The New York herald., 1873-10-06
The Coming Struggle Among the
Politicians for City and
County Offices.
THE EFFECT OF THE UTICA CONVENTION
Prospects Of Union Of Tammany and
Apollo on Legislative Candidates.
WHAT IS A LOCAL" CANDIDATE !?
The Prospects in the Senatorial Districts
and the Probable Candidates.

The action taken last Wednesday by the Demo-
cratic Convention at Utica, SO lar as the New York
city delegations were concerned, was by no means
q surprise to anybody In this city who had taken
the trouble to canvass the probabilities Of
the Convention beforehand. Indeed, were they
willing to confess the truth about the matter, there
is not prominent man among the Apolloites who
could deny to-day that he did not know what the
result was TO be weeks before the Convention met.
At all events, the decided stand taken by the Con-
vention in favor OF reform Tammany has cut out
the work Tor the election IN this city next
November, and there now remains but little doubt
as to what the puings and haulings on both sides
for place, position, comfort and spoils will amount
to. The blow Apollo as an organization has re-
ceived e1ectualy settes the dispute between her
and Tammany-if not to the satisfaction OF both
parties al least 80 effectually as to render the
policy OF each so plain that he who runs may
read without spectacles. Apollo, the Tammany
men say, went to Utica knowing that, as demo-
cratic organization, her claims were rather
weak and that the fact that she had-covertly
though it may have been and only in isolated
here and there in the city-worked hand in glove
last election with the very men who were working
openly against the regular nominees OF the demo-
cratic party, was dead weight round her neck
from the start But concerning this part of the
Utica struggle enough has already been said, and
the more important question now arises What
effect Will the Conventions partiality for Tam
many have upon the democratic party in this city
and county next November? There are those VINO
even yet hope that some kind of compromise can
be arrived at between the two factions, that in
all matters where the necessities Of the party
a Tod ron ha par nf ha
cracy, the two Will be found working together. But
this hope, Judging from all the circumstances Of
the case, seems to be very irail one indeed.
WILL THERE BE CoMPRoMIsES
The tone OF Apollo's protest against the Conven-
ton's action apparently precludes every chance OF
union upon any one candidate, either city or coun-
ty-though 1t Is possible that the masses will "gon
the straight State ticket, no matter what the SO.
called leaders may do to the contrary; and IL is
barely possible that, for the sake OF obtaining a
foothold In the Legislature, the two warning cliques
may wisely go sohdly for the larger portion
Of the candidates for the Senate and Assembly,
indeed. TO this latter probability, there but
few difficulties In the way to prevent either Tam
many or Apollo from going hand in hand into the
fight; for upon the result OF the senatorial cleo
tions great deal depends this year. and each could
lay claim to the victory with equal justice II all
the candidates from this city were elected by COM
blned action on their part. The closing portion of
Apollo's protest is very ingeniously constructed.
The organization, through the chairman
OF the Delegation, in asserting that it
win ''appeal to the ballot in November
to establish its fidelity to democratic
principles shows-at least promises-.hat the
State ticket Will receive its supports but what fol-
lows this promise is nothing more nor less than
threat to dc all that be done to defeat every
local candidate Tammany may put into the field.
This threat is by no means covert. To appeal to
the ballot 'to establish it's strength in its local
candidates, and eilectually rebuke the arrogance
OF Tainmany Hall, III the slang OF the day "means
business The whole contest in November,
turn turn, upon, upon, the Int in,,tssrpIstaton I Ioi t@ae @
OF candidates in this city. What Apollo intends to
do Is TO show. II II can by the vote it control,
that the Convention blundered in treating 1t so
gracousy; In other words, poll q larger vote than
1ammany Hall Now to do this ana make The
issue distinct one, as between the two factions,
without any outside aid, will be no easy matter,
but 1t is matter OF much moment as TO what
Apollo means by local candidates, the solid sup
port OF whom by It's followers Will 'rebuke the
''estabhsh its fidelity to democratic principles is
not mere empty sound hsw can Apollo put
up candidate for senator lor instance
supposing him to be in every way unex-
ceptionabe as man, and at the same time act up
tion might be put to Tammany II Apollo should
first place In the field an unexceptionabe candi-
date for Senator or Assemblyman III any district;
but the democrats who care neither for Tammany
nor Apollo and who will vote Just whatever way
they think I'LL most conduce to the triumph OF the
barty, and especially Tor those candidates Tor the
Legislature whose chances seem the best Will
undoubtedly meet the poser with the assertion that
Tammany has been recognized by the Convention,
tests OF political logic to this view OF the matter
there may be iound little common sense in it; but
for all that the fact remains the same, that this
'local' question Is puzzler. The next Senate
will have say In the selection OF one United States
Senator. and probably an additional one before 1875,
and IL does not seem reasonable, therefore, under
the circumstances, that Tammany and Apollo
should fight their factional fights over candidates
for either branch OF the Legislature, that
either should consider Senator or an Assembly,
man 'ocal" candidate upon whose election must
depend the success OF q 'rebuke OF the arrogance
of the other But democrats who are neither
Tammany nor Apollo men appear to fear that the
OF the thing Will have very little to
do with the matter, and the indications are, even
that In some ofthe districts no attempt at a union
iip6h Candidates for the Legislature Will be made
by either Tammany or her antagonist.
WHERE THE LOCAL STRUGGLE WILL COME.
One thing Is certain, however, that no matter
how the two may differ as to Legislative
candidates, both will make their great fight
Tor supremacy over the city and county nomi-
nations proper. And just here 1t may not
be without certain degree OF interest to parties
on both sides S OF the house. who are not as well
no means that harmony among the Tammany
sachems which once upon time made them so
formidable power in the CITY, Not q few OF them
are at heart opposed to John Kelly, not because
they nave any good ground to base their secret
opposition upon but because, In their opinion, he
has loomed up too grandy as O one.man power
since the downfall OF Tweed, and especially because
he will not listen to any bargains or any compro-
misses with outside factions II is a we'll known
fact that Mr.. Kelly and many of the sachems were
at variance some weeks ago as to what consider
alton should be given to the resolution passed by
Apollo Hall in which democratic union OF hearts
and union OF hands was advocated. Mr.. Kelly
was willing that every Apollo Hall man should
come over TO Tammany and work as al laborer In the
vineyard. To him and all like him q warm well
come would be given; but Apollo Hall as body
did not see things In the same light. The fact is
O'Brien 90. wanted Apollo to be recognized as a
regular organization which would be accorded a
voice In all Tammany nominations and given an
equal chance for the spois. The sachems and
other prominent men IN the Tammany camp who
are now secretly opposed to Mr.. Kelly were in
favor OF conceding all this to Apollo and even more
but In justice TO Mr.. Kelly 1t must be said that
their Willingness to compromise and treat with
no old MO