New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-03


cast for him. The 1imes's correspondent says
of the Editor of this journal:
1.-THE first thing he did Monday morning was 10 indnco
Prince OF Queens to withdraw and turn what strength
he had over 10 Alvord. This he succeeded In accomplish
ing so far as Prince himself was concerned Dut " wa"
more difficult task for Prince TO carry his irenu7 o
Ayord than to 20 himself and the result sho"eu 'a
but one Prince man, beside Prince Ihlmsen '0'u '''
AlvOrd."
This is of piece with the gross falsehoods
which preccde and follow it, Mr.. Prince uiu
not withdraw on the morning of Monday, nor
at any time during the day, and was never
asked to do so by Mr.. Greeley. lie may
even not have voted for Mr.. Alyord-
we do not know which way no voted,
and nresume The Times man does not That
he did not attempt to "Carry his friends over
to Alvord," we are morally certain.
AS between Messrs Alvord and Henry Smith,
who were the only candidates voted for, the
former had already presided over either orancn
OF our Legislature with conceded ability anu
fairness, and is by far the most expo
rienced legislator in either House Mr.
Smith served in one previous Assem-
blv. and is o lawyer of decided ability
and unblemished reputation. lie was maae
candidate for Speaker by those VINO had re-
solved that FentOn and Greeley must, so Tar
rs possible, be crushed out. That Gov. Alyord
would have beaten him at least twenty votes,
if Federal patronage and power had not been
welded to the utmost in his behalf, Is as
notorious as that there is city named
Albany. He ,cas beaten up to the hour when
the Surveyor of this Port, the Naval officer,
the Marshals of the Southern and the North
ern District of our State, the Collectors al
Buffalo, OswegO, &c, with brigade OF Post-
masters and tide-waitcrs, appeared in the
arena; the Surveyor taking command OF the
Federal forces and deploying his legions so as to
sweep the entire field. Members who had avowed
their determination to vote for AlvOrd came
into tho city with a Custom-houso officer
on either hand a postmaster in front, ana
another bringing up the rear. Members VINO
assured Mr.. AlyOrd's friends that they should
vote for him explained that they must talk
the other way to save their friends IN the
Custom-house from instant dCCapitatOn. AS
this was the very day on which, by proclama-
ton of the President, the Civil Service Reform
took effect, the reality and efficacy OF that
Reform received a striking illustration.
With all this tremendous weight of patron
age brought TO bear against him, 1t was deemed
essential to tho defeat of Mr.. Alvord that
personal detractiOn should be reS0rted to.
Accordingly, Mr.. Rush c. Hawkins in present.
ing the name of Mr. Smith to the caucus, was
moved to say:
"What foo had wo in 1871 to meetl Tho corrup
tons OF Tammany Hall, villanous. black AMI corrupt
That is the force hare got 10 meet noio. 1t Is the force
got to meet during the whole session OF TINS
Legislature. While the head Of the monster Is bruised,
he stiu lives and is powerful. II you doubt 1t, yon
hare only 10 look at the lobbies Of The hotels OF
his eiiy to-day. The most important step to take
in the organization OF this Legislature is TO
elect tho right for Speaker In order to elect the
light man for Speaker, must nominate him here to-
night in this caucus because the Republican party once
more regns supreme [Applauscl II We make NE gaial
mistake OfelcoiHg OF easy political virtue, or
hose political record does mol stand dbovs rero@eh.
the fault ours, and constituents will hold us re-
spOnsible I como here as representative OF the
honesty Intelligence and earncstnrs of the better class
OF the people OF the City Of New York That element
has been represented here before for long time.
Mt propose to vote for for Speaker or for any
officer or this Winter that is not above reproach
in every particular. go in for honest, capable men
that cannot be cOrrupted nat do not belong 10 any
corrupt Ring, any Tdmmany Ring, any Central Park
Ring, any canal Ring, Ring kioio" 10 IN" po''f'e'
Of The state. do not care how long man may have
man we nominate tonight should be, like CRsaFs wife,
above suspicion Our acts tonight affect more than the
state OF New York The eyes OF the whole country.
might say OF the whole world are upon u.s. must not
shrink from duty. have the honor to nominate the
Hon. HENRY SMITH for Speaker lAppauscl"
considering that no candidate had been
or was likely to be named bat Mr.. AvOrd be-
side the one proposed by Mr. Hawkins, the
purpOrt, the drift, of these insinuatOns are
unmisakabe. Either Mr.. Hawkins meant that
Mr.. Avord is corrupt and unworthy Gas The
Times had repeatedly proclaimed him), or bis
speech was :" the tale of an IDIOT full of sound
"and fury, signifyng nothing"
The IimeS'S Albany correspondent says:
"The honest people OF both parties throughout the
State cannot but rejoice they do here In Albany that
the Legislature which is to meet here will
open with he j0bLerS deeGtcd a contest for He Speak
ershp II may be safely calculated that the fifty men
who voted for Henry Smith, having withstood the
temptations held out TO them Will 10 proof against
corruption throughout the session. Another thing
the people may be assured OF, and that
is that no single important committee will so made up
as to give the anti Reform element controlling power in
it, IA matter of courtesy, and In accordance with
longestabshed custom, Mr.. Aluoyd the defeated cond
date for Speaker, eiH doubtless De gren the Chairman
ship Of The Committee Of Ways and Means; but this as
well all the other committees, will have reformers and
anticorruptonlsts for majority of its members"
Mr.. AlvOrd is Of course the guardian of his
own honor and on his behalf we have nothing
to say. But, in behalf of those friends who
supported him in undoubting faith that Re
form and official integrity had no more earnest or
faithful champion we say that, if we arc mistaken
in the man-if he is Gas The Times has sauarely
charged, and Col. Hawkins so broadly insinu-
ates) politician of "easy political virtue"
and "whose record does not stand above re-
proachr- who does belong to q corrupt
ring whether Tammany Canal or Other-then