New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-03
TIE non. 4. i. LA.NI.NG.
Cor..pNrdeDce of The ". Y. Tribune.

COytspordsDce 81 The y. T. Tribune.
ALIEGANY Co.. n. Y, Feb. III 1888.
The gentleman whose name il at the head of this
article is at present occupying 80 large share of the
time and attention of the lower branch OF our State
Legislature, and assuming to guide the movements and
direct The policy of the Democratic portion thereof
that it may be worth while to inquire slightly into some
Of his political, il not his personal antece ients.
He has been known q resident of this county for
the last fifteen years until abou two year since, when
he eliminated in such hopeless political and pccuniary
bankruptcy as TO be unable longer to MAINTAIN q re-
spectacle position IL bis party in the business com
n.uny where he resided. In order b mend his bro
ken fortunes lie removed 20 Buffalo, and, by securing
NOMINATION before he was very well kno W. has sue
ceeded in obtaining seat in the Assembly OF this
State.
Some Of his exploits in this county well worth
rept ang that his associates in the House. and the
people at large, may be able 10 place true estimate
III on his patriotic exertoDs in the service OF the State
His FIST elevation from the local Obscurty which be
so highly adorned wGs accomplished on the ith Of
July, 1874, by delivering; as orgnal an oration ut
SciO in this county, which he he'd abstracted from the
speeches of Daniel Webster. Two years subsequent
10 ths characteristic feat in the Fall of 1876 in
nection with the Hon. NJ. B. Champlin, of Mather
iobbipg celebrity, an attempt was made to pack our
ID, n0crec County Convention for full ticket, from
Sheriff TO Coroner, which failed by but one or two
votes, ard they oil returned home disappointed aud
"
holt, defeating the whole local ticket and contribu'
inc their full share to what has been 40 often termed
the assassination of Sas Wright.
Since that time, the Hon. L.ning has been the can
didae of his party succcssivey for Dstrct-Atorney,
Senator, and Member of Congress, and been defeated
az often he has run notwithstanding he resort II
the most despicabe tricks, so well known to politicians
Of his caliber
In 1859 lie procured the Democratic nomination for
the State Senate and in opposition to our present
Senator, the Hon. D. b. 1Iasted After securing the
Democratic nomination, he attended the kno"-No'h,
ing Senatorial Convention at Portage, and emplVyed
all the eloquencc OF which he was master TO laauCe
them to adopt his nomination. protesting the most SIN
cere regard for their prn ,pes, AMI making pieIScs
enough TO sink him beneath the contempt OF all non
Crahle men.
Bat the convention returned to him the he un-
VARYING reply that " nc must become q member OF
q" Il eli Order, to obtain their support findins hem
iueNOrable in their determination, he discarded the
last vestge OF his di diapidated polcal honesty and
seli-respec: and Il little after midnight, entered the
Council was regularly initiated, taking the oaths and
subscribing to their principles when he immediately
received the domination, and started 10 reOlu his
fe1erates in this county. i saw him when he swag.
gered INTO Angelica his return jubllant at the pros
pect If lis certain elect oD and proclamng that he
would show old pappy Hssted the tallest specimen
IF running he had ever seem
But alas for the nceraiLy ofall human calculations
The returns defeated him by large maoIity running
him severely behind his ticke-.
And now This man il alarmed at the supposed exist
epce Ol stCfct societies III tle STATE whose occt II Is
10 protect the honest settlers of Kansas from the
der mercies of the mobs and banitt OF the past and
presen. Administrations, and their hackers and sup
pOiters.
If there have been such organizations, those COM
posing them can al least claim the credit of sincerity
which is more than this Lanng can lead in ilsthca-
ton for sneaking at midnight into Know Nothing
Council and taking it oa.hs aud obligations, while at
The same time Democratic candidate for the Senate.
should not omit ~ add that four years since
Mr.. IaBiDg made Secretary of the Rochester and
Pittsburgh Railroad Company, concern which has
not been profitable to its stockholders and whose
affairs dare say they would be glad TO have subjected
TO legislative Investigation. ALLk"ANY.