New-York tribune., 1875-10-11

SENATOR by tho Democrats In the xth District lie O vet
sran IN polibcs He was elected 10 Congress as whg
40 is47 and tho arst Superintendent of the Bank
Department. which created in 1851 being appointed
by GOV. Hunt. lie defeated for Congress in 1860
and for Secretary of State in 1868. The Republican jour
nails say that he the personal choice Of Gov lden
wise man among the Monroe Republicans
pre rntcd their giving foolish and undigufed fling at
G,oy Tilden The platform OF the County Convention
contained the following plank Resolved, That Dem
ocratic Governor who succeeding TO Republican ad
mnistraton which has accomplished reforms and re-
ncved the people of heavy burdens claims credit for
himself as he enters Office for good works performed by
his predecessor seeks commcndaton and applause under
a false prctCnSe, and asks Tor rewards he has not
earned" ON motion of H. A. Brewster this stricken
ont
The sentiment against Senator Selkreg in his
own party evidently the increase The Rochester
Democrat and Chro.ice congratulang the party on the
high standing of its legislative nominees says with
out particularzng may say, that the instances are
rare in which of doubtful antecedents have secured
AL Endorsement the hands of Republican conventions
There are or two nominations that IL would have
been better had they not been made. but these dscrm
mating constituency may he trusted to pass upon The
instances are where Of large abili
Ties and against whom there were no proven charges,
have defeated because OF the purpose to ndOise
man against whom the smallest suspicion OF personal
D,orat proceeds to euiogizo all the Republican sena-
renomnated at the time OF writing with the con
Ex-senator Henry X. PiersOn, nominated for
senator by the Albany Republicans, has declined the
nomination Mr.. Pierson asked the advice of VicePresi
dent Vanderbilt to his acceptance OF the nomination.
and received a reply from which the following is an ex-
tract "YOu are director OF this Company and the re-
sponeIbe head Of one Of its most important departments
Your official duties would naturally be supposed 10 oc-
epy all your time and attention II oondnct our busi
ness as CLOSELY and economically claim and TO alb
snt yourself those duties while serving as senator
would probably cmharraSS aud could IN no sense help the
COMPANY" Mr.. Pieson. in hs letter of dcoiination,
udidale Now will this Of delicacy on the part OF
officers Central Railroad lead them to ask Senator
Wagner TO withdraw Senator wagner Is az the mead OF
the Wagner Palace Car Company, corporation init
maely associated with the Central Railroad Ind he has
never been known to do anything in the to look
after the interests Of the road For all public purposes
there might well bc senator OF wood from the ANth
District
The Troy Times charges Lieut.-GOv. Dors-
hemer with unfair dealing whereby the state was
vrougcd to considerable amount The details of the
.Ja, are briefly those The Pratt bank of Buffalo had
on deposit from 1880 to '5s canal moneys amounting
a. 10000 The bank failed in 1858. and the State,
suing ON the bond of the president of the bank T. W.
Patchin, recovered S19223 l5. The Commissioners OF
the Canal Fund conveyed r. W. Patchns real estate held
by = D. Patchn and Gilbert Cameron as assignees to
william Dorsheimer. who was made trustee for the
state. He gave mortgage the property which was
assigned the state collateral to the judgment Last
year Mr. DoIshemer induced the Commissioners of the
Canal Fund take the property and surrender the Judg
ment Before doing they required tax search which
Lieutenant Governor presented ana showed the taxes
Furdett on behalf of Mrs r. W. Patchn, offered
$1,000 for the property, but procuring an autheDc TAX
$4,000 instead Of $4,000 The offer of $4,000 was
then reduced 81 900 The tXSeafCh exhibited by the
Lieutenant Governor is missing TINS Is an outline Si thf
Governor Will meet IL promptly.