New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-27

A CONSPIRACY TO DEFEAT THE RE-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR STATE
ENGINEER.
We have many reasons for believing the following
e1pose, from the pen Of well informed and reli.ble
Republican, TO be essentially true. lea.
To the Editor Of the N y Tribune.
SIR: B me circumstances are comicg TO light here
in relation to the pending election that it concerns the
formed slorg the line Of the Canal and Central Rail.
road between this city and Bafs'o to defeat Mr..
Gedde. the Republican candidate for State Engineer
The cont acting parties to this scheme the Central
Railroad. under t,e direction of Mr. Dean Richmond,
its Vice President the entire engineer force under Mr.
Seymour on the Canal and the body the contractors
west Of Syracuse. The Cen raj Railroad deems il i'm
porart to is interests that it should the State
Engineer The present engineer corps wish to retain
II Ell places and too many mo. all Of the contractors
d. eer to maintain their present relations with the
ef eiseers to taking their chstce with set. So
you will perceive that though may carry the State
by % O00 30 600 majority, 10 danger Of losing
the most important member of the Canal Board
This statement does not rest upon mere surmise.
We have bad proofs of the conspiracy for week
pact ard every cay has furnished some fact to
confirm our original information. The arrangements
for carrying this pot into effect were made at Buffalo
last week. TIE Argus was instantly advised Of the
results Of meeting for that purpose which was at
tended by Van r Richmond, the Sham Denocra.c
nominee, ID. Richmond, j. ID. Fay Division Engineer
on tie Western Division of the Erie Canal and disap-
pointed candidate for State Engineer in the Demo-
ratio State Convention, tcgctuer with others acting
for Mr. Seym Jul subo6D.tes ard frtbe contractors
That paper could not restrain is joy, but announced
at once that it was conceded that Mr. Richmond on
"tbe Democratic ticket would be elected At the
eetirg referred to, attempt was made to induce
the combination to take up Mr.. Jaycor, the Demo-
cratic car dida,e for Canal Commissioner but THIS
objected to on the ground that Mr. j. lived too near
Oswego to be trmted by Buffalo. 80 il will be seen
there ia an elemen, of Decentralization 10 the plan.
Mr.. j. is left to run upon the strength of his De-
pocracy and little enough does ne think of entering
upon public career in January next.
When this machinery wa contrved, it was designed
for tie punishment Of Mr.. Seymour for his sposta'y
from Amercaniem last Fall; though it must be bor,e
in mind that Mr.. ID Richmond has but ons object in
view viz The protection and promotion of the inter.
ets Of the mighty monopoly that spans the State from
the Hudson to Lake Erie, ard is competitor for the
busr ess of the Canal. The American party became
strongly impressed with the belief that the RepubG-
cans would renomiIate Mr.. Seymour. To revenge his
deserion of their cause In 1885, they proposed to the
Democratic party TO nominate Mr.. John ID. Fay, and
pledged Themselves to Withdraw their candidate
ard unite upon M. f. Dean Richmond would not
consent to Fsys nomination by the Demo-
Gratis, but brought out Van r. Richmond,
ard carried him through the Convention
to the establishment Of all outside bsholders. The
Republican State Convention did not nominate
Mr. Seymour, perhaps for reasons assigned by the
editor Of The TRIBUNE, In the Convention, but con-
felred the nomination upon gentleman whose trust
sorthipess could not be impaacbed. The nomination
of Mr. Geddes was not to the tase of the Railroad
Compapy-nor did it suis the engineers on the Cans
bor the greater por ion Of the contractors Neither
bias it ed itself to che vie Es Of Mr.. Seymour
whose friends, at least running with machine
n,tructed to bring has head to the block If he be not
himself one Of its chief operators. Suoh strange con-
functions do politics effect
This is not q meie matter Of suspicion or speculs
ion 1t is founded upon direct and positive ntorma
ton, and abundantly corroborated by crcumstsnia
evidence. word or two Of commentary will not be
tut Of place.
The Central Railroad grows rspacous and diets
torisl. 1t hss already asked too much Of Republican
legislation. i. is the rival of the Erie Canal aad is
DOW going to the polls, with its great fierce Of en-
poyees from Albany to Buffalo, to ie.ure the election
of State Engineer who shall be subservient TO R4il
road and Lot Canal interests What say the ten thou
ssnd bostmeB forwarders, &c in the ira 10
Of the Cazsls to the modest demand tina: they shall
bs subjected to the control of the Railroad II there
be any solid reasons why the contractors, IS body
should prefer Nr. Richmond TO Mr. Geddes, they must
be found In the belief that the former would give the
more liberal estimates than the latter. What say the
tsI-psyers in the distant c1uLtes-in Jefferson, 81.
Lawrence, Clinton, &c-to yo,iIg for Q STATE En
gneer who should be elected for the purpose OF max
ing lavish use Of their money, 10 fishy settling up
the secopIts for the Enlargement Of the Enc Canal
In fact be. in to fear the EnlareH never VIII be
completed. The Know.Nothing AdaiDi'batiou has
cot Us one or two millions more than would have
been necessary had net tue Peop'e, In freak two
;esr ago, removed the only bones! management the
Canals ever received az now il the present corps
of Epgreers are TO be returned uader Railroad inha
erces to cary on the work Of completion later tue
pattern exhibited On the Western Section last epnhs
and Summer, l don't know what the PEG PIE ~oud
have 10 complain of if the public works were never
finished, if they had to be taxed even tor Cana re-
pals. But will rot indulge in these foreoodings'
believe the People only want to be informed ss 70 'n'
conspiracy agsinst their Interests to prompt them a.
TO put the stamp Of their reprobation u'on " anu
It's author, A FRIEND OF THE CANALS.
Syrdcuse, Oct. a. 1857.