The New York herald., 1874-04-19
The Great Fall Contest
OF 1874.
Disposition Of Parties s-The Sales, Bargains,
PlOttings and Combinations Of Leaders.
The Great Fight Over the Police Com
missionership and What
May Come of It.
THE MAYORALTY AND COMPTROLLE LERsHIP

The word zine xtr;cablen has a very plain and
definite meaning and is easy in general sense OF
application; but when IL tended TO convey, as here
intended, an idea Of the complication into which
things political are just now involved In this city
among parties IT Is weak enough indeed. To be
sure but very few OF the leaders are here Just ut
present. Albany Is the great battle ground and
there are decided the issues which arise from the
combinations and bargains which in the next fall
campaign viii give over the government OF the city
into the hands or whatever party is able to throw
out the most tempting bats, and offers the strong
est inducements to the cliques and the individual
onlclals who TO great extent hold the balance OF
political power IN our municipal government.
That they IAN honorable men' may not be
doubted, and that their bargainings and schemings
arc all with view 10 secure the greatest amount
OF good 10 The greatest number ought TO be
cepted with Iul confidence, but that they have
most lDextricaDly mlxed things political Is an IN
questionable fact. No doubt this may be polite
precantion. Mystery Is dear 10 the human heart,
and the political leaders ana wire pullers are ae-
termined that the electors OF New YORK shall have
enough OF it; that they in fact, shall 60 1t blind
even I'D the last hour OF voting on election day.
Political party strife between the lead
ers was never more bitter than 1t
the present tlme And as one OF the
leaders explained, there was good and sufficient
reason for IT, inasmuch as the party that plots
ana schemes most successfully now VIII have the
deal the distribution of the spoils before and
alter election. All thonght, consideration or doubt
as to how the voters themselves may look at this
bargain and sale or their franchises between this
ana November next ls entirely ignored. "But we
are OF the peoples party" said a prominent Tam
many man, land we are compelled to light the
anti-people's party-ihe Astor House ring-with
their own weapons, whether on the door OF the
Legislature at Albany or by allyng to such
high officials OF hybrid stripe that we will help to
maintain in office and thus give us strength at
Albany, ana thus insure patronage In the de-
partmentSn
THE CUSTOM HOUSE PARTY,
under Murphy. Arthur ana Bliss, are bidding fair
to gooDe up the whole controlling political power
OF the city, with oil the patronage and emouments
OF course, thereunto pertaining. They secured
the death of the bill to make the of1ice OF
Comptroller elective IN which, to be sure, they
were aided by Mr. Kelly, and the Tammany repre-
sentatIvcs through him but 1t Is rumored
that Green Notwithstanding this, has joined
Havemeyer and oliver Charlick, and consequently
GOODNESS has sprung up between the two. Mr.
Kelly, greatly to the chagrin OF his party sustained
Green all through his little unpleasantness with the
honest creditors OF the city, but he cannot afford
90 iurster in that direction. Why Mr.. Kelly should
nave opposed measure so ardently desired by the
rank ana flc, and the demand Tor which is based
ism or democracy, the elective system, in opposl-
I ,l0n to ring or clique appointments, may be seen
aud supporters. Mr. Kelly with ali his well sitnu.
lated spartan frmness and Roman stoicsm, his
Expressed determination not to accept once, that
ali his efforts are simply directed to the purgat0n
OF the fammany temple from those who before nim
had bought and sold within its generated walls
some Seymourlsm about him, and though all un-
used 10 the melting mood, might at last accept,
ns ise p and ear IN his
positions what THAI is we win see, and will explain
Mr.. KeIly's opposition TO the bill making the ofce
0f Comptroller elective. viii tell you what makes
THE POLICE COMMIsSlONERSHP
IN the present and the iuture important an ele.
nate. The weak point OF Tammany is presented in
the TACT that the Custom House party have the in.
Ing power, and strong IN the confirming power,
the Board OF Aldermen, There is now The long
sioners in place OF Henry smith, and tnen follows
III May the retirement Of commissioner Russell.
efforts TO carry this posi.ion as every thing ndi-
Gates they WIN, securing two republican Com
tasy S1,ro w ,ns q be tne in
publican inspectors OF election. And here
comes in the pith OF the rumor that is going
the round OF the City Han among the politicians
there assembled, that honest Tom Murphy ana
his more immediate colleagues deem it for the
best interests OF the party, tnat instead fact OF
square hand to hand fight with Tamlnany, they
should
REVIVE THE APOLLO HALL PARTY,
or at least a party which by any other name
might smell as sweet SO as to divide between
that party and Tammany the hOnors OF Inspectors
the Charck policy OF last iall OF selling out Tam
many to Apollo Hall, or whatever the name the
new party might go UNDER Tammany would
be utterly routed at the polls. The pres
ent and the coming vacancy in tue
Police Board are looked upon with longing eyes
and particularly with some misgivings on the part
OF rammany IL is said that the nomination OF ex-
Judge Howand partakes something OF tho char
acter OF the nomination OF Mr.. Andrews by the
willy Chief Magistrate, and IN the former case, at
all events. is made in the interest ot the custom
House party. on the democratic side It Is insinu-
ated no doubt from the can't help themselves
standpoint. that Howland's appointment is en-
tirely satisfactory to them. 1t is generally be-
lieved, however. that the old man Of the Mayors
office Is throwing political aust IN the eyes OF Tam
or the Bssiu party, till the rocks and shoals that
4 lie on legislative navigation are safely steered
Of as the al interim appointee OF the