The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-17

about the canas He goes with his party on subject
him.. AZ Canal man his record would probably s.arte
rbody either way LcI the friends Of Mr. Myers produce
anything better In his favor IL they can.
Both Mr.. Vandcrpoel (dem.) and Mr.. D0rBhiener
(rep) live at Buffalo. The latter keeps good hotel,
and has tho most implacable barnburner antecedens
ente him TO the confidence Of canal in preference 70
Mr.. Vanderpce, who is lawyer, and as Treasurer for
two years has pursued steadily the democratic policy
the subject Of the canals, II anybody knows precisely
Mr.. Richmond, ,as democrat and Mr. Story as repub-
can probably about equally good canal Making
canals has long been their business and both have repu
atons for being honest men, which good deal TO say
when VIC overhaul engineering records Of former years
For Canal Commissioner Mr.. Skinner (dem.) and
Mr.. Chaplin (rep) are before the people The former
has been in the canal business all his lifetime, and
rs 10 the extent Of the business TO do He probably
belongs on the list Of practical canal men, though It
70 said he has his particular friends among railway
monopoly men Mr. skinner lives on tne ne Of tna canal
has friends who viii say it. Messrs. Ederkn (dem
and Forest (rep) for Prison Inspector, are probably
Hughes Clerk Appeals The Canal Board is
prize and As complexion the important question before
selections Al Utica the Know Nothngs win be quite likely
to consult their views to considerable extent least
~ they 60 80 win 90 the State their views and the inqur
ing into the canal antecedents Of candidates becomes
portsnt
Who the Charleston delegation selected by this Conven
on will be really for regarding the Presidency cannot safe
y be concluded from hasty glance. While the friends
OF Mr. Dickinson believe that he has been fairly treated
and the more numerous friends Of Mr.. Douglas quite
eatised and WHILE too the general impression prevails
that It Is Douglas delegation, a closer examination
authorizes the suspicion that after all Seymour the
bottom OF the business The delegation embraces several
strong and well known partsans Of Mr. Seymour TO wit,
stryker Dandy, Cagger, Corning, &C. who Will exert
great influence in shaping its action II Is by no means
foregone conclusion that Douglas has the delegation from
New York TO Charleston, that from this moment Mr.
Horato Seymour will not begin to loom up as candidate
DO THE NOMINATIONS MEAN suCCEss?-wOoD's NOM.
nVvy
NEED STATE PRISON INSPECTOR FOR ITS MORAL
wELFAREy-NTEREsTNG INTERVIEW BETWEEN
MAYOR WOOD AND PARTICULAR FRIEND-THE
ALBANY REGENCY STATE COMMITTEE RETAINED, ETC.
SYRACUSE, Sept. l6, 1850
The smoothness with which the nominations were made
by accamation indicated wonderful degree Of unan
nifty As general rule such state of things has been
supposed 70 indicate want Of confidence in the success
the ticket Men seek positions candidates. as general
thing in proportion as the chances Of good
bad. The present may however, be exception. The
denomination OF the present democratic State officers
ceptng Mr. Tucker was foregone conclusion; to them
there was no opposition The rest had been sufficiently
talked up outside and received nearly wothrds of the
votes Mr. Skinner for Canal Commissioner was already
the Wood ticket and his nomination wore the appear
at least Of concurrng in the Mozart Hall proceed
ngs. The scramble brisk for State Prison Inspector
Mr. Cochrsne claimed that the moral atmosphere
Of New York city would be benefited by the location Of
that officer there. Captain Rynders concurrcd in that
view Of the case and appealed the Convention TO bear
witness that the scenes Of yesterday authorized the belief
that the prisons would should at least recruit largely
from that city. Mr. Ederkn finally nominated which
also concurrence in the Nosart Hall selection though
any such idea repudiated. But the joke went
round that Mr.. Woods selections proving highly
popular. It is said that Mr.. Wood, leaving last even,
ing, remarked that the regulars, whom he called the
ceders would be compelled to take his selections
der disguise the poverty of their strength at the polls
These things should be recorded among the of
the Convention.
we are to believe current and well authenticated
rumor, Mr. Wood and his friends not entirely har-
monious Last evening" when the Mozart Hall delegates
had finished their business in the parlor the Voorhees,
H0use-whch you will, Of course, understand simply
the recording of Mr. Woods wll-Mr. John A. Green,
who had been Woods assistant engineer from the begin
Reference to the Mozart H State & % Which % SSs
presented the list Green taking il, erased
all but three four Of the Names and substituted those
his friends High and not altogether complimentary
words ensued Green ventured the opinion that the
Mayor had id sight too much to do in fixing things,
and expressed the determination not stand It. Wood
placid and thought there must be some mistake
Green thought there mistake at oil, and didn't
there should be any, and to that end going to
authorized TO and therefore Green's selections
peared in the morning papers.
The Richmond and Cagger State Committee are retained
though hearty attempt was made to make change
There general wish to get rid OF Cagger but
impossible 1t scarcely be denied that the harmony
ted would Mr. Cagger suffer else less objection
able to take his place.