The New York herald., 1876-09-25


the support Of honest men, Irrespective OF party"
This Is the temper these natonalitics support Of
any respectable candidate VINO will be pited against
Iammany Hail. The probable vote OF this city on tho
.th of November VIII DO about lac, 00D A ew figures
NAV show the excellent chances OF this outside comb
nation as follows
Republican vote. As, C00
1ciman democratic vote. 600
| Independent democratic vote ..., ....... To- 600
| Total...................... 900
nrs class ticket supported by combination OF this
character should certainly receive 15 600 votes and
consequently beat Tammany Hall by majority
Mr.. JOHN KELLr's LATEST BACK DOWN.
Since the right hand OF fellowship was extonded to
Senator Morrissey by Mr.. Kelly good deal OF
speculation has been INDUCED in by local statos-
men In canvassing the subject The latter gentle
man. right or wrong, has been well known Tor stead
last and indomitabls perseverance In any course
marked out In the government OF Tammany Hall
he obtained control OF that body. In the local cam
paen OF 1879 he carried out his plans despite the
distance Morrssey. Ledwuh Costigan and others
were expelled from Tammany. One year before ne IN
sisted upon the nomination OF William II. wickham
ior Mayor aud forced him upon his convention He
has lived to regret the choice Other candidates equally
Questionable were sent before the people At that time
and elected Not of them has brought credit
strength to the democratic party. This political
organization Is the 'coadjutor" alluded to at Utica by
Mr. Kelly OF which the people this city might leel
proud The gallant lieutenant who acted as Chairman
OF The Committee on Discipline which kicked Morrsscy
and others out OF tie has been rewarded
with the Corporation Attorncyshp. The position 10
said to be worth some 500. 900 per annum. Now,
after so bitter apersona hght what Is the Of MIR.
men he has hitherto tried TO crush The explanation
simple. similar defeat next November to that which
he experienced last year woud leave him high and
dry upon the island OF political desolation. The men
he had taken up and placed IN positions OF emolument
had turned their backs upon him Governor Tilden,
Comptroller Green, Recorder lackeit and other gen.
em0n oi political brains forecast The wreck Of keliy'3
on,s canned G INC nsx wa~or we.ham senate,
Fox smith Weed, Congressman Hewitt and others 10.
livered death blows to their lormer ally. Where was
he TO turn from those attacksy To stand aonc In
Tammany Hail. surrounded by wavcrng army, was
certain defeat oncy Cooper and others Of tho General
Committee had sounded the tocsin OF attack.
He must look for reinorcements II Is alleged
that trusty scouts were sent out TO feel the enemy,
and that General f. B. Spncla, Major ill,am II.
Quincy, Colonel TON" Dunlap, Il. d. Gale and VIII.
lam A. Boyd werc dcpu,izcd to act as skirm ishers,
and that the willy and adrot Commissioner OF Jurori
drew out n pan OF campaign, the objective point OF
which was 10 capture John Morrisscy James 0Brlen.
Frank n. Blxby, Benjamin Wood ana Butler n Bixby.
Any who look the local political situation
with an unbiased eye perceive nat these gentle.
men compose The bone ana sncw OF the an.rammaoy
organization. A nag OF truce was sent ont and an
armisl'c proposed. Tue pipe OF political peace wac
then ana there smoked bctwcrn senator Morrissey aud
Mr.. Kelly The hrst step ia the drama the union
OF delegates at the State Convention. Tho next is
pcc,cd to follow parceng out OF the various local
Offices between Tninmany and anti lammany, should
the alliance be further consumnacd. As matters now
look in ths connection. however, many wrinkles VIII
have 10 bc smoothcd out before these two concndng
factions can be brought together 10 the ballot box.
THE FAT LOCAL OFFICES. .-Y
Important Offices to be filled in this city and
county at the coming election Sheriff Conner County
Clerk Wash, Surrogate CALVIN and Mayor Wckham
VIII retire TO make room for others, unless fortune
may favor two OF them IN securing reelection.
This boom however, seems somewhat doubtful, accord
lug TO the present outlook.
cLEEKsHr.
A good deal depends upon Il Tammany and anti. Tam
many fusion 10 the nomination ior county clerk.
There IS every indication at present. however, that
Colonel William X Roberts will prove the successful
competitor IN any emergency The leaders arc under
stood 10 favor him, and his nomination seems TO DO a
matter OF certainty. The other candidates talked OF
Mr.. William Walsh, the present county clerk, Mr.
