The New York herald., 1876-10-22

AT thcir county Convention next week Then VIII
follow the German democratic tOtteDdorfer organi.
zatun Endorsement and the republican phnlanx, under
Morgan and Arthur. VIII be whipped into line IN favor
Of the reform Comptroller These are the en-
thusiastic views expressed by the friends of Mr.
Green, who congregae daily around the Comptroller's
Office and nightly at the Independent Citizens head
quarters IN Fith avenue. But the outlook ia this di-
recon does not appear quite clear US those gentle
men would want the public 10 believe Certain OF
the republican leaders are opposed 10 the nomination
OF Mr. Green. Mr.. sheridan Shooksand United states
District Attorney Bliss among the number How
ever. u claimed that these gentlemen will toe the
mark when the time comes. II the interests OF their
party should point toward the feasibility OF indorsing
sucn a Candidate.
rnE Axri-rAMxASY mEAx uP
John Morfissey, having resigned from anti-Iam-
many does not oiong to any organization He VIII IN
doubiediy suppsr liden but whether his influence Is
TO b. thrown Tor the entire lammany ticket remains
problem not easy Of solution. IL Is probable he may
give n his adherence to Mr.. Smith Ely, Jr, ior Mayor
cut beyond that hc does 10 to speak
The adroit operations OF cXShcrN q Bren particu
larly noticeable in this latest political deal o'Iircn
obtained control OF the anti Tamnany party and when
the time came Tor union he stcp 10 tho front as die
iaior Of The situation he refused TO yield 10 the
lainmany proposition, ana now Il u probable that an
alliance VIII be made by ham With the republicans, the
cizcns' Cooper ins,i.u,el party aud the German
tuticndorcr organization What the strength Of such
a combination VIII be al present can iorclell
with ary degree OF certainty.
CONGRESSMAN.
According 10 present appearances there will be llttc
excitement over Congressional states, except In one
districts.
IN The Fuh the candidates ex polce Justice
Edward Hogan, Colonel Jumes T. kcfrigau aud the
present Representative, y. H. Meade The honnnaiion
vi Ianimauy Han hes between Hogan aud Meade
whl.c the erecnback men and republicans talk Of par
ing kcrrignr The field should kerrigan retire and
leave the contest open The other. there IS
likely 10 be- warm nghl. In the election of last year
the ul the district about equally divided be.
~ e i,4se 90 cnemen Meade be n. elected bv some
hundred ANA my majority only. The * Police
justice very popular IA tae lower part OF tho city,
and hs trends are Working bard IN his interest.
In the sixth district ). :. Cox VIII have clean walk
II tho political situation docs not change mate
rally WITHIN the next lew days. THIS district Is COM
posed Of the seventh, keveuth and Thirteenth wards
and the machinery OF Iammany Hail runs IA perfect
harmony No break = pcrccpbic as yeL The oppo-
sion talk Of nominating Mr. Lawrence G. Gouidlne,
one OF the Commissioners OF Education, who would
make an excellent Representative
In the seventh district now represented by Mr. Smith
Ely, Jr, the rammany candidate tor Mayor the demo-
Gratis VIII probably nominate MI Anthony Eickhon,
and the republicans talk OF John u. Lawson, Professor
Dwl. .ht and General McCook.
In the other districts II looks il Elijah Ward. Fer
nando Wool ana Benjamin A. Willis Will be ro elected
by large mnIortios
raE NEXT BOARD ALDERMEN.
Twentytwo Aldermen are 10 be chosen at the COM
ing election The political complexion OF tho Board
now stands seven republicans, thirteen Tammany ana
two ant-Iammany democrats Tho Germans com
pain bitterly that they have received representa-
iion upon The at-iargc tickets from Tamnany Hall,
Messrs H. ID. Purroy Samuel A. Lewis, William l.
Cole aud Patrick Keenan, being nominated. Three oil
these candidates are IRISH and one American. snl-
lar complaint is made to the Coroncrs, two Irish.
beng placed on the ticket and It Is urged that Mr.
Wotman although aGerman, does not larly represent
that influential element IA our city politics. The de-
ieat OF Anthony Eickhon iur denomination has also
iuccnscd number Il his German supporters. Mr.
Richard Fanagan's tactics in pulatlng the Con
ventioI burst tho Coronership slate and Mr. Eickhoi
defeated
Control OF the next Board of Aldermen is very i'm.
porlant item TO local statesmen A number of
viii be at the disposal OF the Mayor
and their confirmation rejection hes in the hands OF
the Aldermen Sharp struggles may, therefore, be
expected over these offices. Under the law SIX are
elected at large and sixteen by dstrcts-thrcc from
each OF the Fourth Fith Sixth and Seventh and Tour
from the Eighth Senatorial district Among the re-
publican candidates talked OF are Gilbert Hunter o.
r. C. Billings, Abram Lent, Austin Leake, John J. Nor
r,s j. c. Pinkney H. J Howland aud f. I. Simonson.
