The New York herald., 1878-10-06
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
Leaders and WirepullerS Working to
Defeat a Combination.
THE MAYORAlTY MUDDLE
Contesting Candidates tor National, State
and Local Offices.
TILDEN'S "STLL HUNT"
THE MAYORALTY MIDDLE.
T1LDEN's STILL HUNT"

Two weeks more and the tickets OF all parties In this
city for Mayor, congressman. City judge Dstrcs A..
torney. senator, Aldermen, Coroner and Assembly
men will probably be IN the held Then the public
can have an opportunity OF studying the merits OF the
various candidates while partisan orators and polti
ctabs will have ample opportunities TO criticise de-
nouncs and speculate to their hearts content Pres
ent appearances plainly indicate . sharp s.rug-
gle on the 5th OF November next mat
Ter what may be the result OF pending negotiations
between machine republicans and ant-Tam-
many democrats for the purpose Of combining
on canddatc The temper of the public mind is evil
IDENTIFY in very decided cnange In the usual
material which goes TO make up our public ofhclas.
Political hacks must march TO the rear. The hungry
camp followers ever In search OF the fat crumbs fall
ing from official tables, demoralized and panic
stricKen. Their banners oil demagogism and SELL
gloricaton droop and decay. Should the Fourteenth
street political fabric erumble next November before
the combined attack Of Its enemies tho disaster
manly be attributed 10 aroused public sentiment
camoring for change divided front on the part OF
republicans. ant-rammanyites and greenbackers, OF
course would prevent this disaster TO the Od Guard
ofTammany.
Ca the coNTESDING ARM1R
The political forces to-day IN the field and marching
gayly under command OF competent political leaders
are a. follows :-Tammany Hall, compact and un.
daunted under the special leadership OF Lieutenant
General John Kelly, the Won Moilks Of many . hard
fought field; the Democratic Association OF the City
Of New YORK, led by Field Marshal d. ard Cooper,
aided by Brevet Major Generals John Fox. Michael
Norton Andrew II. Green, Allan Campbell, Hubert u.
Thompson, Nelson J. Waterbury and Asss mbly man
James DAILY The commander Of this battalion keeps
his eye continually on the Mayoralty chair. Next
comes the s.City Democracy" advancing by Isrced
marches into the lhickest Of tho fight, ready to do
battle ssn any good alL' At tho head OF this
pontingent courageously rides General Ftz James
o'Bren A fully caparsonsd stat, consisting Of ex-
Congressman Haskin, exJudgs Acksrt, Robert b.
Mooney, sx.Coroner Fiynn and others, surround
the gallant young "lree lance" OF the Twenty -nrss
ward as he nightly passes along his lines. The third
Nnti.T Tammany pnalanx B marshalled BY General
Francis NJ. BixDy, ex-senator; Colonel Emanuel B.
Hart, ex-survsyor; Lieutenant Colonel Ira shaier and
Major John n. CoushliD, clerk In the Court Of Gen.
srai Sessions Following In the wake oi these three
armies and ready march the right lett a. the
chances OF war may Determine, come the RresnbAck-
labor pattalions split into compan les,
yet without star or compass TO direct them on the
march,
Commanders Chester A. Arthur, Aonzo B Cornell,
Dc Wits q. Wheeler, Benjamin X. phelps, A. J. Dit.
,snnoeer Thomas ATfpay n Jacob hes, M :! ana aoou. @
parensly IN ambush, wating 10 see tne exact policy
and line OF attack Of ns enemies What will best
subservs interests oil Mr. COnkng ih his nght Tor
lne United States senatorship seems 10 be the main
groundwork upon whlch The Republican line OF attack
10 based.
STRAIGHT OR A CROOKED TICKET.
An absorbing question among the politicians as the
present time as 70 whether or not straight ticket
The answer 10 . simple one II senator Conkling's
friends can make a better bargain with Tammany
Hall ior themselves and their cnief than they
with The outside elements, then, undoubtedly, u
straight ticket will be placed the feld everybody
now comedies that sucn . movement would mean aid
anu comfort 10 Iammany and rsnder the election Of
her can didates almost certain. But can such deal
be carried ouli ana would II not be much better Tor
the repu Dlcan party to strike hands vita the anti
rammapy fofces2 large number VI the republican
rank and no IN this cry prelsf 70 JOIN hand: win
cerlsin places butterfly oppose the ides AS TO the re-
sultsof perfect combustion against Tsmmany Hall
In coming election ob0dy seems 10 DOUBT But she
difficulties IN the way OF making such combination
are manifold.
was nominated slragn; republican ticket, for the
sole purpose, many claim, OF eiectng William b. lex
lows io~s':Nw,lnam Il. v icEhsn TO- Oh; Stem Il. Wales,
90 $685. Oswald Otendorier, 24226. Total votes cast
l3l, 250. Ar. Wales was aiterward appointed Dock
Uorn missoner ny Mayor WIoknAfn.
