The New York Herald Newspaper, September 11, 1872, Page 3

and the party le! STATE AND CYTY POLITICS. The Campaign Opened and the Situation of Parties, Policy of the Coalition Con- vention. THE STANDARD-BEARERS CONTRASTED. The Mayoralty and Congress- ional Tickets. Redistricting of the City and the Results. — GENERAL REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. The Duty of the Electors in the Campaign. The campaign of 1872 is now fairly and ‘irrevocably entered on with all its important issues as relates to the government of the State for the next two years and the municipal govern- ment of the Empire City for a twelvemonth at east. The intermediary preparations for the con- test are all concluded, and nothing now remains for the leaders but to marshal their forces, to ex- ercise their best strategies for success on the eventful 5th of November next, and after that either to retire discomfited to abide thetr time for another opportunity or to reap the fruits of present victory. Throughout the State and city, as over all the broad land, the one all-absorbing political topic is the coming Presidential campaign and the ‘local political interests to be influenced by the result. Next to the election itself general interest 1s attracted to the State conventions of the rival parties, as upon the strength and popularity of the State ticket hopes of success or anticipations of defeat are variously indulged in, according to the political proclivities or prejudices of the people, THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET adopted at Utica has been for some time before the electors of the State and of this city, and the wis- dom and political sagacity of the party that framed and endorsed it, and the soundness of the platform of principles drawn up and submitted by them, have been fully discussed, and, it must be said, accepted with almost unanimous ‘epproval. That ticket and platform was the gage of battle im this State thrown down by the regular, or administration, republican party to the coalition forces of the league—the Tammany democrats and Greeley, or anti-adminis- tration republicans. The nominee of the regular republican Convention has accepted the situation. General Dix, by his letter of acceptance published fm yesterday’s HERALD, is now in fact the stan- dard bearer of the party in the national and State canvass, the result of which in November next will be an endorsement of the policy, home and foreign, ‘of the present administration; its maintenance by the people of this State through their elected Ex- ecutive, or its censure and condemnation by the election of an Executive opposed to that policy, and pronouncing thereby the verdict of the electors of the State. THE COALITION STATE TICKET. Ever since the action of the Utica Convention the one Important question, rising above most others in a strictly party-political sense, whether it was as so the probabilities of Charles 0'Conor and John Q. Adams accepting the nomination of the Louisville Btraight-out Democratic Convention as their can- @idates for President and Vice-President, or what might be the result of the election in Vermont, or what the result may yet bein Maine—all bearing @ore or less on the great event to come off in No- vember—the more immediately tmportant question was as to the personnel of the Syracuse ticket, or, rather, as to the man who would be called upon to lead the party to victory or defeat inthe coming contest. That ticket is now before the country to be compared and contrasted with its rival The Syracuse Coalition Convention, however desirous they might have been to please their friends and adherents, must have realized the fact by this time how hard It is to please everybody, and how difficult Particularly it is to assimilate or harmonize po- litical elements that come together for the first time to take part in an uncertain contest, and one to which the odds are against them. That portion ‘of the democratic element that with unzbated al- Jegiance has remained faithful to Tammany andher present sachems, and gone into the coalition, seem tobe perfectly satisfled with Mr. Kernan as tne standard bearer of the party, and, in a hand-to- hand straight-out republican and democratic fight, would stake everything upon their success. But there are grave doubts as to the wisdom of the se- lection when republican votes are necessary to the success of the ticket, No doubt the Convention weighed carefully all the pros and cons arising in the consideration of the question, and must eventually have decided as they did because it was the best they could do. Of course great importance is attached to the ticket at all times; but in a Presidential contest the can- aidacy for the Governorship lacks somewhat of the political prominence and interest belonging to it when it alone absorbs the attention of parties, In the present contest the State ticket ts, therefore, ‘of but secondary importance, from the conviction that it will be national politics that will principally control the votes of the electors on voting the Gubernatorial ticket rather than those local poli- ios which prevail at other times, Indeed, outside of the election for Governor, it mattered little just now whet names appeared on the State ticket for other oMices, with thoexception, perhaps, of Con- gressman at large; for in this election for Presi- dent the major absorbs the minor, and as the vote for the President goes will go the vote upon the whole ticket. As to the AVAILABILITY OF THE SYRACUSE CANDIDATE, Mr. Kernan is unquestionably unblemished in Private and public character. He has had a good deal ofexperience in public life, holding only such oMces, however, as the suffrages of his fellow citizens elected him to, and in these his conduct and his acts,-according to the record, must neces- Barily commend bim to the unprejudiced of all Classes. it 1s true he ia not much known out of his own section, the centre of the State, except asa lawyer, with a.reputation in the courts in which he Practices, something akin to that enjoyed by Charles O’Conor im the courts of the metropolis, 48 4 palitician and @ public man Mr. Kernan is not widely known, aad therefore falls far benind his rival om the republican ticket, who made for him- self a name in the early throes of the late ‘war by the issu@nec of an order that has taken its piace by Old Hickory's famous vow on the preser- ‘vation of the Union. There is nothing, thereiore, in his publie life or political career either to attract or detract from whatever success the Convention might have hoped for the ticket besring his name, He can hardly however, be a8 acceptable to the republican 8 Of the party ax General Dix is to the anti-admimstration coalition party, for reasong which, perhaps, ought not to be allowed to enter litical contests, where character and capacity to thfully serve the people should be the paramount recommendations, but which, nevertheless, will have thair weight and influences on men’s actions en in this respect. Buteven frem the religious atandpoint the ticket with Mr. Kernan’s name at the head of it may have a virtue and a force in it that its opponents may not huve caiculated upon. It may be considered