The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-25
The Utica and Syracuse State
Tickets C0ntrasted.
Democratic : Greeley Republican
State Nominations.
THE CITY AND COUNTY ELECTIONS
The Mayoralty and the Candidates -Ex-
Sheriff James 0'Brien and Ex-
Sheriff John Kelly.

The Court Vacancies-.-The Congressional and
Legislative Contests.
The Liberal Republican and Anti-Grant Demo-
cratic Convention be held in Syracuse on Wednes
day, the 4th Of September next, wir in a great
measure, bring the rival political parties of this
city and State into hand hand election conflict
The Grant republicans threw down the gauntlet to
their opponents at Utica few days since. That
gage OF battle will be brought to Syracuse and a
cartel OF defiance drawn up and plan Of hostilites
decided upon, and upon which the fate Of either
party must depend to the close. The cities Sc.
lected by both parties for the Inauguration of the
connct bear historic names, and are suggestive of
struggles which involved the fate OF dynasties
and Kingdoms. The Utica ticket is before
the people, and all Its strength and
weakness are known to the other side The initiative
In all conflicts must always be taken by one party
or the other, and the first move upon the enemy's
works. as by association 1t should be so was taken
by the Granite republicans, and upon the line they
have assumed they are bound to fight il out to the
end. In political contests there is some advantage
to party knowing its opponents hand, as, in this
CASE the Convention to be held at Syracuse has
the Utica ticket before them; and II they can place
man for man upon their ticket nominees more ac-
ceptable to the people they may gain the day in
this State Independent OF tn principle involved in
the Presidential contest. The unanimity with
which the first name on the ticket was hailed and
accepted at Utica is hardly criterion OF its &C.
ceptability to the whole party IN the State, OF
which the nominee virtually becomes the standard
bearer No other
POLITICAL CONTEST
ever held In this city State presents the anomaly
that Ii found in this for the Presidential COM
plicatons are intensified by the disntegration into
which the great democratic party Of the city has
fallen. There are now three democratic organiza-
tions each exercising a certain political influence
independent Of and at variance with the other.
This, In Itself, would not be Of much political
significance, for the party has been similarly divided
more than. once before; but as democrats they
never drtited into foreign entanglements or
lost their political identity in giving away
their votes to republicans at an election In re-
turn for republican votes to sustain the candi-
dates Of one wing Of the party. In the
same way the republican party Is divided-one set,
the liberal republicans combining with the Tam
many democrats to elect democratic State ticket
In return for democratic votes for liberal repub-
lican for the Presidency. 1t is an unprecedented
state Of AFFAIRS political and will, doubt lead to
q fierce conflict between the party leaders before
the niue is decided.
THE Observation-Disclosures STATE TICKET
The Convention to be held at Syracuse will have
no difnculty in securing o competent standard
bearer to head their ticket. There are more than
six Richmonds In the field, one of whom, however,
can only, and perhaps does not ask for
more, have q complimentary vote in his
favor. The strength Of the State ticket
Will, no doubt. determine the vote OF
the State for the Presidency, and now that the
liberal republicans have locked shields with the
Tammany democrats on that issue none but the
most unobjectionable men from political stand
point will be selected for the ticket.
GOVERNOR HOFFMAN
has retired from the 1eld though for q time he
contemplated, like General Grant, to run again.
just merely to try his popularity and to ascertain
fthe great bulk Of the people believed the charges
brought against him by some in connection with
his alleged cognizance Of the Court House frauds
while he was Mayor of the city. He has thought
better Of it, however In fact, he could not get the
nomination. Even for the sake OF getting
Greeley the liberal republicans would not put up
with him. He found his Sedan in the Orange dem.
onstration Of the 18th July 1871 Just as one OF his
predecessors found his Waterloo in addressing the
draft rioters on the 14th July, 1863.
EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR
was for considerable time seriously canvassed
but for somewhat similar and, perhaps, stronger
reasons than those which initiated against HOn.
man he, too, was thrown overheard. new man
must be found-a man as equally earnest and inde-
fatigable in lending his efforts towards the sup
preston OF the rebellion at home as was General
Dix, the nominee Of the radical republican party,
ON the field. But as the Convention has yet to
m fhOaa Uh0 aanfr m
head the ticket, and as the electors may desire to
know who are these prominent men, one Of whom
from the 4th proxmo will head the ticket 1t is but
proper that they should be here enumerated. They
Acknowledgements che, OF this city Francis
Herman, OF Oneida county; Lieutenant Governor
Beach, Of Jefferson county; ex-Secretary OF State
Homer A. Nelson, OF Dutshess; Judge A. ]. Parker,
OF Albany; Garrison A. Potter, Of Westminster and
Henry Q. Murphy, OF Kings county. The first
choice Of the leaders would have been Chief Justice
SandtOrd Z. Church, but he positively withholds
himself from all mention on the matter The nOmi-
nation OF General Dix by their opponents has given
them the cue to guide them to their own selection
OF a man who will meet the very requirements de-
manded by the other side OF their standard bearer
and thus enable him to fight HIM with his own
weapons. They have found their man In the per-
son Of
AUGUSTUS sCHELL.
At all events his name Will be presented to the
Convention, and his nomination will be pressed
In fact on considerations, If not In many words
as those which secured Dix's nomination at Utica:
Its possible bearings at Saratoga by the leaders of
the party and for time 1t appeared that Lieuten-
ant Governor Beach would have been the man. IL
was never thought that 1t was the moneyed inter-
ests that was TO control the election In the state
and there was not one OF the proposed candidates
that, under the old political Teginle could not have
been worthily placed on the head OF the ticket, as
the standard-bearer OF the party. hut the turning
OF the political tide at Utica has shown them the
necessity Of changing their course, If they desire
TO be anywhere in the race All the candidates
above named, save one, were for the present
counted out and the contingent choice OF the
leaders fell upon