New-York tribune., 1875-10-13
HE STATE C1NT4SS.

The Legislature of 1876 will be the best
Albany has seen for good whe-no matter what is
politics are.
John w. Graves has been nominated FOR Sem
ator by the Democrats OF the XXIXth District senator
Cole his opponent had nearly 5000 majority In 1873
Peter Slngerland, whom tho Albany Rcpub-
licans have nominated for Assembly, was the member
who mp his mind last Winter to take the new oath
II IL killed him. lie marched up boldly aud laid his hand
on the Bible but when the oath came to the critical part
about paying money for votes his courage gave way and
he erhed bis hand away from the book, ana Wal1ed "
his seat past rows OF smiling faces .
II was hardly to be expected that Willard
johnson would again for the Assembly, but IL Is
satisfaction know that two Democrats have been nom
mated his district and that neither OF them naneu
johnson. Both named Howard. Johnsons Howard
being william b., and the anti-Johnson Howard beng
20 Now that Mr. johnson has made sure that the
Democratic party viii not be without cindtate no can
devote all mis- time proving that all the money he ever
received his contracts wao Tor election cAPch9oS
The question of the eligibility of William N.
Emerson Republican candidate for senator from the
Rochester District was considered before his nomination.
and George f. Danforth and the Hon. Henry X seldea
gree in opinion that the office OF Commissioner OF
Deeds is not . city government Office MT Dahtor'ns
opinion IL Of considerable length and takes the ground
that the duties imposed upon these officers concern tho
State at large and general public and that tha IL so
although they are confined in the exercise OF those duties
to certain defined territorial limits on the 0thof manu-
they exercise function which relates " lhe dnof
pality."
Before THE TRIBUNE denounced the no.
torious &" Doc Ransom, member OF Assembly rom
Eric County, and that enerprisng dealer In votes
abandoned his canvass for FcnOmlnatlon u was pro-
posed by one two prominent members OF tne s'ate
Committee that in case Of his nomination, the Committee
should issue an address advising the electors OF the dis
trict to vote for his publican opponent whoever ne
might be- Now the Committee have an excellent oppor'
tuny to put this plan in practice Lot them cal Tor the
defeat Of stephen IL Hannond DsmoGr"Hg Sandae v iee
a spe ndid example tn their own party ana deprive ts
Republicans of all excuse Tor Keeping soue Vi tno'I
prominent nominees in tine field
The EIuirG Advertiser makes this excellent
suggestion 1--WE propose that in the County OF Chemung
dollar shall be spent iogit'matey or Improperly
in view the coming election or TO influence II, resas
Let imagine that this Is task which cannot 10
accom- plished. 1t only needs mutual agreement ana
mutual purpose to abide by such agreement between te
candidates. the committees, and few leading influential
men of both parties. shall We have sucn agreement'
We offer the part OF the Republican party its can
diiates its committees and its leading men, Mr. Hazard
Is the Chairman of the Democratic Committee VIII Do
ion in such movement, and abide by 1t in good aiths
Mr. David b. Hill is the managing owner OF me 6d-eue
as he is also the managing owner OF the Dcmocrato
party VIII he join in such movement, and abide by IL
curing Influence and pledge OF half dozen leading
men from each Of the parties 10 this effect T.
The real point in the attack OF The Troy lines
upon LeuC Dorsheimer was whether the amount OF
taxes and assessments upon the real estate was exho-
tied at a much lower figure than the truth by tax
search which Dr. Dorsoimer presented This the Asso
cated Press dispatch did not touch. Mr. Dorsheimer
meets showing that the tax search named Ss339 u
as the figure, with tho interests and expenses 10 Dc
added" instead OF 81 900 He adds Ia my address to
the Commissioners OF the Canal Fund stated the great
amount Of unpaid taxes why my offer should
no tod Ind 4 iQilCpmCnt
represent the taxes my interest was to oyerstate then
aud not understate them, because the greater tho
amount the greater the reason for the state as
suming the ownership OF the property both 10
protect its interest therein and TO remove n
fro the reach Of taxation for soon as was trans.
erred to the State the property ceased 20 be taxable
lie shows also that the Judgment which The Troy Times
said was "pcrecty good and the release of which was
To benefit himself had not been in existence for thirteen
years; that the transfer was not made until Iarch ~
1875. though The Troy Times said that the offer OF
SO 900 based the undelsatcment Of the taxes was
withdrawn f9r enc of $1,000 two months before; th4t
the Interest OF the state is worth at least $4,000
Finally, that his sole purpose was to free himself from
relation inconsistent with his position as III utenaAt
Governor. HIS relation was not that OF trustee but az
mortgager though he was trustee Tor certain items OF
personal property Altogether Ar D9rsheimer proves
he says that from beginning TO end not one materia
fact Gn the statement OF me Irog tines IS Truly
shed hetI '-''''
Any one who left the Republican party TO
coop rate with the Democracy ia 1872 on account O
and convictions has more reasons now TO
support Democratic cause in hssate The second adj
mnstlatiCn Of Grant has been considerably worse
than his first The. sins OF comm ssiOn and omission or
the XId and XIIId Congresses NIL some OF the dark.
EST page, In the legislative history 1f the country. n
Mr. FenOn lived in Ohio he might tld perhaps plaisi
bic petex to cover real motive but he is citizen OF
New-Yor, in which the Democracy Is not only idenihed
with that good and praiseworhy in TIE Cincln
ul.I Baltimore movement, but in which IL has officially
inau guratcd Of REFORM. BdalO Coufi r(DemJ
Let us hear no more about the Democrats
rs the sole aud only edversrcs Ot the "Canal Ring"
S,-caed reform urder partisan control and shaping 10
a miscarriage, aud may as well be accounted faillre
at the outset nOnparti-an means OF renoyatny
the public service and remedying ongeNsting evils, II
may be OF DcalcUabe value. Republicans "a we are,
we desire to give very best efforts 10 the advance OF
thorough. practical and efficient FORM In adminstrs-
ton BY non-pa.san c0Ope aOn; but We shall carry no
lnisls To the Democratic partisan mil under 1lnmaV
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