AN ACCEPTABLE TIME and favorable opportuuity %, the democratic masses o/ the cities and tie democratic centres throughout the State to assert a political equity in the only direction in which, perhaps, that eqality has been ever doubted. Jn such an event the sup- osed weakest point iu the ticket might develop he greatest strength and cventually lead to vie~ tory. For along time post, even in the Summer of ately aiter the exposure of the Tammany frands, and when it became evident that that great bulwark of the democracy of the Empire NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, an deposed, iy shout tri were set on foot by the pare ol he istration to inveigle or seduce the om the democratic party some portion of the Irish vote. No inducements were withheld, no promises or pledges reserved that m! ht influence @ popular leader to effect this object for the admin- istration. The highest office inthe gift of the ad- ministration in this city, Collector of the Port, was then, and had for,some time previously been held by a representative of that class. It Was said at the time that the office was thus bestowed with the understanding that its patronage would, to the necessary extent, be directed to the breaking up, or temporary disintegration of that portion of the democratic strength, and results have proved that the effort has not been altogether in vain, THE MAYORALTY was the prize that was to fall to the leader who could most effectually contro] the Irish vote, and divorce it from the allegiance it always acknowl- edged and voluntarily paid to the party and its recognized leaders. The question, in view of the complication into which party has now drifted, is to what extent the Irish vote will be weaned from its old love under the ieadership of the recognized candidate of the administration for Mayor, Senator O’Brien, Here comes in the probable infuence of the State ticket, with Mr. Kernan as the gubernatorial candi- date and standard bearer of the democracy in the campaign, How far Mr. Kernan’s life-long connec- tion with the democracy and his sectarian status may go to undo mere partizan leador Worship in the person of Senator O’Brien with the Iris! vote, and neutralize administration patron- age doled out by one man, remains to be seen. The fact is, however, that the ticket, un- der the circumstances here shadowed forth, 1s a much stronger one than its opponents wish to ac- knowledge, or than tht seem apparent at tle first glance. Among the democracy of the interior of the State Mr. Kernan’s name 1s a tower of strength. He received the nomination urgently essed ody the Convention by the influence of Chief Justice Sandford E. Church and ex-Governor Seymour, while the name of Chauncey M. Depew, the nominee of the liberal republicans, was in like manner urged by the railway magne Commo- dore Vanderbilt, and his sob-in- yd lorace F, Clarke. The mayoralty question, therefore, inti- mately turns upon the strength of the gubernatorial ticket. Mr. O’Brien the atnitiod, and, in fact, declared candidate of the anti-democratic and administration party. The question farther is how far his popularity will sustain him in this rather equivocal role of administration candidate. ‘That he has great personal strength—greater than wielded, perhaps, by any other man in the city— must be admitted. At the same time it is a dan- gerous game to play, and blowing hot and cold ina political sense will hardly be accepted as a TEST OP POLIFIOAL FIDELITY most devoted adheren' Under other ht in this contest, even in tion of political principles, be oy even circumstances he face of his abne; foppories) by 83 eed and the strength that yet remains to the deposed Grand Sachem; but the policy which put Mr. Ker- man’s mame on the ticket will no doubt influence that portion also of the lrish vote, and enlist it to a man in support of that ticket. In that case Mr. O’Brien’s chances for installation on the 1st of January next in the executive chair of the municipality appear very slim indeed. Whether the administration’s pledges to him will be faith- mal kept or not is @ doubtful question. Punic faith is not altogether a thing of the past, and the leader who barters away 8 principle can bardly complain if deserted by the men to whom he sold himself. Notwithstane ing Senator O’brien’s popu- larity and strength as a leader, it will be hard for him to make DEMOCRATS VOTE FOR AN ADMINISTRATION REPUB- LIAN ‘and equally hard will it be for the administration tomake honest republicans vote tor Mr. O’Brien for Mayor in these special days of city reform and municipal correction, These are the practical difficulties that He in the way of the successiul con- summation of the bargain entered into between the Custom House party in this city and Mr. O’Brien. MR. CHARLES LOEW has published a letter withdrawing himself alto- ether from consideration in the Mayoral question. ir. John Kelly, who will have the undivided sup- pore of reformed Tammany, and who would un- loubtedly be acceptable to the liberal republicans, and indeed to all classes of the citizens, will be strongly urged to accept the County Convention nomination. He would be the strongest opponent perecnally that could be pitted against the adminis- ‘ation candidate, Mr. John Greville Kane is promi- nently spoken of and would, if nominated, make a trong and popular candfdate. Mr. Peter Mest was for a time spoken of, but his connection witl the straight-outers will probably shelve him. The Committee of Seventy will strongly urge ex-Mayor Havemeyer for the office, and as that venerable gen- tleman has not yet signified any disinclination to the mention of his name in that connection the infer- ence is that ‘‘Barkis is willin.”” THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT An error exists generally throughout the city to the position of the question of the new appor- tionment of Cot sional districts. An explana- tion as to how the matter at present stands will enable the electors to judge as to the division of the city into districts as made by the late Legislature. ‘The recent redistricting is but temporary. No man elected to cone from any of the previous dis- tricts can tell in what Congressional district he will reside this time next year. The constitution provides that there shail be once in ae? census taken of the United States. portionment of Representatives to Cot Made upon the last census at session of the present Congress, Tuary a General Apportionment bill was passed in pursuance of that Congressional requirement increasing the number of members of the House of Representatives from 241 to 276, and directing that the Legislatures of the various States should appor- tion the number of Representatives given them on this basis, each State being allowed Representa- tives according to pone ea: Under this Ap- rtionment bill New York was entitled to thirty- ;wo members—an increase of one. The Legislature, then in session at Albany, proceeded to act accord- ingly, and passed a bill redistricting the city and # ing the additional member to the city of Brook- ne Governor Hoffman vetoed the bill, on i@ ground of its not being consistent with the constitution, which required a fair