The New York herald., 1878-10-13
A Vigorous Battle To Be Fought by
the COntending Factions.
TAMMANY AND ANTI-TAMMANY,
Each Confident that His Will Be
the Winning Force.
The Vital Question as to Stra ght or
Combination Ticket.

The coming week Will bring a elimination happy
or unhappy the hopes aspirations oflhousanos
OF our local politicians and their camp followers
County conventions all he leading parties 10 be
held, aud the great question will PROBABLY be solved
to whether not straight republican ticket is to
be run. Tammany will doubtless on the 18th INST,
nominate her candidates Tor Mayor District Attorney,
City Judge and Adermen-atLarge Or should the out
LOOK remain thoroughly uncertain in republican
quarters II Is to-day, their Convention may adjourn
Tor a short time. The outside organizations-city
democracy, New YORK county democracy and Irving
Han democracy-and the republicans Will appoint
conference comMlttees.
DIVIDED
One great TACT apparent thus far In the present
struggle. The armies IN opposition to Tammany Hall
still divided and, The mpaign progresses, the
chances OF prolonged division seem TO increase.
Where there many leaders striving to keep at
the willing to march to the rear is
easy TO perceive the great difficulties that exist In the
way OF harmony. Each leader wants recognition
patronage Tor himself and friends. They will
ing 10 JOIN the forces in the common cause against
Tammany Hall, but they want TO know how the
spons will be divided the battle Ia and the
smoke of conflict has disappeared from tho field.
The banners flying, drums beating, arms
glistening. swords drawn in every company and
destroying the Tammany stronghold. The battalions
led by Generals O'Brsn, Haskin, Brigadier
General Cooper and other commanders. Their
guns already primed to fire upon the Wigwam
foes but, II divided councils prevail, their aim must
prove uncertain and the solid hosts OF Tammany led
to the front by their courageous commander, Field
Marshal Kelly march to certain victory over the
dead bodies OF the enemy But the sanguine among
the outsiders claim that this condition OF affairs will
compact opposition 10 Tammany will by that time be
the field.
MAYoRALTY.
OF course, The main point Of interest next to the
issue as TO q com mbinaton or no combination centres
around the Mayoralty nominee. With an opposition
Mayer and Board OF Aldermen In 1879, Tammany
Hail. as at present constituted might as well shut
her doors and place upon The outside, 'Clossd tor
repairs" IL will os In the power Of the Mayor
acting in concert with The Governor and Board OF
Aldermen to turn out all heads of departments fill
their places with anti-Tummanyites anu ia this way
completely revolutIonl wnele city government
This is the reason why Tammany must strain all her
Efforts 10 succeed IN the coming Canvass mus II
is that the organization Is careful wary in the
selection oil Mayoraity candidate. VINO Is the man?
Ihs question up 10 last evening remained an open
Augustus scheli is the UNANIMOUS choice Of the
whole organization.n This Is the sentiment ex-
pressed by every single member OF the cabinet
which surrounds AIR. Kelly.
.sConcver has bsen abandoned, and has no chance
has been made up OF pretcpsion ana gas,' said u
prominent Tanmanyite, yesterday. Others argue
more iavorably as 10 Mr. Conover's chances.
''Shepbsrd Knapp Will be the man, said another.
.he look lunch yesterday with Comptroller Kelly at
she Astor House %
show about Foey's i've candidates 2" asked the
HEkALD representative
"Oh, Foiey has laid them out fat, with the excep-
tion Augustus Scheil and WllIiam K Grace. II Is
animated Mr.. Grace may be taken the last
moment The Foley movement has been made
rdlcu the puiations OF that iussy
dividuai that i has completely hzzed outn
'.Can II be possible that the present Mayor viii
again of the prizeY
snow, tnaI Is not impossible by any means. Mr..
