The New York herald., 1876-10-17
he has been for months, and was able to
promptly contradict the rumor of his demise.

| promptly contradict the rumor of his demise.
The Mayoralty Neutrality-suspicious.
ny's Opportunity.
| The adjournment Of the Tammany County
Convention until next Thursday gives
breathing space to the democratic managers,
and affords them further opportunity to
reflect upon the importance of putting into
nomination for the Mayors and other local
Offices such candidates as will unite the
broken ranks of the New York democracy
and satisfy the people that the election Of the
Tammany ticket means good government for
the city. Some apprehension has been ex-
pressed that the postponement Of the nomi-
nations might be designed to cripple the
organization of a popular opposition to an
Objectionable ticket; but we are unwilling
to adopt this view of the matter. We prefer
to believe that Mr.. John Kelly desires to
allow time for full and careful deliberation
on the situation now that the formal negotia-
tions for union with the anti-Tammany
Convention appear to have fallen through
Indeed, we already have an indication that
the delay has been beneficial, in the
well authenticated report that Mr.
Augustus Schell has evinced disposition
to decline the honor of Mayoralty
nomination if it should be rendered to him,
should it be decided that his candidacy
would be impolitic and harmful to the pros
poets of the democratic party at this time
This sensible and unselfsh determination is
useful, inasmuch rs it will teach the Tam
many managers that the necessity Of respect
ing the popular sentiment-which last year
repudiated the attempt to drive Recorder
Hackett from the Bench-is recognized by
shrewd politicians among their own follow
ing MIR. Schell. notwithstanding his excel
lent personal qualities, has been SO identi-
fed with the lone man power" machinery
that he would not now be an available can
didate, and, as he appears to be sensible Of
that fact himself, there is less danger that
the blunder of his nomination will be COM
mitted either through the stubbornness of
the leaders or the heedlessness of their fol-
lowers.
1t is also significant that since the ad-
journment Of the Tammany Convention last
didates for the Mayoralty have been freely
discussed by the delegates, without regard
to any slate or to the programme of any
leader. Among the names that have been
brought into prominence by these discus
sions is that of Smith Ely, Jr., a Representa-
tive in the present Congress. We are glad
to be able to classify Mr.. Ely with those
citizens we have already designated
as available and desirable candidates
for Mayor of the city of New York. He
is successful business man. and in his
political career has been always identified
with reform movements and with certain
degree of independence in his official action.
Mr. Agnew, Mr.. Babcock, Mr.. Grenville
Kane or Mr.. Ely, would either of them make
. good chief executive Of the city, receive
the confidence of the people and unite the
democratic party especially if an accept
able candidate for Surrogate should be put
in nomination on the same ticket. Mr..
John Kelly has q wide field to choose
from, and if he should determine to lead in
the movement to nominate either Mr. Agnew,
Mr.. Babcock, Mr.. Kane, Mr.. Ely, or any
other equally acceptable candidate, he would
show his good sense. He ought not to go
wrong in this matter, especially after the ex-
perience Of last year. We are willing to be-
lieve in the honesty of his declaration that
he desires to give the city good govern
ment, but he must allow the people to have
some opinion as to what good government
is, and not claim to be the sole Judge HIM
self 1t is most essential for the cause of the
democracy that the broken ranks of the
party in New York should be closed up and
march to battle under one banner and with
perfect harmony If MIR. Kelly and his as
sociates of the Tammany organization value
the principles Of their party and the success
of those principles in the national contest
more than they value few local offices and
little local power, they will certainly heed
the voice of the people and of the press, and
make such nominations on Thursday next as
will commend themselves to the approval of
all good citizens and reduce the opposition
to . mere display Of factional discomfort.
MIR. Tuppcr Not "Indiscnt."
Mr.. Tupper's letter to the HERALD to-day
we print with pleasure, as it corrects two