The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-23
REJECTING GEN. MCCLELLAN.
now THE PIRTy LiSH WAS EFFECTU-
ANY Lid Oy IN iLB1Nf.
woodin Leading the Attack-New Candidates
and their Qualifications Tho Apprcp-i"-
tion Biii and the BiU sg,inst Fool selling

tion Biii and the Blu ngr,inst Tool selling.
ALBANY, March 22-The programme ar
ranged NJ the midnight caucus Of the Ropubli-
cans last Tuesday was carried out in full to-day
by tho rejection OF tho nomination OF Gen. Me-
Clcllan TO bc Superintendent OF Public Works
by strict party vote. II was in vain that tho
Democrats appealed to tho Republicans Tncir
appeals were met with the insertions that Con.
M cClellan wns not a citizen OF the state. and
that he was incompetent 10 manage the canals.
The only proof cited OF the first assertion was u
letter which woodin read and which he said
came from lawyer who lived in Orange. n. j..
to the effect that Mcclellan owned n house In
that place and voted there at the last election.
The fact that he had once been connected with
tho Dock Department Of New York was suf-
ncicnt 10 load upon his shoulders all the incom-
potency and acknowledgement Of that depart
mcnt
or these points and ~ his connection with tho
Atlantic and Great Western and Erie roads.
Woodn made tho most In tho only speech that
was mado by tho Republicans attempting to
give any real reasOns why the nomination
should be rejected. This speech furnished the
text for all tho other speeches by Republicans.
Robertson. Spraguc. Harris. Prince. and others
who only ms late Inst Monday openly cx-
pressed the belief that Mcclellan ought to
be and would BE- confirmed. profcssed TINT in
voting against II to-day they were acting
in accordance with their conviction of what wns
right. and were not controlled by Woodln's
caucus OF Tuesday night 1t was evident 70
every one that tho party lash Ind done its work
with them. and Woodin has his "roscs" once
more all safely housed. and will see to it that
they do not fade " again during this session.
Senators jacobs. Gerard Kcnnaday Bradley.
and Wagstaff defended Gen. Mcclellan against
the charges made by the Republicans, and asked
that the further consideration OF the nomna-
tion might be postponed until next week. when
| they would produce documentary proof that
Gen. Mcclellan was not responsible for failures
charged by " oodin, and was resident Of the
! city OF New York. But the caucus had decided
| that ne must be reJ"'ted. and the leader feared
| that public sentiment might in the moan time
affect some Of his " roses" ~ Woodin 'rmrd
those Republican. who rrh'llod ON the appoint
ment 1i INSURANCE Supetnli .ndcni Smyth. aud
| no delay would be allowed. Give H. a practical
| mana man who knows all about the canals.
| shouted the Republicans, and whether he -
q Democrat or u Rcpubllran W. VIII confirm
Mr.. Emerson Of Rochester incon,ncntly let
the secret out. when il came his turn to shout.
place in his cty-n man who had passed through
all tho grades Of canal education. from driver
on tnc tOWpHth To n cOntrntor-a Mr. ! l-h. VINO
! ~ may hr mcnton.d, was ,nnnlihii Tor ulls
| place. This. MIR. Gerard said. he believed was
the real reason When Gen Mc' lrllan was 70
date Il his own for the pla"e. and the name Of
Mcn Mcn NJ C,ci,an was not on any "l thnir sll,cs
Mr. Narstnif turned the laugh upon those Srn,
aiors vino were 80 very anxious for II practical
nun 10y dcs ribIng as the only Superintendent
who would bc likely 10 suit them, II man who
could walk barefoot on the towpath from Albany
To- Buffalo, who knew every boat on the canal
hhl wnI N the event OF u "np,aih =; E;",,,Sse r,1s
and when storm arose. could go ashore with
!hs ahci2r % ah1 tie u 20 Z ,rer @ ,h "is SAIL sun H. ~
take care OF our canals. An educated engineer;
| an eminent citizen like Gen Mcclellan must OF
| course. be iucOmppteut.'
