The New York herald., 1872-08-11
Talks with Politicians and
Men of Affairs. s4--.
WHAT they THINK OF THE ELECTION.
The Fall Contest i'm New
York.
The Expected Contest for Governor
and Mayor.

SARATOGA, August 9, 1872.
Aweek's run on the errands Of the HERALD to
the prominent watering places enables me to put
the views and portraits OF some current men of
affairs before your readers.
FERNANDO WOOD
drinks the waters daily at Saratoga and dandles
his children. He feels highly elated about the cam
paign; says Greeley VIII get the largest popular
majority ever rolled up In the country, and
says all this with smile that ls the very Oh OF
gladncsa.
MAHL0N SANDS.
The good-fookin2 but sorely-cut Secretary o: the
Free Trade League Is at Newport, keeping quiet
and sailing his boat in appreciative company He
met q friend ut the Ocean House last Thursday and
said
"Why, Williams, you stood up like man for
Adams, didn't you, at Cincinnati ?"
''Yes. VIII Grant be elected ?"
IL hope so. He win get my vote"
''Do you still continue to publish the Free
Trader ?"
mo. am waiting till the people recover their
departed good sense"
HON. SMITH ELY.
Smith Ely Is ut the Congress Hail, Saratoga He
has been Out his farm in New Jersey, guiding
the plough and cutting down his woods like all the
followers Of George Washington
"HOw are Grceley's chances, Mr.. Ely2"
81 think very good. 1t seems to be an embttered
contest with much less fun In 1t than lockers on
anticipated But the democratic vote will go for
Greeley in all Its length and breadth, and the Gin
cinnati party appears to hold Its own and be ag-
grcsslve. That ought to make enough to win and
good deal to spare"
"You and Greeley are old friends since your days
In the Board Of Superyisors9''
eyes used to have the fight all to myself then
against Mr. Tweed, and Greeley could be relied
upon to give me and and comfort all the time"
''The ring Is done for at lastP"
"It was great fall II those men had run on
three years longer they would have made the city
nsOlvent putting, perhaps, $780, Ooo 900 on it. The
bills already in amount to about $120,O00, ,ooO and
some OF the latest ones appear to be In proper
form. They were crushed on to q destiny like
theirs by the very weight and multiplication of
their supporters and henchmen who had to be re-
tanned. Did you ever know that II was one Of their
conceptions to sell villa lots on the Central Park9'
"No.r
"That was at one time broached. The PROPOSE
tion to have been that by environing the edges
Of the Park with villas the whole debt of the city
could have been paid off," .,tu
~ see that Greeley's name is coupled with Tam
many"
"Absurdl The gale that blew down Tammany Is
blowing at federal abuses and the federal ring"
..f HON. 8. 8. COX.
This alert untiring and always sunshiny man OF
ready speech and point made in every sentence
is at Congress Hall, Saratoga. He reads novels all
the forenoon and goes to a hop every night He
win probably be a candidate for Congressman at
large in the State OF New York, and, II defeated
there, stand in the city.
NEW YORK CITY POLITICIANS TALK
group or State and city public men on the
Continental. Rran
Cussed the aspect of State and Corporation politics
last Wednesday.
''Ihc two great points of strategy are for the
GOvcrnorshtp and the Mayoralty," said one well
known. "For the Mayoralty Charles E. Leow is in
training by Sherif Brennan. who is now the most
potent authority in the city. Oswald Ottendorfer
ia ambitious for the place behalf of the Germans,
and Jimmy O'Bren will get part Of the support
OF the Grant people. He is putting men in the
Custom House, Navy Yard and in certain rail ways
every day, following out Tweed's tactics OF rising
upon the shoulders OF those he creates"
':Will the republicans venture to run Mr..
O'Bren r' asks one, incredulously.
81 don't see how they can, unless they put up
candidate for a blind run their boxes in O'Bren's
interest and count him in. But it will be danger
Gus work to be detected In this for there would be
tremendous republican bolt. O'Bren's whole
strength is with part of the Irish population; he
element and an acquaintance extraordinary in
numbers, which he retains by a memory and ad.
dress wonnertul to men not acquainted with sub
''Why don't the parties run some high-toned citi-
zen, merchant or man Of national acquaintance2'
That is not possible In a great city where every
So1y votes Men nm must be taken up Pepnar with
everything to unlearn when he comes to city cleo
tions in place as composite as New York
who is likely to be nominated for Govern0rG'
I Sanford
string lie IS preferfed by It's t& sisdsstoni iss I'm in
Tanmany Hall and has supreme hold in Western
long term at good salary at the head Of the Court
sl appeals and IT, prospects besides for the secre-
lie has great illness for the latter place being
II noISso s sas dSvetss1 oGss miss, &C. The
his mind about Is Francis Herman, OF Utica, and
Cos m wo(i are prominently mentioned, Minds
SsnS,sssss star! Vp without: limit TsssS Ssos.SH Ms
AMI ms. uove,nv, peacn, Murphy, y.
Ju .ny more. In the Court Of impeacnmSs' on y,
different sides-Jarvs Lord, A. {. Beach, ChurSn,
Murphy, senators Robertson and Palmer anu ~''
"What of John T. HOFFMAN 2' -
"stilI in the field for the third tinle but he
had better take his chances for the Senatorship.
Tile July riots Of last year and the unfair mputa.
ton Of rammany AFFECT him with large element
and with seme temporary dislavor: Ihe Germans ans
sire Churchs selection and their desire will go
long way this year"
"YcsT SAID one ''Church Is a very high type Of
man, equal 10 the place ut this peculiar tilne-a
man OF intellect and q large politician, versed in
AFFAIRS. Excepting Governor seymour, he Is the
atest democrat, all things considered, in the
state of New York This era is not only that or
national but OF State reform, and the state poit.
clans OF the democratic party perceive II and want
TO take the lead. They have plenty TO do. LOOK at
the city here three oiflces in 1t make three per
sonal revenues which amount 10 s300,000 added to-
gethcr, led by the Sherifaty with Sl50.0oO year.
The whole judiciary system Is failure with four
judges Inpeached or rcsigning and one or two more
who deserve as badly"
SENATOR'S sfRAGUE AND ANTUoNY
These rulers OF Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations take different courses in the summer
Senator Spraguc devoting himself to his own pyU
Hnf settlement OF NarTagansett Pier and senator