-
| fore.
! These two factions are now the Grant aud
anti Grant wings of the republican camp.
| The recognized chiefs of the Grant wing are
| Senator Conkling and Collector Murphy, and
the chiefs Of the anti-Grant wing are Senator
Fenton, Mr.. Greeley and Rufus Andrews.
The great trouble lies here-General Grant is
candidate for the Presidential succession
but 80 10 Mr.. Fenton (though he would be sat-
isied with the Vice Presidency, and so is
Mr.. Greeley, and he has il on the brain. The
fight at the Syracuse Convention was not 50
much fight between Con king and Fenton or