Year: 1874

from the preparations being made by both parties,
the struggle for the pOtcai controi OF the city Tor
the next two years Will be as bitter as 1t will be
uncompromlsing Tammany, IL Is true, is strong,
her machinery for the manipulation OF the various
Assembly districts Is In good working order. and
there is the most perfect harmony among the
leaders; but the republicans are by no means IN
active, and are determined to AFFORD the "Old Wig
want followers one OF the seyerest tussles she has
had to endure for many year. and their main
hope or victory hinges upon the PROBABLE stand to
be taken BY the Germans. 1t viii be remenl-
bered that some time ago the Germans OF
both parties organized themselves into a sort OF
independent organization for the purpose OF
forcing their "ciailns" upon the two regular par
ties, but that the ORGANIZATIONS effectiveness was
somewhat marred one fine evening by majority
OF the members indorsing the Syracuse ticket. The
dissatisfied minority since then have been casting
about to see what they could do to


HEAL THE BREACH,


and the re ,ulJ seems now to be a determine tion
on the part OF the great majority OF the Germans
to go into the fight on their own hook, regardless
OF what the local democratic or republican county
tickets may be. lew OF the leaders in the
movement say they will be satisfied II German
rs put in nomination by either one of them, either
Tor Register or Mayor; yet this compromise now
appears impossible, at least SO far as the demo-
Gratis are concerned and the nomination
OF Oswald Otrendorfer by the Germans
as an independent candidate for Mayor Is consid-
cred loregone conclusion. The republicans are
doing all they can to encourage this third party
move, and, 1t is said, promises have been made by
some OF the leaders Of


THE CUSTOM HOUSE FACTION


that II OttendOrfer IS nominated the Republican
Convention will indorse him. But the knowing
ones are well aware that these promises are only
made to be broken, and that once Tammany comes
out with her candidate, confronted by another
democratic candidate, the republicans will trot
out their own man with the hope OF running him
in between the other two. This dodge they Ie-
sorted to once before, and they the day by 1t,
and they believe that what was once done well
can be done better a second time. 1t Is pretty
certain that Ottendorfer will accept the indepen-
dent nomination II it Is offered to nim although
some OF his friends say he Will not run counter to
tue regular Tammany ticket.


Thus far the Tammany leaders, though some
what concerned &C this new aspect OF AFFAIRS do
selves as confident that the regular nomination


THE FULL DEMOCRATIC VOTE,


which is, OF course equivalent to certain victory.
Again, u may be said that though the nomination
now to be xed ac tnese are those wo
win have no small influence IN the Convention
who beneve that between now and saturday
next change may be made that will not only
prove satisfactory to the majority OF tae members
o. the Convenuon but be guarantee to the NAL
contents among the Germans tnat they are to bc
well taken care Of It is conceded thar great
deal depends upon the nomination OF the Alder
two out Of the Iour will be Germans we'll
known and popular with their country.
ana s ss Aaf @no
has any misgivings as to his ability TO carry his
own district = II & put up as dstric. candidate Is
enort to conciliate the German element by giving
them the choice of two OF the nominees may create
q a nf "a m In nny1 ,ar@
OF The leaders tnat


"GRAcE MERCY AND PEACE"


shall reign supreme. IL Is well known that Mr..
Wickham stands very nigh In the estimation OF
Mr.. Kelly; but 1t Is equally well known that Mr..
fiuds that The general sentiment Of the members Is
against nun; and IN TINS connection 1t may be
ADDED, on the authority of MI. Kelly himself that
the story IN circulation to the effect that at prl
vate meeting held at the County Clerks ONCE the
other day u was agreed between him and Jonn
Morrlssey that Wickham should nave the nomlna-
ton i0r Mayor aud Hayes tnat OF County Clerk
against all comers, Is untrue in every respect. No
such meeting was held and no such compact made
MIR. Kelly and the other leaders Say they Will 20


TICKET THAT MUST wN


and that personal predictions VIII not be allowed
to stand in the way OF the nomination or any man
who may be deemed by the majority OF the ward
leaoers and the Convention delegates as the most
available mau. William Butler Duncan. in the
opinion Of many OF the best informed democrats
ing victory, while there are not lew wno while de.
caring that Mr.. WicKman under ordinary circum-
his woaa po e @ o. S n
confidence In the rank and die which Is SO neces-
sary to secure the triumph OF the Tammany ticket.
me leaders ;. Of the republican party are to hold
caucus tais AFTERNOON to consider the situation,
and possibly to decide upon the candidate fOr
magnatss carry the delegations from every
district in their pockets and their nat
Is as as the moi Gorde Hn o ,hs Mr.
among the democrats. One thing Is certain as to
their intentions, and that Is tnat no candidates
N N IA fru MN ~ SAn
Conventions shan have completed their WORK.
Then, II the German third party move is positively
viii be made and the ReQistership awarded 60 a
German. Slgel Will not be the man at all events,
Office somehow or other he has managed to make
powerful enemies among his own countrymen,
and n the Leaders M a OF 1ne party Wont have nm at
between George Van Mort ana Alderman Vance,
with the ODDS strongly in favor OF the former,
many OF the republican wire pujlers believing that
he would be able, on the strength OF the fght be
has made during the past two years Tor the woRk-
ingmen against Comptroller Green to poll nearly
every democratic vote among the laborers. the
question as to whether Tammany intends 70 run


AN ASSISTANT ALDERMAN1o TICKET
seems TO be giving the present members OF the
Board considerable uneaslness. Tue TACT Is that
neither Tammany nor the republicans will run any
wlths hstandtng-and this Is gwen on authority.
The leaders say that, in the first place, no ballot
for any local ticket other than those tickets speci
fed In tho charter to be voted ior at the coming
election, and that, N n the second place they are
Tor Assistant Aldermen on any of the regular
ticketsthe whole ticket so used might be viii
ated The State committees OF the two parties
were as usual busy as bees at
their respective headquarters yesterday, and
the members or each who were present expressed
themselves as fully satisfied that taeir respective
candidates would wln--that the rank and file In
the country were beginning to stir themselves and
that every vote would be polled In every district
on the I'D OF November next.


THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
"A foVU thn aalIA at el.A
republican headquarters, and, although none OF
the members were willing to confess it, two or
three candidates lor Assembly IRON the western |
part or the State expressed some anxiety IS TO |
what the results might be- II was at first Thought
that the men who put Myron II. Clark In noml- |
nation were not in dead earnest, but 1t would !
seem now that they really on the warpath, for |
In the Canandaigua district, represented by Cyre
!. Lincoln. VINO opposed Governor Dix's veto OF