The New York herald., 1872-10-06

man 0f perhaps forty-eight years OF age, slightly
tinged with gray, and ready Of speech and ap-
prehension when called on by the HERALD
reporter and informed AS TO the object OF the
ecribe's visit he said curtly:-
Il have no opinion at all to express on the sub
ject. / never take any part In politics. ! only
rgnt man nominated and elected to the Mayoraty
but Mr. Bryson," interjected the reporter .'as
citizen not as politician p ssIg you mus, sn ies ha az
Maristracy OF the city filled by q man who will
aud dignity to the position, as well a. TO ad-
.on. yes.n resumed Mr. Bryson; .'out then /
have no fear that the electors Of this metropolis
going to ruin US by putting an unworthy man III
"Well, sir, SO far as you are personally con-
cerned, do you think Mr.. Duncan would I'LL the
chair with reasonable credit to himself and to the
city,n yyn. ;. -o,,, .,, :. ,,., !. , .,.n,s -.
az said nenre opnon ann a
tent to wait till the proper time comes and think
you will then lind that we shall have the right man.
Good afternoon sir, good afternoon"
The reporter then withdrew.
Mr.. Jenkfns, or the Bank OF America.
The Bank OF America Is Just across Wall street
from the institution with which MIR. Bryson is con-
nected and the reporter wended his way thither
with view OF asking the opinions OF President W.
l.. Jenkins regarding Mr.. Duncan's candidacy. The
vaulted ceiling admirably situated for light and
ventilation, just such place as clear-neaded
OificR or clerk might like 10 Sit in eight or ten
hours n day Lay II T. he % wanted t9 remain clear headed
a1a nGS ss ae o. n f Jenkins h Ms absent @
minutes he appeared, and on learning the object OF
the cali, went at once TO business by saying,
"Well, from what know OF Mr.. Duncan must say
he Is an excellent man, and II he were elected Mayor
should be perfectly satisfied. do not know what
his qualifications for the office are and do not
m IN m n 4 n a oil Thn fact
s take little interest in politics beyond voting
There is no scarcity Of men capable for such POSI-
are plenty lust as Wen lifted for TT It as Mr.. ' Duncan
and some much better fitted; but, on the whole,
think we should be perfectly sale with him, and we
honest, capable and dignihed man In the Mayors
chair, and If we get such man snail be quite
content"
F.. ID. Tappan, or the Gallatin National
Bank.
President Fred ID. Tappen. OF the Gallatin Ma
tional Bank, No. SO Wall street, is gentleman VINO
frankly avows that he knows nothing concerning
politics, but that he does sometimes rouse himself
all good citizens should to q state Of interest
regarding governmental affairs Of . local as well
as national character. He is not an elderly man
nor is he young man. but 1t would be hazardous
to Judge OF his years. not to speak OF the gross in
justice rough guess might do him In pubic print.
He is thorough gentleman. quite good-looking, has
as nice mOustache as any bank president in the
city, andi ul OF courtesy AS soon az the subject of
object the reporter had in calling on him. he became
quite engr0ssed and invited the HERALD represen
tatye a 70 seat a,lt ID ms private once he said
Mr.. Duncan, and know very we'll what his gen.
eral reputation financially and socially, Is. He
would think, make a good representative Chief
Magistrate for New York provided he would be
able to devote the time 10 the official duties OF the
position which those duties would require. The
whether devote
from his business. Certainly, II he did, IL
would be at some sacrifice to his business in
terests. My idea OF that position is that
it requires the undivided attention Of who
ever holds the offlce. ! look upon 1t as
attends to 1t properly. do not know what Mr.
Duncan's qualifications for the office are, and pre-
sumo there are plenty OF gentlemen In the city who
are better qualified than he, but think he would
ill IL acceptaby nevertheless. There are, beyond
doubt, many men in the community who would
tiOn who could devote all their time, II necessary
to IT, and who would alike honor and be hOnOred
by the position. There are great public interests
he needs to exercise continual watchfuness, as the
class by whom he would be mainly surrounded is
saw day or two since that my name was put down
as one OF a committee from that Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel meeting TO notify Mr. Havemeyer OF his nomi-
'Do you mean the Foley meeting, Mr.. Tappen ?"
eyes. Now never authorized my name to be
used there and, In fact knew nothing OF the matter
either before or afterwards except what saw in
the papers about it, Now, Mr.. Havemeyer for
augnt know to the contrary, would make about
as good Mayor as most men, but then there comes
in again that question of whether he could spare
the time to attend to the duties"
After few general observations about political
affairs generally and political demagOgues in par
ticular the interview closed and the reporter re-
tired.
President Falls, of the Corn Exchange
Bank.
Mr.. w. A. Falls, President OF the Corn Exchange
Bank, Is William street, was ext called upon. He
is gentleman OF rare courtesy, but, like ninety nine
out Of every hundred OF the better class OF citi-
zens, "takes no interest in polItics.'
He received the reporter very cordially and gave
his opinions quite freely to what sort OF men we
should have as our rulers; "but then, you know"
he said, "men in positions like most OF the men in
this portion of the city occupy cannot attend to
politics as they really ought TO do-that Is, as their
obligations OF citizenship would seem to demand
our brains are Overtaxed or very highly exerted
during the business hours OF the day with large
interests other than our own merely. We 20
home, say, at FIVE O'Clock, and IL Is not to he ex-
pected that we are going to run around to poll
tica meetings, which are generally held III small,
lied by anything but an agreeable class OF the
munity. ! know nothing OF Mr.. Duncans quail
ficatons outside OF his business qualifications. lie
stands well in business and social circles, and such
man would he in that degree a good representa-
tive OF the city; but know nothing to his pollt
cal qualifications, nor indeed do know what gual
fcatons OF political character are needed TO make
successful Mayor"
This substantially closed the interview, and the
reporter Withdrew.