The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-26
The Gubernat0rial Contest in Re-
latiOn to the Presidency.
THE UNITED STATES sENA7oRSHIp
A Little Breeze Among Tammany
Sachems- Coming Events and
Their Shadows.
THE MAYORALTY AND REGISTERSHIP.


closing upon that body, Senators and members
ana politicians generally are beginning to cast
the States political horoscope. The present Sem
ate, OF course holds over for another session, and
30 viii AID the Assembly to be returned In the fail
in electlng United States Senator for SIX years,
In place OF Reuben f. Fenton while the hopeful
among the retiring members Will come home to pre-
pare for the campaign, upon the result Of which
their dearest aspirations will turn. Already there
are unmistakable evidences OF the
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
which VIII be fought out this summer and up to
the first week OF November next. On the selec-
ton OF the candidate for Governor by either party
Will depend the combination that viii follow, and
mainly the fight over the United States Senator
snip. Party lines for Q time promised to become
more distinctly and clearly drawn than In former
years, when opposing leaders came before the
people on their respective party tickets Late
events, however, bid fair to make the campaign
for the Governor an easy one tor the party in
power, and relatively no doubt. for the United
states Senatorship. Governor Dix, IN CONVERSE
ton with friend the other day in the Executive
Mansion, admit cd that II
REQUESTED BY THE PARTY
to allow himself to be renominated he would yield
to the wishes OF his friends and constituents.
SHOW do the Governors prospects look for
colloqust.
''Couldn't be BETTER" was the response. HE is
OLD, but mis- motto yet is, No surrender He has
put himself right for another term sure, through
ont the State.
HIS MESSAGE AGAINST INITIATION
was second only to the Presidents veto In the re-
Spouse 1t met with in the hearts OF the merchants
farmers and manufacturers from one end OF the
State to the other.n ee
HAS Governor Dix, after all, any higher ambi-
ton than being Chief Executive or the great State
OF New Yorkpn 4Amo 4aa "a
"Ahi that's shrewder question and nearer the
mark than perhaps you deemed" replied the
HERALD informant. II have it from the best au-
thority that he has an eye upon the White House.
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The Presidents veto Of the Infation bill and Gov
ernor Dlx's previous well timed message to the
Legislature on the same subject have made the
republican party unit throughout the State.
Here comes the sequence. The Custom House
party undoubtedly controls the republican element
In this city and throughout the State. The Custom
House is looked upon as the headquarters OF the
party, and the controlling power there, under the
administration, the Collector and the federal chiefs
OF departments, the recognized leaders OF the
party. Governor Dix recognizes the position and
he In perfect accord with the quartet that rules
there-Iom Murphy, General Arthur, Bliss and
Davenport.
THE PROGRAMME Is rH1s:-
Governor pix win be renominated and reelected.
spoken OF TO follow on the ticket az Lieutenant
Governor. Then comes the tug OF war. Governor
DIX win be the first and last choice Of the republl-
can party for United States Senator, and there Is
little doubt, rs the Senate is now constituted and
the complexion to which the Assembly can be
sent to Washington to i'll the place OF Reuben q.
Fenton IN the national Legislature"
.Sna TINS oring him nearer the Presdencyw
in active political life. He will, AS United states
senator, be prominently before the people Of the
and thus be available to whatever national party
may desire to select him as Presidential standard
the which happens to the best
laid schemes OF mice and men; but 1t is neverIhe-
less the one the Governor ana his friends Iavor
action. il Governor Dix was ''t the po cand.
date OF the republican party per Sc, If he came
be defeated, and all these plans and Presidential
aspirations might vanish at the polls like the
he Stands baoked to ns pass
two first events-his reelection as Governor, and
his election alter that to the United States Senate.
The third event can only be chronicled In the fu-
tNre. On that point 1t may be SAID, as he himself
feels, His years need scarce thought employ"
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
There are severa candidates named on the
democratic side for Governor, the most prominent
Of whom is Chief Justice SANFORD f. Church, OF the
Court Of Appeals; then follow Jarvis Lord Senator
Johnson, OF Seneca; the venerable Samuel J. Til
den and Senator John Gansen, Of Buffalo. or these
would have . ghost OF chance against Dix-is
Mr.. Church. The party could not think OF putting
their former candidate, Francis J. Herman. sec.
Ond time against the victorious Dix, though the
moves on the political checker board may bring
them face to lace as rivals for the United States
Senatorship, Mr.. Herman beng spoken OF as the
candidate OF the democratic party ior that I'M
pOrtant office.
THE MANHATTAN CLUB AND DEMOCRATIC BANQUET.
The Manhattan Gluh held auecial IN
Thursday night last, when the whole situation was
reviewed, and at which 1t was resolved TO cell
citrate the late democratic trlumphs in New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut by banquet, to which the
magnates OF the party at the natlona capital VIII
Of q line OF political action consolidating the
whole strength Of the party N this city and state
the stss Sr
ROW AMONG THE sAcHEMs.
The Tammany people had q little breeze OF their
own on Monday night last on the occasion OF the
annual election by the Columbian Order or sachems
the though there Was than the
usual opposition on the nomination OF the warrI-
ors TO ne sachems for the current year. In fact,
there was an opposition ticket gotten up to the
regular Tammany ticket The names Of the braves
on the former indicate the strength that may be
'he crand sacen md h ksy
the control Of the democracy OF this city. The
Tammany braves mad q triumph by the election OF
Tammany society owns the wigwam where the
councils fires ever burn, ana which but those
in perfect accord with the great medicine man ana
Chief Kelly, and his tnick-and-thin supporters can
ever approach. 1t was this control OF the wigwam
by Tweed when the young democracy rose IN re-
volt against the Tammany Ring that more than
nything else tended TO the dissolution Of the
young braves as al organization.
NEW PARTY
or course Brennan, Waterbury, Loew, Develin
and other malcontents will not succumb to one
defeat They will form the nucleus OF new party,
not SO much with the .rule or RUM policy OF the
Apollo Hall faction Of last year. but to make condi
uons with the Tammany magnates Tor share OF
Iammany Hall the other night was the first indI-
cation OF purpose OF opposition to the Tammany
leaders on new basis
HAvEMEYER ON THE SITUATION.
. me mayor is having a stormy time oil IL with the
board Oh Aldermen The Police CommIssiOnership
vacancy is the great bone OF contention, and
neither party seems inclined to yield or c0mpro-