The New York herald., 1871-01-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Carey-Twombly Contested
Election.
TOM FIELDS PLAYS A SINFUL GAME.
Absent Republicans Wanted
at Their Posts.

OF the New York members would come up By the
ten O'Clock morning train; but. as usual, the old
time sttagglers did not show their races at the
hotels until late in the evening" although, happily
for some people, who know what the word "job' In
dicates, in ample time to to their names in
both houses when they were called. Those who
came up by the early train were rather put out
by having to content themselves with drawing
room instead OF cosey, private outol.the
ways, with closed doors, as they had on Friday
when they left for home. You know drawing
room car compartments have tables, and the
darky who erects them In their places drives q
brisk trade in cards every trip he makes with the
law-making powers on board. And the ten
O'Clock train this morning was no exception to
the general rnle However, by some sad acci-
dent, only two packs Of cards were TO
be nad and these were knocked down
by the obsequ0us African to the highest bidder
The "outs' all congregated about the eight happy
p9sssss0rs q the !ga card packs and tried to feel
'1'A-'- yHE PLAYERS LOSE AND G11S 'tA~
betines, as the red and white checks were
piled up In the middle or the tables.
Denny Burns was the only democratic member VIZ
took no active interest in the games; for through
Sai ths Journey I wai notce sfaf he and d repub.
lican senator froM the country nad their heads
together as though they were concocting some ter
rble plan tnat would shake the Legislature to It's
very foundation. Where the Senator came from or
now he got on the cars was mystery, but there
was no mistaking the fact that he had got seal
lesde the ''member from Sligo' by some means
other. He appeared to be quite taken
with the way the latter gave emphasis 10 his argu
ments with knowing nod OF his head ana a faml-
liar slap OF his ample hand on the representative
knee Of the rural magnate
.sWho is that fellow, Madigan," asked one OF the
"bhoys.n 'phat is ne a-doin wild Dlnny and that
"That's lwombly who wants Carey's seat' was the
| reply. NOW, 1t so happened that Carey heard this
eide remark OF Mr.. Madigan. He was stuffed INTO
the furlhest OF the compartments at the
time, ana was eyeing the pile OF red and white
checks which Eugene Durnin had just pushed out
| upon the table as though he had
PLUSH" HAND.
and knew right well that somebody other than Carey
was going to lose COED deal Of his small change.
But the name Of Twonbly, which ne Is somewhat
! familiar with put oil thoughts OF the game out OF
a osas Gf the Of ms rival ne dropped
cards as If they were made OF red-not IRON % ana
s Mas q car V %sn n s~
thar Twombly really was on board he went back to
his seat and locked rather nervous during the re-
mainder Of the Journey so much 30 that ne twice
ooK Loutres checks under the impression that they
were own. What Twombly really came up for
was, because the committee which has his case In
hand has determined TO make short work OF II, and
| thought the best way TO do 1t was 10
/ LET TwOMBLY HAVE HIS SAY
about his claims as soon as possible. He was noti
fed TO this effect yesterday, believe and. accom-
panied by one or two OF his Witnesses ne packed up
same train as Carey.
sharp SGp ones These points Mr Twomby revealed
this evening before the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. 1t not generally known that the COM
mttee intended to take the matter up so very sud-
denly. but Tom Fields, who is always at the bottom
OF every trap sprung the discontinue OF his poll
ticaI foes was the nrst to give the signal for the
! coming battle. Shortly after the Speaker mad
called the House to order ne e. rose , with lace
and quietly remarked that he would himself
have called up Mr.. Goodrich's sI resolution na
fore the a5th inst. had he not been aware
| that the committee would meet that very evening.
what effect his announcement had made on the
| republicans, sort Of sardonic grin crept over his
tables mad been turned and one Of the enemy's guns
spiked under their very noses M,, The neg galleries
and began to laugh SO heartily that the Speakers
gavel hau TO come to the rescue. The republicans
looked chop-faen. Their leaders were not IN their
seats to stem the tide to make the democratic
| manRuyre appear like surrender to their oft re-
peated onslauahts. Every one OF the minority
looked at every one else for guidance; but IN the
absence OF the Grand Mogus not one dared to lace
the music
! THERE WAS SILENCE
| for moment. ana then Irving moved an adjourn
| ment The motion once carried, everybody rushed
TO the Assembly Library where the committee was
| 10 meet. After quite large number had gained
admittance.
He looked pale and anxious and his hands twtched
nervoGsly. come m said he, as a small, spare
man. with huge cigar in his mouth. jerked
Come IN and take seat The spare man took OF
his hat and leisurely walked in, exclaimng, "Oh !
Tom don't want me IN here; you DON'T, This was
The members OF the committee finally. alter good
de- Of fuss and feathers announced themselves
| furtve gances every now and then at Carey, who
wardered about the room as though he had the
whole committee In his breeches pocket Poor
/ Twombly was all alone. His counsel, Tom Stewart,
| had not turned up, and there right in front OF him
| sal Tom Fields. with triumphant grin upon his
/ face. His petition was read protesting against
Carey occupying hs seat IN the House, and he then
acted the part of
He was too nervous, however, 10 De match Tor
bis Only antagonist and the Two argued at each
other about the stpunts'' In the until Twombly,
1 fairly disgused with Fields interruptions and
Eugene Durniu's side trusts, resumed his seat and
let the chairman Of the committee put IN his oar in
clumsy way.
1 GIVE Us YOUR POINTS,
! finally exclaimed Fields, getting warm, land then
/ wen know what to do with them" Carey laughed
! outright at this ami III fresh cigar. while Loure
adjusted his specs, and with SATISFIED ar al Tom
though the subject TO he discussed was lager pure
/ and simple.
! and siraightway he had his petition In hand, and,
using 1t for his text, he dived into The
merits OF the voting population of the Eighteenth
district OF the sixteenth ward. "Where are
those 2ss votes ! got there, pentlemenS' he asked
They have been treated as cypher There Is no
| record or them What been done with them Z
II deyolves upon the other side TO say where, ana
| the speaker looked upon Carey when he asked the
question who grinned badly, but didn't volunteer
reply. But Tom Fields did. shaking over the table
certified copy OF the evidence IN the case, AZ taken
| before the Board OF supervisors, he EXCHANGED
Here the facts. There's no use going 10 the ex
| pense OF getting The witnesses already sworn 10
come here and swear again" anu the certified copy
| oi hundred pages went down upon the table with
! heavy thug. As Tom again, for the twentieth
! time, resumed his seat, TwomDy went at 1t again.
'Can yeu STOW me IN the copy where mention IS
made OF those votes east for me in the Sixteenth
wardY' he asked.
'We'l show where they mentioned al the pre-
per time, replied Fields
Mr.. TwoInply. sitting with a smile on his face.
looked though he had 1T last got somebody in a
very bad corner. "le discussion then began to en-.
large and 1wombly finally asked that the certified
! copy Of the Inspectors OF Election IN his district
! shQrld be produced In his behalf This brought
| DENNY BURNS
| County Clerks Office knowledge out upon the
face, aiId he broke forth. ''ia, ma No, yon can't
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