The New York herald., 1877-10-07
THE POLITICAL ARENA.
Review of the Local Field After
the Albany Battle.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PAIL ELECTIONS.
Tammany, Anti-Tammany and
the Republicans.
PLOTS, INTRIGUES AND COMBINATIONS.


bany 10 an uprocr Gay and night, snow formally
ferrcd TO this city rammany comes back with victory
perched hcr banners Tho old ticket men have been
routed, "horsc, loot and artillery" having been out
generallcd aud ouim anouvred their own battle
ground. II apparent from the start that .'some
had blundercd" The hosannas OF victory sent up
OF Tuesday night oy the ant-Tammanytes were
changed into moaning and gnashins OF teeth at one
O'Clock on Wednesday. The battle lost and won
on the amendment Of De Witt O. West giving su.
thorty TO the Congressional districts to select tho
Committee on Crcdentials II claimed al the close
Of tho Convention that Tammany's tactics and su-
perior organization on the noor OF the Convention
the real and only which led to her triumph
This Is not exactly SO. Kings county helped these
actics at the start by contestng delegation, rep.
resented solely by Father" Dan Bradley his stick and
snun box. But such apparently feeble paraphernalia
was sufficient TO spike the guns OF "Boss McLaugh-
lin until alter the permanent organization. Apgar
finished the fatal work in unwise attempt to make
speechea Pieces OF paper wcrc taken as evidence OF
credentias thus blocking out the main army OF the
old ticket on the temporary organ ization. Truly
might the friends Of Bgcow, Fairchild and Ross
claim at this moment, ''would that Mclaughlin or
night might come. y Tho fatal mistake OF Chairman
Hill In prohibiting tho Kings county phalanx tr ON
taking part the temporary organization OF the Con-
venton was tho main blundcr OF the day. Tho field
marshals OF Hugh Mclaughlin, Messrs kinseila, DO
WITT Jacobs and Others would have acted a most
powerful deterrent IN bearing down upon tho enemy.
The drum taps OF Tammany called around tho
standard OF It's chief u host OF ablo
who saw the weak points OF tho en-
cmy. Tho signal went out from the leader
sftbat orr Inzason to close up the ranks. straggcrs
and deserers back. II not difficult at that
discern which side tho banner of victory
wasNoout TO perch. The long psnt up ire OF many
democrats throughout the State, who had been ignored
or the past three years by Governor Tiidcn, found
Voiumc In the alliance. Everybody saw that the
lay was lost TO the Tdcntes, and the timorous
rushed from the tottcring platform into the embrace
u the new political dIspensaton. II certainly turned
sut to be a fair and legitimate contest Neither
corruption treachery DO traced to the de.
hberations of the Convention in any form. IL might
be termed honorable fight. an ignomiuious defeat
and groat victory.
VIEW BATTLE.
At Albany and IN this city, since the adjournment
Of the Convention, it is openly maintained that tho
blow which the nti-rammany vessel received at
Albany is fata and that there no chance whatever
for those people into success ful harbor and
that the moral effect consequently must follow that
many OF the wavcring and timid OF tho opposition
ranks Will Immediately desert to the Wigwam. such
is the complexion sought 10 be given to the Conven.
tion by rammany sympathizers
The precise truth OF the that tho old ticket
VOID have been defeated anyhow. without scarcely
article OF aid from Tammany. Tho on wes,s
amendment, removing the power Of appointing tho
Committee on Credentials from d. B. Hill. the tenn
porary chairman, proved this most concusively Hill
was nominated for temporary chairman by the State
Committee. majority friends the old ticket ran
that machine and they selected man OF their own
Tor The delicate task of presiding tho temporary
Deliberations Had he been permitted By the
Convention to name this important committee
he would certainly have placed men upon its
roll bound to report in favor of admitting
delegations favorable TO Mr. FairchId and his COL
leagues Mr. Vests amendment struck at the vital
issue OF the whole controversy In call for the yeas
and nays 169 were found TO favor THU endment ia
being against it. Taminany Hail. with her sxty-tnree
votes was allowed in deciGng this resolu-
on, SO that large proportion OF the Convention
found to be AGAINST the old ticket policy from the
that was missing, and his enemies made the best
OF s absence.
oi l67 delegates stood firm for Mr. Beach. Tammany's
contingent oil Gfty-eignt, with flying banners rallied
votes Tor Allan G. Beach. Messrs. Cooper, Olnly and
others voted Tor Mr. Bgelow. II required tact or
senerasnp to bring these al.y.esht gentlemen over
p dyed before they took the train for Albany Tues
day morning last. However, the stern determination
anp almost matchless oratory with which James 5.
