The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-12

ness may had something 10 do with the result.
error, down 10 4,o53 votes In the city and Horaiio
seymour up 10 23,934 the Know Nothing nominee.
Daniel Ullman. receiving 1880 In 1855 tue ighliug
was renewed with some biltsrDess and rival nomina
lions made Ward, the "hard'. candidate tor
sS Know ns Sy
getting 2Iol2; ou. w,l III the soft nominee 10,
over NcIntire, hnrd, who received over 10000
THE QUARRELs
In 1855 the State light between the hards aud softs
Cincinnati by the admission OF half aud half ticket
Warned by this that would not do to prctract the
union here. Sweeny had been a delegate 10 tho ma
tional convention on the part Of the 'hards" and
Sheppard and others IA tho effort pave way for
UNDIVIDED democracy IN the state and city. A. the
State Convention everything was lovely, and the rival
factions smoked tho pipe OF peace in Syracuse. The
s.nards marched into the Convention In procession
headed by Daniel ). Dickinson. called the Sage Of
B,ngnamton, or Tor short scripture Dick
or Tor ALTERATION, s'the Binghamton black
smith," Inc union was complete, and Sweeny
was one OF the members OF the State Committee
chosen Dy the Convention, representing the "Hards"
whiie John Kelly was placed on the committee by the
.soitsn Sweeny continued y member OF the Demo
cratic state COMMITTEE from that time until 1871, or
Tor fifteen years. Returning to New YORK the efforts
Swecny was u member VI the Stuyvesant Hall
General Committee, whose Chairman was Horace
+. Clark aud Wilson small was chairman u the
Tammany General Committee.
TAMMASY SWALLOWS sTUyvEsANT.
The negotiations having been successful IN accord
eral Committee met together in grea. solemniiy az
their hall The Iammany General Commi tee nssetIl-
blcd al the Wswam aud mere az an appo'n.sa hour'
headed by the Winskinskie, marched III process.
sion to siuyvesant Han As they entered
The hall, wilson Small at the head the
Sluyvesantcrs from their seats. The scene was
enacted IN calm, decorous manner until the bref
greetings Of tue two Chairmen had been made ana Tue
several resolutions read. Then Horace 4. Clark took
Wilson small D. the hand and seated him on a CHAIR
placed by the side Of his own presiung officer and
ns ne
thor seats the double convention burst out
INTO .hunders Of applause. iae motion. motions that
put soemnly but somewhat arcically by botn chair
men. with due regsrd 10 tho jealous protection Of
their douDle-headed rights. Then Lorenzo Shep-
hard elected chairman OF the united conmittec,
and organi zations, merging INTO one, locked
arms and proceeded TO lammany Hall TO the delight
OF the outside unlcrrihed who hud assembled 10 wit
ness the lraterna march, The arrangement was q
iair ono Tammany, before swallowing Stuyvesant,
paid her the compliment OF recognizing her as resu-
After NE Is MASxERs
Notwithstanding TINS pleasant aud amcabo arragc.
mcnt the political leauers could not MAKE up their
minds TO subuue their individual ambition or st.ne
their personal aspirations. Sheppard wanted to be
Mayor ana as Tammany Hall had succeeded and as ho
was backed by Fowler, kennedy, George Sanders,
John cocnranc and others OF large influence no con-
sidered his chances little better than good.
But that was the worry position fernando
Wood coveted. and as he was warm IN
the seat having held for the Two years previously,
he did not iee ike turning out into the cold be
was backed by Peter 3. Sweeny and Daniel e.
matter OF course involved the control Of the united
Tammany General Committee, as well as the nom.
na,ion for Mayor az Tue one was Inc necessary pre-
one, threatening at ono timc to upset the work OF
union reconciliation thus lar successfully carried
out Wood the victor, carrying OH the
General Committee from SHEPPARD. Terms were
then promptly made by the defeated faction. ana,
while Wood was nominated Tor Mayor Lorenzo b.
