The New York herald., 1878-10-07
THE LOCAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

REPUBLICANS AND TAMMANY1TEs ON
STRAIGHT TIcKET-TaE MAYoRALTY CAN
vAss-sPEcULATIoNs AS TO THE DEMO-
CRATIC STATE coMMITTEE-pRoposED THIRD
TICKET.
The politicians who congregated around the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night were apparently very much
divided IN opinion as 10 what would be the result Of
pending negotiations as TO a straight republican
combination ticket on the Mayoraty and other Offices
The headquarters OF tho State Republican Committee
are located there, which attracts crowd OF local
statesmen to the Darroom ana corridors every
ing. The asscmbage OF bankers aud merchants on
Saturday night, whore dve names selected out or
which to recommend o candidate for Mayor, was
looked upon as an important movement. The abse nee
Of Mr. Samuel Conovers in this choice list Of
occasioned considerable rercark, and It looked
upon by some ominous connection with that gen.
tleman's chances for the Tammany nomination. In
discussing this list the PROBABLY successful candi-
dates were narrowed down to two-W iliam r. Grace
and John W hoeleE rhe reasons gwen for dropping
the Others were as folows:-Samuel u. Babcock
rather inclined to the Tilden interest; Charles
NJ Fry, II was understood. had yesterday
positively declined 10 be q candidate, ana
Augustus Schell was deemed ineligible candidate
at this particular time. II also urged by others
that John Wnecicr was perfectly content with his
posluon u5 freSlucnt OF tho TAX COMMISSION. Inis
would leave the field fairly open Tor William r. Grace.
Tammanyite last evening, however, expressed con-
fdence That Samuel Conovcr would prove the lucky
or uplucky man, the may be, Should COM
pact combination OF anti-Tammanyiles anu repubii-
be formed many OF tho knowing ones conccde
the success OF their ticket.
A good deal OF interest is ielt at the republi-
headquarters tho Senatorial race IN the Sow
en,h district. In consideration OF the fact that
Collector sTom" Murphy Is candidate. Mr.. William
II. Sec0r Is mentioned ior tho Tammany nomination
and sx-Asssmby man Thomas Cos,igsn by the outside
elements. II was rumored last nignt part tho
Tammany straight repubican deal was meant to IN
sure Mr.. MurDhys election TO the Senate place
John Morrlsscy, and thus OBTAIN strong Conk
Robert H. StrAhan, u is said Also expects TO
his election TO the Assembly from the ds-
Irtct Dy similar com bnati0n.
THE DkMocRArIc STATE COMMITTEES
several 81 the Iammany men were Ju0ilant last
night at the brisht prospect as tney have Of
curing decided majority OF the State Committee ut
to-morrow's gathering. The committee will meet ut
the AsI0r House AT Twelve O'Clock. Il gwen out
that Faulkencr, OF Livingston; Sutphn, o. Queens;
Ferguson, OF ST. Lawrence; Barnard, OF Oneiua, ana
two other committeeman considered doubtful
by tho anti-TLdenites. were considered perfectly
sale Tor Iner side.
..Tne moral effect Of this victory of Mr. Kelly's in
tho state Comm,tlec remark ao xdnerant OF thai
genilemans at the Fifth avenue hotel last evening,
will be worth TO- 700 voles 10 the Iammuny ticket.
The COMMITTEES VIII ui once open It's headquarters
and secretaries, assist materially IN the Tammany
canvass. The silent support OF Ex-Governor Sey mour
aud Senator Herman, VINO undoubtedly opposed TO
MIR. rdens iutue political advancement, VIII also be
thrown IN the scales Tor our SIDE"
The Tilden men, even u defeated to-morrow's
struggle view tho controversy exactly IN tnat
light They contend that sucn u suit will have
effect Whatever upon The local canvass; that limo
has yet arrived for Tdens great trump card, and
that The silent man OF Gramcrcy Park will yet
snatch victory from apparent defeat, backed he
by The Executive OF the Stale. Inc STATE Prison
canal influence, and the powerful lever OF sympathy
created IN tho public mind Tor Presidential candi-
date believed by thousands 20 have been larry
elected "Let Tammany have the State machine Tor
the time, - they say. "A lew weeks previous to the
Convention OF 1879 we viii see wherc II stands'
RUMoRkD coUxTEk MOVEMENT BY THE CITY DEMoc-
kACY.
" also rumored last nght that the city dcmoc-
rscy proposed to call party convention and noni-
nate Frederick A. Conkllng tor Mayor the Cooper
party being opposed 70 giving that organization y
proper recognition in the CANVASS In this event
there might three prominsnl tickets IN the aed-
Tammany combination ana city democrats u nited
win Two wings VI the green backcrs Such race, It
alleged, wOud, ,reEuIt In the success oi tho Tam
many ticket