The New York herald., 1876-10-06
OUR OTHER JOHN.
What He Says About the Prospective
Union with Tammany.
1T HINGES ON KHLLTS YIELDING THE MAYOR.
John Morissey Proposes Method of
Securing Good Mayor.
How happy could ! be with either,
Were t'other dear charmer away,


are lines from the "Besgars Opera" which often
quoted and thoroughly applicable also to tho
political situation Of New York. How happy and
peaceful would Gotham be with OF her Johns
were but the other away But the chronic fight be-
tween the Johns like tho battles between the white
Lancaster and FORK continues TO disturb
her peace Since the last State Convention is
that the two Johns have smoked the pipe OF peace
but new visions Of trouble ariso upon the political
horizon. New York is to have a county election
new set of county and municipal officers The qucs.
ton Is who shall dictate these nominations, the
John or the other John. The pracscd political ear
already hear the muttering of distant thunder in
the threatening words spoken by the two Johns TO tho
HKRALD's special interview The contest, In nut
SHE'LL resolves itself into this
WHO SHALL MAYOR NEW ToRK?
Shall he be creature and tool Of Kelly or shall he
be nobodys man, independent, high minded citizen
thoroughly representative OF this great. wealthy and
cultivated community? It is generally understood
that ii John Kelly has his way Augustus schell will be
the next Mayor II is not generally understood,
tho interview with Morrisscy which follows settles
beyond all pcradventure that the Independent, anti
Tammany democrats Will be opposed to Schell, and
that il Kelly insists upon Schells nomination another
conflict somewhat resembling that OF last fall will
probably In justice Mr. Morrissey is
sary emphasize tho fact that he perssently rerans
from mentioning the name OF Schell in order, as he
says, to avoid the appearance of anticipating Tam
many's decision and raising trouble. But anybody
who reads between the lines will have trouble IN
reading tho name of the Objectionable candidate
AUGUSTUS sCnELL.n
Morrissey's proposition to submit to Tsmmany list
Of fifteen or twenty Of the most prominent capable,
and at the time utterly unobjectonabe, citizens,
and leave rammany the choice Of one among the num-
Der the union candidate, certainly seems fair and
will undoubtedly carry with 1t the approval of the COM
muni,y who opposed to accepting either Kellys
or anybody eses man as their Mayor, or, as Norris
sey aptly says, las their custodian
The interview took place in Morrissey's pool room
while the shr voice OF the auctoneer rent the air
Mr. Morrsseys appearance is too familiar to the New
YORK public to call for any description. He wore a
PLAIN blue suit his vest unbottoned in loose,
dashing sort of way, and when he became decided
vehement no would cock his round felt hat his
lett car which, with occasional ejacuatory whistle
and an earnest from his largo brown eyes, would
add force and emphasis 10 his uttcrances
THE PROSPECTS OF UNION.
.Mr Morrissey, what are the prospects OF a union
between tho Tammany and anti-rammany partyf"
al think they are good, he replied.
.'Mh hat proportion of city offices will the ant-Tam-
many organization insist uponY"
IL don't know. l suppose it will be In the same
ratio admission 10 the State Convention"
'Who will have the Mayory
IL don't know. All this is as yet unsettled. The
tor the Nayoraty will undoubtedly be the
great bono OF contention The other Offices only pre-
sent tho question OF who shall put and much
his but ns Mayor Sav 81 Ssw York Is tho ous'o
"Wnat is your idea as TO the nomination Tor tho
MayoraltyY"
.My idea is that tho Mayor should be a man ident-
fed with neither Of tho two organizations, he should
be a creature Of politician and ne political body,
but salts actory to the whole public, puoo
spirited, enlightened, progressive man who Will give
us a good city government.
"Has the question OF candidates como mp already be-
fore the Conference Commttee?"
KIND OF MAYOR rHR PEOPLE WANT
mo. No name whatever has come up, as yet, and
for that very do not want to anticipate Kcys
decision by telling you what candidate would oppose
This much is certain, however: the people wan, no
man who would be scrt OF Tammany Han. who,
he came into ofico, would crush overy man who
had opposed Tammsny.'
This, read between the lines, undoubtedly meant
Augustus schcllat least the writer Is willing to take
the responsibility Of saying that II did.
''What will 0'Bricn dos"
John Morrissey evidently thought this was riddle
he will do" he replied, with blank expression.
elias ho still q strong foowingf''
ayes, he's got a good many friends"
'ls It true that hs has his eyes upon the Sherifrs
oficcy"
Morrissey nodded his head, and with another cock of
his hat, as already described, and shrswd twinkle
"Is Il true that you aud be are not in perfect har-
monyY"
o. rien except AT the meetings OF the Conference
Although ho did not say SO, II was not difficult to
ncr from his manner that though there may bo po-
itical alliance between the TWO men just IL Is
only that and nothing more.
NECESSITY FOR STRONG UNION rIcKEr.
sMy idea, said Morrsscy 's to have the strongest
Union ticket that possibly get up aud therefore
10 take for Mayor the very strongest man we can md
Quarres always hurt and If we are united and do
not resent a strong good ticket. with tho repub-
cans and the disaiection toward Tammany among the
ermans we shall be beaen, that's all But II we pro-
coed in harmony and combine upon the strongest
ticket there's doub: that we elect II and greatly
help the democratic cause IN the naton and IN the
State. That's my idea, and that's the reason WY
nm anxious for union II one Is possible on fair and
honorable terms"
..HoS will you proceed TO effect this ?"
.l'Il tell you what my idea is, aud then want you
to tell me whether 1t is right and iar Ny idea Is to
prepare list OF fifteen or twenty OF the best Of
New ork and after we have agreed upon them in our
own organization, say TO John kclly:-Now, here,
take your choicc haven't seen one OF these men,
but none OF them obeconable-take whichever you
Ike T. Now isn't that fair Isn't t?n
"A hearty assent was gwen 10 this query, and upon
being asked give the names OF th fifteen twenty
from among whom the Mayor OF New York is to be
ne gave them conidcntally 10 tho writer He
OK that the why he did desire their
publication was because II was only ar toward Kelly
TO wait until the latter had communicated his wishes
Besides he said, candidy, there are so many peo
pie even IN your own organization, you know, who
have much petty jcalously, II you'd nam. list Of
the best citizcns from among whom the Mayor should
be selected they'd Immediately think that you had
seen these men aLd mado bargain with thcm.n
There was force and truth IN this statement
which proves that John Morrlsscy has not lived all
thcse years without learning something OF human
turc, particularly Of human nature developed by
petty local politics.
HASN'T MADE UP WITH KELLY.
sis II true that you and Mr.. Kelly now perfectly
in accord that you have made up your former quar-
rciSn
II don't know what you call making up /" he re-
piled, a slight flush overspreadrg his face-he
evidently getting rather s'warmn on tho subjcc-sswe
have mot in the usual way--thars all
ssrhere has been no formal reconciliation then ~
Again came the characteristic cock OF tho hat and
the earnest stare from his eyes, which he kept iul
upon his inerocutor
sOh, non he responded, 'nothing Of that kind.
Our being brought together AT the state Convention
was mere accident-it was simply done by men IRON
other portions OF the State VINO didn't wish a
quarrc in the State Convention"
IL was not necessary 10 into this branch OF the
subject any urther to that would take very
much destroy this recent ana senderly fashioned
political alliance between the two Johns
swhat do you think OF Green Tor MayorYn
"A don't see that we could nominate him."