The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-03

cOnceue 70 thesntirammanyites however, only oOo
which would make grand total anti-Tammany vote
OF 80 900. The combined vote last year Of Wales and
Ottendorfer, when they for Mayor against Wick
ham was 81 l79, only s. 500 less than wckham's
The vote cast for Jones for Register who The can
didae Of all parties against Tammany was ~ lO being
O30 more votes than Wickham received. or course
the Tammany caculators, while conceding TO the re-
publicans this year larger vote than they cast
last year and much smaller vote TO inc anu,
Tammany democrats than Ottendorer, take
for granted that the Tammany ticket will poll fully as
great vote as was polled for Wicknam-namely,
% 600 This way OF putting H. by cutting on l4uOo
from Ottendorlers total and cedng 900 increase
to the republican vote Of last year. leaves clear mar
gin Of IL 900 votes for the laborers who may carry OUT
their threats against Tammany because OF the
reduction of the wages Of the laborcrs IN the city EN-
ploy But taking this calculation as the most hopeful
the Tammany leaders can make for themselves, u
they should be mistaken about the strength o. he op
position vote, and the Won Shaferites ana
all the ant-Tammany factions should pon as
full a vote cast for Ottendorier,
the disconnected laborers vote be over IL 900 the
Tammany ticket would meet with certain defeat me
anti Tammanyites contend that they will poll larger
vote than last year-fuy 35 600 some Of them say
but the Tammany leaders believe this IS hardy possi
be Ottendorfers personal candidacy last year looA
away from Tammany hundreds OF German votes whlcn
are always with Tammany rule and winch Win
Ottendorfer a unit among the other WORKERS IN
the districts against Tammany this year, Will naury
FALL AGAIN,
as OF old Besides they add that the Germans, as a
and irrespective Of politics. have again begun 70
watch the movements OF the politicians VINO are
opposed 10 the selling Of liquor on sunday ana
the fear that the republicans, TO appease the
temneranoe element will make the Sunday law more
stringent II they get into power, Is having Us natural
effect II may be, therefore, that hundreds OF herman
republicans will vote for the democratic candidates on
this ground alone This vote OF itself the Tammany
people believe would be sufficient TO turn the scales II
the contest should be close which they assert u
will not be- PROFESSIONALLY It is not whether the can
didates should be men OF weight and character or
whether the republicans coaesce with the Won Shafer
ties which is just now giving the Tammany leaders the
greatest concern. Il is the probable stand
OF the workingmen on election day They claim
and with good show OF reason that IL Is TO the demo-
cratic workingmans interest that he should vote for
Tammany, from whom he always got work when Il was
70 be out rather than TO help to elect republi
cans who WILL elected, bend all their efforts 10 place
republicans in the places held Tor TO be held in
Tammany wins and gets chance to make work plenti
full in the winter for the aborers) by democrats Yet
while arguing TO show that the workingmen as a
class will be s'a right on election day, they seem TO
be afraid lest they may be enlisted" by the OPP
position, and TamInany organization,
be made TO suffer for state OF AFFAIRS
than the Pope Of Rome himself The republicans and
the anti-Tammany democrats understand full well the
intense bitterness with which the workingmen gener
ally denounced the reduction OF the wages OF the
city employees and how 1t has given rise TO general
fear among them that even those who are not in the
city employ will during the winter be seriously affected
by the policy or the city departments being adopted by
private employers and Contractors and they have not
been slow 10 make the most Of it, In fact they have
made it the principal charge against Tammany
organization, and while carefully con-
cealing the fact that even at the rate OF
in the employ Of private parties they have kept
before the eyes Of the enraged workngmen tho action
OF ihe Iammsny General committee When rather IMAM
openly declare against the reduction, 1t skunk in cow
A rEcnSIcALITY or RULING
when the Clancy resolution met the question squarcly
In every district in the city the feeling against Tam
many on the part Of the aborng classes unqueson
ably very bitter and no amount Of argument thus far
seems TO have had the slightest effect upon them
What makes the situation all the dangerous to
Tammany in this respect. is that the dissatisfied
iaborers have not of old formed themselves
into clubs which could be captured before election day
