The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02

/ Observation-Disclosures, L Jefferson
did; but no NATTER Greeley would do the same
| LANIGAN-He wouldn't
DREw-He would.
| PALMBR-The main thing is to have fixed term.
ONE ERIN TALK.
l MADDEN-It can't be done.
| PALMER-It must be done. Let 1t he so arranged
that man can't be reelected immediately after his
nrst term Let period OF ioar years elapse before
MADDEN-Make the tenure of ONCE depend upon
OF Congress. chi Then we Won't have man COM IN.
ing to us and saying, "You hold an ofice; do as
! PALMER And make 1t imperative upon him not
to run the machine IN his own interest in any way
pssS tso cpl ss going to be speaker
~, TINS question ION was poser ana evidently made
themselves OF 10 dark corner Of the room' wSere
they had their heads together up to two O'Clock In
the morning.
| The SpeakershIp Oecided in Favor Of the
Administration Party-Fenton and Greeley
Nowiiere-TcrwiIIiser Triumpiant.
ALBANY, Jan. Ill p. M.
The battle has been lost and won, and the Custom
House Is triumphant. As stated In the earlier
portion oil nv despatch the Oonkhngltes had deter.
mined to win at all hazards. the afternoon trains
brought up additional crowds or Custom House
officials and other adnerents OF the administration.
and the buzztng and caucusing went on
with redoubed vigor The Alvord men looked
on amazed at the crowds docking to Dean
RichmOnd's old room in the Delavau where the
State Central Committee held open house. The
lobbyists and members or the canal Ring became
alarmed, and hurried to and fro to make assurance
doubly sure. The lower hallway of the Deavan
was like a bedlam ali the afternoon and evening"
the crowds stunning to and fro. all talking at the
same time In most excited STYLE ButtOnholing,
whispering and calling one to another over the
heads could be seen going on oil around. The Gus
tom House folks laughed aloud at every little word
to make the others feel discounted They
certainly succeeded. Tor the canalers showed
their alarm quite plainly. Greeley-who
by the way, Is quartered In the
rooms formerly occupied by Tweed as his family
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. came out OF his lair, but re-
ceived the news from his trusty scouts. He would
not give 1t up, and, despite the pretended conf
dence OF the Alvord men, 1t was plain that they let
shaky. They charged openly that nine members
had been
BOUGHT UP DY THE CONKLINGITEs.
In due time The crowds wended their WAY to the
Capitol. In as short time as 1t takes to tell
IL the gallery was packed with Albany rOughs,
Custom House officers ana adherents OF the
administration and some OF the friends Of
Alvord. None were admitted TO the floor OF the
House by the ordinary entrances, except members,
reporters and attaches OF the Assembly; but by
some arrangement large number Of Smiths
friends. adhcrents OF the administration, found
their way into the rOom-GeDeral Sharpe, William
Bailey, tho law partner OF Smith, railroad Ramsey,
and several others OF more or less note. outside
the doors were immense crOwds laundering for ad.
mission, and at every window opening on the street
were numbers OF anxious faces peering through the
window panes. 1t was soon shown that the Fem
tonltes were determined II possible to force the
busigessi for a. tne very moment Of seven. Mat
Bemus, who never was friend to railroads, as
everybody will be astonished to learn, jumped up,
called the caucus to order and named TwOmbiy for
chairman. He was elected with o sort OF "hurrah,"
as the New YORK boys would call IT, The other Ior-
THANKING THE CAUCUS
daged in and as T%omby SPOKE as ii he mad bad
| satsrrh, or II his iuxurant mustache iniericred
as If to say he would never do f0c Speaker. Tne
secretaries were chosen and the roil was called
swered "Here." This called forth a general
i to PASS OF" on happily 0A soon changed noweve
| when Bemus Jumped up and nominated AlvOrd for
his hair parted IN the middle his mustache neatly
! trimmed and his imperial looking ike that cele-
IS 0s ss % MS
and tries to be as handsome. He was deter.
to pke h at and ana
manner. Although 9 colonel, MS memory
history Is aat1 lie ra d into % the egS hs
could be bought by canal or Tammany or Central
Park ir any other rings lie was standing immedi.
passageway, he brought down his pOnderons lett
hand with his index finger directed to Old Salt.
SPLENDID PICTURE OF RIP VAN wINKLE
after waking from his sleep. and stared directly In
front oil him. never moving muscle OF his face;
but the blood rising IN his VEINS and his we'll
br0nzed face grew red by inches from his chm 70
his scalp, as the warrior of New YORK City hurled
his nuendoes On,him, and concluded by nominating
Harry Smith, OF Albany.
When Alvord was named there was agood round
OF applause from all parts OF the House; but when
Smiths name was me ntoned there was.
the government oIiiclas in the galleries shouted
ana whlstled in way Which would have done credit
TO- the Bowery gods and repeated the scene every
by anybody. Prince was nominated, and in school
boys speech ntimated how badly lie was needed for
the position and his magnanimiIy In Withdrawing.
Then the Bald Eagle Hustled got up, and in ms
loudest shrek gave poor Hawkins dose that
He showed Alvord to be the purest man IN the
state and how the republican party had honored
tou that rne man who would make such insinua-
tons should forever after nave his tongue clcave to
Was nj liz ar 2s red sn% hen pa
and then crOuched down into his chair without
tei is and the informal ballot was commenced.
Everybody spoke in whispers, for they felt that
their acts tonight may seriously anect more than
the State of New York.
TO the box as II IL contained the hopes Of their
existence.
TO BE OR NOT TO BEY
They counted the votes at the Clerks desk, while
several members, messengers and others crowded
behind and counted for themselves over the telerS'
shoulders. Smiths law partner was among the
number, and soon as the last ballot was opened
the result was passed like lightning Several Alba.
mans rushed to the windows at which the crowds
were peerng, and having made the figures In large
style showed them to the crowd. In moment
there was not lace at window, yell
went up when the figures were shown, and then the
crowd vanished. When the result OF the vote was
anpounced-Smith, 90; Alvord, A; blank, 2-in the
House. the Bowery gallery scene was repeated.
ALv0RD'S MAGNANIMITY.
During the din AlvOrd stood up and remained
stand ing until comparative order was restored He
asserted that the unpleasant and uncaed-for re.
marks all not make him a bit less fOndly attached
"a ia Innr md la mo a 0ml