The New York herald., 1873-09-25
CITY POLITICS..
THE POLITICAL HORIZON.
The Policy Of the Tammany Party in the Sc.
lection Of Candidates for Office.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION,
The Offices To Be Filled and the
Can lidates.

me pOlItlCal nOrlZOn lS SCllI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
clouds fit hither and thither, and "nothing is" to
the politicians ken, "but what s not" The finan-
cial storm of the past week for a time distracted
even the minds of the politicians from their own
game OF "bulls and bears' and ''cornerings; !" but
as that is passing away, loses its effect upon
the mind, the politicians, par erceience-the lead
ers OF parties and the candidates for 0ilce-are
again looking for signs upon the political horizon
THE PARTY SLATE"
OF what the eve OF the 4th day OF November next
may bring forth. But while they look for signs 1t
is pretty clear that no signs will be vouchsafed to
them from any quarter until In the fulness or time
the day OF nomination comes when there will be
some big swearing and gnashlng OF teeth at
the result. In a multitude OF counsellors there is
safety but in multitude OF candidates 1t Is pretty
safe TO say that great many will 60 to the
wall. The leaders OF parties have no longer the
game In their own hands-to nominate whom they
please for this office and the other office, and to
ensure the election of their friends by buying up
the chiefs OF opposing organizations when such
existed, or by overcoming all opposition, even
though sustained by the popular vote, by ballot
stu1lng and repeating. The "goOd old days'' OF
the Wigwam and Pewter Mug are past, and the
Occupation" of the chiefs or primaries and the
groghouse politicians, as coordinate powers with
the chief members OF the Ring, paramount for the
time being, are like Othello's-gone. Now the
popular vote, honestly and fearessly given, and
untampered with. will carry the day, and it is not
the creature or tool OF any party that can be
fosted upon the people to I'LL important Offices in
the State or city government
The leaders know this, and are anxious to get
honest men, and hence the muddle which the
would-be knowing ones creates by rumors OF COM
binatons and bargainings between Tammany and
Apollo Hall. There Is not
THE SLIGHTEST FOUNDATION IN FACT
for these rumOrs. Within her own ranks Tam
many Is casting about for the best and most avail
able and acceptable men to present as candidates
for the several offices to be filed by the people
next November. There, she thinks, can be found
enough and to spare to meet the present demand.
All cannot be Onlce-h0lders neither would all be
oflice-hOlders II they could, and consequently, and
in the very nature OF things, there must be class
who more or less, by early training, by chance
entrance into ONCE by Affiliations by natural
adaptation to the turmoil and excitement al pot-
ica life, will always oblige their fellow citizens by
running the government machine for them.
TAMMANY INDIGNANTLY REPUDIATEs
all ideas of parley Or compromise with Apollo Hall
as organization. Candidates, therefore, who
look to Tammany tor a nomination are fighting
very SHY OF Apollo Hall, and few are basing their
chances OF success upon the support OF that organ
izaton.
JOHN KELLY, THE PRESENT TAMMANY LEADER,
has got his back up on that point. His motto is,
''All that is not with Tammany is against Tam
many" In this fight, at ali events. he is determined
to adhere to this policy. 'The rule or ruin policy'
oil Apollo Hall he claims to be at this time less In
furious to the great mass of the 'Ioyal' democracy
OF the city than that OF any previous organiza ton
that ever raised the standard OF revolt against
their party. He is, therefore, prepared 10 go with
In IN N N Euhf WI m
cans knowing, he SAYS. 'the Custom House
Ring" wants nothing from Apollo Hail that the
leaders could give, and that the pretence they had
for their
TREASON TO THE DEMOCRACY
last year in voting the Greeley and liberal repub-
cJn tlcket-ail the time voting for the adnnstra.
ton candidates, national and state, Grant and
DIX-cannot serve them in throwing dust III the
peoples eyes In this campaign
An THE COMING CONVENTION
the clouds that lower upon the house OF Tammany,
the leaders say, Will be cleared away. The demo-
Gratis throughout the State are in perfect accord
and rapport with the Iammany party and its pol
icy, ana, whatever terms tney may have to submit
to IN the election for State officers, they will give
tleir whole strength to the party OF the city in
abng them TO regain some OF their lost powers in
the government Of the city, The IaInmany leader
lurthcr con ends. IN his own gOOd-humored and
pleasantly impressive way, That the Apollo people
Convention and that, like the little, timid boy,
they are whlstlng to keep their courage up. On
the other hand. the
APOLLO HALL LEADERS
are sangufne OF being admitted to the convention,
and OF proving their capacity as leaders-n which
the present Tammany leaders have lailed-to bring
the broken hosts Of democracy back to their former
strength and influence, and that when they return
from Utica that Tammany viii only be too glad to
make conditions with them. This Is an assurance
that some aspirants for office outside OF the Tam
many told may build some hopes upon between
this and the Sth OF October next
THE OFFICES AND THE CANDIDATES.
The breaking up of the old Iammany-Tweed h
Co. Ring by the relOrmers, couple OF years ago,
and the success OF the republican party in conse-
quence, and their accession to some OF the most
lucrative oaices in the city government, with the
patronage belonging thereto, since then, has very
materially lessened the scope and amount OF assess
ment which year after year all holders OF Offices
no matter how small the salary-were subject to,
and which went into the election funds, has ma
terially decreased, and reduced considerably the
SINEws OF WAR
with which Tammany, In times past went into a
campaign. There are some grumblings just now on
this head, and curses deep, If not loud, are heard
come Onlv from the "ins"-the "outs" no doubt,
are ready to pledge themselves to the payment OF
during al occupancy upon their part Of the same
offices. The assessment of course, is graduated
according to the income OF each incumbent OF an
office.
THE sHRIEvALTY.
This Is the office most spoken OF in connection
with the rumored combinations. but which are
altogether denied by the leaders The Tammany
candidates are John Fox, William II. Wickham,
County Clerk S William % ConneT. f or these % perhaps
Mr.. Fox has the inside track He holds this place |
certainly in the regard OF the people the chief ma
Chief says "Well, you know, 1t is only human
nature for each man TO suppose himself the most
deserving and possessing the greatest claims. !
Lach is ready say, like the Pharisee, Il am not
like that puDican' (hls rival in the feld) and it
is through the whole slate" Apollo Han, through
It's chie, Ben Wood, presses the claims OF MIR.
John McCool. This is a lottery game, and whoever
invests money on the chance will undertake as |
dangerous venture as lie who
Would q torrent roaring loud,
On the uncertain loong of spear.
Mr. Joel o: stevens Is also candidate, endorsed
m hn fAItn
with the Sher1s office for the last twenty years
he Is thoroughly conversant with It's duties and re-
sponslbilites aud has established a record Tor in
tegrliy, capacity and experience which will he of
advantage to counsel ana Client as
wei as TO the pc0pe AT large should lie be elected
TO That onice." lhls speaks Tor ITSELF
THE COUNTY CLERKsHIP,
The Tammany candidates William Walsh and
Henry A. Gumbleton. The former Is party man,