The New York herald., 1875-09-25
The Gathering OF the Clans.

anu upon reading III we nnd that the eX-
Sheriff O'Kelly has more difficult problem to
solve than he imagined at Syracuse. The
anti-Tammany party is composed of various
elements. The meeting was remarkable not
only for those who were present, but for those
who were absent. Conspicuous for his absence
was the ex-Congressman OMorrissey, whose
lion heart would have brought encouragement
and zeal to the assembled Convention. But
how could the OMorrissey support move
ment headed by the OCreamer, remembering
the details of their last controversy, when
these two Irish princes were in deadly war
fare? We fear the O'Morrisseys mutiny is
not so much in the interest of the party as of
himself, and that he refrains from taking
active part in the movement because the
leaders will not recognize the dogma of
political infallibility and elect him Pope.
The anti-Tammany army is a curious,
motley combination At its head we have
Field Marshal Won Shafer, distinguished
German citizen of Westphalia, a country
celebrated for its hams. Won Shafer's speech
in taking command showed that. in imitation
of his great MASTER Bismarck, he believes
in the policy of ''blood and iron" If he
is to conduct the campaign upon the plat
form laid down in this extraordinary phi
lippic we shall have the liveliest canvass ever
known in the city of New York. Won
Shafer's army is like some of the Euro
pean contingents which used to fight
under the Duke of Marlborough-of all
classes and all nationalities. The right
wing is commanded by ex-Congressman
O'Creamer. an Irish prince, descended
from Heremon, son of Milesius, that mon
arch of glorious memory, who now rests with
God. OCreamer's army, recruited from ave-
nue. A and Tenth avenue, proposes to have
the great question decided whether by the
laws of New York the poor man who steals
ham shall be sentenced to twenty years i'm
prisonment while pecuiators like Tweed
and ''restorationists" like Jay Gould shall
be allowed immunity This is a question
that goes deep into our modern political sys-
TEN and the administration of our justice.
On this platform the O'Creamer and the Ham
Stealers will make q fierce and angry contest.
The next division is under the command
of Major General ex-Surveyor Rufus F. An
drews. This is composed of teetotalers who
believe that rum is the ruin of our race.
This contingent is not as large as we might
expect; but Major General Andrews is an
efficient and busy politician, and when
the time comes for action his regiments
will be full. Then we have the Con-
federates, under the command of Major
Gaoov.,l nv Pan,o,n;o VNoo1
a statesman, novelist editor and fnan-
cier, composed of the gallant sons of the
South, who stood by the lost cause until it
found the last ditch, and who desire the
same recognition in the dispensation of the
patronage of the Treasury as is given to
their comrades by Tammany Hall. The
next contingent the Paper Collar Democ-
racy is under the command of Field
Marshal Richard Schell known all the
world over as ex-Congressman and banker
Uncle Dick, a celebrated statesman and
fnancier. The Paper Collar Democrats be-
lieve that paper collars are much better than
linen, are in favor of an irredeemable cur
rency and circulation based on clam shells,
and propose to give every voter thousand
dollars in greenbacks on election day. Uncle
Dicks contingent will be much larger than
it is now if he can only inspire his followers
with confidence in the integrity of his pro-
fessions. But, as there is no pleasure so
enduring as that of hope, he may feel that his
party rests upon firm tenure. The next con-
tingent, the Ultramontanists. is commanded
by Major General ex-District Attorney
John McKeon. an old Jacksonian democrat.
who fought under General Jackson at the
battle of New Orleans in 1915, and who has
never forsaken his flag. This party demands
the division of the school fund among the
different churches, and, although it has not
taken an active part thus far, when the trum-
pet sounds the banner of this leader will
be far in the front. Then we have very
small, very respectable, very enthusiastic
and a very confding party under the COM
mand of the Hon. ex-Legislator and ex-
Statesman Theodore Tomlinson, called the
Transcendentalists, who are in favor of
general reformation Of mankind. In this
party we have statesmen like N. Hill Fowler,
and ex-Judge Busted, and Dan Conover
and ex-Register Michael Connolly, ex-Judge
Bowling and Harry Murray, of Harlem. The
next contingent is the Knickerbockers, COM
manded by the ex-Congressman O'Roosevelt
who propose to restore the old Dutch supre-
macy on Manhattan Island.
An army thus composed will require great
tact to command. Whether Field Marshal
Won Shafer can reconcile the conflicting
interests of his host is a question. When
it comes to dividing up the spoils we are
afraid there will be much heart burning, but
Won Shafer must adopt the policy of Bis
marck and make everything subordinate to
victory. The Ham-Stealers and Knicker-
bockers, the Ultramontanists and the Con-
federates, the Transcendentalists and the
Paper Collar Democrats form large part of