representation pegs to population, which, it was claimed, the ae islature had over- looked or ignored. The Legislature, however, over- ruled the veto of the Governor and the bill became alaw. Subsequently, and after the adjournment of the Legislature, Congress passed A SUPPLEMENTARY APPORTIONMENT BILL increasing the number of members of Congress from 276 to 283, another additional member being riven to New York State. Thie ats eg bill ther provided that the States which had appor- tioned members under the previous bill, and had adjourned before the passage of the Supple- mentary bill, should make a mew appor- tionment at’ the next ensuing session of the Legislature. It is under this latter bill that the State ticket presents a nominee for Congressman at Large until such time as the next Legislature shall a a district for him to rep- resent. So it will be seen that alter all the gerry- mandering of the last Le; lature in redistricting the Congressional distric' the next Legisiature will have the same work to do over again, and al- there is no doubt but the districts will be tered Ma | materially, 80 faras this city is cerned. Under these circumstances it is not ne say for a candidate for Congress in this city, so far asthe law dictates it, that he should reside in the particular district in which he isa candidate, On looking over the districts it will be seen that the Tweifth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second wards, now com) the Ninth district—Mr. Fernando Wood's. The Legislature, however, cuts up the district, making the Twelfth and Nineteenth warus anew district, ering the Twenty-second ward from it and connecting it with the Twentieth ward, thereby making another new district. Mr. Wood is the present Kepresentative of the Ninth district, and by usage, as Well as under the law, he would be justified in becoming a candidate in either of those two districts as made out, or purtly made out of his old district, without reference to the mere question of habitation. So with BROOKS’ AND COX’S DISTRICTS. The new Apportionment bill makes a new dis- trict out of the aristocratic portion of the district in that locality, taking in Fifth avenue to Wash- | ington square to Fortieth street, thus making it a sure republican district. The quarters thus taken in comprise the present districts represented by Messrs. Brooks and Cox. It was this legislating Mr. Cox out of Congress that moved the Democratic and Liberal Conventions to put him on the State ticket for Congressman at Large. Mr. Brooks will probably be a candidate for the district composed of the Eleveni) ana Seventeenth wards and the easterly portions of the Kighteenth and Twenty- first wards. THE CONGRESSIONAL TICKET, There will be a pretty lively contest over the Con- gressional nominations aud the candidacy in the coming campaign. In the ower district two can- didates are in the field—the present incumbent, Colonel William Roberts and Genera} Martin T. Mc- Mahon. Colonel Roberts will probably be the Tam- many Hall candidate, with the support of the Gree- ley republicans, and as he made a most satisfactory record among the constituency during the past two years of his representation of the district the chances are ail in his favor for re-election. General McMahon is popular, and has at various times aspired to represent the constituency, and it may be that o majority may feel disposed to reward his persistency to save them by sending him to Con- gress, The Tenth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth and a part of the Seventeenth wards comprise the district of Mr. Smith Ely, Jr, Mr. Ely will, of course, bea candi- date for renomination. He will, however, be op- posed by ex-State Senator Thomas J. Creamer, who woula bring to the discharge of his legislative duties the experience of close application and ac- tive participation in all the measures which, for his double term as Senator at Albany, came up before that body. Mr. Winthrop Chandler is also likely to be acandidate for the suffrages of the district, The new district comprising the Twentieth and Twenty-second wards will be contested for by ex- Alderman John Hardy, by Dr. McGlynn and Oliver Charlock, ple old Ninth district, now composed of the Tweilth and Nineteenth wards, and at present rep- resented by Mr. Fernando Wood, will re-elect the present Incumbent. There is no opposition to Mr. Wood—nls able and persistent advocacy of all measures of a purely national and patriotic char- acter being highly prized py his constitnency, and in fact deterring all would-be aspirants from con- testing the district, It would be impossible just yet to predict how all the districts will go under the new redistricting process, but the probabilities 3 | and the democrats in their are that two of the new districts will be repre- sented by republicans. TUE THIRTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The Republican Convention of Dutchess and Columbia counties have repnominated as the Repre- sentative in Congress General John A. Ketcham, Mr. Ketcham has represented the same district for the last ‘our Copgresses, and has proved himself to be an able and — reliable —§ member. He was Chairman of the Committee of Public Lands in the present Congress, and in that Position he was effective in defeating the various railroad land grabs that were pressed last ses- sion. Although acting with his party in all im- portant measures, Mr. Ketcham is by no means a | pedrgd in an ovfensive sense, and is so popular at ome that many lena na Sams onreee of his district suggest that there shall no regular democratic Opposition to his election. THE JUDICIARY TICKET, There are no cnanges to be noted from last re- port on the slate for the judiciary nominations, he Sempalee is now, however, !airly opened, the politicians have all resumed harness, and in the coming cool and pleasant days of the Pall the po- litical machine will be kept nard at work, turning out candidates for office by the score. THE ASSEMBLY AND ALDERMANIC TICKETS. The full and exhaustive review of the ponte situation m the HeRravp of last weck, touching the Assembly and Aldermanic offices, leaves nothing to add thercto at present. The political mind, however, is aroused to the consideration of the whole ques- tion of these nominations, and the men who would aspire to represent the city in the national and State Legislatures and in muntelpal offices; and the HeRap shall, as always heretofore, regardiess of individuals or parties, Keep ail the candidates before the eyes of the clectors, so that they may be able to discriminate and judge for themselves who are worthy or unworthy of their sufirages, THE SYRACESE NOMINATIONS, -~———+ Ratification Meeting Last Evening at Apollo Hall. ALarge and Enthusiastic Meeting—Speeches of S. S. Cox, Algernon Sul- livan and Others, ‘The M. T. Brennan Association held a meeting last evening at Apollo Hall in ratification and en- dorsement of the Syracuse nominations. Notwith- standing the fact thatowing to the evening papers etating that the meeting was to be held on Wednes- day evening a large number of the members did not put in an appearance, the hall was well filled by an enthusiastic crowd. The meeting was called to order by Mr. William H. Burns, Tony Hartman acting as secretary. After the formal organization resolutions warmly endorsing the candidates and platform of the Syracuse Conventions were offered and adopted with great enthusiasm. SPEECH OF 8. 