The New York herald., 1879-01-05

This gentleman was found in another easy chair with
other attendent friends and counselios ana nkew,se
and kindly in manner and seemed 10 bear his retire.
ment with good deal of fortitute. say retire
ment, because TO those who SPOKE Win nun th.s
morning he positively declared that he was not
ana never had been candidate lor tne
speakership of the next Assembly. 1t had been. he
admitted. stated by various admirers that he was In
the field. and he had not thought it worth while TO
formally contradict these reports Indeed he woulu
have been willing and proud accept the position
desire to elect him. as there was last
year There was not unaniuity, and there
used in the canvass. He quite certain he said,
that Mr.. Alyord would be the next Speaker. and ho
would not be surprised if the election were made by
DIR. Hayes was present while General Hustled made
these remarks, and although he said nothing, it is
understood that he is fully in sympathy with his
friend Hustled.
"what do you think of the theory that third man
will come in at late moment and carry the dayg"
asked the writer.
well." said the General rehoctively, ''the present
position of the two candidates reminds me very much
of two fellows fighting in a road, who kick up
a devil of dust which blinds them that they
think themselves alone when, in fact. the whole
town has turned out and stands looking on, and
one can tell who take a hand in
Nothing more definite could be ELECTED on that
point 50 the topic was dropped.
MR. sLoAN's FAITH IN SUCCESS
few doors away from this room, and in the Same
corridor Mr.. George b. Sloan the opponent of "Ol1
Salt in the canvass, found. He too, occupied
easy chair, and the attendants--the inevitable
ministers and courriers-were at hand. He was
quite as confident Mr.. Alvord in his manner
My friends, he said, 'are all earnest, positive men,
and they working hard. have not the slightest
doubt of my election. Every man upon whom
counted and who has thus far arrived has come and
pledged himself to me, and many whom did not ex-
pect to support me have done the same. So really
am stronger than expected to be. or the members
who have not yet arrived very large proportion
are in favor of my election as Speaker There is no
question that shall be elected by decisive ma
jority.
Late as it is members continue to arrive.
parativey small number go to the houses of friends
or to boarding houses while the greater proportion
register at the hotels.
The following members are now at the Deavan:--
James w. Hustled. of Rockland; Barclay Thomas.
of Warren; Rufus s. Palmer. of st. Lawrence; A. B.
Hepburn. OF st. Lawrence; Thomas J. Sheridan, of
Kings; W. ID. Brennan of Franklin; W. p. Mooers. OF
of Columbia; e. D. Wheeler, of Delaware: Hamilton
Fish. Jr., of Putnam; William +. Wheeler OF Catta-
raugus; Jacob Seebacher, James NJ varnum. Dr. l. l.
Hayes and Robert H. Strahan. all of New York, and
Titus Sheard, of Herkimer.
At Stanwix Hall there registered Geo. l.. Terry.
of Washington, and Samuel Willis, of Onondaga.
Aero chase of Otsego; William w. Stephenson and
Jonathan Ogden both of Kings, are at the Kenmore;
also Albert L. Sulard. of Delaware. The only Sem
ators known to be in town are Stephen II Wendover.
of Stuyvesant; Lewis S. Paine, of Tonawanda; Ham,
ilton Harris OF this city. and W. w. Rockwell. Of
Glens Falls.
The four O'Clock P. M. express train that left for
Albany yesterday was fre GIFTED with a dozen or
CATION from Kings county followed last night.
The opening Of the new Capitol takes place
ON Tuesday next, and there is said to
be some bad feeling on the part Of the
members of the Lower House about the way the
tickets have been distributed, they claiming that the
Senators have got the lions share. "Why, said
of the New Workers. lie stepped aboard the train.
that thing may change the whole complexion Of the
Sponsorship fight. weIe not to be snubbed because
re elected for only one year. I'm as good as two
Senators any day" AS he said this he looked happy.
and the train took him away amid the goodbys of
his friends. He little knew what small try an AS
semblyman is ut Albany.