by the old time methods well known 70 the local
politicans that until the very day OF election, II
may be- the wigwam chiefs will be kept in state OF
trepdaton 70 what extent all the bitter talk will be
manifested by anti Tammany ballots the polls II
hard work and constant denunciation OF Tanmany
the enemy OF the poor and the devotee OF the
swalowtail avail the vote cast by the workingmen
against TammanY will be large But the general
opinion Of the politicians both sides who willing
look the situation calmly that the bitterness OF
the laborers will have spent itself entirely in strong Ian
guage by election day, and that satisfied that they can
better themselves by voting against Tammany, they
will vote the regular ticket straight Indeed, this
to be the opinion OF some Of the leading repub
leans, who poohpooh the idea that they can expect
any very great adhesion TO the coalition the part OF
men nine Of ten Of whom never take the trouble
even 10 examine any other than Tammany ballot on
election day In order TO make assurance doubly sure
however and Offset to the resolutions Of the Anti
Tammany County Committee bidding for their votes the
Tanmany General Committee will doubtless some time
this month take bold stand the question and place
the responsibility OF the reduction Of the aborers'
wages where it properly belongs, even If by doing SO
they will have 70 use some strong language about men
elected by themselves last year.
SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
Although, as a matter Of course, the politicians of
both parties are working hard beavers TO
undo the tanges in which almost every district is
somewhat mixed up as 70 two or more OF the local
candidates. the main point Of interest with them
lies in the selection 70 be made Of the local cand-
dates such Aldermen, Civil Justices City Judge,
Recorder District Attorney and Surrogate the pipe lay
ing and plotting and counter plotting for the bene
ct Of candidates for the Senate and Assembly go
bTavey II is known to them all that Gov
rilden Is anxious about the Senate especially,
and that every effort ought TO be made TO carry all tho
districts. Since last week the prospects that this
result will be attained by the democrats
are much better than they WERE although il would
seem that there will be TWO democratic candidates
In the field in the Fifth district, which will be a very
matter for the democrats in such close dis
trict The district, however, IN which there will be
the lveliest contest and which Is just anording
the leaders a fruitful theme for discussion, is the
Fourth Before the Convention at Syracuse the
test between John Fox Nicholas Muller and r. J.
Campbell Tor the nomination had only begun 10 attract
the attention the district aone but the placing Of
Muller on the State Committee in lieu Of Blyn
Walsh, John horrissey's friend gave a phase 10
the political outlook in the district which put all the
wirepuLers in q state off perfect
BEwuDERMESr
II was believed al Syracuse that Fox was anxious 10
get the committee, when Muller the prize
there many who looked upon his success per-
sonal defeat for Fox Others friendly 70 Fox con
tended thai Muller was put on the committee in order
to smooth the difficulties in the district and that
Foxs nomination for Senator and Mulleris Withdrawal
from the Senatorial contest with the certainty OF being
again sent TO the Assembly would follow as a natural
But the developments OF the past few
days tend to the belief that the contest for the Sena
toriaI nomination bitter ever and that Muller
instead Of looking upon his being placed the
State Commute as peace offering TO the other
regards II more in the light
OF coign De vantdge, where he with all the
certainty Of final triumph arrange his plans of battle
the final struggle This made evident the other
day the most doubling Thomas among the polti
clans when the General Committee from the FIRST Assem-.
bly, district Fox's dstrict) passed OF
lulions denouncing Fox and recommending Muller for
the nomination. These resolutions have very naturally
created great deal OF
FEELING,
and will probably than anything else prevent any
thing like reconciliation between the opposing fac
tons The situation, therefore, appears be that
II Fox should nominated tor Senator he will demand
reorganization OF the General Committee Of the FIRST
Assembly district his friends contend that IL would
be folly for him to against Morrisscy any
oil the strong candidates Of the anti Tammany party
with IRE in his rear, general committee against
him In his Assembly district would IL consistent
certainly be 1t Is held, on the other hand that Muller