The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30
CITY POLITICS.
The Local Campaign and What May
Occur in It.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
Those Who Are Mentioned in Connection
With the judiciary.
THE REGISTERSHIP.

In fortnight from the present tmo tho two parties
will have their respective state candidates In the field
and tho campaign Will DO opened IN downright earnest
Tho Indications far the election in this city Is
concerned, show that there will DO lively time over
local candidates, and that Tammany will not have
very easy road to travel
As yet however. Il is too early to predict definitely
what bargains will 10 iuado. what swappings
will DO entered into between tho leaders of
the various factions. That there will be formed n
strong coalition well organized with ample MEANS
against TammAny is certain, but by whom 1t Is To be
brought about and what the DIVISION OF Offices will 10
are questions yet untouched Tho republican leaders
arc MS wiling TO unite with the antiTammany or
county democracy as ever but tho proposals Tor this
union WILL probably originate with the dissatisfied
democracy. Tho leaders Of This wing confident in
their expressed belief that before has the oppo
sition 10 rammany in the ranks OF the democracy
been great or easy to handle US now They pro-
fcss to regard the Tweed investigation as only aiding
this opposition, particularly among Tho better class OF
citizens, who are once moro reminded OF Tammany's
rotenncss by tho confessions OF abicst ard nost
powerful chief. Mr.. Kelly, II seems TO be tho
general understanding, cares little Tor tho legisa.
two tickets. Senators and Assemblymen are OF little
him. What hc Is looking Tor Is John Kelly
and John Kely's control OF the city government. He
will, therefore, be quito willing to have an under
standing with some Of the republicans (cvon In the
event OF II coaltionb allowing them Senator and
few Assemblymcn III return for promised considcra-
tons But IN thus Mr. Kelly is not more guilty than
the Bixoys, provided they can SEQ their Tito clear
Mr. Kelly Is willing 10 throw Senator tho rcpub-
lcans provided he can prevent u combination against
Tummuny, ana Inc B,xoy kind are willing DO pre-
ciseiy Tho same thing TO effect combination against
Iammany. The Senatorial district which Will prob
nsiy DO selected Tor THIS piece o, neat jobSinE Is the
beat young Seward last year by few hundred As an
illustration oi how this matter can be managed tho
Assembly light IN tho Ninth distrct-the Old staid
Ninth, or American wardt once known to Old New
Workers us tine Village" is the best mat
be presented TINS district IS part OF
that Is the most difficult TO handle, as
It's resicns boast superiority IN intelligence, solid
wealth and all that above those OF other districts in
the city. Andrew j. MatthewsOn, tho strongest man
ranmany could select III he district, ran that
man not nearly so well known The morning ailcr
the election showed Nr C0rsa, tho republican canai-
date, elected oy over nine hundred majority, and yet
TIidcn carried tho same district by a mayor
ny OF over ono hundred This then. will
probably 10 portion OF the Senatorial
anu by tho Bx0y us tho best to bc 'joobcd."
Kelly can put upa respectable nobody, worthy olti
Ecu slancn democrat, and ''ail that sort VI ih,pr
YOU know, and John d. Lawson un ex .Congrcss maa
or Bob Strnhan, both oil whom seek the republican
NOMINATION., can easily win. Either OF these men,
eau beat Peter Mitchell or wagstan. Mitchell seems
sure OF receiving tho ramnany nomination, ana is US
Kelly is pledged TO Wagsta, whom he regards us his
probable opponent Tor tho nomination. Mitchell,
whose hands Of late have been liy whi.e ana who IS
tho workers. while wagstal, ~ tail, good-ua.
tnrcd, daslins sort Of gentleman, does
stand II Is to BIO Ether Wagstar or Mi,cheit,As Inc
Taminany choice, with Wagstan dong the nigh tened
r6te and Peter 'down among tho bpyp" On tho
other side ext gresham Lawson-very wealthy
ana very respectable, and Robert g. Sirahan-younE
poor, energetic II IN sad that General Anse McCook
STRATUM, but McCook Is u stranger ana docs not
a score OF influential workers his favor Is worth
little.
FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
In this district, composed OF the First, Second,
Third, Fourth Fifth, Skin, seventh Thirteenth ana
Fourteenth wards and situate IN tho lower part Vi the
island, the quidnuncs were at sea AS to who would
lead until Morrissey on Wednesday night In his speech
TO the Fourteenth ward der init mated that he
would again run Tor Senator IN the Fourth district
Ben Wood Is quietly lootiDg over matters IN
this district and should Morrlssey change his
mind and dccido not 10 run W0od Will get the
Tunmany nomination, unless Ed Hogan ex-Judgc
and kinsman oil John Fox--should secure the prize.
Hogan Is alter the Tammany nomination, ana Assem-
blyman CALVIN Is also IN the race. so strongly demo
cratic the district, Tdmmauy or antiTamniany, that
u Is not worth mentioning republican candidate.
Colonel Jim kcfrgan who years ago was in Congress
from this district, and has NY no means lost his
popularity will PROBABLY DO the Candidate OF the Bread
Winners
SIXTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Luke +. Cozahs, Martin Nachtinann, Christopher
Fleckc and PetoT kehr arc seeking the Taminany Hall
nomination Ia this district Mr.. C0zans is bright,
steady going worker, and popular among most classes
Jake Patterson is about the only ono mentioned rs
SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Tho anti-lammany element cau hardly be said
to yet have candidate IN this district who has
been prominently mentioned. So far as this can.
adoture is concerned matters are certainly
chaotic. ana 1t Is doubtful ifwithin tho next fortnight
this particular nomination VIII DO IN any better shape
The candidates Tor inc rammany Hall nomination
arc. irsr, the present Senator, James W. Gerard
gentleman OF wealth ana nigh social position Next
shirt collar has been compared with ana mistaken for
everything. He IL u gentleman OF poverty and ambl
tion-smUous TO ar his 'eioquonce" and disp ay his
big chokcr the Senate Strangest of all Is tho TACT
land It is facu that David Dudley Field wants the
Nominations that he has rrlinquished all Congros-
sional aspirations with view OF dong battle Tor TIL
den IN Congress, and wants now 10 80 TO the State
Senate.
EIGHTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
This is the district now represented py Bxby, and
IL Is charged, not by republicans or by Tammapy
men, but ny in tho party winch BISby PROCESSES to
lead, that Mr. Bxpy strong ong Tie rcpuDicans
ne among the antfanm many democrats; that, in-
deed he has more influence III republican circles than
he has In those OF his own party WINS. This Is sus.
pcious say the least, and II regarded by those
III Bxby's party. Besides this, is another rather Gu
iact IL appears that the leaders OF the BIxby
county democracy tpcrnaps the iorincr term IS the
more ittins. consisting OF the Bixbys. "Man iari,
Coughan, "Doctor" Micrson aud cx.J udgc Joe kocn,
II not lew otbcrs, the head and trout OF the Bixby
Offending. all reside IN ono dlsrict-thc Twentieth
Asscmbiy-a portion oil BIxby's Senatorial bah,-
WICK. Furthermore 1t clamcd that, not
wiIhs,anding TINS colonization OF tho Bixby
leaders In this one Assembly district they cannot
carry 1t against IammaDy Hall when the match is
anywhere near equal this be true IL Is n sad CON-
mentary on tue influence Of so called leaders. OF
course Bixoy is candidate for reelection TO the
Senate. rhc other candidates. on the other sue,
Everett L. Wheeler t0eatcn BY Bxby last Year, aud
Hugh Moore
THE WORCESTERSHIRE.
The foregoing resume disposcs OF the Senatorial
chances, any Que OF which, no matter by whom hlled,
is OF small inportancc TO tho occupant whom con-
rastcd with the political plum Of this falithc Regis
tcrsnip, now neid by General Patrick IL. Jones To