New-York tribune., 1877-10-19
TIE STATE CANVASS.

Tweed VIII never NOtc again, ""0 ~
- ,as stl some political influence, after all
n' sonotor Robertson has consented finally to
10 candidate again. THIS is good news saves Jus
-, and will strengthen both the Republican parry ana
Now. if Ex-Governor Alvord should follow
ar woodn's ample. the two men VINO are chlenS io
ns,be for the failure of the last Legislature 10 reap
,rtiou the State would he in that private he "nch
,Sev ought g. De fitted TO adOrn
This oucht to be Mr.. Edward Galaghers
r 10 be defeated 1t seems TO take just about 80 many
ars 10 dispose OF Of his class who have In some
sied control OF the local machinery OF ther party
Ct, county gains no honor by returning Mr. Gallagher
the decent Republicans OF bis district under
s,pd Each year his majority has been essened, until
fst wear seemed ready to be wiped out altogether by
al means lei It he done
Even the Republican papers that are strictest
On the faith that Mr.. wocdin's withdrawal has gwen
,hor little venture to express their reile at
.t result The BlngbamtoR Republican says: 1--WE
cannot help expressing satisfaction that he has with
.vn None of the candidates Of the Republican party
should force the to carry any load which requires
uersOnal Xp anatOn-and the time lot peFSOh1 eApi"
nations is unfortunately very short
senator Cole has been defeated for renom-
,,atou and Lee r. Sanborn, the Niagara County candi
sate has been named. Mr. Sanborn is said in Dem
oerac journals 70 be ant-Hayes Republican, and his
rominaton Is said, the same valuable authority TO
have caused much dissatisfaction. However tls may
t over the Congressional nomination. aud the district
nav be set down rs Republican Senator
The suggestion that Mr.. Purcell, the editor
Of The Rochester Union, is too young man TO act as
chairman the Democratic State Committee seems III
Tie bit upset by the Mr. Purcell turns out is two
wears older than Mr. A Cornell and whatever has been
sad OF that genteman's defects in political manage
ncnt nobody has accusedhm Of being too young
To- place Probably, Republicans VINO count Oh WI Nj,
Purcel's being too young VIII nnd occasion 10 re'Se
their Judgment
The first sane suggestion with respect TO the
publicity gwen 20 Tweed's confession comes from me
Uisea Obserrer which asks The Express, which lately
charged the disclosure upon the Attorney yGeneraIs >
father send reporter to Carolan OBrien Bryant OF
the charge made by The ErprSS The Observer says 1--WE
do not know and we certainly do not care. where The
Herald got Twe,d's story. But we do know that Mr
Sidney T. Farchd Is man Of the strctest INTEGRITY
TIE grOeSQue idea that he stole the story ana surep
tGoSy se1oS! 11"A'u 1t 10 H'''D 'O'- '''''''' " '
Speaking OF Mr.. Woodins withdrawal The
ALbqng ErDress which elmOst alone Of the Republican
press OF the INTERIOR spoke Its mind when Tweed gave
his evidence. says "The candidacy Of Mr. WOodin was
becoming burden too heavy for any party TO carry 1t
extended beyond the XXvth Senatorial District and
was hurting only in other districts, but was so
injurng ticket II is good thing that he has
withdrawn. We notice that some OF our contemporaries
have been speaking OF Mr. WO0din as a Conkng man.
whether he WAS or was not may be Judged from the
fact that home organ, The AUBURN AdrTfiseT bas
very recently been Making the statement mat he wOuu
be elected n spite OF the opposition of the Democracy
and the Consliug men,"
Three of the Senatorial nominations of the
Democra; deserve especial commandments because
they should be elected Their Republican CompeI-
iors ii is always satisfaction 10 find either
political party putting forward pure and able men for
Office In Erie District. Judge George W. Clinton has
been nominated Judge Clinton is grandson OF George
Clinton the first Governor Of the State and VcePres-
ident Of United states and Of De Witt Clinton
author Of the great ditch. Judge Clinton has been for
many years Judge OF superior Court Of Buffalo, and
Is said deservedy very popular In the Jefferson
District Senator Starbuck has been rcnOninated whose
honesty aud ability have often been recognized in THE
TRIBUNE. ia the NcwDurg District, Senator ID. g. 81
john "a pure and upright man, has been renOminated.
reCeccd but the senate would lose nothing charsc-
ter, If taey should be.
The Republicans Of the Ist Senatorial Dis
trct have made excellent choice in their candidate
for the SEA; held by r Prince. Mr. james Otis, the
nominee the grandson Of Harrison Gray OTIS and the
erandnephew Of James OTIS, the Revolutionary patriot
lie is s. young man. OF hne presence and exceeding
Il popular Suffolk County, where he resides He was
the chairman Of the delegation Of that county to the
Rochester Convention cast the vote OF Suffolk for MT
Curtis'- amendment, and afterwards chiefly niu-
enpal n inducing the county convention 70 indorse
President Hayes in hearty manner. Mr.. Otis,
II goes without saying, is a warm supporter OF
the President lie Is not Oiceseeker. never having
been candidate for CiCr before and belongs 70 that
class who are always eagerly welcomed in politics
gentlemen WHO clean hands and whose position
places beyond the reach OF temptation. Mr Ots
ought 90 Oe elected. His opponent, James NJ Oakley Is
charged by those familiar Win the history or the Tweed
Legislatures with having served Tweed faithfully ana
he best. silent and unnhuential mtmDer in al
matters Oi state 20 ley.
Howard Soule, the Republican candidate for
stae Eu -iueer has charged vita Canal Ring aha
t0us from the testimony given before the
Cana Commission ard the Legislative Investigation
have been used against HIM or the two cases with
vhicn hs name connected, The syracuse Standard
says: "An investigation OF the OtiscO Lake Reservoir
contract by Governor Tden's commission showed that
the extension Of the authorized by lcgisa-
tive enactment and the duty of the Engineer in charge
wa simply imperative Governor Tildens commission,
after examining the and structures connected
with il. were s Wei satisfied with their
condition, that they abandoned all further inves-
tgation relation IT, and deemed unworthy OF any
mention ali in their final report. With regard
Jordan Level Contract all OF expenditures was
made b. resolution of Canal Board. Mr SJule had
alternative but to carry out the directions OF the
board engineer IN immediate charge OF these works
h. now and mas been for the past years Division
Engineer OF the middle division, and appointed by
the state Engineer, Mr.. Van Buren, who q member
u Governor Iidcn's Commission, and conducted the III
yesgatiOns Of the OtscO Reservoir and Jordan Level
Contract Tie fact that he has cOntinu retain Mr.
Sweet proves that Van Buron could have been i'm
pressed with idea Of fraud IL the management VI
klesC UOrss."
PERSONAL.