The New York herald., 1873-10-21
A Peoples Party and How 1t Can Be
Formed.
Coming Events Cast Their
Shadows Before.
The New. Slate for Sheriff
and County Clerk.
The Senatorial Ticket and Con-
gressional Tickets.


politics Of Gotham. The two parties that claim the
allegiance and the votes OF the great unterrifed
utterly failed in healing the dssensons and brNg-
ing over the chasm that divides them and which
can only result in the defeat Of the democracy at
the polls on the 4th of November next. Instead Of
the harmony that the uninitlated expected from
the conferences held between Tammany and Apollo
the breach has only widened, and 1t may be safely
said that there Is now no debatable ground be-
tween them. The order OF the day is, "War to the
knife, and the knife to the hilt." The cartel that
passed from Apollo Hall to Tammany was pur-
posey drawn up to be Objectionable that Its terms
might not be accepted, or, If accepted that it
would be virtual surrender Of Tammany's grand
position-that OF being, as claimed, the only
legally constituted and organized democratic
party OF the city. So the leaders on either
side, with Punic faith, held their confer
ences, and upon their own dissimularon based
charges of political heresy against each other
while each claimed to be the true orthodox party
Of the city. There was no Quintus Curtius in the
ranks to I'LL the breach, and in consequence the
democratic party, that, in the lace OF reverses
brought upon it in the past few years by its then
leaders, should have endeavored by concentration
and unity under new men to present fOrmid-
able and united 'front.' must zone branch of 1t at
least) go into the camp OF the enemy to make ali-
ances, with the object OF defeating the party. The
sham conferences having fallen through, Tammany
and Apollo divide the democratic party and rem
der nugatory the inherent strength that. under
other circumstances, would insure union and VIC
tory. The Tammany slate is claimed by its friends
to be the strongest that could have been pre-
sented, while the opponents OF Tammany
reckon upon defeating the slate from its very
inherent weakness. The outside organizations are
a wi daft m ara
parties and frame peoples ticket that will
win on the 4th of November. 1t is evident, not
withstandlng the declarations and asseverations
OF the leaders, that Apollo Hall again will ally
itself with the republicans upon conditions that
the republican ticket will give a place to some
apollo Hall nominees.
THE APOLLO HALL RATIFICATION MEETING,
Saturday night last, was anything but a great
success Letters were written and read, to be
sure, but they were In the Talleyrand sense-n-
tended to conceal the thoughts Of the writer's
Sudden indispostion seemed to have fallen upon
some Of the expected orators, and before their
presence was required on the platform they quietly
stole away, and their voices were not heard either
In ratification OF the State ticket or IN denuncia-
ton OF the Tammany local ticket. Ben Wood re-
pudiates all entangling alliance with the republi-
cans, but he will fail to convince his friends that
ne Is either desr0us or sincere until he can point
20 prospect OF success in some other way.
As upon this very point, in fact, the main ques-
don turns as to what party is most likely to win in
the coming fight, HERALD reporter called upon an
1rst time old Wigwamite, a partisan at time when
the Pewter Mugn tap furnished the libations with
yhlch the great ''unwashedn used to sacrifice to
;he Tammany saint ana drink discontinue to. all
lnbelievers. Through this ancient oracle he
looked as 'through a glass darkly" perhaps at
what the old Wigwam presented to his view
n the shadowy shape OF
PEOPLES PARTY,
which he prophesies will take the wind out OF the
Jails OF Tammany and Apollo and the Custom
House party.
REPoRTER-What are the present indications as
you read them from your scroll OF coming eventsg
WIGwAM SEER-Ihe political horizon Is at
present more clouded than ever. The repub-
icans will not show their hands until Apollo has
made out It's ticket. Then the republicans will
bold their convention and the sponge will be put
in requisiton to wipe names out here ana there,
ano the heads of the leaders Will be exercised in
framing a slate that will be acceptable to the
hybrid party opposed to Tammany in the campaign.
AsPIRANTs FOR OFFICE
are dreadfuly excited in consequence of the mixed
state OF affairs. Those whom Tammany threw
overheard are again on deck, claiming recognition
Tor their high claims from Apollo Hall, with the
tion 1t is confidently anticipated that, with the
exception OF lew names upon the Tammany slate,
the ticket VIII De beaten. The ticket
FOR COUNTY CLERK AND SHERIFF
is especially wanting in strength and before that
ticket snail be fairly presented to the people some
revelations OF the anteccdents of the candidates
Will be made public calculated to weaken it
still more. The Jenny 0'Brien and Tom Murphy
consultations are, on the other hand, nearing ia
dangerous proximity to each other, and their con-
junction may prove dangerous to the joint slate
Apollo Hall discloses to my view leaders without
age which Tom Murphy commands, there is moth
ing TO give strength to that party The TACT Is that
nsed eaders as muc If mot MORE 5 ne dyidsa
than the democratic to-day. There exists
most influential body OF republicans who
with the party per Sc ON all national ques-
tions, but VINO are opposed, tooth and nail to
the policy Of that party on local questions. This
body consists principally OF the merchants bankers
and commercial men generally that gave the vic
tory to the socaled reform party couple OF years
ago. and who, though to-day without leaders and
un0rganized. Will at any moment, and even at the
last moment. throw their votes In favor OF an inde-
pendent ticket.
nucleus OF peoples partyG And how is that party
to be formed and made effective Tor the purposes
wIowAM sEER-In the first place, as said be-
lore, Apollo Hall is weak in voting strength and
the Custom House Ring is ditto
COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE
ana read that what Tammany refused to Apollo
Hali-'bood OF its blood and flesh of It's nesn''-
the sne republicans cannot yield. Here then, is the
party will come In You know when "rogues fall
out honest men come to their own.n Tammany is
the one-man power has gone a great way way to
disgust even tue lifetime adherents OF the ancient
regime. Tammany was never SO strong as
Wnen tne late ring, composed OF four able men,
were at the helm. Private partialities or personal
prejudices for or against candidates were not per-
mitted 10 lnnuence their councils when making
out STATE for candidates. But what ia the TACT
now9 1t stands out in bold relier tnat the present
Tammany chief has ignored the counsels or the
trained and experienced men OF the old party. has
made out ticket notoriousy weak because parti.
Ban-in one important instance the creation Of his
w N he
1uenced by the
coUNsELs OF COMPTROLLER GREEN.
REPoRTER-What are these special cases TO
which you refer
TAMMANy sEER-The more important perhaps,
Is that of the county ticket to which first referred
Here John keIly's own individual hand appears.
Then the judiciary ticket from which the name OF
Judge Fancher rumor states, was stricken at the
behest OF Comptroller Green who dld not fancy
the Just and Independent action OF the great 'in-
Junction Judgeu In ruling IN favor OF the honest
claimants Tor services performed for the city.