New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-10
THE MAYORALTY CANVASS.

WILLIAM H. wICKHAM THE TAMMANY CANDIDATE
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE NOT DECIDED
UpoN-oswALD orTENDoRFER POSSIBLE IN
DEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
The interest of the campaign centers In the
nominations for Mayor and Register There seems 10
he No doubt that William II. wickham will be the Tam
many candidate for Mayor. His nomination was not
decided upon by the leaders until after long ana earnest
deberaton and after the strength and availability OF
the other candidates had been fully discussed IL was
claimed for Mr.. wIckham by his friends that ne had
always been consistent Democrat and an active
worker Years ago he was a member Of Tammany Hail.
but when the old Ring obtained control, and their
frauds and corruption to an honest
man. he withdrew with others, and their active support
made Apollo Hall the power that 1t became In potics
and largely aided in the overthrow OF the Tweed KING
When polio refused to ratfy the Presidential nomi
nee OF the Baltimore Convention, and 1t became appa
rarent James OBrien and others In che organza-
ton were bent on making coalition with the Repuo
Iioans. Mr. Wickham, with Thomas Boese' and otners'
withdrew from the organization after stormy meetng
and Joined Tammany Hall. with which body they nave
been In active membership sinoe portion OF the
German Democrats have made considerable opposition
to the nomination of Mr.. wckham The ostensible
ground of opposition TO him s does not possess
sufficient Of characters that he would be Mayor In
name. while else would be Mayor In reality
1t claimed, however, and with some show OF TRUTH
that the opposition TO Mr. Wckhams nomination arises
aversion
nomnatoD OF James Hayes for Register. The Germans
gay that the nomination should be given TO one OF their
number and II is there will BIO large detection
An the German Democratic vote on Mayor and other
Offices and possibly 1t may extend to the State ticket
Within day two past new programme has been
developed Tsmmany, and those interested are can
wasting inside OF the Democratic party TO see how their
proposed plan will be received The men most promi-
pent In the movement Nelson j. Waterbury, John Y.
Savage. Emanuel B. Hart Charles q. Cornell, and
Others who have been prominent In their opposition to
Tammany Hall under its present leaders. Their plan is
10 place separate Democratic ticket In the field headed
by Tbouas ]. Dreamer their nominee for Mayor,
probably German for Register, and the remainder of
the ticket made Of those whose claims for political
preferment have been overlooked by the Tammany
leaders.
There yet little speculation among the Republi
to candidates for the various leading county
Offices except possibly those for Aldermen. 1t Ia
that the action OF the Republican Convention will
depend entirely on that Of Tammany Hail.
Should the Tsmmany Convention nominate Hayes for
Register strong effort would probably then be made TO
unite with the dsected Democrats inside and outside
of Tammany Halt and the Germans. Should this pro-
gramme be found possible there strong probability
that moderate Democrat who would not be objec-
tionabe to the mass Of the Republican party. would be
nominated, together with German, or one who repre-
scented the German Interest, for Register and with the
remainder of the ticket made OF pretty fair men, 1t is
believed that would stand good chance, with proper
exertioD. of beating the Tammany ticket Should this
arrangement not be made the most prominent candi-
dates for the Mayoraty nomination are those
OF President Vance OF the Board OF Aldermen, John
Hoey of Adams Express Company and others prominent
In the Republican party. Commissioner Van Mort has
already announced that he is not candidate for the
nomination.
Alderman Oswald Ottendorfers name has been men
toned in connection with independent nomination
for Mayor by the Germans. He called on by
reporter OF Tue TRIBUNE and questioned relative to his
position In the He stated that he had been
called on by number OF delegations and asked TO allow
his name to be used candidate. To all no had de-
cined to allow his to be used for the present BE
wished tt understood that In only one contingency
would be be candidate II the candidates for Mayor
OF both the Democratic and Republican parties were
such as he deemed unit be made. he would announce
himself as an independent candidate and run II he
ceyed only his own vote for the Office. The Germans
we're especially opposed TO the nomination Of Hayes for
Register. They did not deem him Ut man for the
place.