New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-11
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| THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION - THB
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF MIR. DICKENS.
BY rELEGRAPH TO rRBcSE
ALBANY, March 10.-The Democratic leaders
have been assembling all day. for the purpose Of taking
part in the Democratic state Convention or course tho
first person called upon is Horatio Seymour who Is
stopping at the house of friend All doubts about Mr.
Seymour being out Of the race for the Presidency az
end-Mr Seymour Will tomorrow next day receive
Che Endorsement OF tho Democratic Convention their
candidate for the Presidency. The last political move
OF the Democratic leaders is the trOtng out Of William
NJ Tweed as Governor It Is the understanding IN
the past days gwen up all hope Of recognition by the
New-YOrk Convention, aud is looking around for the
nomination for Governor Tammany has heretofore par
ceed this Office out 10 sandford f. Church. but now they
think that Mr. Horato seymours chances for the Pres
deney have improved and Mr. Church is entitled either
Hoffman has friends among the NewYork Democratic
is only potter Tweed makes the combinations, aud
Tweed has commenced the canvass for himself lie can
Both branches of the Legislature were engaged most Of
tIe morning, in considering the bill to allow towns to
bond themselves &c aid the construction OF certain rail-
roads In the state But slight progress was made In any
OF them.
This morning the Assembly passed to third reading
the bl a1otshing hat what 1t amounts ol the Niagara
Commission like that in New-York. and the Democrats
have introduced tins bill to do away with That system Of
reading and final vote, but the Republicans prevented
him from getting the necessary two-thrds vote:
the bill providing for the construction OF building
on the grounds known as Reservoir Park IN sixthaye
between Fortieth and FOrtysecOndsts The act was
troduced by Mr. Herman graduate Of the institution,
and provides that $4,000 shall be for he
Of the County of New York. and payable in Ave
which It is devoted and the Institution Is at az Ieces,
sary it s proper that its faculty and students should
have q safe and suitable building
The sale Of tickets for Dlckenss two readings next
week commenced here this morning Contrary TO ex-
time. Most Of them secured by speeulators, who
will probably be bitten. as the people Of Albany are nou
Mr. Sppe& at %San
last week, He was accompanied by Mr. Dolly he VIII
return to the same hotel on the 7t where he viii re-
main until the Goth.
duced into the Assembly. 1t viii come up tomorrow for
a vote: -
three 20 da se Sssa &c % Of the Merchants UaoS he
Adams and the Q.ites states EIR.s cG5p., as c1Hess
necessary for the protection Of the business eG1nng and hs
So@@ies S.vs power send for persons psp
charged that all these companies IN spite OF the
protestatiOns of their stockholders have formed COM
bnation, resolved to put down all express companes
scrbed fund amountugin all to s20ooOO This sum Is
TO be used TO crushing out all opposition Arrangements
express company each line Of railroad in the State OF
NewYor The prices have also been raised 10 some n-
Legislature cannot stop this.
THE BROADWAY SURFACE COTERIE ALARMED
THE ARCADE ROAD BILL TO BE KILLED AT
ALL HAZARDS.
The Broadway Surface folks have at last
determined upon the which they will take this
Winter to defeat an underground railroad for the city OF
ing surface road and have determined to unite upon
Of the underground schemes and by putting into t
all kinds of unconstitutional and mpracticabe pfovi
sons make its rejection by the Legislature the Gov
ernor sure Since the model of the Arcade Road has
been the city, that enterprise has gained so many
friends that to-day IL is the strongest OF all the plans De-
fore the legislature SO strong has 1t become that the
surface folks are alarmed They have therefore deter
mined defeat the Arcade at all hazards They cannot
do this without lavish expenditure Of money Both
branches OF the Legislature to recognize the facs
that the people Of New-York imperatyey demand an
underground road and after conversations with tho
members am able to predict that such bill will pass.
But If any bill passes In which the Broadway surface
folks are Interested tho people Of NewYOr will know
the why. The argument before the senate Com
mttee the Arcade plan 20 be heard on Wednesday
The Underground Railroad, headed by VandonburRh.
introduced into the Senate to-day, is the plan OF the
Broadway Surface folks defeat underground rail-
road this Winter seyeneghths Of thncorporaers are m
the Surface interest
The Assembly COMMITTEES on Cities have determined to
report favorably the bills aboshng the police commits
sions Of Albany and Utica,