New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-12
rs,r CENTRAL RAILROAD.

The contest for reform in the direction OF
tho Now.York Central Railroad terminated yes
terday in tho reelection Of the old Board by a
considerable majority. The vote for the Reform
ticket was much larger, we believe, thah 'lle
accreoate at any former election. The Old
Board-that is, Mr.. Erastus Corning-had the
advantage of holding most of the proxies OF the
European stockholders and it is by those prox'
les. given in utter ignorance Of the facts wherein
tbe call for reform is based, that Mr.. Corning
succeeded Yesterday in reGccting himself His
party have bought large amount OF stock NJ
high rates within the last few weeks expressly
to carry this election, either by Transferring or
killing" the proxies which had previously
been entrusted to tho Reform party. The old
Board has won; but their victory has cost them
dear. Ultimately, we think the loss OF the
stockholders will be still greater.
This is the triumph of naked shameless False
hood over Justice and Public Good. linus
The Erpress of last evening brazenly says That
the interest of the contest grew ont OF
"the vehement abuse poured ont upon the heads OF
Nossrs Corning Pruyn and other gentlemen OF kno" u
honor and probty. IN the Board OF IIireoois hePnD
Icon ,Jouruals Ike THE IRBtNI. Post ana Tf'ics el
oil in this abuse backed by large number OF men ia
liberal means and great energy, who desired OF aet.d
10 IL they desired 10 run the machine Tor TIE h'nen "i
party, or their own Dement, id'hei '"h oi '"o P'
good
Now if one word Of "abusc," vehement
or otherwise, has been "pourcd ont upon the
heads" Of the managers of the Central, il can
be specified. Where is it We have said that
the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and
Superintendent, are all active and bitter parti-
sans in opposition to the Federal AdminisiIa-
ton. Is that "abusel !" l. il not a most
notorious TRUTH Who does not know that
Dean Richmond is Chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee, that be is the most active and
influential politician Of his party Did he not
control the delegation from our State in the
Charleston Convention Did we not see him
button-hole the Democratic members of our last
Legislature and make them support Erastus
Corning for SenatOrl Do We not know how
Mr.. Cutler, always before a Republican, wa-
manipulated by the Cornings in that Legsla-
turc. and constrained to vote steadily against
his party because Of their hold upon HIM as ex-
tensiycly and proftably employed IN oarting FOL
the Centrall And does not every Republican
in our State-Alessrs. Blatchford, White and
Tracy exceptel-haon that the management o.
the Central has laid heavy hand upon oul
State for many years past--tha, its support la
| been worth at least five thousand votes -
annurn to the Democratic party'
We do not know, and never cared to inquire
the poli,ics Of the reform candidates for Di
rectors. We only asked that they would Ut
terly ignore par,isanship in tie management d
the Road, and this, we believe, they world hav,
dQpe: We Ieye! asked anything but this Of
the old Board; We asked only this from The
new. Yet The EIYrsss coolly asserts hat We
"acted as if we desired the machine run FOL
the benefit Of a party, or for our own" And
such downright calumnies have carried the
election,