The New York herald., 1873-12-26

win really be the loser in the struggle. These are
hard things absolutely essential, however, to make
taken for granted that there are q repubicans
who are willing to go JUST whichever way the Gus
tom House win not go-namey, 9rss, an indie
tion OF the democrats. The latter 1t is claimed,
would ike nothing better than to defeat the Gus
would guarantee them q Speaker who would
really be a non party man, and also o far showing
on the important Committees; for at best they
know they cannot elect Speaker themselves un-
aided, por can they fare any worse on the commit
tees BY assisting in the independent movement
than II they do not. And who Is the independents
candidatef There are several pronounced liberals
in the House, it Is true. but none OF them are ac-
and so the man VINO himself claims 70 be an '.in-
DEPENDENT Is Thomas G. Alvord who was nom.
mated by the liberals OF his district and endorsed
by the democrats but who was elected without CIV
ing any pedges-in fact without having formally
accepted the nomination. II the democrats are
willing to take him. and the anti-Custom House
republicans give him their support, all will be up
with Hustled and Prince. 1t is said that the repub-
licans will not invite Avord to their caucus thus
ruling against him as q republican, and that the
democrats will not invite him, This rs just what
tne old man wants. for by this action he viii be
In reallty
No-PARrY MAN,
just the man for the combination to fall back upon
their strength in caucus Yet against all the prob
abilities rs TO the republican combination and the
e story 20 .f inas & 20 JON IN
date against Hustled under any circumstances,
and that he made pledge to that effect to the
"Bald Eagle" the winter before last. when the lat
ter nominated the old man in caucus against
Smith, who was finally elected, and who made
such q laughing stock OF himself as Speaker after
wards. II this pledge was really made, and Alvord
stands by 1t, the combination will IN all probability,
give up its plan, and Hustled will, OF course, oe the
gamer; because the Custom House party would
have in self-defence to nominate him, knowing
that If he withdrew from the field ar they refused
him support) Alvord would be certain 70 come to
the front and win the day against them. Be that
as 1t may, II the republicans who now talk anti
Custom are really In earnest, and the democrats,
Alvord should refuse TO run against Hustled, an.
other independently might easily be found to
take his place. The Custom House men, combina-
tion or no combination, Will doubtless do their
level best TO come out ahead II they really mean to
make fight and if they do succeed In converting
the antiCustOm House republicans to their
way OF thinking, their plan will doubtless
be the old one OF making the party
fight in caucus 60 bitter and so evenly balanced
as between Hustled and Prince that third man
will have TO be taken up. In such contingency,
by gracefully taking up as their new candidate
some man they know to be all right with the anti
Custom House republicans they Will not only break
up the combination itself, but come out OF the
confession the surface at least-a glorious victor.
The third man, in all probability If that Is to be
the emo Of the struggle will be General Batcheller,
OF Saratoga. Looking over the neld however, and
calculating the chances to the probability OF
combination against the administration republi-
cans among republicans and all the rest, the rates
look favorable for Husted's ultimate success. II
elected he will make the best Speaker the As
semby Will have had for many years, for IN point
OF legislative experience and general fitness for
the position he has no equal In the State.