The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-18

m8u88ome0S OF L0o te80ef8 Of v0mm1uy H0 Ill
The autocraOy Of Fourteenth street was lslt In the
State Convention, where II forced upon the demOc-
racy candidate distsstefM 70, however much re-
spected by, the party. 1t made itself one nsively
apparent In the County Convention. when amid .
iulsOme ready made exhibition OF personal toady-
the nominations by the impudent announcement,
"Mr. wickham y my esnddate.n It showed itself
John Fox for two years. It turned It's back upon
him and drove him TO resignation from the Gen.
ssa 0Se " the
1t sent .Rocky Moore,n under the coattall Of his
senatorially- aspiring brother, armed wirh o re-
volver, to drive out Shern COnner's delegates and
pack the Convention with rougfs and bullies. Ii
drove Peter Woods INFO opposition, carrying with
by covertiy aiding the Powers faction In every
other district IL has taken sides with the lew
democrats until the disafYection has extended
from the Battery TO the Harlem River. The exist
ence Of Q disposition to rebel against the nigh-
handed dictatorship assumed BY men OF Inferior
political calibre Is undeniable. The only question
Is whether It will take definite shape or whether.
the october victories 1t will consume itself IN out
spoken indignation and be merged at the polls in
New York to the laurels OF the West
WILL THERE BE AN ORGANIZED DEMOCRATIC OPPO-
ws,. ., sITio n1 ON THE n a
Wigwam are working industriously to give the
Opposition practical strength ~ an organized
prospect OF success. There Ia . repugnance in the
minds OF the people to any repetition OF the
old Mr.. Havemeyer at the head Of the city govern
ment aud fastened upon the people such of1cal
ridrraG as Comptroller Green the ansisustsd
impression prevails that ticket made up by sore
headed democratic ward politicians. on q bargain
crate into another Havemeyer contract for the
spos, and Of this sort OF stun the citizens OF New
resolute opponents OF the present Tammany au.
tocracy the idea OF any such bargain Is openly
IN Of innu NV vho
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and ticket thus placed In the field would no
doubt commend s Large ygts a. the polls. The
could meet and indorse such nominations without
the risk OF being suspected OF making bargains for
their own advantage Or to promote their ina
Green Mr. James o'Brien, Mr.. Dennis Burns. Mr. Mr..
fed democrats. with the liberal republicans to
boot, could work and vote for such q ticket
woua Be Would be for the REPUBLICAN,
organization to put forward as party such In
dependent and non-partisan candidates as all
good citizens could suppOrt-merchants or bust.
fidence, and to Invite to their local banner the
asars 81 sssa ns sass 3
Sss hsys as s a
Of Tammapy are m0f8 an xious for good govern
cdeerlully consent TO such an arrangement as this.
A GENERAL RALLY or STRIKERS: rs.
Il 4 s q RR
tions are displaying great activity and as INDUS
triously making nominations and rendering them
70 impossible candidates as II they held the de-
hands. Every night some ward council OF political
reform. or some German, Ir.sh. Danish, swedish,
the sod
else for Register. such iarces as these. in which
obscure ragamun1ns, with here and there stray
ward politician, figure as the performers, only
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME
The republican leaders, while aiding on the dis
affection against the regular democratic local
nominations, do not seem disposed to do more
ranks 10 attempt to elect straight ticket Of their
own party candidates. Mr.: Thurlow Weed is about
the only prominent republican leader who has
appeared to be really In favor OF UNION or mon
grel ticket, and he dreams Of the Possibility OF
poor ola Mr. Havemeyer's denomination 1t can
conception Of the situation. Mr. Bliss, General
Sharpe, Mr.. Davenport, Mr.. Thomas Murphy.
Collector Arthur are all understood to favor q
regular party ticket tor Mayor and all city of1ces.
still some OF these gentlemen express willing
ness, in regular party convention, without con-
for Mayor q lnsrcfssss n high standing ana I'M
as can be voted Tor by men OF Gil political parties.
Nor are they particular that he should be recog-
man. This programme. however does NOT meet
the views OF the workers In the rebel democratic
their own It is on this rock that the EFFORT for
united opposition to Mr.. Wickham appears likely
THE TURMOIL IN THE DISTRICTS
Outside the Mayoralty ticket there are dissen.
sions n almost all the Assembly and in many Of
to adjust. There will be sort OF free fight over
these local oftces, according 70 the present out
" Of %
sional district the Tammany nomination has been
given to Mr. Meade. well known lawyer and q
uate In the law ONCE OF Daniel 8. Dickinson, by
whom his political sentiments were formed. But
gates on ne '0P1ss ess he
resident, his home being in onondaga
Ss sssc roes Justice se' Rd%aa logan IN
taking the field IN opposition as stump candi-
date. As Mr.. Hogan is very strong In the district
hard contest may be anticipated The opposition
In the Alderinanic and Assembly districts will be
ner. who has been shameiully treated in his dis
trict and whose power IS evidently feared by Mr..
as no1 a hs O11
tagonism to those forced upon the Tammany
ticket by the aid OF bullies and revolvers In the
Eighteenth Assembly district there 10 bitter OppO
sition-ootn to Peter seery, the Kelly Alderman
and Thomas Cooper Campbell liberal republican
the Kelly Assemblyman-and there will no doubt
Be Independent democratic nominations lor both
Offices.
The political afYairs OF the Twenty-nrst Assem-
bly, district, which have been In q very chaotic
condition ever since the departure OF fairy
Genet are now assuming shape. Mr.. William
Wood, who has done good service to the demo-
cratic party In the district, ls about to receive
that recognition which his services have claimed
for him. on Tuesday the Assembly Convention
meets, and his name is to be presented. As he
and his family control 81 900 Of the real estate
OF the district 1t ia more than probable that he
propitiate the property owners, who have been
entirely disregarded during the two last years.
Mr.. Crary's efforts IN their behalf have been duly
appreciated, but he has not been as successful as
could be wished for, owing to the opposition he
had to encounter from all sides.