The New York herald., 1876-12-31
THE STATE CAPITAL.

AN ACTIVE CANVASS FOR THE spEAKERsHIp-
nUsTEDs CHANCES GooD-THE REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS ON MONDAY NIGHT TO DECIDE IT
Az UNFnuIrFgL SESSION EXPECTED FROM
THE LEGISLATURE
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ALBANY, Dec. so, 1875
Owing TO the fact that the railroads. east and wes
are snowbound, only handful OF the members OF the
Legislature here The absorbing question tonight
is the speakersnip The three prominent candidates
Mr. James w. Hustled. OF westchesier; Mr.
George d. Sloan, OF oswego. and Thomas G. Avord, OF
onondasa There is no hope for Alvord and the hsni
Is narrowed down Sloan and Hustled The latter has
been Speaker OF the Assembly Tor two terms and he IS
hero this evening, working hard tor third Sloan Is
here also, and has suddenly awakened TO
tho necessity OF putting his best leg foremost
In the struggle Tor the Speakership Between
the two thcro Is The difference IN the
physical stature OF about two inches while both men
are below the average standard Of physical manhood
Sloan Is ricn manufacturer in osweso, low sized
compacty built man. with we-shapcd head and
bright intelligent eyes He man Of acute thought,
but slow. He takes time 10 reach CONCLUSION, but
when tnai Is accomplished II Is generally solid
He had idea that II was
beneath tho dignity Of a peoples representative
Tor position like that Of Speaker, but he
10 have reached the conviction that sucn avors
only obtained by personal exertions; stil Soans
method OF conducting his canvass tor the Spcakership
Is feeble beside the vigor and ingenuity OF his rival
Hustled Tho latter this evening had his room full OF
active friends, and though there are only seventeen
hairs on tho top OF his mead his brains seemed about
as active Sloan is the preference OF
and conservative element OF The republican
party; Hustcd, OF the progressive and aggressive both
OF which imply all that party sentiment might
construc. Hustled would certainly make brighter
aud quicker speaker OF the Assembly than Sloan but
the by some considered able 10 dispose oi the
business the Lower House, II not IN as quick time
q. least in as satisfactory manner as the other
ARRIVAL MEMBERS.
| Among the members here tonight are Gerc, OF
Toga county; Santee of Steuben; Gallagher OF Erie
BALDWIN, Of Allegany; Baker. o. washington Ciapp
Hustled, OF Westcncster, and Aivord. OF Onondaga.
There is also hero Mr. Warner Miller, Of Hcrkimer
gentleman who made pretty iair name Tor himself In
the Legislature OF 1874 He iavors Sloan Tor Speaker
and is undisgused IN the expression Of his perefe-
renee.
Despite all that looks like . preponderating infu
cnce N favor OF Sloan Hustled, whose genius appears
to he in the directon OF overcoming apparently nsur
mountabls obstacles, may, and in all moral certainty
will be the next Speaker Of the Assembly hustcd's
friends claim that he will havc from forty 10 forty
votes; Sloan's friends claim positively iorly
eight 1t takes thirtysx 10 elect out Of representa-
ton in the Assembly OF seventy.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
On Monday night tho republicans will hold caucus
and decide whom they shall put IN nomination for
speaker In the interim there will be considerable
wirepuling behalf Of both candidates. each has his
adhercnt and neither is disposed 10 yicld any
the contest Between the two in familiar parlance, II
Is just NIP and tuck"
SALT" A sPEcTAToK
In the meantime "Old Salt OF Onondagn, known
on the baptsma register Thomas Alvord, stands
s.as looker-on in Vienna" Ho has some influence
lett with Tho country members, and no might direct II
TO the election oil either Of the prominent candidates
Tor speaker II he felt disposed. HIS sympathy IN
this fight is believed to be with Hustcd but then Old
Salt' less OF a power than he used to bo and the
question viii most likely be decided without reference
TO his wishes
WHAT GENERAL DAVIES SAYS.
General John d. Davies, who ran against ketchum
for Congress the Thirteenth district and pretty
badly beaten, said, ia regard to Husted's or
Speaker, "a man can't be carrying ono piece OF meat
in his mouth and grabbing for another in the water"
THE Nxw APPOINTMENTS
The name OF T. r. Olcott is announced for State
Comptroller in place OF Lucius Robinson, and /. ID.
Psbury for Inspector OF State Prisons.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Governor Robinson says, IN regard TO his Message,
that 1t Will be extremely short, and announce new
departure from the policy OF his predecessor.
SESSION OF
Tho forthcoming session, according TO all that
be gathered IRON the limited number OF legislators
present tonight. VIII be prolific IN gas
There viii be superabundancc OF talk, and
all sorts OF bills and resolutions will be
introduced, but any republican nnkering with
the object OF enlargng Tho scope OF republican power
the Governors this time be ovcrridden BY
a party The fact Is the present situation OF
aars admirably calculated TO conserve the Interests
OF tho taxpayers, and lever measures designed to de-
fraud them will through this session than ever be-
tara