The New York herald., 1874-10-19
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
How the Politicians Spend
the Sabbath.
STRENGTHENING THE CROOKED WAYS.
The S0reheads in the Assembly
Districts Getting Doctored.
POLITICAL sABBATARIAN VISITS.

e.-e~e@- SeA~SAS44A &AAbAkAAy
The Sabbath day Is BY NO means holy day In
the opinion OF the majority OF the political wire
pulers Of this degenerate city OF ours, at least
Wnen election day Is near ut hand. To them 1t 10
day or work. not rest, and the way they gather
In clubs and headquarters and back rooms ana
TAX over the situation H. the words OF high
digntary OF downtown missionary chapel,
enough TO "bring down the wrath Of heaven"
upon the entire city. And yet there may be
good reasons why the local managers especially
OF the political parties. should look upon Sunday
- day Of work, that ts, secret work. The liquor
enops are generally the principal rendezvous OF
sae smaller Try; TO them the back rooms are
always open and the side doors ever on the latch,
for there seems to be something about o semi
political meeting held within arms reach OF q
black bottle and an ale pump that gives more than
ordinary Sest to big talk and small talk about the
reform qualities ofJones prospec Alderman,
or Of Smith as high prncipled Assemblyman. 1t
may DO that many Of che magnates who have 70
consult with one another and nx shings generally
for the proper
armo MANIPULATION OF THE WIRES
huring the six week days do 60 TO church on .
babbath morning, but II they 90 they have to
work all the harder ON account OF their piety dur
ing the afternoon ana evenings. Besides the
rank and fle who are not taken into the counsels
Of the inner circles OF either party that is those
Of them who are not even ranked among the
smali-fry order OF the workers." but who are ever
ready to range themselves under some particular
banner, provided they are given .9ob" on some
railroad or boulevard or public Improvement OF
some kind where the work Is slow and light
and the pay sure. DO not bother the
leaders on Sunday, for TWO very good
reasons-nrst. because most OF them either go to
church or 70 the PARK to spend the Gay or keep
TO their beds so TO be the better able stay
TIL the wee hours every morning during the week |;
and secondly because the special Sabbath haunts
Df the bosses are not known to
THE C0AMoN HERD.
1t 10 not 50, however, In the lower wards of the
caty where the democratic principle Of equality
shines iortn In all Its splendor. and where conse-
quenty, no one dares to put on airs because he is
'on the committee" or has the pull OF this that
district There the backrooms and the front
rooms OF the corner gr0ggeries are the
sommon rendezvous OF ali, the hangers
on as well as the men who are hung
to for place, fortune and comfort. Yesterday In
the city was not an exceptional Sabbath to the
general rule, 30 far as the politicians were con.
cerned, and although the "blg guns" were NOT ap-
proachsble by the ordinary rlnra6 there were
those who knew where to hnd them
Ae any moment when their Judgment was
needed In settling the pretmlnaries OF
district nomination. The sensation cre-
Ated BY the action VI the German Independent
organization and Creamer's crusaders at Delmon-
bco's during the week and the inal meeting on
Saturday night when their plan OF campaign was
as0ned. very naturally MADE yesterday o more
than usually lively day among the wtrepuiers OF
both parties, ana livery stable keepers and hack.
men, whose cabs and coupes are IN active demand
by
fsg#ere PIOUs GENTLEMEN. 4.s
who had to confer with some OF their political
friends In the various wards doubtiess, must have
lnwardy thanked their SARA that the democratic
factions had agreed to disagree TO such On extent
as to make Saobatarlan calls upon one another q
sort Of religious duty. or course the chief topic OF
discussion wherever formal conferences, OF whica
there were several, or Informal gatherings OF the
politicians took place, was the probable efect
movement ,naugurated at Delmonicos and tho
Germanta Assembly Rooms. The general opinion
would hot amount to much h SO 20 long @ as I the rspab
cans kept aloof from the struggle. There appeared
to be considerable apprehension among some Of
the weak-kneed Tammany men lest the RepuOl-
can County Convention on Tuesday should adjourn
Without making any nominations; for" said one
OF them, "Our only chance OF defeat lies In CON-
binaton OF the republicans with ell the other par
ties opposed 10 Tammany." He argued to show,
the idea OF putting up republican for mayor, no
matter what bargains might be entered into be.
tween them and the independents relative TO the
Register and the Alderinen.at-Large; "even II
they should Decide" he added, Ito indorse hat
ever candidate win be put In nomination by
that hybrid concern called mass meeting, that's
10 be held at Cooper Institute Tuesday night,
THE CHANCES OF A WALLOpTNG
for the Tammany candidates are very slight,n and
he based this opinion on what he called liberal
g assumption @ that the Republicans would poll only
Iaid he, 70 put my ideas In tabular iorm:-
Probably total vote lowest estmate) ..."... $4,000
xnS ve SSuH ~
Total against Tammapy IL republicans indorse
the Independent ticket. 5000
sammany vote..... 6ovC0
Majority for Tammany Observation-Disclosures. ia0Oo
The vote cast for Havemeyer, Lawrence and
O'Brten, he remarked, could not be taken as q
basis OF the probable vote that will be cast at the
coming election as hundreds OF democrats voted
for Havemeyer and OBrlen In '72 who would take
good care not 70 throw their votes away this time.
SO far as could be ascertalned ON the surface the
Independents have not made as yet much head
way with the democrats, who as general rule
vote the straight ticket. nor any very serious
voters, who do not hesitate, democrats though
they are. TO scratch TICKET when It u not all
together 70 their liking They are very rettcent,
bllity Will keep their minds to themselves unti.
The independents nave made their nominations,
and then, the candidates are such as can be sup
ported BY every good citizen who hos the welfare
OF the city more at neart than the success OF any
particular faction OF either Oh the parties, they
will not walt till election day to Let people
anti.Tammany movement was frst started
there we're many democrats who were
strongly IN iavor Of 1t, but who, somehow, during
the past few days, have shown considerable luke
warmness What cause has operated 10 create
this lukewarmness 1t would De idle to even guess
at; but 1t Is believed that not lew OF the would
be Independents have come to che conclusion that
the delegates at DclmOnicO'S and tile Germans