New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-23

John III. ScikreR was fcnOHlndtcu LII eno
XXlvth District. and has not lacked the eager
support of the party press as against 80 honor
able man as George w. Schuyler of Temp
kins. Mr.. Sclkreg has all the resources of
man who has carefully covered his footprints,
and is an adept in all the arts of the hypo-
critic who keeps up the pretense OF virtue,
even in the presence of the men who have
bought him. 1t will only be by hard work
that Mr. Sclkrcg's majority of 1000 can be
overcome. Next comes William Is. WOodln,
renominated in the XVIII District with the
help of Republicans who opposed HIM two
years ago, but have now been bribed into
silence with political gifts. This Legislative
lackey of William NJ. Tweed has long been the
Republican leader in the Senate, and his re-
election il perhaps a party necessity. To the
efforts of his Democratic opponent, Charles r.
Durston, and the PrOhibitionist candidate,
Henry NJ Clark, his constituents may yet owe
their redemption from great disgrace. The last
of the Tweed Senator's can hardly claim to be the
first of reformers. In the NXHlld District
Commodore =. Vedder, one OF the boldest OF
Albany a." strikers" has been nominated, ana
has remained in the field in spite OF the en-
treaties Of the party press that he should WIN
draw. His Liberal opponent, JudsOn W.
Breed, is in every way worthy OF success, ana
his defeat though there is majority OF 2,3oo
against him, would be lasting reproash to his
district. In Albany, Hamilton Harris, legislative
trickster and the alleged blibcr OF Calhcot IN
1863. has been nominated Democratic d.
visions here have seemed likely to render the
election of Republican possible, but these
are apparently lessenng and indications point
to the retirement of Mr.. McElwain from the
field and the consequent reelection OF sen
ator Dayton who has made fair record.
From the lid District, in Brooklyn, William
Richardson has been nominated, though Tor As
little good reason probably rs Senator John
c. Jacobs, whom the Democrats have renoml-
mated in the Hid. Senator Willard wagner,
renomnated IN the XVIII, has faults mostly OF
a negative kind. He is constantly absent from
his post, and wholly Indifferent to the
public interests He represents nothing but
himself and the railroad interests with which
he is connected. His Democratic opponent,
Geo. +. Benedict, made an excellent record Ill
the last Assembly as a conscientious member
who not only knew his duty but did 1t. The
remaining Republican denominations are unoD-
iectionable, though not strong. James W.
Booth of the With District, Henry c. Connolly OF
the XIVth Franklin W. TObey OF the ANlth,
Dan. II. Cole of the XXIXth and Abijah J. Well
man of the XXXth, have all made good records,
and can fairly claim the commentator OF their
constituents. Eight Republican Senators have
been renominated in all-nearly One-half OF
their present representation In the upper
house. Among tho new names there are
several not without considerable strength. Is.
Platt Carpenter. nominated i'll the Xlth District,
has qualifications which his Democratic COM
petitor. James Mackin, is Enthusiastically de
ficient in. Thomas Coleman, in the Hllth, is
a citizen of unblemshed reputation. Indeed,
the City of Troy Is to be congratulated on her
candidates. Ex-senator James Gibson, the
Democratic nominee, helped to lead the
Canal Reform movement Of 1857 that
ended so disastrOusly for its Repub-
lean participants. Either of these men
will dignity the seat he fills. Theodore 5.
Sayre in the XIXth seems to be as far beyond
criticism as his opponent. Josiah X. Brown.
Dennis Mccarthy in the XXIId has had a long
and varied experience in public life, and Sher-
man 5. Rogers in the XXXIst is q lawyer of
excellent ability and high standing.
The Democratic list embraces fewer vulner-
able names, and probably all equal number of
men of integrity and fitness. Only one of
them. Stephen II. Hammond, has been the
subject of definite charges, but these are so
grave and his defense is so damning, that he
deserves to be buried beneath the ballots cast
for his opponent, Edwin Hicks. John Fox
and John c. Jacobs are not men whom
TIE TpIsUNE likes to see in the Senate
but 80 long as there are ignorant and knavish
classes in our great cities, the Foxes and the
,Jac0bses must he expected to rise to the sur
face. The nominees of Tammany Hall show a
marked improvement, however. 1t Is great
step i'm advance when that organization pro-
NOTES an honest Assemblyman like James DAILY
to the upper house, and when gentlemen OF the
private station of James W. Gerard and Everett
i. Wheeler enter public life under its auspices.
Among the nominees in the interior there are
several former veterans in public life whom
the Reform revival has called again to the
front Daniel b. St John in the Xth. James
+. Sarbuck in the XyllIth, and William G..
Lamont in the XXIIId belong to the
days and bring with them the memories
of the Constitutional Convention of '46.
A newer recruit is John II. Kennaday of the
llu kDTOohlNnl DlSlItt, NHoSt ItCOlu M-lht
of the Assembly is as good IA that of his OPP
pOnent outside of it is bad. The fusion of the
larger part of the Liberal organization with
the Democratic would seem to be fair infer
ence from the fact that six of the Democratic
candidates were Greeley Republicans in 1872.
There never was a time when prophecy was
SO useless as now. The general anticipation is
of State Government, Democratic both in
its legislative and executive branches. The
nropOrtions of their victory. however, and its