New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-19
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~ VI ~ .t1o vas active and dcmonstrauVc'
ALOOK OVER THE FIELD.
,Drervr DISPOSITION OF THE parties IN THIS CITY
"a To CANDIDATES AND TIE CANVASS.
Tie interest centring in the city election TINS
or &c much more intense than was anticipated III
~ of tbe fact that there is only one state oltlcer
=, Ia elected and that he is not looked upon as OF
,orcb political Importance. Certain complications
~ both the leading parties make the situation very
rccular in fact It is without precedent or PalaHc
Il, local affairs. The very existence OF the present
T,mmany Hall Committee, with John Kelly at It's
head depends upon the success of That party
Il, the Mavoraty contest. Mr.. Kelly must eject
b.. Mayor or lose the Tammany organizations
Am the other issues are of little Importance
,obim in comparison with that The Mayor to be
elected will have the power of appointing Ponce
commissioners Commissioner of Public WORKS,
Excise Tax and other Commissioners, and even
mccessor to Controller Kelly himself These III
yolye most of the patronage OF the CITY NoV'Ih-
uent. and Tammany Hall must have it to exist, and
consequently must elect its Mayor at any cost.
Further, the present Tammany Hall Committee Is
20 fully committed against Mr. Illden's renomiha-
tion in 1850 for the Presidency that 1t must con
troll this patronage to prevent Its being used III the
Tildcn intcrest-if Mr.. lldcn should ever again
ont forward any claim TO political existence
The chief interest of the Republicans undoubt-
cdlv hes in the election Of Asscmblymon
Tammany Hall cares little or nothing about the As
,cmblv: in fact its leaders look upon any effort to
elect Assembymcn as indirect aid to Nh Ilden since
10 carry the Legislature would he TO make some
friend of Tildcn and Robinson United States Sena-
Tor in place of Mr.. ConklinG The Republicans have
further complication To consider III the fact that
the defeat of Mr.. Kelly III the Mayoralty contest
vitality strengthens Mr.. Tldeu-if that corpse should
hv any accident be rcsu>ctatcd. Many Republicans
INSERT their belief in the possibility Of electing
pistrict-Attorncy and a City Judge, but this they
conccde could be done only by combination with
the Anti-Tammany factions and such a comblna-
tion would perhaps involve the election either of
Edward Cooper, or of some pronounced friend OF
Mr. Tlden, as Mayor. There is probability OF
Republican like Benjamin X. Phelps being elected
City Judge as against any weak candidate whom
Tammauv Hall may nominate, if a - straight Re
publican ticket Is run.
The purpose of the Tammany managers as to can
ddates cannot vet be stated, though the discipline
Of that organization is so perfect that the business
Of its conventions is settled long before the conven-
tious meet, and the plans are generally known in
advance. But Mr.. Kelly himself did not know yes
,cr,lay what the Tammany County Convention,
which meets again to-day, is likely to do; which
is very much like saying that Mr.. Kelly had not
made up his mind as TO whom lie would nominate
The general belief is that Augustus Schell Will be
tbe nominee for Mayor, though Mr.. Ely has sud
denly developed unexpected strength mainly
because there is a possibility Of his be-
ing the Antl-Tammany candidate. At any
rate, the race at present narrowed
10 these two. Tammany's candidate for
City Judge will be Cunning s. Bedford, who
formerly held that position. The nomination of
Dlstrict-Attorney by Tammany is still disputed by
John ID. Townsend, Frederick Smyth and Richard
O'Gorman. Mr.. Smyth was beaten three years ago
for Recorder largely because he was understood by
many of the rank and file Of Tammany to be an
Oraugeman. Mr.. OGorman's course when Corpora
ton Counsel in instituting suits against Tweed
which were practically in Tweeds interest as OBJ
ttrlctlve TO the suits begun by Charles OCon0T IN
be name of the State and his resignation few
DAYS before his time was TO expire, thus enabling
Mayor Hall to name his successor and deprive
tie incoming Mayor Of that power, are still
remembered against him. His prominence,
also in the now ridiculous movement to erect
.tatue to Tweed-for which he subscribed 81 900
Injuries him with Mr. Kelly. Against Mr. Town
send il will be urged that he was the counsel Of
Tweed but as he took Tweeds on the clear
understanding with his client and with Cl0rles
OConor. then Tweed's prosecutor, that Tweed was
to make restitution and confession this charge Will
not it is believed seriously affect him with think
a. a candidate, refuses to run for any office pending
the settlement Of the Vanderbilt will case.
The selection Of Republican candidates depends.
Of course upon the question whether or not the Re-
publicans nominate straight ticket or combine
with the Aut-Tammany organizations. Tins is the
ONLY question yet much discussed by them. Tho
chances are of a combination If the Anti am
many factions can themselves be combined. a. j.
UticDhOcfer Is a candidate for Dstrct-AttOrncy on
A combination ticket but will not run on straight
Republican ticket. He claims TO control sixteen of
the twenty. one Assembly delegations to the convcn-
ton and is making a vigorous fight for the nomna-
ton and combination. He is strong with the Ger
mans. and his recent victory in court in the Excise
cases gives him popularity with the liquor and beer
interests b. X. Phelps is naturally anxious for TO-
nomination, but his friends believe he would be bet
ter and more easily placed as City Judge.
Conference committees appointed by the Repub-
lean party and the four Anti-Tammany OrganIza-
tons TO learn if a combination cannot be made
AGAINST Tammany Hall met at Lincoln Hall on
Thursday At the request OF the Republicans
tie Democrats named their candidates for
Mayor. They were Edward Cooper and Shop
pard f. Knapp. The committees will again meet to-
day At this conference, it is stated. the Rcpubli-
cans are likely to name their candidates for
City Judge and District Attorney; and the names
OF candidates for Coroner and Aldermen-at-Large
may also be mentioned.
W. H. Stiner is likely to DO the Republican candi-
date in the With District against Mr.. EickhOf.
The former, III his for Coroner, ran $500
ahead Of his ticket IN 1876. and Mr.. EIckhoh has
not gained any popularity by his course in Con-
gTesS
The IXth and XIth Congressional Districts viii
be holly disputed this year. John Hardy
will ,.itI