In tns race Mr.. Wickham's majority over both
Wales and Ouendorfer was S,S92 II is claimed tha
the running OF Wales appeared 10 be sucn a patent
bargain that least TO- 900 republicans refused TO
vote ut all ana about 10 600 more snti-Tammany
dsmoora.s cast the,r ballots tor wlckham, be
on tho Winning side. Taking this view oil the con-
roversy the vote upon combination candidate nom
mated 10 suit all Interests might 10 1874 nave stood
lbout as lolows:-CofnblnaiO candidate Tor Mayor
regular republicans. 5000; autLTammany, demo-
Gratis, a. 0OO-S0, ,0Oo; wicKham (rammaDy), 60,00u.
Total vote. 10000 Majority ior combination ncke@
10000
These figures may DO applied 10 the coming con-
in the political sentiments OF tho republican party IN
This city at the present time The republican Masses
surged, have awakened to tue fact mat deai OF
this description PROBABLY means an unholy alliance
the uays Of Tweed, Tor the purpose of Keeping
all the New Offices IN the hsnas si lew favored
Inuv viduAls. Looking Mt the controversy from sucn
standpoint they are naturally opposed 70 II. But
the question mere obirudcs rhel, Would the city DO
any better OF i governed BY the elements which now
Ieek Tor coulrolf
WHAT CAN TAMMASY GIVE?
Following Immediately on the heels OF me rumor
that Tsmmany has realy entered into such bargain
with the maobine republican leaders OF this CITY,
comes the important conundrum, WHAT 10 Tsmmany
The cohundrum rather difhcult Of solution.
II explained, however by prominent
ply a continuance OF the deal entered into
al Albany between Tammany and the Conkling men
10 secure the acquit,ai OF Insurance. snpernendsnt
smytn. The three Iammany Senators-Hogsn, Wag-
staff and Ecclesne-nus Dar,ered ther votes 10 carry
out . peculiar agreement Now rnmmany promises
TO help Conkiing IN several OF the Assembly dssrots
alone IN this city, but In several parts OF the
Sats--so that the gentleman may be able TO go back
to the United States Senate and retain IN ofcs Police
Comm ,ssionsrs Ernarat and Wneeisr. Those gcntis-
men, is alleged say that they depend implicitly
upon ihe wora Of Mr. John Kelly. rhey quite
Assembly districts In the CITY, the Conkiing republi-
caus are sure oil The Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh and
Thirteenth. II is rumorcd that ammany Will help
them % 40 carry the Sixteenth, Ssventeensh,
Twentieth and Twsnty-nrst also, well as the Sena-
torship the Seventh district made vacant by the
death OF John Morrissey.n
ANrlrAxMASY's couSrHR PLAN
The above are tue advanced by one intelli-
gent politician Tor the rumored TammAny republican
ueaL In tho matter OF tue Assembly contests IN The
ony u - iur,her stated that Tam many proposes TO
pu up weak candidates ia several oil the districts,
aud TO pay Tor the running OF 4reenoaok decoy dem
oofatc others BY the aid Of her machine,
coupled with that OF the republicans ihc matter OF
inspsclors and poll clerks she also poses 70 per-
nit the Conkng candidates 10 clip ~. Bus the anti
Tanmany leaders arc on tho warpath TO prevent, u
possible, the ousummaiion Of such bargain. fney
ailsgs that where weak TammaUy candidates are thus
placed In the held ney viii indorse those canoua.es
ana do all IN their power 10 elect them, mus de-
isatiog the CoDKling nominees.
such rumored tactics nave evidently given a halt
to repabliean.Tammany intrigues, AID, n the COM
pact has not already oeen signed danger turks IN us
path. senator Conklings ircnds Is stated IN some
quarters begin 10 see that they can PROBABLY 10 pet