New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-06
TIE ALBANY CONVENTION.

BITTERNESS AGAINST Mr.. FAIRCHiLD-ANrI-iAd-
MANY's COURsE-TILpFN IN 1850.
FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuNEl
ALBANY, Oct. 5--No one at all familiar with the
recent history OF the STATE, could for moment
doubt the nature Of the contest which closed here
yesterday it must have been as plain TO HIM VINO
was moi on the ground as to hun who was, and who
was sickened by the mere looks Of one of the worst
crowds that has gathered at a State Convention
since Tilden began his freezing process The chiefs
of the Canal Ring came to the front too boldly for
their own good Not one of them who has been con-
spicuous in the Democratic party was absent. Jar
Wis Lord was inside the convention ut the head OF
his district delegation. and Willard Johnson and
Henry d DeniSou still more busy outside OF II;
but johnson cast his nine votes, the nine votes of
Oswego County. just the same, and Denison
cast, in behalf Of all the contractors Clique
Of Syracuse, and through his own attorney
the nine votes Of OnOndaga County, to which the
votes of Cortland County were also added. Every
one knows that these were the three men, at whom
aud whose partners the Canal message OF Cover
nor Iilden was mainly directed who were mainly
affected by the disclosures of The TRIBUNE, and who,
from that time until this year. have been only uneasy
and utterly uninfuentia hangers-On at Democratic
conventions. All these men came with the single
definite purpose of defeating Bigeow and fairchild.
Where these vutures WERE Others would come Also
There was not a lobbyist, not Canal rat" not
Canal offic al of the old school on the ground, who
was not loudly asserting the pure and unselish de-
sire of the Democratic masses for new ticket Dir.
John d. Townsend and his three-score colleagues,
come next in the enumeration of this
noble army. 1t is only the strict tru h
10 say that the Tammany delegation were,
on the question OF renOmnating Mr.. Farchlld'
Tweed's own delegates, for Mr.. Fairchild owed his
original nomination somewhat to the favor with
which John Kelly regarded IT. and until Mr. AR
child refused to accept Tweed's testimony MI
Kelly was ms friend. Aud that the opposition to the
Reformers might have all the ayors the rings could
give il. MIR. Fairchnd opposed by one rather
conspicuous DELEGATE who attempted, aS knew
wears ago to use him to further speculation IN the
securities of the Washington Rng, and who hal no
better lick than all the other RAG people have had
The scene at the ho'es on the night OF
wednesday, the day Of the first victory, told
The whole story The crowd diSrcpuIabe and
inbilant; a good share If il was drunk, and almost
all of it was noisy Ii filed the lObbies, the corrl-
dors and the h lis with thick crowd OF " the old
set full OF the JOY Of unlccu,tone victory PEI
La Sno bet er indicanonOf ths universal eXultaion
Of che anti III len faction be gwen tnal To say
that i'm the long hail of the first floor of the Deavan
House feI with a motley crowd the air thick
with the smoke Of bah eng an the breath of bad
wmskey. the Cbief-Judge OF the Court Of Appeals
made his appearance and held. for some little time
the headquarters Of tne anti Tdcn party being on
In ; hoor-a sor, of informal leyee.
The most vulnerable part Of the ticket which was
nominated Is the head. Mr.. Beach is open To at
tack on various grounds. lie has been so unfortu-
nate fro the time of his LITTLE mp easantnes' with
the Canal Commission until now, As TO have the po
htcal support of pretty mich every d moratlc /
Canal thief IN the state, and, through their per !
nj, bf hapu afrt la
smile OF the resistance of the respectable portion
OF the new-ti cket element Men elected 10 Office
usually under the influence of the men who elect /
them and the voter, of tie State may fairly ask |
whether Il is safe 70 PIT IN the Canal arl a man /
WHO has been nominated by the Canal Ring, and F!
who there is every reason TO believe IS the Ca val
Rng candidate for Governor. Mr.. b -ach is justly
open to attack u9on other grounds. He was count
Ell in by Tweed with Hoffman, in 1865. lie was Lieu
tenant Governor and President OF the Senate when
the Tweed Ring was AT the height of its power
and allh lugh he was nominated by the advice Of
Mr Tdcn, he is charged with being in the Senate
the plant tool of Tweed. The appointment of
the committees Of the Senate of 1870 rested
in his hands. for caucus action il had only
wucn the mai ,uty In the e late Is politically adj
verse 10 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. If there was
any caucus. th who familiar with the history
OF that Leeslaturs say could only have been one
Of Beach and Tweed. And il may surely be asked
whether Lieutenant Governor who made Tweed
chairman OF the Com uittec on Cities, and Harry
Genet chairman Of The Committee on Railroads, and
Jarvis Lord airuan of To, Co nmittee on Finance,
was not the servant of the two great rings whose
surviving representatives have conferred upon him
this nomination. His ing'ouous tilt with the Canal
Commissions and bis mileage accounts rs LIeuie amt
Governor are other pliAts on which he will be
called 10 account IL is evident that attack VIII DO
concentrated upon him.
Tne rest Of the ticket Is far more worthy Of re-
fpcct. Mr. Olcott is, of course, beyond rcproach,
and the only regret any one can have in connection
with this nomination is that Taumany should have
been allowed to appropriate it 10 itself James
Mackin the candidate for Treasurer. was chairman
OF the Assembly COmmI tee on Railroads in 1879.
aud left behind hi the reputation which too
often attaches 10 that position, but 1t DID not
become sufficiently notorious to ne of much 10
the Republican press. HoratO seymour, jr., is "A
young man. and not 20 well known engineer as
Mr. Van Buren,, but hs name alone Is good card.
Jn the nomination of Senator SHOEMAKER for
Attorney General, tae Canal Ring were undoubtedly
disappointed though they voted tor him. They bad
cherished hope that ex-senator Laning, OF even
Judge Consiock might be elected, AID, up to the
time the bllloung began for the nomination. Mr..
Ianing was busy here and there, ~pong the
delegates trying, II is said TO get the vote of
New-York But even MIR. Kelly saw the folly of
nominating over the head of the man who convicted
George d. Lord. the mtu who Lords coGnsel.
Ii seems pity that Morrisseys suggestion could not
have been al Iptcd He thought that if Jobu d.
Townsend could he nominated for Attorney General
with Mr.. Beach at the head, both the great forces
winch produced this ticket would be fairy repre-
s.uted. The Canal Ring would have been glad to