8. COX. After Mr. Gover had supported his resolutions in ashort speech, and they had been adopted, Mr. S. 8. Cox was introduced, who was received with loud cheers, He began by stating that he had just come from a picnic and was therefore a little be- hind time. He had no idea a year ago, he said, that he would be advocating the election of Horace Greeley, but he would give good reasons for sup- porting him before he had finished his remarks. He paid a high tribute to the honesty and purity of character of M. T. Brennan, and then be- gan about Greeley. The Philosopher was not, he said, the first choice of the democrats, but as he ‘was the nominee of the men who had good reason to distrust the republican party, and as these men were working for THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE, it was right for the democratic party to joln hands in the strife with those who mean to fight for the people. It was 4ll very well for people now to point to Maine. The election there was not a sign of the times, although it was a sign of what New England might do in November. Elections in New Engiand had never scared him and could not scare him now. We had yet to hear from States that are not in the New England circle before the November election, and if Pennsyivania should go against the republican party Horace Grecley woul d be the next President. (Cheers.) The democrats and liberals mean to oust from power the men who are ROBBING THE PEOPLE. The South was to ve treated in a proper manner apd not crushed to the earth eight years after the war. The oe ee had piled upa debt of two hundred and there was nothing to show for it. with this Southern slavery and outrage the demo- crats had joined hands with the hberals. Were the democrats inconsistent in acting thus? He did not believe they were. In the Cincinnati platforin there was enough of good democratic principle to suit him, and yet because Mr, Greeley differed in years before with the democrats, and now said amnesty was right, should the democrats go against him because of his old-time opposition And who were the men who cried out so loudly about the INCONSISTENCY OF THE DEMOCRATS ? Was it General Dix—that political “what is it "— ene aren about from one side to the other, ac- cording to the way he thought the wind was blow- ing?’ Was it that accomplished gentleman and Jawyer, Lyman Tremainy When he (Mr. Cox) was in Congress at the outbreak of the war, fight- ing the workers of secession, ‘remain was makin; an outcry at home sgainst raising the three mil- iions for the support of the war. What we wanted in the coming election was the spirit of peace and good will. ‘The coalition between the democrats and the liberals was made for a good cause, and when parties combined for a good motive THE COALITION was thus made aholy one: it was actually sanec- tifed., ‘The coalition had been made tor the good of the people, und the two parties were performing @ sacred duty in joining hands to destroy the cor- Tupt administration now in power. (Applause.) Yet some repablicans talked about the democrats, if they got into power, restoring slavery and pay- ing thie rebel debt. Ail tins was nonsense, as these very things were provided agaist by the amend- ments to the constitution. He rt care about how Grant takes his drinks or tives; he would leave the disc nat ters to the lberals and others who might desire to tell all they knew about the subjéct, But what he believed great stress should be put upon was the right of local seif-government and ‘To do'away THE RIGHT TO A FREE VOTE. The American people are jealous of their ballot box, and they don’t like to see the miliary sur- Tound the po! Hlection meant choice, and there was no choice when oiice-holders and bayonets surrounded the polls threateningly (Applause) Mr, Cox then spoke a: some length about the spirit of forgiveness for the past with whict onth should be treated, and couc}uded much in the same strain in which he concluded his speech at the Syra- cuge Convention, calling upon ali good men of ali parties to unite under the white banner of peace and inaugurate an era of good feeling between the sections, JOIN WITH THE LIBERALS fiorts to bridge over the chasm which divides the South from t and who, mstead, desired to perpetuate an era of hate, he could only say, “You know not what you do; and the only curse he had to give them was that the day might come whea they might know what it was to be forgiven. Mr. ALGERNON LIVAN Was the next speaker. He said that even if the coalitionists did not suc- ceed in electing a single can would feel that the liberal movement great good in treat the South with magnanimity and striving to fill the government offices with honest men. He had spent A FEW HOURS WITH MR, GREELEY the evening previous and learned that he (Greeley) had just received from Washington the last repub- lican campaign document. ts purport was that the administration had been “misunderstood” in the past, and that in the future it meant to be magnanimous to tne South. Did not this, the speaker asked, show that the repubiicaus knew in their hearts that they acted wrongly and that they were becoming alarmed at the coming storm? Sle when the meeting adjourned at a late hour, enthu- #lastically cheering for Greeley and Brown, Kernan and Depew. HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 10, 1872. A Convention of Republican Soldiers and Satlors of the State was held in this city to-day, vention met at Stedman Hail, but on account of the crowd was compelled to adjourn to a larger room. A oan organization was effected by the elec- tion of General Allis, of Hartford, temporary Chair- man. General Edward Harland, of Norwich, was elected permanent Chairman, with a large number of prominent soldiers of the State as vice presi- dents. Twenty-four delegates were elected to the Pittsburg Convention, stirring resolutions were adopted and speeches were made by General Haw- ley and othe: A TEMPERANCE CONVENTION, Utica, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1872. J.8, Bagg, Chairman of the State Temperance Society ; Simeon Brownell, Chairman of the State Committee of the Anti-Dramshop party, and others representing the temperance interests in this State, have published a cali for @ meeting fo mass Convention of electors who favor the promotion of temperance reform by political action, the Conven- tion asseinble at Syracuse on the 20th of Sep- tember, to take measures for the consolidation of the temperance force and for such other business as may be deemed necessary for the advancement of reform, ty millions of dollars, and | rela- | North, | date in any State he | done a | compelling the administration to | then spoke in a general way about the situation, | ‘The Con- | PENNSYLVANIA. Progress of the Republican and Liberal Canvass. Speech by Attorney General Williams in Philadelphia. MeClure Addresses a Liberal Gathering. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 10, 1872. At @ great republican rally in the Wigwam this evening Attorney General George H. Williams delivered the following address to an enthusiastic audience of at least ten thousand people :— MR, WILLIAMS’ SPEECH. FELLOW CirizeNs—I am here by the invitation of the Republican State Committee of this State to speak for the republican a A and I meet this great audience with confidence and pride in the cause of that party, but with dimdence as to ny ability to answer your expectations and its hig! demands, Mr. Williams then examined the honesty of the liberal republican movement and continued :— THE LIBERAL LEADERS, Look at the Senatorial leaders in this bolt. Charles Sumner has made a great speech against Grant. Does he accuse the President of any inti- delity to the republican party ? Does he claim that any new departure is necessary for the sake of principle ? Nothing of the kind, He gathers up, with grovelling care, the filth that venal news- papers and pot-house politicians of the democratic ey have voided upon the President, and decking it with the flowers of his rhetoric, pours it from his Rigi Place inthe Senate into the cars of a sur- prised and sorrowful people, Personal malice prompts and pervades it all. Senator Trumbull frets and scolds avout civil ser- vice Feform, centralization and the way in which Secretary Boutwell manages the atfairs of the ‘Treasury, Carl Schurz wraps himselfin the mantle of self- righteousness and loftily disdains to associate with the vile and ignoble creatures who support the regular nominations of the republican party. [have been wondering for a year or two how the people of the United States managed to get on as well as they did before Providence raised up this immacu- late personage to govern and direct our affairs, Tipton is a preacher turned into a politician, and seeins to tight Grant, to use a Western expression, from “pure cussedness,”” THE FOLLOWERS. Who are the foliowers of these men? Exceptions there may be, but they are generally those who have some personal grievance. Some of them have wanted nominations or elections by the republican party which they have not obtained. Some have been turned out of office by the President, or have asked him for ee which they did not get, and others have had their claims for one thing or another rejected; but to this sore-headed crowd is to be added the worn-out, played-out, spewed-out politicians that Greeley’s nomination has resur- rected from their political graves. THE DEMOCRATIC DIVIDE, Go, then, to Baltimore, When that Convention assembled, the question was whether Greeley should be endorsed, or regularly nominated, Some argued that it he was endorsed, more of the silly aud weak ties of publican party could be drawn into the democratic spider web. But @ ma- jority were of the opinion that if he was regularly nominated, the democratic masses were 80 held by the shackles of party that they would be bound to give him their support. Ground, I say, was taken there, that the rank and file of the democratic arty Were sO enslaved that, though they might joathe and hate the nominee of the Convention, they would be compelled to give to him their votes. Republicans, it was supposed, might bolt the noml- nee of the regular Convention of Ge) Ge though a tried and trie man who represented thetr princl- ples was taken; but the democrats, it was claimed, would not bolt the nomination at Baltimore, though the candidate taken was an inveterate cnemy to their party and principles, Look at their State, district and coun tions. Notice is given by a commit that the democratic convention will be held at a certain time and place. Notice is then given by the lib- erals, as they call theinselves, of a meeting at the same time and place. When the conventions as- semble the liberals say to the democrats, “Give us one-half of the offices, and we will give you the other half and join you in supporting the ticket.” | But the democrats, who are very hungry, say, “No; | we will give you’ two or three offices and We will take the balance, as we constitute the bulk of the party.” And £0, after trading and traflicking with each other they make & mixed ticket and then go before the people and say, “This has been produced by the irrepressible public virtue and purity of the people Mr. Williams then entered into along defence of the republican party on the charge of centralizing tendencies. Having disposed of this he took the question of military despotism and showed that there were only 30,000 men in the army. He pro- ceeded :— THR MILITARY IN TUE SOUTH. To show the falsity of the charge that military power is employed to oppress the people ot the | Southern States I will state that I hold In my hand a record, certified by the Secretary of War, which shows that, with the exception of Texas, where there are large bodies of hostile Indians and an ex- tended Mexican frontier to protect, there are only 4,136 men divided among the other’ ten States that were in rebellion. Virginia has no soldiers within its border except the ordinary garrison at Fort Monroe. There are only 266 soldiers in Alabama; | there are 63 in Arkansas and 349 in Tennessee. After dividing the whole number of troops by the ten States you only give to each about 400 troops, including the garrisons, 80 that less than one- seventh of the army is stationed in those States. Nowhere is military power exercised except in subordination to the civil authorities, Applications are frequently made by marshals for troops to assist in the arrest of criminals or in the other execution of their duties, where they are resisted by force ch they cannot overcome, and these applications etlmes granted and’ sometimes denied by Departinent. But to uphold the civil att thority is the only way in wh soldiers are em- | ployed by this administration, conven- . WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HATRED ? Reconciliation is one of the watehwords 0° the Greeley party. orace Greeley and Charles Sum- her appeal for reconciliation. ‘his is one of the wonders of the day. Are there any expressions of | hostility or insult which these men h jot for H ped upon the people of tt ne 1 be- | dod, the a h part of the ill-fecling between (he people of the North and the South which has displayed itself would have e: t been for the writings of Horace Greeley and the speeches of Ch: Sumner. Can anybody show me any appeal made from the South for amnesty, indemnity or other favors, which he has not strenuously opposed? While | and others in the Senate were ators chosen in the Southern St 4 to perteet their representation in Congress, Charles Sumner Was insisting that those States should not be repre- sented in the Scnate, because he was not pleased with the actions and opinions of the men chosen for that purpose. Now, without any conscious change ot views, I find mysel! classed among the persecutors of the Southern people, while Charles Sumner suddenly appears as the great evangel of peace and reconciliation, AKNOVHER VIEW OF THE BLOODY CHASM. We are invited to shake hands across the bloody chasm, Doolittle is the man, | believe, who invented his bloody chasm, lected to the Senate by repub- licans, he deserted to the democratic