The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-31
WHO SHALL BE SPEAKER? ?
sENITOR CONKLTNG CfN. m M WILL,
DICIITE THE SELECIION
In the Mean Time both AIvord and Hustled
Claiming to he Conkiing Men, aud Roth Com
ndcnt Of success-Gov. Kobinsons Message.

In the Mean Time both AIvord and uus,cd
Claiming to he Conkling VI en-, aud Roth Con-
ndent Of success-Gov. Kobinsons Message.
ALBANY, Dec. 30.--Thc army Of local poll
ticans and place seekers has swarmed in the
Hobbies of tho hotels all day endcavorinG in
vain to infuso n little life into whit Ia generally
conceded to be the dullcst canvass previous to
an organization ever known in Albany. We're
II not for the rather interesting three-cornercd
fight for the Cerkship Of the senate. you would
hardly believe that any contest existed. To-
night onch Of tho three contestants is claiming
eight votes. and ns there are only nine
teen Republican Senators. including Coo
bcl Of Now York. 1t Is plain that
either some Of the candidates. or nearly
all the Republican Senators have boon lying.
Ii Is said that the question of the Clerkship OF
the Senate is the only one in which the COnk-
ling influence Is to be openly ass rtcd. and tho
fnct that the very few men hero who are sup
posed to rrnnct the Senator's wishes are TAX ing
an active part In that canvass, and almost en-
tircly ignoring the question OF who shall be
Speaker of the Assembly would scom to sus-
tain this assertion. In the mean time. however.
Gen, Husted and Gov. Alvord arc not idlo.
and each has q few ardent friends hero
who nre working earnestly for his success.
Nothing has occurred siu'n yesterday 10 war;
rnni chang" " the views then expressed. On
the surinre the current seems to be setting
slF"uty IN l9Npr nl tih B'ii idEle, anu hi-
two votes to AlNuri's ono IN the cuu'us tu-mor-
row ght On the other hand. Akord said. to-
ni.ht tnut b" should b. tho nnM speaker b"-
yond % peradvcnture and his friends siill insist
That there is some mysterious influence at work
under ,thr spriare whlrh Viii certainly el"Dt
row. upon the arrival oi AlyOrd's DacAcrs from
SyIHcu-e
The Hon. Han ilton Fish, Jr. has not We, ar
rived aud it ls -nid that lac is STAYING away until
he can rs 'ertaln Will h Of the two candidate -
Old Salt or the Bald Eagle-is the choice ~ son.
utor Conkhng. That il the man he wants to
support One Of the funniest things Of the ran-
vns- has boon the anxiety OF the frrnls of both
candidates To convince people thHt their man ia
the choice of Mr.. Conkling but that for good rca-
sons he docs moi dos ire o he op My known in the
contest "a iavoring "ithrr side. II clearly DEM
onstrai = thni should Mr. Conkling signify. in
the sligl - manner that he had n choice be-
tween llust'd and Alvorl. from that moment
any real contest fNr th" rla' would ccg>r. But
tle fact lnuhtedly is n- hrrrtnfnro stated In
these dc-uut hes. TINT senator Conkling docs
MT intend e. Interfere in any way hut " II
l"nve ile conie estanta % nsht II cut Oh their
own merits
Gen Hustled has established himself for tho
Boss Tweed IN h- i1luy days n .rr hr re-
ceNo- his friends with nli that suav.ty for
which he is so widely noted, and sends forth his
orders t. his li.ui"nnnfs who are assisting him
N carrying on his cHuyns- for the Spcaker~hip.
HcaiwN5 ,yruks IN the kindIcsi terms oi his
old friend Tn ]" Tom. AMI regrets that he is
forced into ap'-itlon in whi"h II has become
uceessnry 10 defeat him. But. us he says. no
victory Tint bee may win over the ven ruh,c
Chief Of the Ouondlgis can doirart one io'a
from tho noble +. ord uf that ErOat and pure
si1t,snan. The Bald Ea,e is deeply affected
when making these references tn his drHr old
I'm Tom. and they are invariably followed hN
sud len 'onirHction ~ tine left eye. which those
who do not know him might mi-tnke for a wink.