Charles Z. Locw who has held tho Office twice before,
and Mr. Henry A. Gumblc,on, Deputy Commissioner
of Pubic Works Tho latter gentleman oilciated
deputy county clerk Tor number OF years aud is con-
scguenty familiar with tho routine OF the office OBJ
Jecuons to third term may seriously Affect Mr.
Locws chances. Coouel Roberts Will mako o very
strong candidate In The event OF union between
democratic factions the states OF some of those
ambitious gentlemen may be enectualy smashed. II
the apportionment OF oices on this basis anti Tam
many should secure the prze ex-senator o 'Bren or
Police Justice Bixby is likely to receive tho united
nomination. On the republican side Alderma jacob
Hess Excise Commissioner Jacob NJ Patterson, Jr,
and several others have been mentioned for tho place.
TIE suRrEyALry.
Owing 10 the great responsibility resting upon
tho shoulders OF the sheriff of this county
ambitious leading statesmen not anxious to
procure the place formerly. However tho Sherirs
Office, II efficiently managed, may be ranked tho
most profitable public department in tho city II would
bc we'll for the Legislature at It's next session to
sIch laws will at the same time protect the Sheriff
and those who have business with him. Every lawyer
will testify to the pressing necessity for such lcgIsa-
ton AS tho statute now stands nobody can toll what
is exactly right wrong In tho immediate routine OF
the Shern7s duties, and thorough revision is
understands the business and will hold his deputies
(hmcd to twelve or niteen) to strict accounts
biliiy for their acts. Mr.. Bernard Reilly. who was
for some fifteen years a deputy himself, seems 10 be
the strongest Tamlnnny candidate at present Ex.
Sheriff o'Brien also looms up Tor the place. and his
former experience Is urged reason why he should
again go the ticket ior the same position On the
republican side there is some talk Of ex-CollectoP
Thomas Murphy and Alderman Jonn j. Morris. Mr.
O'Bren is making active canvass throughout tho
city. Meetings are held nightly his interest The
Twenty first ward turned out nve Thousand
where resolutions were passed indorsng the gentle
man for Sheriff Mr. Reilly mas had several moot.
ings hold In his advocacy among them one, In tho
Twenty ward. ol tho Citizens Taxpay.rs Asso-
citation, which represents large number Of property
owners, irrespective OF politics.
THE TAMaANy CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
Tammany Hail has slated Augustus Schcll for che
Mayoraty nomination In fact he may be set down
'my candidaie' Of the "Boss " 1t is 10 be hoped
that he viii prove more ,ractabo Mayor " ne ever
gets into harness, than the gentleman who has given
much trouble that Office the LIST of Janu.
ary 1875. other candidates are mentioned but Il 10
OF .Boss'' Kelly goes forth IN supper. OF Mr. schei
Mayor Wckham has iaeE out completely with tho
power that raised him INTO the Executive char
Where he will after The LIST OF January next Is
conundrum not easy OF solution
ASSEMBLY.
Twenty-one members OF Assembly are to bc elected
from this city. Year after year we have had sad
hioton OF the peculiar class of mcn who sent to
Albany by Tam many Hall represent In the halls
OF the Legislature s II fair 10 oec; men TO pass laws
who can scarcely read and write. and whose only quail
incation for the important is that they keep
corner liquor store and have n following ot ward
roughs to do their bidding at the ballot box? Last
winter we had fair exhibition oi this style Of Asscn
oyman In the attempt made bv tho people TO crush
tho railroad monopolics OF thus city. Every
just and ar minded citizen c the necessity OF teach
ing those graspng corporations lesson in compelling
them provide more suitable accommodations for tho
public. But the plcthorc purses OF Tho Third
and other cty roads defeated all noces-
ssry leg gisation. The class OF Asscmblymcn who
60 from this city, rule, so Tor other
purpose than TO keep sharp lookout Tor what they
call ''boncs" 1t was this style OF legislators that
Governor rildcn was compelled to hght visorouslyas
tho close OF The of 1875 when the RAPID TRANSIT
bill passed. The reform Governor may be thanked
for this single act OF his administration II for othor.
Pubc sentiment in favor OF rapid transit continuously
fostcrcd by the HERALD and other independent innu
cnccs could not be easily rined with The operations
OF the LOBBY wcrc sned FOR the time being. and tho
"Iustcd Rapid Transit BILL as IT was then designated
bat in reality Governor Tildcns measure, was passed
shoulders OF the frightened city railroad cor