The democratic district candidates VIII probably be
selected from the following, some OF them having
been already icd:-Thomas Shells, James j.
Sevin, John r. Wash Samuel 5. Goulding, Bryan
Reilly, James DAILY, William sauer, Peter seery, j. J.
Gumuieton Edward Gilon. Michael Mooney William
Joyce and Thomas o'Callaghan. In iact It Is fair
presume that nearly the entire present Board will be
renom,nated, with the exception OF Mr.. john Reilly
who has refused to be candidate The gentleman
brother Of Mr. Bernard Rey. the Tammany candidate
for sheriff. and has been member OF The Board tor
several years. He has boon faithful and intelligent
Official.
THE AssEMBLy
By the end Of the coming week II Is understood that
all parties viii have placed their candidates in the Held
Assembly II Is an important matter that good
should be selected for those positions. We have
had enough OF bargain and sale at Albany The MAJOR
Ky OF gentlemen who go 10 the state capital each WIN
ter occupy their time almost exclusively ~ looking
after what they eioqucntly term boncsn Blackmail-
Ing bills introduced for the purpose OF bleeding rich
corporations Tho interests OF the horse railroads and
other outrageous monopocs are taken care OF, while
people OF this ovcraxed city can only remain silent
spectators.
pEcuLIARiTIEs OF THE BALLOT,
II Is argued and justly TOO, that II proper is
ercscd by The democratic voter IN the examination OF
the ballots before they are deposited IN the boxes no
harm result 10 the state and national candidates In
the event OF combination ticket being placed in tho
field. But there hundreds who will not take this
precau and II rs only by persistent Efforts on the
part jealous workers the different polling places
upon election day that evi .an be avoided IN this
noction. II is very important, therefore, that each
voter should perfectly understand What tickets will
be placed hs hand upon election day. their nGorso
ment and the number Oh boxes TO be used IN The dis
trct that occasion. The following information,
gwen in the manual tor the use OF Inspectors WILL
therefore. be OF material benefit 10 the l40 600 citizens
likely TO SO TO the polls Two weeks from next Tues
day
There VIII be seven boxes, Endorsed as follows--
Pres dent Nc. /; General 10. 2; Congress-. No. 3;
senator No 4; Assembly No s; CITY. no 6: Alder.
men nj, Large, constitutional amendments
The inside description OF the ballots uscd which may
be either written OF printed, or partly written or partly
printed is as ollows:-
For the iirst box-prcsdcni No. l-w,ll read, .For
electors OF President and Vice President of tho United
States thirty five namcs).'
For tho second box-Gcncral, No. 2-will read. tho
name OF candidates Tor Governor, Lieutenant Govey-
nor, Canal Commissioners, Inspector Of State Prisons
Judge OF the Court OF Appeals, Mayor Sheriff.
County Clerk three coroners, Justice OF the Marine
Court Justice OF the Superior Court and Surrogate.
For the third box-CoDgress No. 3-wi read-'For
Representative in Congress for the - Congressional
Districts
In the Fifth Senate district, comprising the Eighth
Ninth. Fifteenth and sixteenth wards the fourth box
will be MISUNDERSTANDING No and the ballots will
read. "for OF the Fith scnoral District tor
the uncxpircd term OF James w. Booth, dcccased.n
For the fourth box except in the Fifth Senate dis
trict, hut marked Assembly No 5,h the ballots will
read :-"For Member OF Assembly for the - Assem-
oily District
For the nfih box--City No. G-wlll read :-"For Al
dermcn Tor tho Senate DISTRICT two ndmcsl
This applies 10 the Fourth, Fiith, Sixth and seventh
Senate DISTRICTS In the Eighth Senate district with
tho Twenty third and fourth wards included tho
ballots will rcaG For Aldermen OF the Eighth Sen
District and Twcn third and Twenty iourn wards'i
three names)
For the sixth box--Aldermen at Iargc-will road,
sFor Aldermen ut Large" iiour namcs
The savcnth box will be used Tor ballots marked
ssConst tutional Amendments Those amendments
relate to the appointment of Superintendent OF Pub
lie Works and tho abolition OF the Office OF Canal Com
missioner Also as to the appointment OF Supcrin-
tcndent Of State Prisons aud the abolition OF tho Office
OF Inspector OF state Prisons.
II will thus DO that the most important OF
those ballots viii bc marked "Gcncral No. ="
which the State and city and county ticket placed
IL democrat wishes to vote the whole ticket Of
hts marty with the exception q the Mayor and