Thayer and other speakers IRON New York peaded
Their case not alone on the floor OF the Convention,
but IN the rooms and vestibues OF The Delavan did
cnectual service or Messrs. beach. Scnoonnaker aud
the rest oil the successful ticket.
CONVENTION AND METROPOLITAN POLITICS.
To New YORK CITY, oil course more than to any
other part OF the STATE will the cmbors smoke of
this contest DO waited. The fierce personalities
dugeu IN al parlor No. 81 Of tho Dclnvan House. where
the Committee on Credentials assembled will STIR up
tho usual bad blood always 10 be found in local
maj ked senator Morrissey IN his wordy warfare upon
mat OCCASION with Comptroller Kelly. 1--WE will
about that remarked the latter. ihs ''seeig about
~ covers a multitude OF contingencies Mr. Kelly
evidently means 10 put unusual vigor into his canvass
Tor tue next four weeks against Nh; honorable senator
from the Fourth. Tho whole strength OF Tam many
wnl probably be brought forward TO beat man no
intimated that the eador oil Iammany Hall liar
In tho controversy oil Wednesday night. Such deli
cato attentions are sure to make stirring canvass
and Fourth senatorial district promises be moro
lively than any other part Of the metropolis.
Rumor sent out report yesterday that the silver.
tonpueu Richard U'G0rman had been rendered tho
nomination tor Senator against tho redouutablc John
Ii the eloquent IRISH patriot should TO run
then peculiar controversy Will be thrust upon tns
voters OF that district large proportion of the
population belong TO tho Celtic race They will then
have to select between a brilliant scholar, an ublc
lawyer and high-toncd citizen and their present
Senatorial representative will be PRACTICAL demo.
Crauc hard listed common sense against ability,
accomplished manners and the rennements OF early
advantages. Who Will gam the prize OF The Senator
ship time alone can determine some persons, now.
ever, st contend that exPolcc Justice Hogan stands
the best chance oi tho Taunmany nomina.on
ABOUT H2
Since the adjournment Of The Convention the qucs-
lion has been frequently asked, What arc the oppo-
nents oi lammany hall going to do IN view OF tnelr
non-recognltion by Tue democracy OF the state?
These gentlemen themselves now contend that tney
are stronger tnan ever; tbat a sympathy has been
aroused Tor them in New York city among the masses
by tie treatment they have we'd at Albany Ihcy
point to the record Of tho Ial OF 1878, when NJ
home from the Syracuse Convention, where Bigciow
Farchlld had been nominated ana The am
many delegates refused admission, they went imme-
dately TO work and succeeded In elccting Jonn X.
Hackett Recorder over tho Tammany candidate BY
majority o thirty thousand votes. Tue fumnany
ticket tncn went down in ruin defeat Good can
ddates itko Frederick Smythc Peter b. Olncy and
Others were placed iu nomination by rammapy Hail.
the people repudated them simply because they
from that organization Now II IS proposed to mako
exncty similar comonatlon within tie next three
weeks. Mr. Ira Shafer says such ticket will posi-.
lively be placed IN the ncd he is backed up ia this
assertion by ex-Comptrolor Green, Senator Bixby
cx sheriff O'Bricn, Senator Morrl.scy, Emanuel b.
Hart and Others, who led the van In the memorable
contest oi 1873 Tho man question seems 10 be- VIII
II be carried out or arc the republicans disorganz,d
within STATE and city tnst tncy cannot deliver what
they CONTRACT iory At the present writ
ing there may be somo foundation for the
latter inference. Hayes evil service order and