party, since which time he has been largely engaged in the bloody chasin business, Andrew Jonnson’s conven- tion here in 1866 Was a part of the bloody chasm prograinme, with Doolittle to furnish tears for the occasion. He tried to come the bloody chasm dodge upon the people of Wisconsin a year or two ago a8 4 democratic candidate for Governor, but they didn't it, He took Kis bloody cliesm show into North Carolina, ut it didn’t pay there, and since he has had it on exhibition in Maine. Artemus Ward's ‘wax fig- gers” were noting in the show business as com- pared to Dooiittie’s bloody chasm. ‘Tus 18 all non- sense. ‘Tocarry on this humbug exmpaign it 18 n y tohave an awful bloody chasm. Grant and the bloody-minded republicans are to keep it open, but when Horace Greeley is elected and the Innocent Iuunhs aud spotless doves who follow him are appointed to office it will be closed, and we are to have soincthing like those good old democratic Umes, when every man could wallop his own nig- ger and whiskey Was only three cents a drink, ‘There is no bloody or any other sort of chasm be- tween the peo; nthe Northern agd Southern States. Are Hol the republicans of the North and | the South as united and as harmonious in the sup- | port of Grant and Wilson as are the republicans of | the Fast and West? Are not the democrats of the North and South as united in supporting Grecley | and Brown as are the democrats of the Nastern and Western States’ I know of no chasm except that which aeparates the democratic party from the customphouses ard post oiices of the country. THE MODEL RECONCILERS, What are Greciny and his supporters doing in the way of reconciliation’ Schurz, who, with carpet bag in hand, went from Wisconsin to Missourt, and before he had been there two years managed by sslous Of extreme radicalism to be e: v0 | e | nouncing carpet-baggers—a designation applied to all the Northern men who have gone Souti to live since the war. To inflame the prejudices of the | people of the Southern States aguiust Northe: | inen who go there to live is a strange way to cre harmony and goo feeling among all classes of peo- ple. J know that many bad men from the } ave found their way into oiice in the Southern since the war, I will go as far as anybody to ce tem, But all the bad men in oiice there re hot born in the North, nor are they ail repub- licans, nor do they all support President Grant, Five of the Governors of the reconstructed States were born in the South, and five of them are democrats. Virginia has a democratic Governor and the jargest public debt of any of the southgra States, anu Waymgth. who is the re- EPTEMBER U1, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. puted Tweed of the South, is loud for Sretiog and re‘orm, Attacks are made upon President Grant as though he was in some way responsible for the action of the Southern State governments. He has nothing to do with them more than any other man. redpe there choose whomsoever they will to fill the State offices, as they do in other places. They have elected democrats in some of the States, and in others they have elected republicans. Complaint is made of the President because he allows, as it is said, the carpet-bag State oMicers of the South to plunder the people, and at the same time he is de- nounced for interfering too much with Southern affairs, When I took charge of the Department of Justice, the President stated that he preferred, all other circumstances being equal, to have men born in the South appointed to office there, and I have acted upon that suggestion, Eight of the six- teen marshals in the eleven reconstructed States were born in the South; and the same may be sald of about an equal number of district attorneys. I know that the President is anxious, a3 far as he can with safety to all classes, to accommodate the wishes of the people in the Southern States In re- spect to the appointments which he makes there. NOT A CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION. Ideny emphatically that the administration of President Grant is a corrupt administration. I deny that any evidence has been or can be pro- duced to prove any such charge. To say that de- falcations occur now and then among the thou- sands who are employed to collect and disburse the revenues of the country, less in number now than heretofore,is nothing vo the point. Defalcations have | occurred under all administrations since the for- mation of the government, and always will occur, because it is impossible for any Président, in the tens of thousands of men whom he appoints to oitice, to avoid the occasional appointment of a dis- honest man. ashieis and clerks of banks and business houses are constantly committing defalca- tions, in spite of the vigilance of their employers; but that does not prove that those who manage such banks and business houses are chargeable With corruption, When Tammany controlied New York city its government was corrupt, because all, from the highest to the lowest, shared in the pecu- lations and frauds upon the people; but there is no shadow of ground for saying that as to the admin- istr \tion of the general government. When it can be made to appear that any ofMcial under this ad- ministration has been guilty of embezzlement or fraud and has not been promptly exposed and prosecuted, and, if possible, punistied, some begin- ning will be made to sustain the charge of corrup- tion. Idefy anybody, nowever, to show any such case. Mr. Williams then examined Horace Greeley’s claim to the title of statesman, and took up the charges to the contrary made agaiust Graut. On this point he sald: GRANT'S GOOD LUCK. What Grant's enemies call good luck I call good sense. Sumner is a great rhetorician; Schurz is a brillant word-monger and Greeley writes weil for newspapers; but Grant has more good hard sense than all three of them put together. Clear, strong, practical common sense, without show or parade or noise, is What carried him successfully through the war, aud has made him a safe and font Presi- dent. Let the cry of the opposition be what it may, Grant and good luck will do for the republicans in this campaign, patent that he knew nothing of their local dificuities he concluded by calling on Pennsylvania to do her whole duty, Mr. A. K. McClure’s Speech. As the time draws near for the final settlement of the claims of the liberal and radical tickets in this State the champions of the former are working day and night to secure to themselves the honor of administering the affairs of this nation, Mr. A. K. McClure, Chairman of the Pennsylvania liberals, in addition to overlooking the affairs of his constitu- ency in Pennsylvania, is called upon at least three times a week to expound his views on the situation to large and enthusiastic audiences. West Phila- delphia, McClure’s Senatorial district, was the scene of one of these efforts this evening. The most intelligent class of people have their homes here, and to them he spoke for overan hour. The applause was frequent and hearty, and the endorse- ment of the views contained in the speech very de- cided. There were about five thousand people pres- ent. He entered into a consideration of the finances, commerce