Year: 1873

POLITICAL CIVILIZATIONS


A MOVEMENT AGAINST THE CUsToM-HoUSE IN THE


REPUBLICAN RANKs-PREPARING FOR THE u s.


sENAToRlAI coNTEsT-THR RIVAL DEMOCRATIC


ORGANIZATIONS


Rver since tho Custom-house faction was
worsted At Albany in It's efforts TO push through Char
Ger that would secure the bulk Of the patronage dis
Depsed under the city government for its followers.
there has been cold feeling the part OF the rank and
ne toward the leaders It asserted that in sew
eral OF the districts there IS will be- open
volt against the influence of Thomas Murphy aud the
remainder Of the Customhouse clique There has for a
long time past been considerable opposition to the
Collector among the delegates TO the Republican Central
Committee. The defeat sustained by Messrs Murphy,
Davenport. Bliss and others, at the hands of the
Legislature, and the small consideration they have re-
ceved from the Mayor making his nominations has
completed the disgust and disappointment OF those who
expected good positions the result Of the Republican
victory Of last Fall 1t is likely that there will oe
any strong indications OF the revision Of feeling th
has taken place before the nominating Conventions
meet to select candidates which will probably be some
time in October. II is confidently predicted that at
least twOthrds OF the districts will then be SHOWN 70 DC
opposed 10 the Murphy interest The eiecuonS LOT uee
gates 70 the Republican Central Committee arc heIu III
December so that it is extremely unlikely that any de-
oided change in the complexion OF that boay VIII
take place before that time. There are not wanting
Indications however that number Of those Who in the
Central Committee have acted IN the past with tAe
Murphy faction, are wavoring, or have declared
their opposition 10 it, Already efforts are being made
10 secure the control the District associations so as
TO influence the Senatorial nominating conventions The
Senators who chosen this Fall will vote for success
aor TO United states Senator Fenton year from this
coming Winter; hence the eageness to secure the nom
nations for certain men.


In the district represented by Senator Benedict,
comprising the Eighth Ninth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth
Wards, which is now claimed as Republican district
there little struggle in prospect between the adher
Of Col Charles Spencer the side, and those
Of Assemblyman Blaikie the other. Col Spencer de
Cares that he cheated out OF the nomination for
Dstrict-AttOTney last Fau, and that he viii for
senatOr this Fall whether be receives the regular nOmi
nation not Mr. Baille's friends are equally de-
temined that their fayorte shall take the field, and
he is supported by Police Commissioner Gardner and
large following, the contest promises to be exceed
ingly lively short time ago the factions met
weapons drawn and only by the active interpos
ton Of the more coOlheaded was bloodshed averted.


Tie oyertures made by the Apollo Hall faction to be
taken back into Tammany Hall not likely TO be well
received By the majority Of the members of the latter
party. They urge that the Apollo Han Democracy was
completely disOrgauized by ITS overwhelming defeat
last Pail, and that it would be poor policy TO admit it
into Tammany Hall anything like equal terms. There
many good in the Apollo Hall faction who Will
be heartily welcomed into the Tammauy ranks but as
for formally cOalescing with the Apollo Hall Organiza-
uoD the leaders of Tammany say that they no
good object TO be attained by IT, They claim that Tam
many will sweep the city next Fall and that too with
the aid OF organization several Of whose leaders
personally inimical to the mass OF the Tammany
voters and whose presence in the Tammany Hall Gen
eral Committee would be a Of weakness instead
Of strength.