New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-04
ALBANY.
LEGISLATIVE PLOTTING.

ACTION TAKEN-A SHREWD MANEUVER TO CATCH
THE COUNTRY MEMBERSHIP PROBABLE NoMI-
NEEs FOR THE ASSEMBLY oFFIcEs-THE sENA-
ToR1AL srnUGGLE-sEYMoUR APPARENTLY OUT
OF THE FIGHT.
| !BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNEl
| ALBANY. Jan. 3-rhe movement against Tam
many Hall. which has occupied 80 large snare Oh
the hotel gossip during the last few days, was soon
shown to be the combination of several district
| movements. There was first, some honest resent
meDt against what seems TO have been an uD usual
action in the councils of the Democratic party tSen
the ambition Of one or two members for the
Speakership, and failing that for important
places on committees, led them to swell the cru
sade and Behind them all were the Murphy men,
quietly pushing them forward and using the Kerr
nan men to injure Herman The ferment finally
eliminated In a message sent to Tammany
Hall, requesting them to reconsider
their action, a paper which Mr. Mcclure
fused to sign, because it protested against the
caucus action in regard to Speaker and Clerk, and
did not alude to the action in regard to Senator.
thus showing that the leaders mostly Herman men,
were indignant at "dctaton," mainly so far as it
affected their individual ambitions. Saturday
nights caucus was held but did nothing, and its adj
iOurnmert was attended with little excitement
its gathering had been. There was no Organiza-
ton, and the speaking Of the most informal and
desultOry character
Of the "A members, not moro than six, it is said
were in full sympathy with the objects of the
meeting. A resolution protesting in set terms
against the action of Tammany Hall was choked off
by the arrival of telegram announcing that the
New-York delegation would meet here on Mon
day to take the matter into consideration;
but to-day there has been surprising de-
veopment in the controversy. Men particularly
i,,f ba aofT all
members from New-York City asserted by apparent
concert that there had been no written agreement
whatever made at the meeting in Ncw-York, about
which there had been much hub-bub; that there
was no vote taken, and that, inasmuch as Tammany
Hall had not done anything fit for repentance there
was need of penitentlal sackcloth and apoOgists
This adroit maneuvre seemed for a while to have
every prospect of success. Its shrewdness may be
easily understood if it is remembered that this
declaration, If accepted by tbe country members,
left them without ground Of complaint. WHILE
at the same time, they might be NOR
ally certain that the agreement against which they
had protested secretly IN force and would bind
the parties to it as firmly as if it had been in
scrcribed on parchment and stamped with seal.
But unfortunately for the success of the plan, the
necessity Of thorough previous rehearsal had been
overlooked. The late train brought members from
New-York who had evidently been informed of tho
general plan but not of the particular details and who
admitted that there had been consultation and an
agreement to vote the ticket which has been known
as that of TammanY Hall. They urged that the
meeting was informed to the last degree; that |
there wars no intention to dictate TO the country
members; that the rural Democrats had Gre !
ated great excitement entirely unm- |
portant matter. But the first fatal
adm sson gave a sicky cast to their subsequent |
utttrances Furthermore, they 90 not explain why |
the reports of the meeting, given ia all the New
York papers, in which the pledglng of the members
was described have gone uncontraIictcd until now.
Whether the maneuvre will be adhered to aquestIOn
for the future to decide but it is than likely
that the consultation of country members, called for
tomorrow morning at II o'clock, may have some |
important bearing on the matter Nevertheless, for
the caucus on organization, to BIO held tomorrow |
evening the way seems clear. Mr.. Mcguire |
Will probably be nominated for Speaker |
by reclamation, and Hiram Calkins, can !
didate for Clerk, already counts up two |
trds vote in his favor. Lyman b. Smith, his chief
competitor. will become his deputy. These nomina-
tons are already apparently secure that 1t will
take a very bitter fight to defeat them; but If the
country members choose to resist TO the last, they
an give New York members great deal OF trouble.
Where the contest will come, if it comes at all,
will be on the SenatorShlp. Inc caucus IOr ILLS 10
so far distant and the contingencies of the future
are so great that it is not yet safe to predict posi-
lively either Kernan's election or Murphys defeat.
The latter candidate has on hand corps of shrewd
and effective workers. heaaed by Senator john [.
Jacobs, and including VIM. c. Kingsley,
VIM. Fowler, and Archibald NJ Bliss. Sena-
tor Murphy's supporters avow tier IN
tention of making fight to the |
end; but Mr.. Kernau's friends who claim
for him two-third vote, intimate that the Murphy |
men are contending moro Tor future standing in the
party than for present success and it Is suspected,
on the other hand, that the Murphy movement IS i |
cover for some combination which may be sprung !
late in the canvass and defeat Mr.. Herman.
1t is certainly difficult to see on what |
Mr. Murphy bases hopes of his own success unless
peculiar Influences are used in his favor Assurances
have come directly from Mr. SeymOurs lips within |
a very few days of nature that would seem TO put
all doubts Of the sincerity of his decLnatOn Ut rest
REPORTS OF STATE RAILROADS.
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES OF TIE PAST YEAR
FUNDED AND FLOATING DEBT.
Iron THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNR.l |
ALBANY, Jan. 2.-The following statistics are |
obtained from the reports Of railroads filed &C