The New York herald., 1873-10-26
THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR CHANCES.
Tammany and Its PiebaM Opponent
In Battle Array.
The Story of the Detection from
Apollo Hall.
List of the Different Candidates for State,
County and Judicial Cfices.

and politicians, will be one OF the liveest the city
has experienced in some time In years gone by,
when Tammany Han posted up her ticket and
blew the bugle blast that summoned ner fierce
clans to the struggle, all the opposition forces felt
tremor shake their nerves like the shock OF gal
vanic battery. Opposition in the palmy days OF
Tammany's strength was little more than a name.
30 great was the strength, 80 overshadowing the
influence SO mpudent the bearing Of the big or
Eanzation, that all the smaller ones shrank into
themselves with sense OF positive fear and con-
seriousness Of their own miserable insignincance.
The times. however, are changed. The little or
ganizations have expanded. They have grown up
to that level Of confidence and courage that they
no longer fear Tammany, and they come together
20 offer her battle on equal TERMS
The struggle has now fairly and squarey opened.
THE CoNTENDNG FORCES
have named their captains struck their tents,
formed into line and, with their banners Haunting
and rejoicing in the breeze, begun the struggle for
victory
Tammany Will miss many OF her old battle-scarred
veterans from the van-men who led her forces In
many fight before to prizeful triumph. Yet the
rank and file will still up in solid front to the
fray but not with the laundering onset that made
the charge OF the Tammany battalions so irreslsti
BILE in the past. The stimulus to enthusiasm will
be wanting; but the sense Of duty to the party and
-
bring to the polls an army OF voters stn strong In
faith and numbers.
THE TICKET OF APOLLO HALL
is now before the people. 1t is the ticket that
poets to receive the vote OF the republican party of
the city and county OF New York and the vote OF
10000 democrats or thereabOuts who have no love
nor allegiance for Tammany Hail. The liberal re-
publicans, uncertain quantity, have cast in their
fortunes here, and the wandering Ishmaelites OF
politics. who have no friendly wigwam wherein to
rest their weary heads, have gone aud done like
wise. The colors OF Josepns coat were not more
various than the shades Of political sentiment
taken in under the all-embracing @gis OF Apollo
Hail. Tammany enlists under her standard none
but democrats pure and simple These she
will have In q body, formidable in num-
bers, and not to be despsed. II Apollo
Hall is anything more than big balloon
full OF gas (bound for Europe or Salt Lake., impos-
ing to the eye, vast in Its inflated magnitude but
liable to collapse II hall dozen stitches give way
and fall, noundering to the ground it will, no
doubt, make sensation.
DETECTION FROM APOLLO.
Talking OF half o dozen stitches giving way re-
minds one Of the story which went abroad yester-
day, and lost nothing OF its size or significance as
it passed from hand to hand, that two-thrds OF the
reading men had deserted Apollo and taken
neutral stand between the rival organizations.
These are the names Of the disaGected :-Benja-
min Wood, Thomas Creamer, George II. Purser,
George w. Barrett, Henry L. Clinton, Samuel G.
Courtney, and fourteen out OF the seventeen dele
gates to the Convention from the Fifteenth ward
It seems the disanection Of these men was at
trbutable to several causes. Some Of them op-
posed to an alliance with the republicans and q
sacrifice OF democratic principles. Others were
disgusted with the terms made with the republi-
with mode m M 10
making.
THE JOINT CONVENTION
Of both parties appointed subcommittee each to
80 agree upon the nominations. Collector Arthur,
Tom Murphy and George Bliss represented the re-
pubicans, and George H. Purser, Samuel Courtney,
James OBrien Judge Blxby, Tom Creamer, Mr..
Noonan and another represented Apollo Hall.
In the meeting of this conference the republi.
cans said they were prepared to offer their candi-
dates for the consideration OF the democrats. The
latter. in spirit OF chvalrous courtesy said they
would offer no criticism; that as men Of political
experience and intelligence they the repubiicans)
should know what sort Of candidates to OFFER, So
far all right. When it came TO the turn OF
the democrats to present their candidates they
offered the names of Allen and Buckley respec-
lively for Supreme and Marine Court The repub-
licans made no apology whatever for bearing down
upon both names with unmercifu censure, and
though two OF the Apollo members OF the confer
ence (Messrs Courtney and Purser protested,
the others, Messrs. Bixby, O'Bren ana Noonan,
making five altogether who were presnt from
Apollo Hall, consented to withdraw them and
allow the republicans to substitute their choice.
Purser and Courtney held on to Allen and Buckley
like pitch plaster to pine plank Then 1t was
that the bloodo Of
THE ROYAL O'BRrEN
was up, and he summarily ended the whole con-
ference by crying out to the republicans, .Never
mind these damn fools meanng Courtney and
Purser,. The ticket will suit as 1t stands" And
that was the ticket which ultimately came up was
read and ratified at Irving Hall Friday night.
WHAT THEY WANTED.
"What was the motive,n asked the HERALD rep
resentative OF a member Of the conference, "of
this proceeding 2" "weli," SAID he, "they wanted
Spaulding for superior Court and Hatch for Marine
Court, for the reason that Judge OF the Superior
Court can throw lot OF business In
the way OF man like Bixby Receiver
ships, &C., are nice plums. Then, by having
Hatch in the place vacated by spaulding, the pa:
tronage and av0rs in the power oil Spauldlng would
be still kept in the family"
was there sincere desire on the part Of Apollo
to compromise with Tammanyr'
"As far as some OF us are concerned we were
really anxious 10 bring about
UNION WITH TAMMANY
nTammany was any way disposed to treat us fairly.
Il not we we're prepared to run separate ticket.
we did not contemplate an alliance with the repub-
leans but do believe now there was no sincerity
IN tnat committee OF twenty-one, and that even II
rnI,,y Tam,many Hall had given us the guarantees we
wanted the committee with o. 'Bren as Its anmat-
lng spirit would have rejected them.n
- AN IDEA OF A NEW PARTY.
"Why is there this detection from the ranks OF
Apollo Hall at such q momentS Do you contem-
plate new party 2.
"We, the idea was suggested by Robert Roose.
velt that the best democratic names be taken or
both tickets and new one made, but this. OF
course, would cost money, and the time ts very
short TO election day. Still It could be done.
There Is hardly any hope OF the new marty peinp
brought forth. None OF the dsanccted who have
turned their backs on Apollo feel like expendinu
the money necesaary--s0Ine $50, 600 or so-lto run
the machinery, and the question is, even if tho
machinery wa" there, whether 1t would do much
good.
THE EFFECT or THE BREAK
from Apollo cannot be estimated till the end or the
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