The New York herald., 1874-12-28

nlHS6u Do ceFuebtly anu SluCtTty ucSiaio
he will not be q candidate that his decina-
tlon may be regarded as nnal and conclu.
y AH% me ns New YORK city
ana the country factions should become SO bitter
as to endanger the future OF the party, now
in that event, consent to accept the posi-
ton. And II such exlgency should happen,
and It certainly comes within the range OF proba-
blnty Mr.. seymour would certainly owe It 70 me
party waich mas so often nonored him 70 leave MS
present retirement and represent tee Empire state
the race. barring the accidents aforementioned
the drst choice oil some OF the leaders anu espe.
claily Of Mr.. Seymour and Mrs iilden Is
FRANCIS HERMAN, or UTICA.
From present indications MI. Herman seems TO
furthermore, lost no time IN making thorough
canvass IN MS uehali. They express confidence ID
having lsrSe majority OF the democratic caucus
as If Mr.. Herman would be the success
iul canaidate; but his supporters must ne
70 dictate has nomination. because debating
wont pay at Albany ln,s winter. member u
marked to-day :-"Kernan stands the best cnance
ol success as things are at present, put II MI.
Tden and john heay come here 70 dictate 10 tue
country Mr.. Herman VIII oe beaten man, Just as
certain as you lye." MIR. Aernan's nomination,
although PROBABLE. s by no means certain.
CHARLES o'co>oR-
Although the name OF the distinguished lurlst
was only mentioned ere oul yegy recently IA con-
nectivn with tie Senatorsnip everybody with
wnom nave conversed lnJilns> 20 the heiie' that
Mr.. U'Conor's e,ecuou would oe y winning card Tor
the democracy 10 pay al thts lanctu.e. Mr.. o.onor
IL unquestlonah.y tue cuolce ol 4 large majority
o. the democratic voters o. tne state, and Inc
politicians ought 10 respect the wishes o the rank
ana iile. l. IS doubtful waetner tAey will do 50.
But curing the next iortlIynl the movement ior
hit. OConor may assume such proportions as 10
command tile respect anu consideration oi the
caucus.
nos. uESsy { MrSYuY
eX-Mnister 10 tue Hague. 4 state senator Tor ten
man anu an eminent member u the .egai probes
SION, is pressed "iin more ,haa ordinary vehe-
mence Oy he Kings county democracy. Nr. Mur-
phys friends are not poor IN kl2Gsiel reasons 70
support the preienslons o. their candidate. they
advance the argument ol socallIy >alas SAai tica
VIII nave ootn oi our UGlted states senator's,
senator ConAlng oeiug. as = well Snown. resi-
dent OF Utica. Boss AcLouShla soernniy pro-
tests against waas seems 70 Mn ne stGuleu eA.
cuslon OF Kings county from STATE ot.csS. lie
Goes not rellsG this exclusion 81 a.S people from
participation the SPOTS. especially as AZ -ne ast
eectlon Kings county exceiied ali aer prsyous
efforts and sweea GemccraIlc majority tnat
surprised the most sanguine- the Soss claims
the delegation rom the second Judicial district
as being solid Tor Murphy. II sucl Is TIE Mr..
Murphy may prove troublesome
HON. REUBEN E. FENroS.
senator Fenton's trends wink very significantly
when tney aver tnat they are SIM nopelul of re.
e.ecting tnelr leader They claim To nave eight
hperal republicans IN the Assembly who are now
counted among the democratic majority OF that
body, and |! The dIssenslons OF the democracy
should disafect some oil the more hot-neaded, the
latter ana the liberals could iorm comDlnatlon
which would be certain to insure the nomination
OF MIR. Fenton. IL is hardly necessary to mentlon
that Senator Fenton has no peer IN THIS state as
political manager. He Is reported as being ac-
tive IN arranging all prenmlnares Tor his Albany
campaign.
THE sPEAKERSHIP
Mr. Jeremiah Mcclure, o! Chenango county, viii
be the next Speaker OF the Assembly beg ond all
peradventure. HIS selection was determined
upon almost as soon as II was known that the
democrats controlled the Assembly. The names
OF X. N sherman, member-eect from Oneida
and Alanson s. Page, memoer-elect from
Oswego we're SPOKEN OF, but Mr.. McGuires popu-
larlty IN the southern tier and mis- strength
In tue western counties made his election cer-
tain. Mr.. Mcclure was born IN Ireland IN 1925,
and came TO THIS country wnen . boy. He Is
OF the first lawyers ia his section and ls orator
OF high or1er. He was member OF Assembly
il 1873 and obtained some ceierrlty Dy his at acK
the late Ezra Cornell. whose son, AonZo y.
Cornell, was Speaker OF the Assembly at the time.
THE CLERKSHIP OF THE ASSEMBLY
will be conferred upon AIR. HI am Calkins. OF New
York who was Clerk Of the senate III 1870 and 1871.
he Is journalist by pro ess.on and gentleman
IN every way ntted 10: the position. When Clerk
Of the senate ne gave general satisfaction and was
OF valuable assistance 10 newspaper men. Mr..
Calkins has out one competitor for the caucus
nomination, and that IS Mr. Lyman b. Smith, OF
Buffalo, VINO Is WORKING hard Tor the place. Mr..
Smith was the Assistant Clerk OF the Assembly in
1870, ahd was not particularly popular among the
members or reporters, although good officer.
such Is the programm az arranged by the
democratic leaders, and which VIII not be de-.
parted rom unless events at present unforeseen
occur.