The New York herald., 1878-10-29
THE POLITICAL FEVER.
Another Days March in the
Local Campaign.
TAMMANY'S OPPORTUNITY.
Signs Of Disaffection in the
Republican Ranks.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.
A Lively Mass Meeting Addressed by
Democratic Leaders
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS.

Tho headquarters OF the various factions at Tam
many Hail. Irving Hall, Fifth Avenue Hotel, st.
Nicholas Hotel and Westminster Hotel were nlIsd
yesterday with politicians wne canvassed she pros.
pee,s OF next weeks election with considerable
warmth.
"What will be the vote poliedP" asked OF an
sxperienoed politician the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Il think about lao, 000."
The calculations of all tine politicians seem TO be
based upon these figures. Both sides, with book and
pencil IN hand, calculate TO nicety the exact
each of Their Mayoralty candidates will
celve The HxRALD editorials OF yesterday indicated
the precise feelings of the politicians this respect
They all sanguine the coming results
sCooper will be elected by 20 600 majority" said
..5chel will undoubtedly be elected by %, 900 ma
lorty, - remarked another.
..wll The combination be kept intact ." asked an
Anti-Tammany man OF republican.
DIVIDED FALL.
at is exceedingly doubtful" was the response
ssMany people will strike hands with dome
for The purpose OF assisting the chances OF
Samuel ]. Tiiden for the next Presidential nomina-
ton. We have already evidences Of break in the
republican ranks"
WHEREOF
'.Have you read the speech OF Ell udgs Often
hoeier at the late County Convention2 He there
made a manly protest against tho one. man power In
The republican machine OF this city. Considerable
dissatisfaction exists among the rank and file
Of the party consequence the shelving OF Ditten-
hosier That gentleman had majority OF the Confer
ence Committee aud also OF the Convention, but :
couple Of leaders stepped and insisted upon the
nomination OF Phelps. That has created q great
deal oil dissatisfaction. There seems TO be head In
republicans"
Contrary arguments, OF course, continue to be put
forth by the ombinationsts. rney taIk more
hdenuy to the result. The robbery Of the Man
haitian wings Institution yesterday grasped al
Of the Tammany candidates connected with that
bank They achieved, however, very indifferent re-
BETTING ON TUE RESULT.
Ex-senator Jonn Fox Is the first prominent states
man VINO mas entered the M neld w betting capacity.
keeping up his courage Is not quite apparent but
here Is lss proposition pro- made through some o. MS
$1,000 to $3.50 that Edward Cooper will be
tne next Mayor OF New York This news was
good deal Of satisiacton. The Tammany men, how
ever evidently wiling to back up the faith that
is In them by Offering odds on their favore '.Schel"
The most perfect confidence be found on the
Tammany sidc aud THIS feeling evidenfy permsates
wsakest primary leader. rue "ghosl" stories crcu.
lated by tns opponents of the ola Wgwam do net
seem to frighten the Tammanyites In the least
They act and talk like who iesl that they
have hard canvass before them, but see assured
victory a. the ballot box
delegation oil liquor men, headed by Colonel
Spirit Traders ssciesy; Mr Riepsrd Fisnnsgsu. Of
the Arm OF Flanagan Wallace, brewers, and ML
% lion o. the United States. called upon Mr. Edward
Cooper yesterday afternoon, az the Westminster
Hotel, to ascertain thas gsntioman's views on the
MI. Cooper said that he was in favor OF regua-
lion OF trade in spirituous and malt liquors bat
utterly oppose TO The system and spas
modlc attempts At enforcing IL had been made last
rear. Tue present law unjust applied 10 the
ptfva Ma Yurk tharo ~ uO N
order TO conduct business recognized as legitimate
citizen should have 10 make the pretence Of being
engaged IN another business. Al the same lime no
convinced that regulation of the liquor traffic,
especially in large cities, was needed as precauton
REpUBLlcAN DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CON-
pINATIoN TIcKEr-THE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT AND JUDGE MoRGAs-oPPosITIoN
TO BERNARD BIGLIS.
A careful survey of the local republican field made
by HRRALD reporter yesterday showed that the
bitter speech addressed TO the chairman Of Re-
publican County Convontio by ex-Judge Ditisn-
aoeier osy partially revealed tho heartburn
ngs among the rank and 1io
which tho party's representatives had
been selected for tho combination ticket .Being
non-oniceholder he could speak his mind frseiy,n
said prominent Hayes republican, .'and you must
have noticed that when he directly pointed At tho
ehairman Of the convention and IN many words
accused him OF treachery how twothirds OF the
vention applauded him but after all, he was far from
having the majority Of the Conference Committee on
his side. II you want 10 ascertain tn feeling OF
the republicans, 60 into the seventh Assembly dis-
trict, ana you Will soon ind out what 10 Judge
Morgan Is oillcehoder and does not say anything,
but mis- friends are up In arms against the almost
unknown candidate that has been placed on the COM
bnat,on cket and you Will not have 70 30 far TO
how they feel up thcre.n
The reporter took his informanrs advice and con-
seventh Assembly distrcf. IL is the home OF more
working repu tnan reside In any other district
OF tho city. Tne Lincoln Club. with Its 700 members,
has its headquarters there. Any number oil grand
sincts, ana tho Custom House al ali times re-
lies upon the glorious seventh" Tor its faithful Ad
81 the district 20 aus other. and u due manly
ihe Judges personal efforts that Anson McCosk re-
scivsu, two years ago. the heavy vote there which
tnabicu MIN 10 beat EiiJah Ward tor Congress.
LINCOLN cLrB SENTIMENT
Mr.. John ID. Lawson, sx-MemDsr Of Congress, had
be safd TO the roporter-"Dnicnhoener no doubt was
honest In All he said i know nm TO be so, aud ne
has large number Of friends. He is . strong man.
But, then, after all, u 10 only personal matter"
Dr. Hayes, candidate tor ths Assembly, insisted
upon impressng tho reporter with the portancs OF
making the Ero Cana rco waterway but the latter
preferred TO know his views about The feeling Of re-
boc,or, with Arctic irigtdity peculiar to his
temper, said finally that IL was great not TO
member Of the Lincoln Club.
ngbto was tue reply.
Eyes; nothing Ike Morgan would have done. Every
democrat aud republican would have voted tor
him." said another member 'I don't want
my name mentioned, but i assure
you that naf OF tho Lincoln CLUB,
and am an old member, are dsgusted with the nom.
ination Phelps may prousby get elected, but as 10
Cowng there ~ enthusiasm Tor him whatever. He
may 10 able man, but the place on tho ticket be-
Ionged 10 Morgnn.n
Henry Knapp, another prominent republican. ex-
pressed profound disgust with Tue tckss headed by
Edward Cooper.
sThcy knew what they were about" calculated
abothor member OF the club. "Both Patterson and
Arthur looking TOR Commssionersnips at the
hands OF Mayor Cooper should he cvcr reach that
position. fhc moment there is n chance to put re-
piOican In ONCE 10 Que Of the partisan Doarus
thcsc gentlemen will nrst come into considerat ION
That all they working TOT. Ihey
thought Phelps 10 be n stronger man than Ditten
hoeivr and Cowing stronger than Morgan. They
VIII nnd out their nlstaKe by anu by. Just look nj
ahnala