The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13
THE CA PAIG N.
The Local Politicians Rolling Up
Their Sleeves.
THE PARTY BANNERS.
What the Rank and File Think Of
the Tammany Ticket.
THE STATE Committees.

Now that Tammany has flung her nag TO the
breeze and the 1at has gone forth that wickham
and Hayes are the Irregular" local democratic
standard bearers and shat all democrats who
manifest the slightest opposition to the desires OF
The magnates OF the wigwam win be treated as
rebels and ever hereafter be shut out from the
spOs Of once, the faithful followers OF the party
are putting themselves In working trim. The
ward leaders are now expected 10 do their whole
duly In liking things" and they know right
wei that there must be no dilly dallying over 1t
and that no excuse will be received at head
quarters Tor any shortcomings In the work OF the
campaign. Indeed many OF the clubs, other than
the long established district clubs which are
TO be the rendezvous OF the unterrified,
nign and day from now till the day OF eec-
tion, were organized day or so alter Tlldens
nomination, and 1t is said that up town Tilden
CLUB had all Its officers elected the day before the
Syracuse Convention met. TO The unsophisticated
this peculiar foresightedness may seem to be
something wonderful; but IN some portions OF the
city reformed Tammany seems to be as wide
awak, in taking time by the forelock as were the
'sBoss'' and his nenchmen in
ME PALMY DAYS OF THE RING MASTERS.
Any one who may have doubted this before the
Tammany Convention met on Saturday last, and
who had occasion to be In the neghborhood OF
Thirtytrs street and Fourth avenue on Saturday
evening, must have noticed the large banner that
was swung across the street with the following
inscription. in big letters:-"For Mayor, William
H. WIclham; Tor Register, James Hayes" When
II is taken into consideration that Mr.. Wickham
and Mt Hayes were not nominated until about
half-past seven O'Clock on Saturday evening, the
experness OF the banner artist must excite the
admiration OF every good voter IN the city who
n a n
convention nowadays is great Improvement
over the way the Boss Of 1870 used to make the
boys 10. the marx before they were allowed to
enter tie Wigwam as delegates. A HERALD re.
porter Who was rather mystifed by the appearance
OF the nnner so quickly after the adjournment
o sthe convention accosted q politician IN the
ward yesterday as follows - "There's q good deal
OF wOrkOn that banner" and he pointed to the
canvas. "Tnere 10 that" was the reply, ''an' it's
good Jenny itn take to pay for It," The reporter
suggested that the man who painted it must have
had dozen assistants to get 1t ready SO soon
after theConvention had adjourned, The politician
gfinned broadly and remarked, "Oh, yes: dare
say. Yoi see WicKham is q name you DON'T come
across very often, and it must have taken at least
Two men to spell 1t while six others pain ted a
letter ea;h at the same time. Thar's the only way
they coud have got IL ready, unless" land here
ribs) "uness the whole thing was painted to order
days before the nominations were made" This
negative .'unless" told the whole story and WILL
no doubt, convince every one OF the members OF
the Convention who went to the wgwam free @
to vote for whom he pleased that any man who
could even dream OF q Tammany banner, with the
names Of the candidates emblazOned upon il, be-
ing made "ts ordern before the candidates were
nominated, must be either republican or-one Of
1.-THE INNER CIRCLE"
Of the democratic party. The reporter, much
ediiied, after gazing londly on the banner for lew
minutes, weaded his way to the shop Of an
ARTIST who for years has made banners to be
hung ous Oh the outer walls OF democratic and
republican verd clubs The good artist was Dusily
engaged painting on huge piece or canvas
banner wlich had on 1T the following Words
"Regular Democratic Republican Nomination for
Congress-" The artist stated that it was ITO
0rdcr. /" but would not let the reporter know what
name was to Iiecede 1t, "because, said he "the
candidate amt nominated yet ana II
let the Ting out ! might lose some
he said con1da tally to have banners ready with
the names OF Candidates on them several days be-
business for yars," said he, "and never knew
the time but one when the names didn't turn out
all right when he conventions met. The excep-
ton was IN tn case or o candidate who was
thrown the nt@t before the Convention met, be
cause another mn had more money than he had"
banners, which often puzzle the uninitiated, who
are always at q los to know by what system OF ten
mem Whose nams are placed on them as eana
dates are nom!naed. the sprttualists do not COM
prehend It, 1t tould seem that Tammany Will
need good may banners during the coming
three weeks II .'reular' banners are to be power
against rebellion among the faithful. for there IS
unQuestiOnably telling Of great discomfort ut the
action of the 1amlany Convention among
THE BETTR CLASS OF DEMOCRATS,
oO 10 t g
showed independQt voters Of both parties just
what they could 10 once they went to work
matters. Expressins OF dissatisfaction met one
everywhere, and eYn several Of the professional
for advancement in,ne future lies in Tammany's
triumph at the enaing election, In speaking in
favor Of the ticket md declaring that It wasa
enough that everything was not to their liking.
STILL the leaders In tndstrcts say that there must
q campaign among u faithful, but that tue rank
and file, good. bad al Indifferent, on the day OF
ticSst without Ut grmace. The Tammany wire.
pullers in the variou wards laugh ut the idea OF
an opposition ticketbeing successful. They pro-
pubicsns win run an out-and.out republican
ticket. and say that te election Of Wickham is as
psrty "peopie may ak as they please about the
German democrats aSndoning the party II u Ger.
man democrat SIS Y put the nsd against the regular
HERALD reporter yelerdsy; ats all b0sh. The
German democrats know that they cannot
elect their man byolting, and would certainly
mos be doing themselts any good. They have no
reason to wish for epubiican success; for the
republicans, wheneve IN power, have always done
something or other tdlmit the German In his
LAGER FER DRINKING.
The republicans alNys give way to the temper
ance fanatics IN soe degree; the democrats
never. Ottendorfer. he added, would not poll
. large German votei nominated, as he In reality
has no hold on his contrymen" This opinion Of
Otlendorier seemed prevail among all the Tam
many men who wereiuesttoned on the subject of
the chances OF the cmpaign, soreheads ana con.
tented ones alike. 1t there Will be some des-
perate struggles l some OF the Assem-
bly, districts by reason OF the action
OF the COnventt0 In regard to the
selection OF the Aldrmen-at-Large. The disap-
pointed aspirants fora place on the ticket and
their friends have nowo make fight for places on
the district tickets or he Assembly tickets despite
the states already mae by the cliques and comb-
nations who thought ef0re the Convention that
they had everything teir own way. There will
certainly be anti-TamRny tickets Tor Assembly in
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