and labor question, attacking the administration vigorously. THE CAMPAIGN IN THIS CITY. The Liberal Republican Headquarters, ‘The headquarters were all unusually dull yester- day, the tidal wave from Maine having exhausted the energies of all parties and left some of them floundering rather wildly in the deep sea. At the Liberal Headquarters there was no further demon- stration and no additional news. Colonel Allen persisted in congratulating his friends on the heavy reduction, and Mr. Greeley himself remarked in the presence of a HERALD reporter that while it might have been bettcr it was not very bad, Among the visitors were Judge Sa:nuel Sinclair, Colonel Hoey, of Florida; ¢ Barnum; senator West, of Louisiana; ‘Thomas Francis Burke and Hiram P. Crozier. The Democratic Headquarters. At the Spingler House Headquarters the gentie- men attached to the Democratic Headquarters looked somewhat gloomy, and were evidently not #0 happy Over the result in Maine as the figures, ac- cording to liberal figuring, should have made them. the visitors were Edward Lane, Francis Major Join D. Rogers, Virginia; A. W. Mitchell, Missouri; Colonel Van Wagner, Missouri; Senator West, Louisiana; L. A. Hatch,’ Louisiana, and Colonel Higgins, of Louisiana. The Regular Republican Headquarters. ‘There was also 4 lull in the Grant Heaaquarters, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, the victory in Maine having been satisfactory enough to insure them a peaceful serenity of temper consistent with a general rest. Bets were freely offered on the success of Grant In November. Mr. Chandler has returned and expresses limself as sure that the battle is already won. Among the visitors were cx-Gov- ernor Conley, of Georgia; James F. Wilson, of Jowa; Senavor Spencer, of Alabama, and Thomas Acton. Mr. Greeicy’s Movements. The Sage remained at Dr. Bayard’s throughout the day yesterday, and left on the eight o'clock train last evening for St, Joinsbary, Vermont, where he is to deliver the agricultural address. He wil be the guest of Horace Fairbanks during his stay. THE GERMAN LIBERALS, Preparations for the Greeley Demonstra- tion, dec. The Central Committce of the German Liberal Republican and Democratic Greeley and Brown campaign organizations Mr. ‘Theodore Glaubens- klee presiding, held a meeting at the Teutonia As- sembly Rooms last night, for the purpose of mak- ing the fina} arrangements for the great Greciey and Brown demonstration, at the Cooper Institute, to-morrow. The Executive Committee, through its chairman, Mr. Eickhoff, submitted a report, stating that the resolutions adopted by this organization to be submitted to the Syracuse Conventions had been duly sub- mitted to them, and that the principles Jaid down in these resolutions had in substance been adopted, Mr. EIcknorr submitted a detailed account of the joint negotiations of both Conventions, repre- senting that the same were carried on harmoniously and in good faith, resulting iu the satisfaction of both Conventions. Resolutions submitted by the Executive Commit- tee were adopted tn substance as follows:— Resolved, That the unanimous proceedings of the Syra- cuse Conventions will have for their result the success of the party aiming at reconciliation and reform, and fully endorsing the nominations for the State, Conyres- sional and Electoral tickets. On motion of Dr. Mierson a resolution was passed calling upon the German Greeley and Brown cam- paigr organizations of this city to attend in a body the demonstration at the Cooper Institute to- morrow. THE GERMAN DEMOCRATS, Preparations for the Greeley Demonstr: tion, &c. The German Democratic Union General Commit- tec, Coroner Schirmer presiding, held 4 meeting at the Teutonia Assembly Rooms last night for the purpose of making the final arrangements for its participation in the great liberel republican Greeley and Brown demonstration at Tammany Halil and Union square to-morrow. Resolutions were passed endorsing without reserve the platform and princi- ples of the Syracuse State Conventions, aud hailing with satisfaction the nominations for the Guberna- torial ticket by those joint Conventions, THE PEOPLE'S MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. About two hundred delegates of the above agsociation, Which numbers about seven thousand | members, held ® mecting last evening at 907 Broadway, the object of which was to make a noml- nation for the Mayoralty of the city of New York. On motion of delegates from the Twellth, Nine- teenth, Fifteenth, Third and Fourth wards the fol- lowing names were suggested, viz. :--Mr. Smith EB. Shaw, William HH. Aspinwail, William F. Have- meyer, Mr. Jackson Schultz and Andrew H, Green, ‘The names of each, and particularly of the first, were recelved with acclamation, The committee on conference were directed to communicate and confer with the Councii of Political Reform on the subject and report the result to the Municipal As- sociation at the next regular meeting a week hence, The oMfcers of the associauion are nN eral Joseph ©, Jackvon, President; R. Hy Pollock, Scoretary, aud Amos Prentiss, Ireagurer, | | | THE STRAIGHT-OUTERS., Formal Presentation of the Lonisville Nomi: nation to Mr. Charles 0’Conor. Proceedings Yesterday of the Committee Ape pointed to See Mr. O’Conor—They Wait Upon Him and Talk Matters Over—No Decision Arrived At and Adjournment Until To-Day — Prevalent Impression That He Will Ultimate- ly Consent to Run. Yesterday afternoon the committee of delegates appointed at the Louisville Convention to person- ally announce to Mr. Charles O'Conor his nomina- tion by the “stralght-outers” for the highest office in the gift of the American people held a meeting at four o’clock in a parlor of the Astor House—thi same No. 5, on the same floor as the oftice, which hat 80 often served as the scene of interesting and im- portant political confabulations. About a dozen States were represented, and after a quiet discus sion of half an hour, during which time the door was carefully guarded from the intrusion of re- porters and outsiders generally, the committec fled out, passed down the steps, and solemnly marched down Broadway to Wall street, aud them proceeded to Mr. O’Conor’s law ofiice, which is im the same building as the ofices of the Panama Railroad and Pacitic Mail. Few, or, perhaps, even none, among the thousands of home returning merchants and clerks and brokers and speculators: against whom they jostled could have had the re- motest idea of the mission of the score of elderly- looking men who thus advanced in irregular order to consummate the scheme devised to “beat Mr. Greeley.” The delegates, however, seemea greatly impressed with the profound importance of the mission which had been confided to them, and chatted with freedom about the prospects of the’ campaign. Several opinions seemed to be common to almost all. Among these were, first, that that Mr. O'Conor, even though with great reiuc- tance, would be ultimately persuaded to accept the somewhat ungrateful position to be thrust upon him of leading the forlorn hope of the Original Jacobs wing of the unterrified. That there was but a faint hope of his success was of course conceded, ' but it was claimed