The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-15
The New York Soma tOrship.

Congress at this session.
The New York Senatorship.
The caucus of democratic members is ap-
pointed for this evening, to select candidate
to be supported by the party for United
States Senator. The contest seems narrowed
to two candidates, Mr. Herman and Mr.
Murphy, with a strong preponderance of
chances in favor of Mr.. Herman Mr.
Murphy's claims are pressed with great vigor
by strong body of active, Jealous friends
skiltul in this kind of work, who are counting
the aid Of every member who has favorite
candidate other than Mr.. Herman, by holding
out an expectation that if this gentleman can be
brought into minority on the first ballot his
friends will unite on some third candidate.
The immediate object of the Murphy men
is to have all the members vote on the
opening ballot for their first choice, in
order that the combined friends of
Murphy, Seymour, OConor, Church, Parker,
Wheaton and Ward may, together,
prevent the success of Herman in the first
vote and force him out of the field. If Muir
ply is also found to be in minority it is
hoped that both he and Herman will Withdraw
and some one Of the other candidates carry off
the prize
Ii this game could be played Ex-Governor
Seymour would receive large vote on the first
ballot, consisting of members who would
otherwise vote for Herman as their second
choice. But Ex-Governor Seymour will not lend
himself to this stratagem. He has written
letter, just published, in which he most en-
phatically refuses the use of his name, and
asserts that be would not accept the Office if
elected. He strongly indorses Mr.. Herman.
Every member whom Mr.. Seymour can infu-
ence will vote for Herman, which leaves little
doubt of his nomination on the first ballot,
unless other than legitimate means are en-
ployed to control the action of the
caucus. But it is more than whispered
that a large sum Of money is at
the disposal of Kernan's opponents to
be freely promised and used if there should
be any chance Of its being effective. We
know Of no evidence in support of this allega-
ton beyond common rumor, and cannot
Judge whether it is an invention of Kernan's
supporters put in circulation to bring odium
on his opponents or has basis of reality.
Some of the Herman men are insisting that
the caucus shall vote viUd Uoce, instead of by
ballot, as means of purging members of the
suspicion Of bribery suggestion which re-
fleets no credit on democratic integrity and
comes with a bad grace from democratic
sources. 1t is, nevertheless, a very good rec
ommendation, and we see no reason why any
honest member should object TO it except
this, that some of them profess friendship
for both candidates, and may have been weak
enough or complaisant enough to encourage
the hopes of both and make conflicting prom
ises which it would be awkward to have ex-
posed riud Uoce vote would be very
embarrassing to those double-tongued
members, if such there be, who have
indirectly given actual or implied
pledges to both sides, and would incur
the charge of treachery or insincerity, how
ever they might vote There may be enough
of such to enable the Murphy members to
maintain the ordinary practice of voting by
ballot, the argument being that personal
friends of both candidates ought not to be
forced to sacrifice private friendships in the
discharge of their public duty. 1t might put
some members in delicate position to force
them to an open vote quite irrespective of
the purity of their motives We Judge it
probable that before night the Herman men
Will have become SO confident that they will
not insist on uiud uoce vote With Sey-
mour, Tilden, Dorshemier, Mcclure and
most of the influential democrats of the
interior enlisted for Herman there is little
reason to doubt his nomination.
The NAUTICAL SCHOOL has been formally
opened and sixty boys are now in training on
board of the st. Marys. Our synopsis of the
course of instruction is decidedly interesting,
and the experiment of making efficient sailors
of boys who, but for this school, would grow
up in idleness and perhaps vice, may be now
admitted TO be o complete success.
TO-DAY two negro murderers will be hung
for brutal crime committed at Oyster Bay.
OF the GENITAL condition of the men and the
preparations for the execution we present O
full report elsewhere.
AT THE OLD ZION CHURCH last evening the