The New York herald., 1863-12-03

John v. l.. rruyn, democrat. V>yasurer.

John v. l.. Pruyn, democrat, T>9asurer.
Chauncey vibbard. demccrsL, Superintendent.
The republicans imna nagisse that the manage o
the road are in q positiouto exercise large potit
cal iafue nce and when parties are nearly equal in
strength the politics Of the State may be for the
| time under ,he control of the persons occupying
the above named positions; and from q convie
ticn of these facts arises the attempt they are
4 making TO place the management Of the road in
| the hands Of their partisan friends. The election
yor directors will take place on the 9Th instant,
and the following named gentlemen, or rather the
requise number of them viii be voted for by the
republican or opposition party
| At the head of the list stands Dean Richmond
! of Buffalo, He is a leader OF the democratic par
| ty of this State Chairman Of the Democratic State
| Committee, and present Vice President of the
| road. His name is probably placed first on the
list of candidates to cover the designs Of the re-
| publican wire puers.
| Next comes Eben G. Spauading, Of Buffalo, re-
publican member of the last Congress, and Chair
man of the Committee of Ways and Means in the
House of Representatives. He was a candidate
for re, election in 1862, and was defeated.
Col Peter A. Porter, OF Niagara, now in the ar
my. He was nominated by the republicans for
Secretary of State, but declined to be candidate
Freeman Clark. of Rochester, is the republican
member of Congress elect in the Twenty ghth
district. He positively declines TO run for direc
tor. ...,, ...........-.
Thomas Hillhouse OF Geneva, republican. Was
Governor Morgan's Adjutant General.
Gen. e. w. Leavenworth, republican, of Syra.
cuse. Has frequently presided over republican
State conventions, and was delegate to the Chi
No. hat Hr
coin for the Presidency
F. B. Fitch, of Syracuse, is also named: but as
he does not probably hold o sufficient number of
shares to qualify him. the name Of Thomas T. Da.
Wis, of the same place, will be substituted.
Russell Sage, republican, Of Troy. lie was for
merly director, but was turned out in conse-
quence of his being interested in Western roads.
Thomas w. Olcott one of the republican leaders
of Albany county. He rsn Cor Congress, and was
defeated, first by Erastus Corning who subsequent
ly resigned, and then by John v. l.. Pruyn, and he
will mostlikely be defeated again by the same men
in the present contest.
Rufus II. King, republican politician Of Al
bany.
William Kelly of Dutchess county. He was the
democratic candidate for Governor in lS60 against
Edwin d. Morgan. If elected director he would
represent the interest of the Hudson River road.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. The name Of Mr.. Van
derbilt is placed upon the list blind. The op.
position do not desire his election, neither will
they vote for him.
The other names are Chester W. Chaplin, Of
Springfield, Massachusetts,; G. H. Russell and
Thomas Tileston, of New York, and William F.
Weld, j. B. Forbes and Nathaniel Thayer, Of
Boston.
The quarterly report Of the banks of Ohio shows
the following totals Of leading items, compared
with the previous quarterly report and the No
vember reports in 1861 and 1892