Shepnard received tue nomination Tor Corporation
Counsel Both were elected, aud Peter b. Sweeuy was
reappointed Pubic Administrator by Sheppard
In 1858 Peter B. Sweeny was elected chairman OF
the lammany General COMMITTEES, though not then
elected a sachcm In 1860, and continued one
up TO the time oil the Iammany explosion
OF the truces and having been defeated in Tammany
Hail had started political mill on his own hook IN
which TO grind the candidates tor Office
MEMORABLE YEAR
The year 1860 memorable ono Tor the democ.
racy. Alter the Charleston Convention Sweeny was
ON tho committee 10 agree on united electoral
ticket It having been agreed to run union boxes Ho
was opposed by tho New York Hotel crowd, includ-
ing Cranslon, William Butler Duncan George San
defs, August Belmont and Fowler. These democrats
belonged the .'silk stockings" while Sweeny was
reckonod among the '.cowhldes" They used all their
mittee then session here but The young men, VINO
formed the Sweeny party, headed them on with Dean
asked why no had gone for Sweeny 'Oh, -" he
exclaimed, II never oppose young men, by -
Ticket Committee were Joshua J. Henry. Its ohanr-
man; samuel J. Tiiden, ilson G Hunt, Samuel l.. NJ
b. Barlow. Charles o'Conor and other Distinguished
democrats.
SURPRISE FOR POLITICIANS
In 1867 Sweeny appointed CITY Chamberlain,
and at that time he astouished tho politicians and
people generally by what was regarded remark
able act Of Iioeralty He announced his intenton Of
over 10 me cy n. han sssn on
the property OF the Chamberlain. and out OF
which his predecessor, Mr. Deviin, was SAID to have
realized 81 $50 O00 The act generally approved
aud appaudcd, ah ough some persons Charged that II
was political ruse designed Tor popularity However
OF t. In 1870 Sweeny resigned the Cnamberain's
Office which had held Tor three years, and was APP
pointed Commissioner Q, rarxs r nc aau power p"
ert J. Dillon, Andrew ID. Green and Thomas T. Fields.
Sweeny elected president Of the Board and niied
the office until November, 1871, when he resigned,
and was succeeded by Mr. Henry g. Steobius. The
Park Department, on close aud searching scrutiny
was found to have escaped the contain nation which
had eaten very heart OF all other city depart
ments. Peter d. Sweeny has thus held for
s.a,s For q s ssa
years he powerful IN the selection Of Cover nors,
judges mayors, aldermen and others, and was aspr-
ing to control In DatIonal politics at tho time Of the
IN unicipal crash which pulled him down. lie was 70.
garded as the most capable political lender ON tho
democratic side in the city, although quiet and unos
tentatious and making his power iet unconscously.
THE CITY SETTLEMENT.
The suits brought against PIN oy tue Guy having
been settled, Attorney General Farchid was asked by
q HERALD reporter whether the settlement was good
one for the cily
General 1--WE mad a weak case against Swceny, al
though We should have bothered MIN consIdera-
by about his accounts with his brother, james
NJ. Sweeny. Our knowledge that the case was
q weak one induced the arrangement by which
Sweeny returned nome The amount traced 10 James
NJ. was about 5000. 600, anu we had attachments on
Peter Is properly none OF which he ever attempted
10 put out vi his hands But all we could have hoped
to realze II we had recovered full verdict from him
WAS about 100000. BY the setsicment tho cry re.
oeives just double this amount Our evidence
by which money was sought 10 De traced 10
Peter Is. not oil u satisfactory kind. Whatever
my own opinions AZ TO his guilt or innocence may be,
the settlement was. unguestionabiy, profitable ons
Tor the city"
Mr.. Sweeny made the offer OF submitting all his
books and accounts 10 Mr.. Charles U'Conor In 1911,
and submitting to his decision AS 10 his liability 10 Tho
city, but tnIs oner was declined
LECTURE SUGGESTION.
II has been suggested that on his return 10 New
York Mr.. Swceny should enter the lecture Held. An
account OF his experience and observations en- public
men and public modes oil action In Europe com
pared with this country would not tail TO be interest
ing. He should be practical incisive, graphic and
racy not transcendcntal. II has been suggested
he might add 10 the interest OF his lectures II he
would visit the Eternal CITY and DO IN at the
deat of of :