The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-03
CITY POLITICS.
Aspirants and Their Chances
Of Nomination.
A oUADRILATERAL CONTEST
Two Democratic Factions Versus Two Be-
publican Factions.


with good deal OF earnestness and from this time for
ward the politicians in the various Assembly districts
will have their hands full getting rad OF the unden
able aspirants place position and comfort public
expense order the better pave the way for the
particular
PATRIOTS
whom the leaders are anxious 10 nominate, with the
apparent approval or grateful constituency. Though
there are as many woudbe candidates for the
local offices there election districts in every Assem-
bly, district and quite eagerness part
small fry recognized right wrong the part
or the ward leaders themselves the men whom in
scrutabe Providence for permits TO rule
caucus and primary will not have anything like the
trouble Of former years picking out the individuals OF
their choice. In years past every who held an
ONCE under the city county government considered Is
part of his vocation to turn up year q cand
date for something but the amended constitution has
put end to all that and the very fact that not one or
the hundreds who hold fat Offices in the city has had
the courage to resign his place in order to take
his chances for nomination OF kind shows that
the holding OF public Office by ward politicians has al
last become q beneficial thing for the people,
least election time that 1t keeps out Of the race
for State of1ces certain class who are
DISGRACE TO POLITICS
ct their best For this the amended constitution TO
be thanked During the past week the leaders have
moro than usually active, and the workers have
Seen engaged day and night in the audabe task OF
sounding the doubtful voters and ascertanng 50 far as
possible what inroads the oppostonists have made
upon the faithful Even the republicans have begun
70 wake up TO the fact that If any OF
the local Offices are to be captured from Tam
many Hall II is high time they exerted themselves
little Like Tammany, the Custom House 'regulars''
have faction fight their hands and it has happened
that just at the very when their hopes Of holy
alliance OF all republicans with the anti-Tammany
organizations at their highest determination IS
expressed The part OF republican soreheads in every
district oppose the machine at present How
to crush these malcontents is now, Of course,
matter OF great with the Custom House
leaders the much talked of uncture of forces with
the Won Shaferites Revolts In the repub-
ncan ranks have been quite frequent OF
Iato years, but they differ from revolts
in the democratic army in very important partcu-
lar which is thai while a rule the democratic rebels
who have hope or Office keep up their opposition till
the close Of the polls election day, matter how
dismal their prospects may be- the republican ikckers'
lose heart quite suddenly before the polls opened
thanks TO the Inducements that always held out In
the nick Of time by the oily Custom House managers
who know from long experience in the business that
the main object Of the leading opposition spirits is TO
get taken care OF at government expense The coming
will be, doubtless exception TO tho general
rule safe to predict that with the exception
one district where Bill Haw has such
strong hawser to his craft that
Citation seems impossible, there will be a
single republican rebel OF any the field against
che Custom House the day before election. Still the
non-action Of the subcommittee appointed TO do
tain things to bring about harmony in many OF the
discontinued districts has created a very bad feeling
among those who were once in the government employ
and who arrayed against their
the principle that the 'ans'' have rights which the
'outs" bound to respect and heavier dose than
usual Of the patent patronage may be found
sary to revive the dropping spirits OF
HUNTERS
and make them meet for repentance. AS the anti
Tammanyites themselves the history OF past oppo-
gtions to the Tammany rule has shown that
while OF the sol disat leaders always have eye
to the main chance, and would be only too glad be
taken and done for comfortably by the regular
ganization there is really the rank and file deep
seated feeling against Tammany which the back
sliding OF Assembly chief here and there cannot ut
terly destroy This shown in 1873 when O'Brien,
with patronage at his back a lever to the
ment be inaugurated against Tammany abe to
poll over 80 900 democratic votes, and, later when
ottendorfer obtained "a 600 However the patronage
sop to-day just attractive to the majority OF
the leaders OF the outsiders who break out
periodically against Tammany it is to the
third wirepuers and their followers who, because
they within the charmed circle Of the Wigwam in
nuence are loyal to the TO whatever policy Tam
many sees Ut 10 adopt, the best proof Of which IS
found in the fact that large proportion OF the
holding good places under Tammany were once
upon time her antagonists, Just as many Of the
leaders in the different wards in the new movement
against the Kelly regime to-day year two ago
only too glad to be known az Tammanyites. And
the wheel 10 take sudden before the election Of
1876 and the present Office holders be given
GENERAL CosGE
they in their turn would doubtless take their places
among those who dccry the Tanmany tribe a
band OF thieves and robbers Tweed his day, with
unlimited means and power, knew how put end
70 all opposition before election day and no
vas transpanted different field OF usefulness his
successors been won't, in limited degree follow
his pacidcaion policy and cling faithfully that the
fammany people, who were never anything else and
consequently we're never appointed to Office have often
hsan Iona in their comnaints IsThe hest wav thsv
we're wont say TO get well taken Of by Tam
many is 20 got up an opposition Now, the present
attitude OF Tammany bold defiance OF the demo
Gratis who organizing for her defeat in he- declara
ton OF ''no compromise" with rebels does not wholly
spring from full confidence in her own strength as
much as from the circumstance that, though
willing TO weaken her opponents BY gathering their
leaders into the common fold ofthe faithful Office
holders she has not the entcing means 70 satisfy
THH HUNGRY OUTSIDERS,
which once 50 effective not with az their follow
least with the controlling spirits OF tho opposition
The fact is the patronage business with her this year
has been more OF drawback than anything else In
stead OF finding herself the cock Of the loft BY the cleo
ton Of Tden and Wickham, from the very outset she
herself tied hand and foot BY the refusal OF the
Governor to Join hands with tho Mayor and
make a clean sweep Of the republican Office
holders. Meanwhile her promises TO pay made
before the last election, became due and there has
been way Of meeting them and this state OF affairs,
with but little change remains TO-DAY just the sano
Il easy 70 perceive therefore, why no efforts are be-
ing made by Tammany 70 conciiae the outside leaders
with promises for this and oce She has scarcely
enough 70 60 around among those who are on the IN
side already and when nnal disposition shall DO
made Of the stock Of officers she has hand and in
prospective there will be 20 many disappointed ones
EFT in the cold that will require tho utmost
IN the part OF The leaders 70 keep them in the
traces Stil, IN the opinion Of the Tammany
leaders, tho indications at present are not such
20 show any very great danger 70 Tammany from
The oppositionista While It - undcniable that they
will poll large vote, there but few even among
ths most sangune Of themselves who have any
Idea that Tammhny be defeated except in the per-
sons OF two or three candidates II Is true that tho