The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-11
The Mayoralty and Congress-
ional Tickets.
Redistricting of the City and the
Results.
GENERAL REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
The Duty of the Electors in the
Campaign.


issues as relates to the government Of the State
for the next two years and the municipal govern
ment Of the Empire City for twelvemonth at
least The intermediary preparations for the con-
test are all concluded, and nothing now remains
for the leaders but to marshal their forces, to ex
erCise their best strateges for success on the
eventful 5th of November next, and after that
either to retire discounted to abide their time for
another opportunity to reap the fruits Of present
victory. Throughout the State and city, over
al the broad land the one all-absorbng political
topic Is the coming Presidential campaign and the
local political interests to be Influenced by the
result. Next to the election itself general interest
Ia attracted to the State conventions of the rival
parties, as upon the strength and popularity of the
State ticket hopes Of success or anticpatons Of
defeat ore variousy INDUCED in, according to the
political proclivities or prejudices Of the people.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
adopted at Utica has been for time before the
electors Of the State and of this city, and the wis
dom and political sagacy of the party that framed
and endorsed 1t, and the soundness Of the platform
Of principles drawn up and submitted by them,
have been fully discussed, and, 1t must
be said, accepted with almost unanimous
approval That ticket and platform was
the gage OF battle in this State thrown
down by the regular, administration, republican
party to the coalition forces of the league-the
Tammany democrats and Greeley, or antt-adminis
tratiOn republicans. The nominee Of the regular
republican Convention has accepted the situation
General DIX by his letter Of acceptance published
In yesterdays HERALD, Is now in fact the stan
dard bearer of the party in the national and State
canvass the result of which in November next VIII
be an endorsement of the policy, home and foreign
Of the present administration; It's maintenance by
the people Of this State through their elected Ex-
ecutive, or its censure and condemnation by the
election Of an Executive opposed to that policy
and pr0nOuncng thereby the verdict OF the electors
Of the State.
THE COALITION STATE TICKET
Ever since the action of the Utica Convention the
one important question, rising above most others
In strictly party political sense, whether it az
80 the probabilities of Charles OConor and John @.
Adams accepting the nomination of the Louisville
Straightout Democratic Convention as their can
didates for President and vice-President, or what
might be the result of the election in Vermont or
what the result may yet be in Maine-all bearing
more or less on the great event to come OF In No.
vember-the more Immediately important question
as to the personnel OF tho Syracuse ticket, or
rather, as to the man who would be called upon to
lead the party to victory or defeat In the coming
contest That ticket Is now before the country to
be compared and contrasted with its rival. The
Syracuse Coalition Convention, however DESTROYS
adherents must have realized the fact by this time
how hard 1t is to please everybody and how difficult
particularly 1t is to assimilate or harmonic po-
litcal elements that come together for the first
time to take part In an uncertain contest, and one
IN which the odds are against them That portion
OF the democratic element that with undated al.
legiance has remained faithful to Tammany and her
present sachems, and gone into the coalition, seem
to be perfectly satisfied with Mr.. Herman as the
standard bearer of the party, and, in o hand-to-
hand straight-Out republican and democratic fight,
would stake everything upon their success. But
there are grave doubts to the wisdom OF the Sc
lection when republican votes are necessary to the
success Of the ticket. No doubt the Convention
weighed carefully all the pros and cons arising in
the consideration Of the question, and must
eventually have decided as they did because
it was the best they could do. OF course
great importance Is attached to the ticket
At all times; but in Presidential contest the can
didacy for the Governorship lacks somewhat of the
political prominence and interest belonging to It
when 1t alone absorbs the attention OF parties In
the present contest the State ticket Is, therefore,
Of but secondary Importance, from the conviction
that 1t will be national politics that will principally
control the votes Of the electors on voting the
Gubernatoral ticket rather than those local poll
tics which prevail at other times. Indeed outside
Of the election for Governor, 1t mattered little just
now Whist names appeared on the State ticket for
other ofrices with tho exception, perhaps, Of Con-
gresham at large; for in this election for Pres
dent the major absorbs the minor, and rs the vote
for the President goes will 60 the vote upon the
whole ticket. As to the
AVAILABILITY OF THE SYRACUSE CANDIDATE,
Mr.. herman Is unqucstionably unbemished in
private and public character. He has had good
deal ofaxperience In public life, holding only such
O01Cpa. no
citizens elected him to, and In these his conduct
and his acts, according to the record, must ncces
sarily commend him TO the unpreudiced Of all
classes. IL Is true he is not much known out OF his
own section, the centre OF the State, except as o
lawyer, with reputation In the courts in which he
practices, something akin to that enjoyed by
Charles O'CO1or In the courts Of the metropolis.
As . politician and public man Mr.. Herman is not
widely known, and therefore falls far behind his
rival on the republican ticket who made for him
self name In the early throcs Of the late
war by the issuance OF order that has taken its
place by Old HickoTy's famous vow on the nrescr
walton Of the Union. There is nc thing, therefore
In his public life political career either to attract
or detract from whatever success the Conyentio
might have hoped for the ticket bearing his name
He can hardly, however, be as acceptable to the
republican allies OF the party az General Dix ia In
the INSTRUMENTATION coalition party, for reasons
which. perhaps, ought not to be allowed to enter
political contests, where character and capacity TO
faithfully serve the people should be the paramount
recommendations, but which, nevertheless, will
have THAR weight and influences on mems actions
even in this respect But even from the religious
standpoint the ticket with Mr.. Kernan's name at
the head OF it may have virtue and force in 1t
that It's opponents may not have calculated upon.
IL may be considered
AN ACCEPTABLE TINE
and favorable opportunity by the democratic
masses OF the cities and The democratic centres |
throughout the state to assert political equality
in the only direction in which, perhaps, that eqahty
has been ever doubted. in such an event the sup |
posed weakest point in tue ticket might develop |
the greatest strength and eventually lead TO VIC.
tory. For long time past. even in the summer OF
ls7i and Immediately alter the exposure of the |
Tammany frauds and when IL became evident that
that great bulwark Of the democracy Of the Empire