The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-27

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF 1uf HERALD.

/ ALBANY NOV. 20, lSUb
Next TO the agitation produced by the struggle for
power in the New York Central Railroad corporation,
upon which the majority Of my recent communica
tons from this capital have turned, Is that pevad
ing political circles over the coming question Of the
censorship Of Senator Harris The Central influence only
apparently reaches the stockholders or that mammoth
corporation in reality II is felt by all the other rail-
road organizations and commercial interests " the
country So too the Senator question seems only to
concern Senator Harris Horace Greeley, Governor Fen
ton and somewhat Judges Davies, Ward Hunt, Noah
Davis James G. Smith, Of Ontario; Charles B. sedg-
wtck ex-Lieutenant Governor Alvord, Roscoe Conkng
| Lyman Tremaine, Calvin 7. Hubbard, George william
Curtis. and John Grswod but In reality u Ia shaking
all the political cliQues and combinations In the country
more than did the late election Of Governor. While
small fry politicians busyng their sterile brains
over Hoffman and Fenton and second rate candidates
for Congressional honors few old heads Of the Weed
Harris Greeley Morgan stamp looking after the
Legislature the question OF the forthcoming Senator
ship Nobody has forgotten how Edwin ID. Morgan
repeatedly made Governor ana United States Senator
nor how Harris slipped in between Evarts and Greeley
Evarts the "old mansn candidate at the precise
time when the "od man's political fortunes in the
State we're waning Philosopher Greeey's star just
then in the full ascendant Oh G." at that time had
indisputabe majority or the republicans Of the Legs
| iaturo, but, I remember, his troops badly
oicered Charles Augustus DANA then "H g. 8" friend,
and Camp the sordd led with all the supposed to
be requisite but they did comprehend the canvass
either Of MEANS numbers members. All that while
Judge Harris having found that she forces of Weed
| for Evars and Field Opdyke & Co. for Greeley
nearly balanced stood intact with his dozen professional
friends threatening both sides TO 90 over first 10
side and then to the other. Well do remember the
sequel Weed took Harris into the Governors room
while the seehing, ana in fifteen minutes
struck bargain which transferred Evars friends over
bodily Harris am particular in these "reminiscences,
because they essential bearing the pending
conflict. just the late Abraham Lincoln
strained to place tho federal officers Of this state and
also the State Department with its patronage into the
of Messrs Weed and Seward the price Of their
support after the Chicago Convention Of 1860, Judge
Harris promised place his power federal patronage
at the disposal of r. W." the price Of his nomination
for United States Senator at the beginning Of Mr. Lin
coins administration. The Senator kept his word,
although both parties despsed each Other account OF
tho transaction. "T W. 'put money in his purse
as the result, and so did {" Brother Ham" Harris
But instead Of love hatred came and the offspring
OF the alliance This fact cropped out rather inaus
pciousy In the autograph letter Of Senator Harris sent
to Mayor Opdyke tho occasion of the imputed libel
which afterwards tried with much political
element From that time to the present SGT W. has
been determined that Senator Harris shall not while
Senator has been equally determined that he will, be
elected to the senatorship ct. WIS" plan was to
elect enough conservative and democratic members 10
the Assembly to hold the nomination in his hands, Or
failing control it, stave it Off for another year.
The retiring Senator's point was to the Legisa-
ture at all hazards matter what became Of the resi-
due Of tho ticket Senator Harris accordingly turned
his attention TO the nomination Of his particular friends
whenever an available Of his peculiar persuasion
could be found. Not only their nomination looked
after, but thor election was attended TO. II
Is said that the Senator's "brother Ham +"
has been quite fortunate In the matter Of contracts
during the scnatorshp but however that may be- they
were enabled put considerable money into the late
canvass their account and viii be found tell
in the senatorial election in January 50 you may
count confidently on twice the number Of Harris to
start with the Senator had in the last contest when
he was elected Those will also prove to be intact In the
struggle The loss OF Clark B. Cochrane, Of this city,
and George S. Pierce, Of Ulster will, however prove
seriously damaging 10 his chances Besides the incum
bent will have another essential advantage inthe fact that
there than implied understanding that Gov
ernor Fenon should contribute all the power OF his posi-
ton towards the Senator'S reelection, condition pre-
cedent the Governors denomination To show that
the question was unaer the control OF tne governors
that the Governors associate Aivordj was at
Tho same time thrown overheard as neon
tinently IA he has himself been IN the habit
of doing such things Al the time OF the
Las, radical Gubenaoriai Convention the friends of
Harris Greeley and Roecoe Conilng THE latter
ngent candidate the Sena'oshp and may be again.
combined to put Fenou where he might not be COM
petor FOR the senstorshp the place, by the by, to
anxious TO hold because II is known TO "psy better
and accordingly pledge for Harris was extracted from
him. and the temptation removed in the ambition OF
Avord in the Lieutenant Govcrnorship The young
Woodford substituted because he has not yet
thought oftc s'throne OF David" and because OF him
II may be said II s that lit will not answer 70 put
such m inexperienced youth into the executive chair
Yet 10 show YOU how the laid plans will OIL gang
npeon may incidentally mention that the Governor
shin hns been suggested TO the Lieutenant eject m the
interest Of his superior the Governor and nasmach ns
he has than ntmated that he does not gee what II
hinder him from officiating after the present nrgm
bent, has had be Modified by M assurance irom
Philosopher Greeley that whereas honest administers
ton OF the governorship "woud not paw
high ten thousand dollars has bcen rad for the ron
stituting OF single committee OF the senate. Sin he
Lieutenant Governor elect liz Understood 10 be tcon-
ciled % his fate and the philosophers AMBITION j.
stunned the temptation outweiged the logic ~ These re-
specve suggestions Precisely here comes in the
rossor or one who attempted the famors exploits
'.the pinnacle Of the temple and on IAN cSceehnsly
high mountain respectively. "1e old man. some
times the old bow from going up and down between here
and Warrington recently conveyed his Grand coan-
ell IN your city, and there determined 10 offer
the scussorshIp TO his ssfriesdn Horace Greeley Mr.
Weed is known have drawn more than from
70 seventeen voters rom me rpunhan parry 70 ne
prepared 10 claim the honors, no matter which side
might win. Accordingly, he claims voice in the sens
tor question with the assurance that he viii presume
again 10 consult the his appointments and
approval OF certain city railroads and pccunious bills
30 FAR Won wiz have perceived " the sagacous
sfruegy OF Fenton play of Grceiev against Harris,
now Il becomes mastery stroke Tor the .uid
Mani make Greeley dodge more serious matter
the Governor than he contemplated, and 70 play
possible oil his adversafics nj ALBANY ne well ~ at
Washington so r W sends his distinguished sssur-
ances OF support to ssH. O." and az the public
would not SUPPOSE hut a. CT W. vol knew tie phil
osopher took tho bait especially as was scasdned With
assurance OF "the old mans thai he could not toll
crate either Harris Tenon but did appre ate the
TJss's consideratenes in the Niagara aud .chnond
offer 10 ball jefferson Davis-to pay
si00 600 900 for canciratcd negroes, and TO abandon
the obnoxious pending nnendcnt 10 tue constitution
Indeed nnccently did the philosopher fall into the
ssprinrs that he forthwith ont with the propose
tlon Of n third term for Governor Fenton After that
1H O. accepted the preferred support and wrote his
his letter OF acceptance the Ecwburg Journal Even
the quasi support Of sundry quasi democratic papers
onlv served whe tho philosophers sppeuc, and 70
| render him All the more willing and even greedy.