The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-01
THE SPEAKER or THE assembly.
Shall the Great Corporations Continue 10 Ruie
the state f-Phases OF the Canvass.

ALRANY, Nov. l9.-1he Republicans have
secured NINETY -scvcn members in tho next A.
s'mhly. There are two Green kcrs who arc
understood TO have promised e go into the Re-
publican caucus on Senator. II thoy do not on
Speaker. ThiH in effect gives them ninety nine
members. The two Greenbackcrs wore for
merly Republicans. and Will net with them on
everything except " Hat" money. In ali cal
culntion they must bc PLACED on thnt side. This
viii requ re- the largest VOTE in caucus for the
nomination for Speaker that has been known
since 1872.
In face Of the fact that the Legislature assem-
hlcs nearly one week later thun II did La; ycnr
the contest for IN" organization IL already be-
coming unusually spicy. There are dozen
candidates mentioned tor Speaker bui IL may
pe assumed in advance that all but three are
candi dates simply a. secure the places which
they dos re as chairmcn Of important commit
toes and VIII remain candidates just long
enough 10 make these positions certain II pos
sil.o. The contest IL fact, Il triangular one
Hustled Of Rockland. aud Thomos q. Alvord OF
Ononduga. Tho latter gentleman, as well Ms
Mr.. Hustled, has been here looking the ground
over aud taken n view ot the new Capitol. Mr..
AlNord has sent his circular letters TO the mem
beers elect, pleading for their support and Try
ing 10 work on their sympathier. He says that
h. is nm old man and does not expect 70 live
long enough 10 go back 10 the Assembly many
career AS tho first Speaker in the now Capitol.
His canvass Is Of the sympathetic order. which
viii amount TO but hulo in the herco struggle
den. Hustled. on the other hand. starts in on
tho sly game, lie pretends 10 members TINT he
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support. lie is rs much IL not more in earnest
than on former occasions. He starts in the
race backed by leading. corporations. H. Ia. IN
tho State. with the New York Central Railroad
NJ the head. He il backed by tho Central road
| the New York city roads. the ferry corporations
| and the insurance corporations, all Of whom
| Will unite and furnish funds. II necessary. The
| New York Central is the most in earnest and
! The most anxious to make Hustled SPEAKER
! With him in the Speakers chair. tho Central
road will have control OF the power which make
| the committees in both Houses. Ii will thus
| start In with q decided advantage. ready 10 bid
defiance 10 all who desire any change in the
present laws relative TO railroads and transpor.
I tation. The Central road is seeking additions al
| iavors In your city, and 1t deems tho election OF
! MIR. Hustled TO the Speakers chalr as essential
tO securing those additional facilities oven II il
| be- not Indispensable as protection against thu
! attempt that viii be made TO compel that cor
poration. with others 10 pay Us Just proportion
| OF the taxes. Inc lattrr question Will assume q
| more positive form the coming winter thar
| heretofore.
| the advantage OF good record during that so-
! sion. The lobby ana the corporations from tn,
highest To- me lowest, are against him. Th'
| dictate who shall 70 on the committees. moi
make them M, in The offices OF corporat ions
II understood 20 be managing Mr.. Sloans oan
! Ntss. He passed through Albany last night ful
New York He has the reputation Of success il
! former contests. including that for Speaker o
| the Assembly and in electing Clerk OF IN,
senate with only three votes at his hack Tn,
| PROMISES TO be plain and unmstakable: =,
! plain that none OF tho members can fail 10 IN
| derstand H., The question placed before e,.cl
member will be, Do You wish the Legislator,
| g. he run 10y the corporations or IN tho nterrs
/ OF the people The fact that the Central road ha
! control OF the power which appoints tho commit
/ tees IA the senate and has the important commit
tep Stherc packed, Is already being used ia thi,
contest against Mr.. Hustled Whether he likes /
| or not. no IL placed in this race rs the repre-
| sentative OF corporations. His election will bl
| hcrnldcd ~ n triumph of that interest. that cor
! porauons are to control the Legislature IN III,
| Assembly Just Ms II did in the Senate last year
| On the other hand, Mr.. Slonn's canvass is bein.
Pressed on the ground that the Legislature o
| tho people. instead Of the corporations. lii
| principal supporters assert that 1t Will be dealt
and rum 10 the Republican party 10 allow il I,
| be understood. M this particular luneture thu
the Legislature under lis control Is organiXat
| and run in the special interest of corpornfione
On mat hnsls the struggle over the organization
! OF the Assembly has commenced. Before /
H. oyor the cry will be henrd. from one en-,
! Of the state 10 the other. Hustled and corpora
! tons, Sloan and legislation for the p1opla
! In this struggle Mr.. AlyOrd, with his sympa
| tg"ie appeals for an old man. will havo no place
! Nor VIII there loo any chance for his coming IL
| aS compromise candidate. for the simpl,
| reason mat no has boon an attorney for tho Cen
This Is the first time that nm issue N this KIN,
| mas been made the principal ono in the solec
tloh oI the speaker The CAUSES of IL" prrsen
| prominence are tue rc-tlchsnrss of thr peopl,
/ under the encroachm nt OF operations. IN,
efforts OF the corporations 10 escape taxation
! NihA Wv At"Hh'l III Nhl'u inc tulniaititrb ma
| hlrcl c1rp9rhte interests were last wear mad'
! W 10y the President pro tenn. of tho Senate an,
| tho Speaker Of tho Assembly. Thr-e thing,
/ nave forced mo issue into prominence ant
| mndo II almost the only question IN connection
WIN me election OF Speaker. Had The h publ
can majority boon small tho question coul,
| nave been made subordinate to other issues
hnt with this enormous Republican mnlprlt,
! the issue Inns 10 be met and cannot be set on,
! slde. II has already had its effect on the can
vhss when the contest first opened, 1t wa,
| generally announced that Mr.. Cornell. Chair
man OF tho State Colnmittoo. was suupoitiul
| MIR, Hustled, II Ia now given out IN semi u0lcin
circles at Albany TINT Mr.. Cornell hts decide,
not to TAKE any part in the Spo0k"rship con
| test. This means that Mr.. Conkling Will not
As to Mr., Smyth, who last year undertook I.
| organize both Houses, no person seoms TO n mi
he has any weight either way DXoN.