The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-04
Our Albany Corre pondence.

ALBANY Jan. 2, 1886.
Sacordfsm Dying Out--7he "Softs in Caucus-1ae Can.
ddates for Speaker of the Asserbly-7ne House No. Or
ganiscd- Prospects Of a Protracted Struggle.
The Seward power in Albany, long and unscrupu.
lousy used to control the legislation of the State has
this session received its quu For the past two years
it has been declining, and the triumph 1t achieved
through tieachery last fall in tho reelection of it's chief
to the Senate of the United States the struggle that
preceess final dissolution The election of black repub
can officers in the Senate yesterday in reality amounts
to but little, us it only secured Of bargains
made with such men Belnser Rider, G. P. Smith and
the like, by which they have been promised aid in GER
tain legislation of interest to them. When b.
are presented to that body repeating the Laws creating
the State paper and the RAILROAD commission and similar
corrupt acts, the votes Of the republican denc
members viii show that the Abxpy regency is IL fact
sboIn Of power In the Assembly they Of course
inrotent.
those Of the democratic members of the Houae who
call themselves 'softsn ~ met the 1st Just
prior to The swearing In of the members and as you
have already heard, nominated candidate for Speaker
The rhoie proceeding was farce After passing reso-
luton endorsing alter fashion the Nebraska bin In or.
der To induce the fifteen indomitabe hards uue wi
em in joint caucus after talking union for some two
or three hours, and finally after putting ward one Of
thir own number as . candidate they deeered hrc on
Ihe first ballot and voted tor Mr. Bailey the nominee of
the bards
Ore thing is promising and that is that there is An
evident desire tho Of tho wash their
hands of all abo1onm, and in their declarations of al
.gsnce TO the true democratic faith 1t Is noticeable
tact that they In all cases, first affirm that they will
some OF the New York members made considerable
fun IN the aus--Arthur Woods. Peter Dawson
and Mr. Neehan, of the Fifteenth, Twelfth and First
districts defining their positions with genuine Tsnmlny
emphasis. They hArd-bard al over-Union all over
sded softs. The Secretary Of the caucus too, Mr.
Cray, OF Warren, wished to throw up his Office as the
caucus had been st down by the press :onal
sft shell Affair." and he repudiated the idea Of acting
with any such body. lie wss not excused from service
but hs acled during the proceedinas under protest.
Eenj Railey, Of Putnam, who IL ths hard nominee,
lawyer by profession and has had experience a shaes
OF democracy. In 1876 ~ he in the Assembly,
having run as stump candidate onthe barnburner side
and he WAS then Of the leading spirits Of Wan Bu
reniim. In the fall o, 1847 his shell hardened aud
has since that period acted with the hunksr dea0c-
racy he = man IL some tAot and would make eonbt-
lyman ddei is probably The most comps.snt man that
has Leon a. yet Famed for the speahsrsh I has had
considerable experience in leg,siation, and S clear
headed man, Nth SUFFICIENT Rsmnsss and fairness to
u.slean eRcsnt and impartial presiding eiRcsr.
Hsnry A. rrende gAst, of ChAutauque Ia one Of the
yonng members Of TIE House, and would make the best
locking chshmsn that could be chAsn Rat unhappiy
be is with the black republicans whore he ought not 70
be- bis Affection for them not supposed to be very
strong and hence the compliment paid him in the noNi
naton Ne Ia largo properly hoidsr In Chautauque
no experience presiding ocer bodies political
and is not likely TO acquire any at present.
Mr.. Basys friends loss oonhden. than yesterday,
and the outside pressure has cesainy injured that
esnti. mans chances Of success. There rumors
Of bargains Of all sorts pressei by his frieud.
and the straight outs startled by the reports
that he Ia so anxious for election to be in
different to he by which such result could os
scheved The odsl men feel strong, ADD believe tina
il they can get vote for ballot can in the Loci
run carry the plur Atty rule they succeed In ear
ryiDg In their Mr.. Weeds select party are dc<ied
uncomfortable There Is every prospect of real Con
gressional fight In the State Capital.
The Governors message is supposed to be In type il
tue journal office hut there is no certainty whe
twill be Sent In and consequently advance copies 10
the press are refused.