The New York herald., 1872-09-30
CITY POLITICS.
he Political EquinOchal Gale Destruc-
tive to Candidates for Office.
The MayoraIty Middle and
Late Developments.
rammany and Afiiliating Organi-
zations.
Congressional and Assembly
Contests.
THE COR0NERSHIP VACANCY.
The Judiciary and the
Candidates.
ranmany and Affiliating Organi-
ZatiOns.
THE CoRoNERSHIP VACANCY.
The Judiciary and the
Candidates.
THE NOMINATING CONVENTIONS

il The political equinoctal still prevails and is
| making sad havoc with the adventurous sports
that have launched their frail barks upon the sea
Of politics at this peculiarly treacherous and tenn
\ pestuous season. The old TammaDy vikings, that
heretofore led the democratic feet to victory and
I to plunder, have gone to that metaphOrcal Davy
i SOnes locker-that bourne from which no defunct
tars or politicians return, leaving their erst
time adherents and followers all at sea without
radder or compass or magnet to guide them. There
IL more than the usual amount Of stray cruisers
about however, fishing In the political waters,
ready to hook on to any notsam and jetsam that
may be found floating around from the wreck OF old
party organizations and equally prepared to follow
In the wake Of any movement that promises booty
In the campaign. During the last week little or
nothing done towards restoring order out of the
chaos into which things political have fallen,
and no Moses has as yet appeared to
unite the scattered tribes. The May0ral solution is
the Mount Psgah from which clear view can be
opened to the successful termination of the cam
paign; but as yet our present party leaders have
not reached that important point. Caucuses and
consultations between the new organizers have
been the order OF the week, without however, any
satisfactory result having been arrived at; and
THE MAYORALTY QUESTION,
the most important, and in fact the allabsorbing
In this city, and the OF most interest to the
citizens, is as involved and complicated as it was
month ago. But it is confidently expected that In
very few days more the dilllculty will be removed,
and the little 'unpleasantness which has prevailed
oil this time in the Tammany and liberal republican
camp through the ambition of few aspirants after
the first place on the county ticket, smoOthed
away. The brief campaign will then be fairly
entered upon,
SHORT, SHARP AND DECISIVE,
with certain success for the peoples ticket
that ticket which to all nOn-partisan and un-
preudiCed minds will present the best men for
office. II the Tammany democracy and liberal
republicans from the "nettle danger" which
30 long threatened to nip all promise OF
concert between them in the very bud, shall now
pluck the "nower safety" their hitherto dilatory
and embarrassing action may well be overlooked
and the standard bearer they present to the people
be triumphantly sustained in the coming fight. We
have time and again enumerated all the candidates
that were in the field for Mayor but one only
car successfully sustained as against the chal-
tohyer who was the first to throw down the gaunt-
let to all opponents, it were useless to 60 again
over the list. day or two more and champion
candidate will be chosen and the people have an op
pOrtunity OF judging on which side they will array
themselves according to their owR best interests
eCLred In an honest, pure and efflcient city
government. But while inacton (masterly or not
Ter u. to be seem has been the order OF the day,
or /; ehtf OF the past week, among the sachems of
Tammany and their allies Of the liberal republican
stripe and their friends of the new national demo-
cratic party,
THE O'BRIENITES
have been bestirring themselves with increased
ZEAL 1t is pretty evident to the leader himself that
all this addition, division and silence" on the part
OF the league BODIES him no good. This very delay
in bringing forward candidate has surrounded
the question with more than ordinary interest and
has planted its conviction In the minds of the
voters that they are and that they must prove
themselves, the real reformers of municipal abuses.
In ordinary cases the early occupation Of the poll
ton Of hodna Which Is mine points Of s the iaw
gives such candidate all the chances OF success.
But O'Brien knows 1t Is not SO In this case. He is
FIGHTING SHADOWS
oil the time, exhausting himself and unable to
secure any real advantage for the day OF actual
more terror to the soul OF 'the 0'Brienn than
could a dozen live candidates armed and pano.
Piled with the endorsement OF any number OF par
ties or organizations 1t is certain, however that
the O'Brien stock has considerably declined during
The city O'Brien clubs and associations have held
pOw-w0ws, and that the gallant leader himself was
ana ey MS a b one ana all %
Of his supporters The fight, when 1t does come
on promises to be very severe one. There is
words and battle cries will be so mixed up that In
the heat of the tumult 1t Will be hard for the
"Ho FOR GRANT, DIX AND o'BRIEN:"
there the cry OF "TO the rescue-to the rescue
on for Greeley Herman and somebody" In this
donble conflict OF party principles and party alllia-
Mons nre % w ne NJ e %a oDw as i
away, may leave the result in doubt.
After the Mayoraity comes the next question in
Importance,
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST.
Here, also, the candidates are numerous, and the
fight will be sharply contested. The Congressional
delegation from this city may not be democratic
INIT, as 1t has been for some time past IL is cal
;nated 6y the Grant party tina. one IN not Two ds
Ninth. The redlstrlcting of the city by the Legis
iative Assembly has changed the political aspect
into districts where the republican vote predomi
mated, and in one instance creating all almost en-
firely new republican district
In the Fifth Congressional district Congressman
Colonel William Il. Roberts is candidate for re.
the district from end to end and has made himself
thoroughly conversant with the varied interests
which are allied with that great commercial and
mercantile centre or the metropolis. He has every
prospect OF success in the canvass If the pledges
Of all classes OF the constituency are to be re.
deemed at the polls in November next. General
McMahons appointment as receiver OF taxes
leaves the field between Colonel Roberts and Mr..
Games Olver-no mean opponent, however. Mr..
oliver is lawyer having his Office and residence
within the district not incidentally for the purpose
GENT ere He s some as saneS es
friends supporting him, but as against his power.
Nci and popular opponent he has a very uphill
~ sixth Congressional district composed of
fbe NTH, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and west half OF
the Tw >pty-Grst wards, will be the arena or q sc.
we're cont >st The candidates most prominently
snoken of s>re Thomas stewart, Colonel Frederick
a. Conkling md Mr.. G. A. Jeremiah. Ex:Cocctor
Mummy will ugcbaDly run-that is II the O'Bren in
fereaS IL 10 ba eyeTted in his behalf, contingency
I'S that Sdspsnas Gpon other preliminary contingent
cles, in the waSS pf special contract on the prin,
Tw"mhlv NAV I, ai,o H. a candidate on the combina.
lion Ticket sIonlT Ge zee his way clear, and thus
relinquish some claims ~ tehoinih",ion W the
Assembly. -. -
The Seventh Congressional dist, .cs composed OF
the Tenth, Seventeenth and wesL nali Vi she
Eighteenth ward, IL that In which Mr.. ,~With Ely
1r. hopes to be renomnated. lie will ee op
posed by ex-State Senator Thomas u