Directly over the Bad Eagles Iead Ola salt
has ems one ,d himself IN the pnrl0rs that " re
none but the kindl offeelings for his youthful
trend jimmy. uui regrets that his sunguins
temperaur't hn- lrd him To- take the field
against him. and that he Is compelled 10 clip
When spcaling of6i- dear iriend Iiustcd. and
generally winds up by w.thirawing H. a ,,'le
room 10 battle his ,yos which are grow NJ
weak, in the famous salt Point eye wntor. II
may 9e st down as certain that il on SAT-
should ho cleoted Speaker he Will make Hustcd
III Premier on the nlor. and that in tho event
Of the success OF the Bald Eagle. Old Salt will
The unbounlel admiration Of these dlstin-
gu shed und lovalle lenders for each other Is "A
9,lert of general remark in Albany.
Tho rush Of rural patriots who fought and
hl"d for the Al ces-ful candidates I'm the late
canvass. aud now demand as their reward that
they shall he hllletoi upon the State at salaries
ranging from s3 to s2O n day for the winter IL
something wonderful. II is the largest gather
ing OF tho kind that has been seen here for
year An old ofi 'iai in the Iegishture snys
that at enst twenty applicants for every position
are already on the ground, and there are still
part of the STATE to-day showed me "A letter from
one of his constituents who desires Ia be post
muster 'i ih" Assembly, As IL II n ldlr Shinpl"
oi the nallure Ola majority OF the men who fancy
thht they deserve place ns "A reward for the
valuable services they have rendered their
parry. with the consent ~ the member TO whom
II Is addressed, have made verbatim copy Of
~ SIMPLY supIr.ssing. at his request. the name
OF the writer and the place from which Il was
seht for It's authentlcliy can vouch. Here II
ls'
u M ~, DEG ~. 1870
Sis Tr,me 10 fn,,, t'iv ~ soc Won 4, rso.,e,c. %
that Position that wrote You shory aft,r Ficcto, and
You pr.mi,'d Me- You would ,9 what YOU could in Sc
,urs 70 the io.toi' ,hip ~ Me You sn,cdc gci.
M uns t,nt to,,uon 40, we wv pay n3u slnn, Dollars
eet some "trr or ln"rr p,,iion NV ~ ~ J1 p spa v"n
chance or some probh.itv oi Uuiis one nd A.. s,ui
Tclc ram 20 - aud order to b. forwarded To
Ven WI take the nI't lr1n ter ALBANY. Won may
.n'nN ,t,a,,. v ,.eh rttr wrote TO- Hon OF sosrale
n,r ,'i r " Nv Nv t, '" , ~ !. M % ~, "v' I & ',s
heronfef h chan,e Ayor, mink am ntiti 4" tist
Position or ti, flinwns E,a.uu.-I have alway. worked
ioi e kepIl,can iarv AMI my influence l. Some con
Di'r ~" t"'N ~ "a 1,uNn l'lt N nbfUhhint w Ia.
M i, i 1nr , It e' " y, '',Sn r P Pn W. W. raw
6atii, os tc ii,rn,, yam Wo,k inr Nj, ad ,ce,n @
ps IN e.unl that Position ioi Ne VIII always sustain
sou IN all OF your Political Cri.s, IN the futurc.
ionl' win keie't
Both parties will meet in caucus tomorrow
evening AZ < o'clock. \ canya-s OF the Demo-
Gratis now here shows that the Hon Er,,stus
Brooks Will h" put forward ~ their candidate
for speaker and leader on the floor. In the
Senate Mr.. Jacobs Will undoubtedly be accorded
the leadership Of the minority, There con