srnSint,"n i RI, ~ ~ Wis., nrua ia" t;oy
nrnor viii naNt Ind IN tnr th,. Mac" nnd wire
pulling by the capdIda'es ana their friends mas
i,nI ~, ,i,ha a. H. "a Tho G,,.nrnor ,vill nt max
mnv ,thrr n"min"ti"n. but Viii veto the hili pro
~ a., i.o,' a, ~ ti,, p.,ml icnn n,ni,,fitv ~
,be S"mats th" r"st"nsib,lity Of dei"ating ths
ho,i,,r,,, r.f'rn, il, ,sn"1 mann,emrni fnr
& @ ~ t S',,'',' llv ii,J
"Nn''."'. ,he mus ma nr,m'nrniiy men
us h,sl r,mlsnt nrG .''Hi lin Thnyr
Dirin. T. O.I,n LN,er.'n r Davi- nnd Dan.
,.irs.r ' nri h. ~ snid tn l.. ho"knd mn Iv hi.
nnrir. thr great Horatio. Mr. Walker II thor
oushiy aeuiaimied with the canal interest i an
ably bc satisfactory to iho men who do businr -
on w canal, t hs ro41s irT uSN oM nSpn =" IN
,,sor, n" r,roi ~ W,,,r'issii,'rs nnI he know.
ai about The c,lnais. hut he is also connected
w., il, H. -, ~ tL,~ymnIl
Mr. ogI,n t," is one of thn pr,srnt Cnnni
! ,snu,p,iaAf,r.rs
H. - ,i,y ia IA. tho ,nnn who nrs, fnr
rih..i ~ 'ril,inn win mos mn f.,nr", in"n
! vrhirb ne hc.,n III vtr uron the Tnnni RIM,
nnJ no loo /. .nid Il, know sli ,i,out th, canals
n n"niI Nt,,,.,r', Ir ~" ,r rr,nn ,f thr t'nnni
,,nti,f, iDmmisnn nnJ oi-n of IN"
bemncr,,,t. stat. Cnmuit,e. dnring tho Inst
nissinn md Tint IL nU he knows nhout thr
cnn,J- az r,,nrS,. ihrr" mr.. n Ln.t of u,h ,r
c~,iiintDI I'M thns,. ~, ma fnNoritn. INST now
| irhn hill tn urnhiht nnni sclIinv ycus rrnnrtn,i
fr,n tn. S.,n,, g,,i,,.. III. ,"nrnin', ,,,si
49, ,.'i IL ,'". 4 iNc tsnn"'iv n n,Iiniis ~ ,nl
snlline ~ ,vnry chnra'trr nm d"e.ripiion on
nlcrtions rnnns L,,ii ,ntur. Nra.tlinp billiards.
nipn,u shnoiin,, nni in tl,.t an NM ,Ntni re-,
iiiiirin, .irri Il iii ar '',' iu,un',
The Wny- nnd Mems Gnmmi,,oe have
npr,,d a. r.inrt fnvnr,h, thn bilI dirsf i,f, tho
I'm n, l,ri. ~ r. t,lfrs- Jl,,u n"Nt Jupn Thnv
viii NO r"n,r, fay"rnblS III" r".nuti',n Of My
Bradiry dirnrt 'np tha I5nd Cnmn,i..i"n@r- a.
nscnrtiin Whether tbcr,. il any rnnt dur Tho
Stat from tio lr.sre of that buidIng. and II So
nsult fn, r.c,vnrv thnr,ns Tbn ann. ,,n,nptt
tn, a. # ,l.n ,,,nrt f,r .il.r,tinu MIR Stems
iill a. ren,nve fin C,l,itni H. NV Ynrk rify
mo t'nnni t,nmm,tt"n nj thn k.-sinLly bovo
r,m,r.d 81 In f,r tbn saI, hv ITO s,nte nf tho
ft,rati c.,nIl os r ,,,,n,,.nll H., ,h, ro,nn'a
sinn nnn"'"tJ Inst VInter :" ~ D,,nc ns H. III.
n,i,i. il,tw ~ "a ~ rbn c",,,is q" In id
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