The New York herald., 1878-10-30
Congregational canaid. .tes.

Congregational Candidates.
The political organizations in New York
do not, as rule, exercise as much judg-
ment and good sense in their selection Of
nominees for Congress as the Importance OF
the duty demands. The metropolis has .
greater interest than any other locality in
the United States in the character of our
national legislation, and the entire city
representation at Washington ought to be
composed of men thoroughly conversant
with questions Of commerce and finance
and fitted by their social standing and
mental qualifications to command influence
at the national capital. No Congressional
district in New York ought to be surren-
dered to mere politicians. for political
issues sink into insignifcance when COM
pared with the many important subjects Of
legislation directly affecting the business
and prosperity of the commercial metropo-
lis. As the nominations are now nearly
all complete the people can sector whom
they are called upon to vote.
In the Fifth Congressional district which
is the first in the city, the contest lies be-
tween Nicholas Muller, the present Repre-
sentative, and Thomas F. Bourke, who has
the anti Tammany and republican indorse-
ments. In the sixth district the democratic
nomination has been again given to Mr.. S.
S. Cox, and his opponent on the anti-Tam-
many and republican side is Mr.. M. 8.
De Vries. In the Seventh district the con-
test lies between Anthony Eickhoff, the
present Tammany Congressman, and MI.
Thomas j. Creamer, who, although nomi-
mated by the greenbaok party, is likely to
be supported by the anti-Tammany people.
The republicans may, however, put can
didate Of their own in the field. u
There will be an interesting struggle in
the Eighth district between Mr. Lawrence
r. Jerome, the democratic nominee, and
Anson G. McCook, the republican candi-
date and present Congressman. Mr..
Jerome has been for many years an active
business man in the city, and is familiar
with oil questions affecting the commercial
and financial interests of the metropolis
He would WELD an influence at Washington
that would be useful to the city, and as he
is vigorous and untiring worker he is very
likely to carry the district. In the
Ninth district the democrats adhere
to Fernando Wood, whose experience
makes him . valuable Representa-
tive, while the opposition elements
are divided between John Hardy, anti
Tammany, who is popular in the district,
and Wilson Berriman, republican. The
fight in the Tenth district will be spirited
one. and will recall the great Senatorial
battle of last year between the late John
Morrissey and Tammany HALL The dis
trict is the home Of John Kelly, of Chester
A. Arthur, Of Augustus Schell and of James
O'Brien, SO that the giants Of the political
castles come in contact on that hotly con-
tested field. This year James O'Brien puts
on the armor for the opposition cause, while
Orlando B. Potter leads the regular forces.
The district is a singular one, embracing the
cream Of brown stone fronts and the most
crowded of tenement houses, SO that there is
ample room in it for the exercise Of political
strategy and tho prosecution of political
labor In the Eleventh district the entire
opposition to Tammany and to the present
Congressman fortunately centres on Mr..
Levi p. Morton, who is in every respect
desirable candidate. 1t would be we'll for
the city if the Congressional nominees were
more generally taken from the class Of
which Mr.. Morton is a type. Our leading
merchants and bankers arc the sort Of mon
who ought more frequently to represent the
interests of the metropolis in the Congress
Of the United States, and Mr.. Morton's cleo
ton will be a public advantage. Mr.. B. A.
Willis, despite a strong opposition in his
own party, is again the Tammany nominee
At the Inst election his majority in q poll Of
twenty-five thousand votes was only little
over four hundred.