to be infinitely better for the morale and discipline of the democratic party that it should be squarely beaten on the old, distinctive issues than be victorious in the person of an abo- litionist and a friend of centralization lke Mr. Greeley, Secondly, every one was unanimous im regarding the Sage of Clappaqua as a ‘dead cock, in the pit” already—settled finally and forever by the Grant victories in Vermont and Maine—and this was hailed as a modified blessing, Grant being infinitely the preferable man between the two prin~ cipal candidates for the White House. And, again, it was the prevailing opinion also that O'Conor, if he accepted, would carry more States and have more votes in the Electoral College than Greeley. “They will soon find out now that we have turned the tables upon them,’ said one delegate. “The nomination of Greeley has fallen dead upon the country, and no reasonable man doubts that he haw ho strength at all outside the democratic party to compensate for the losses caused by the disgust excited at his selection among all democrats of conscientious convictions, Some men have been) crying out @ long time ‘anything to beat balan and now We can say that the game is not now wit! us ‘anything to beat Greeley, but with them any- thing to beat O’Conor.’ Why, in the city of New York O’Conor will carry many more votes than Greeley, and it would lot be surprising if he got more votes even in the State.” ie Arrived at the building! in which Mr, O’Conor’s office is situated there was a general halt, “A little ahead of time, I think,” said one gentleman, looking at hts watch. “We were to be here at ive o'clock, @.1d it wants a quarter of the hour still’? It was, however, decided to at once fo up stairs, especially as just at this moment Mr. O’Conor’s chief clerk, Who i3 a pleasant old gentleman, was captured a3 he coming away, and positive in- formation was received from him that Mr. O’Conor ‘was up stairs. Half way up the staircase the party encountered acouple of janitors, busily engaged in swabbing the steps. ‘They looked naturally aghast at 80 nu= merous an intrusion, and one of them, fearing that he was going to be Kept a little later than usual and would not be able to close tne building In time to get his dinner, called out, “There's nobody up stairs, ai are going to s66 Mr. ly; “he is up stairs. Nana's imporatbie,”” related the man; “his clerk has just gone down stairs, and he wouldn’ ve left unless Mr. O'Conor had already gone hoine.’? Nothing daunted, however, the committee went om its way, duly reached the third floor and knocked at the door of Mr. O’Conor’s outer office. After amo- ment or two ehenerta openeé and Colonel Morean entered, followed by the other members of the co mittee. There was no one in the office except & couple of clerks, and the party gazed at the well filled shelves of Mr. O’Conor’s law library for @ minute or two and then subsided into the nearest chairs. But they had not long to watt. Soon the doors of the inner sanctum cpened and Mr. O’Conor himself appeared. Then followed the usual cere- mony or formal introduction. Each of the entlemen.’? Conor,” was the re= delegates was in turn resented, and | be Mr. O'Conor’s hand with —enthu- wiastls warmth. Colonel Moreau next in half adozen words explained the object of the visit, though, of course, Mr. O’Conor had been previously notuued of the coming of the committee. An in- vitation was then extended to the delegates to step mto Mr. O’Conor's private office, and they at once disappeared, leaving the solitary reporter who had. followed the committee out in the cold, as it was, led to be the best policy to avoid publicity as 8 possible, he general fact about the interview with Mr. O’Conor were, however, of course, easily learned) subsequently. ‘The nomination sed by ee atlength, and Mr. O’Conor listened but did not give a very ample expres- sion to his views. Owing to the lateness of the hour, Indecd, the matter could not be eT gone into, and, after a while, an adjournment until to-morrow was decided upon. This may Le said to be indeed the only bi 4 positively settled at yesteraay’s meeting. I Seemed, however, that’ the hopes of the com- mittee ‘In Mr. O’Conor’s ultimate acceptance 0: the nonmmation were greatly strengthened, and one of them even went so. as to say that he had nO doubt of it, nz, of course, it was clear that Mr. O’Conor would prefer not to run, if he simply consulted his own personal wishes, To-morrow, however, there is little doubt that a definite col clusion of some Kind will be reached. Alter a full review of the situation, and a thorough canvass of the views of the delegates, Mr. O’Conor will au. nounce his final decision, and we shall know whether he is going to be indeed the third candl- date. BROOKLYN POLITICS. Democratic Endorsement of the State Ticket. ‘There was a well attended meeting of the Demo- cratic General Committee, held last evening at the headquarters, corner of Court and Remsen streets, ‘The chair was occupicd by Edward Rowe. A com- mittee was appointed to draft resolutions endors- ing the-action of the State Convention. The com- Mittee subsequently submitted a report, wluch was unanimously adopted, ‘The chairman of the Committee on Contested Seats in the Second, Seventh and Twelfth wards, stated that he was unable to make any report at present and requested further time to consider the question. An extension of time was granted. Hardy Mobley, Chairman ofthe Colored Men's Liberal Republican Club of the sixteentii ward, arose and addresseé the General Comimitree, Btating that he hag pus in ar appearance, acting under advice of Resiser McLaughlin, Alderman Kuher and other woo gentiomen. He and his organization had determined to go for Mr. Greeley and the coniition ticket from beginuing to end. “The colored men whom he represented would sustain and work for that ticket, from Greeley down to Alderman of the ward. They de~ sired to have an understanding with the Demo- cratic Committee upon that basis. On motion the matter was referred to the Finance Committee, with inscructions to the latter to assist the colored men. The black men were requested to send delegates to assist in the future deliberations of the General Committee. Mr. Herinon said that he belleved that the representations of Mr. Mobiey were honest and that they were in every way deé- serving of assistance. Democratic Reform Committee, This committee met last evening and resolved to hold their primaries on Monday, the 16th instant, and that the conventions to nominate a full city and county ticket should be held on the evening of the 17th instant, marks were made by ex-Con- gressmau W. E. Robinson and inspectors of elec- ton were appoluted. The Republican Committee. The General Committee of republicans of Kings county also met at their hall, over the Post Omce, A. G, Williams tm the chair. Much mutual con- gratulation was indulged in over the news from the old Lumber State, Maine. Arrangements were pers fected for the organization of ward clubs and the distribution of campaign documents among tha voters, ‘The question of appointing Supervisors of Election under the United States law was also dig cussed wad the appeiutments resolved uUpody