mean leaders since is7s The terms OF the alleged
Tammany-repuDhcan bargain OF that year have been
appoint Alderman Purroy, u democrat, TO tho
place Of Police Commissioner Erhardt. q re-
publican. He has, TOO, declined TO name demo-
cratic successor Commissioner Wheeler. Then,
he important places 10 hil-Excisc and Tax
Commissionersnps fney mig De rendered imme-
dately republicans part OF the bargain TO duco
the running OF straight ticket Smitn Ely, Jr., hGv
Ing kept absolute faiih with the republican leaders
Elrng the past Two years 1 should they would
prefer doing business with MIN ia the future. Tne
gentleman still holds winning hand If he manages 1t
HAS Colonel =. A. conkIlng's name been
tiobsdf"
.'Yes, both sides. Some objection, however, has
been made the ground OF the gentleman's connec-
with the Eshty-ioursn regiment IN the 18th Of
The opinions Of the politicians, 1t will be seen,
very varied the Mayoralty question. What DAY
may bring iorth nobody can prophecy with any de-
TAMxAxY's
The splendid vic.ory OF Mr. John Kelly In the 81 ate
Committee oogcd upon IN two ways ny politicians.
Ismmany people concede and, II Is claimed, very
iuslly tha. mat victory has brougDl al least
teG thousand votes 10 their side Inat oil
waveriug element In New YORK politics Is certain 10
march uudsr the banner OF the victor any
portant nght Immediately preceding AN election. 1t
thoroughly Understood that Comptroller
Kelly ana Mr Allan G. Beach, acting III
cert, coutroi the polincs OF thi. city aud
state. Ine fiden element, II 10 argued, has been
sxatnuea eipher despatches ana a compact alliance
a. nfDu tez zf.4y. .nv 60 IL he
Kelly s then. looked upon as tue foremost sader oil
the democratic party 10 the State Of New YORK. Now
vial question, put forsard wtnin the past
few days ~ NUMBER Of republican politicians, Can
the republican party Ia tnis city anord 70 form
secret alliance with Iammany Han IN running n
straight ticket view OF the immense power a
victory next moatn would place IN the hands Of Mr..
heily2"
Another important question here obtrudos ITSELF
"Iiiden oeing appareuty deao IS It not sale TO COM
SO as 10 capture tue District Attorneys Office, Board
OF Aldermen coronersnip, number OF commission.
Lookirg At the state Committees victory IN TINS
light more danger tnan real ensues Tam-
working with intense earnestness DAY aud nlght TO
accomplish their purposes Of solid combination
srgAGHr' oR ..cosBrSAriosYn
The Fiith Avenue Hotel, ~nsre REPUBLICAN leaders
nightly congregne, ~ the great centre Tor ascertain
Ing sentiments 70 toe important issues as TO
wuether or no struight ucket will be tho
Albany olItlcan Thoroughly conversant wth wnat IL
gong behind the scenes relative IT, New York city
mhttetfs sumo pohh On this suDDect were
eiicited ycsterddy
''w nat your judgment, will be the course OF the
republican party ~ tie asked.
IL am satisfied that combination viii be compelled
1t IN the ar and hardly believe that any boay
will be ioohardy enough 70 propose runoing sagnt
ticket"
'othcr republican leaders talk differently ss to the
result OF present complications Why are you 50
postive"
'.Simply because II is known TO every body that a
straight ucket Is decoy ticket Nothing helps so
much to destroy conspiracy as 70 throw iight upon
H. WITHIN tue past week the intrigue has been
masked, so that 1876 cannot he repeated" "
"whnt 40 you mean by l5I6Y"
ain that year dust thrown IN the eyes OF
and ne they were iooed into tbe 1elisi that WIS
In the Interest vi the party and Ot Governor Morgan
to run straight ticket win the gittering name Of
Jonn A. Dix at Its mead II the bargain had been re-
veaiea the plot would have mIscsrried even then I;
but trusting thoir leaders aud be iovng the schemo