The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-05
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY DeC. ., 1900.
The Rush for Office By the SmrH Whigs-Rsason
Of the Democratic Defeat-Slrcr G,ays Repu.
aatcd-Departure Of the Present State Offers
Their Destination.
You would be perfectly asteunded to Witness for
a single day, the tumbDg AMI tossing about in this
city, for the little Offices which the wings expect
from the State and city authorities on the LIST Of
January WI en- both will be delivered into the hands
of the wings. Though there are only few city
places that worth contendng for still there
score or two of applicants for place. each. The two
which are paying best are chamberlain and deputy,
but the charter provides that the former shall be
filed en- Micbae,mas day, annually, which comes in
October the present board of democrats re appoint
ed Seymour our everlasting Office iolder, for
the coming year. They also took upon them.
selves the responsibility Of appointing the
deputy, bat The wings, on the first of January,
will Gust him sumuarly, as he is under q law and
can be removed at any period. There is not the
least doubt but the retention # the present cham
berain, and also the deputy, by the democratic
board, contributed Materially 10 the Jefsat o. tna
party at the late elec ion. SO with regari to the
chief of police The present chief had rendered his
resignation, democratic caucus was held TO select
suNNtSaolf Wien u NFTy CipdDc 7uQ l;eut UenlD-
crat Col John Osborn, was agreed upon. He is one
OF the most active and useful OF the paity-al-
ways Tn HAND of pure morality, attached to the sons
OF teIp terance, ama5e IN every respect having rhe
con1den e o. the people, eyen the lao 4 strictly re
gious and moral. But, on Confirming the caucus no.
mnaiion, the Mayor, Recorder and half dozen Al
Cermen voted agaiDs hun. lie friends Of the popular
Col. took umbrage, and justly too and gave evidence
OF his popularity BY defeating Mayor Perry and the
democratic candidates for alCerWen in eight ont of
the ten wards in this city throwing the next CON.
MN council in wig hadds. There is no subt had
- Osborn been confirmed as chef of police, the
election in this city would have terminal in an en-
trely different manner.
There sre swarm ct hungry applicants for the
small places in the Legislature Tie silver grays are
lot noticed at ALL they are no more regarded than
Houentots. Everything Is in the bayds OF tbat old,
aCroit manager, thurlow Weed. Robert Fl. Pruyn
who has original idea, dems nds the s,eakershp of
the House IN consequence OF his experience in former
IL gisatures He Is youth OF uDDouude ed ambition,
aid imagines himself avery Brutus 10 influence.
There being halt dozen candidates in the city for
cerkship OF the House ana as it il certain that
speaker and clerk capno' both be taken from this
modest city, there are strong efforts making against
PruyD, for the speakership oo that account. All
the insigpifca office in this cisy are con.
centrating upon Littejobn of Oswego, for Speaker;
but a. he Is altogether too honest and independent
for the power behind the throne he will most
likely be defeated.
All the present stock officers are preparing to
abd'caie on I first OF January. Chatf.ld will be at
Washington all the winter lobbying for the Pa
cifc Railroad, urging Congress 10 take under its
wing the company incorporated by the last New
York Legislature OF the most enormous specula-
ting schemes ever Known, not even excepting the
South sea bubble, ire YaZoo fraud or the famous
John Law Mississippi scheme. Rsndali will m)st
retire 10 Corlandt county ami the rural
shades of which, he will fad ample time to compile
ma'eril. .or his forthcoming lie u JefIetson WEIGH
who was put Into the treasury department by the
Court of Appeals, instead of by tae people has no.
concluded whether TO return 10 Buffalo and re-tat
charge OF the Reptile. the abolition paper there, Or
rTman in this city and write gratutously for the
lice soil concern here. John G. Wright will retir-
TO scbeI cctady upon the reputation ne aas giice1
in The Comptrolers Office with ihe Mohawk On on
side and the Erie canal upon the other.