New-York tribune., 1878-10-24
THE COUNTY TICKETS.


The rival candidates of Tammany Hall and
the united opposition of Republicans and
Democrats are now all named, and their
claims for prcferment will be placed before
the public during the brief fortnight until
election day.
It will be urged against the Tammany Hall
ticket that it represents the organization
only. It appeals to nothing and nobody outside
of that party. The Germans the taxpayers nor
the merchants can be said to be represented on
it. Mr. Schell is a business man of large ability
and irreproachable standing, and there can be
no doubt that he is in every way adequate to
the executive duties of the MayOralty. lie has,
however, of late years been so completely
identified in the public mind with Tammany
Hail. that his nomination can hardly be
regarded as appealing to the merchant class,
though a labored effort was made to give 1t
that aspect lie represents Tammany Hall
onlv, and more prominently than any other
name on the ticket, because it is gener-
ally believed that he Is committed to the
false policy of partisan commissions, particu-
laIly partisan Police Commission. Mr.. Cooper,
the ofhernominee ought to be stronger than Mr..
Schell with merchants. He may make himself
stronger still by taking positive position
upon this question of non-partisan Police
Board aud we hope yet to find him Outspoken
upon this question
Mr.. Smyth and Mr.. Phelps, the rival candi-
dates for DistrctAttOrney, are very unequal
men. 1t is questionable if Mr.. Smyth can
pol the vote of his own organization, and
he will get nothing outside of it. In former
contest with the same opponent he ran
far behind his ticket. MIR. Phelps has
ALWAYS ran ahead Of his ticket and it is safe
TO assume that he will lead it this time by
many thousands. 1t is matter of cODgratu-
lation 10 the general public that either gentle
man will make a good official, though unques-
tionably Mr.. Phelps is preferable, not merely
because of his politics, but on account of his
superior ability and long experience in the
Office
The nominations for City Judge are neither
of them as strong as the people had right
TO expect in view of the importance of the
Office and the length of the term for which the
CITY Judge Is elected. Judge Bedford may
be personally popular, but the learning and
legal training necessary to the proper admin
stration of the Office have not yet been con-
spicuously exhibited. The attainments in this
regard of Mr.. CowiDg are also unknown to the
majority of voters, for lack of public demon
stration in courts or in the Board of Alder
men, where Mr.. COwing has served.
Mr.. Ellinger, the opposition candidate for
Coroner, has made good officer and ought
10 he again returned. The Anti-Tammany and
Republican nominees for Aldermen-at-Large
seem also superior to those put forward by
Tammany Hall.
The relations of the Republican party to the
Mayoralty contest are somewhat anomalous.
MIR. Schell represents cOnspcuously the
ontlTilden wing of his party. Mr..
Cooper is popularly supposed to repre-
sent rs conspicuously the Tilden wing. Few
Republicans would be willing, at present, TO
do anything calculated to strengthen that
wing for a possible contest in 1850. The
truth, however, is, that both wings of the
Democracy are eager to drop Mr.. 11lden
at the earliest possible moment and there
can be little doubt that Mr.. Cooper shares
the personal feeling of dissatisfaction and dis
trnst which his brother-in-law, Mr.. Hewitt,
has 80 freely expressed. The apparent attitude
of Mr.. Cooper, however, as the representative of
the Tilden party, which John Kelly has been
fighting, will not help him. Mr.. Kelly's necessi-
ties, too, will make the fight desperate one. He
must elect the Mayor and Aldermen, or
lose his control. He can afford the loss
of a District Attorney. or a City Judge, or a
Coroner or any number of Assemblymen, but
the Mayor he must have. The knowing ones,
therefore, predict no end OF trading, and,
possibly, a general slaughter of the minor
Tammany candidates.