The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-06
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IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT.
THE STRUGGLE ~ ILBANr OTER THS
ASSEMBLY SIJ:IKERSHIp.
both Candidates Perfectly Confident of Flee
ion-Hnif the Metabcrs Detained by the
Great storm-triiici>ns upon the Capitol.

both CasdIdnte. Perfectly Confident of Flee
tion-Half the Netab~r. Detained by the
Great storp-tritici>m, upon the CnpNsL
ALBANY, Jan. 5.-No trains from west OF
Syracuso have yet reached horc and il looks as
though there IL danger TINT nearly onc-half OF
the Republican members will not be able 10 ges
here in time for the caucus tomorrow night
In the mean time the canvass for the Speaker
ship goes on actively among the par,sans Of
the two candi lntcs who are here. II the aaser-
tions Of both sides are 10 be believed tho
lying that il being done by The my
that are In the city Is liulo ahead
OF anything heretofore seen in Albany.
and ls amply sufficient for the whole ~ Ro-
publicans who were elected. The tally lists re-
main about the saino. neither side admitting
that It hae lost any. and each averriDR that u
has made gains and is certain OF large
majority Of tho bcatcd ones when they nrrive
A pat illustration OF The unrcrtnir'" a..
..--.-,r whs given to-day by a gentleman
cno 10 i--'iiiar vith tho eL,s OF lcgislaiora
There are" he said. ~ Erpi.dLaaa
members IN be taken care OF. and only
IS box stalls To ru' them in that ls the Chair.
rnanshirs Of the 80 committees. Ofthcse stalls
five the best committccsl arc fitted up in baca
walnut with iron feed boxes and plenty Of good.
clean rye straw. Tho rcst are made Of com moa
pine. with wooden nIancr ~ and oat straw The
struggle with evUry member is to get into one
will have To stand out in the cold all winter and
ntbble around the haystack To accomplish
this they are promising both sides and are
carefully watching tho situation. ready az any
moment 20 jump 10 either when thoy arc satis-
fed as to which will win.
Whiic this il undoubtedly true of many and
admitted generally. yet both candidates and
their friends pretend TO have enough good men
and truo who viii stick TO them 10 the end to
make their nomination certainty. But have as
yet seen no reason to alter my opinion that thus
far Il is n neck and neck race and the situation
will remain uncertain until the arrival of the
HnowDound members. There are no indica-
sns 9es;T .a a. h aec,an m M as hss been ssSSrd
word. either. II In certain. however. that mon
are here working, against each other, who
shoulder had tho Senator Unlimited TO them
taM c1n he had had any choice Tue same. how
although It Is said by some that h IL not
taking any part in the canvass. is rrpre-
ss,nted here by such men as United states
Patterson. working tooth and nail for Mr.. Al
word, which i is not At all probable they would
do without Mr. Cornells sanction. There is q
rumor in the. air thai some persons high in tho
machinery OF the party are playing u double
game. aud that the lying and cheating il not
candidate is being chented will not be made
who has been accustomed 10 such strug.
giles as this In the organization ot
Tue L-Elrllufe " ~ nara 70 see now tut Iorto3
that are working ior Alvord are to be beaten.
They embrace noarly All the elements that for
years haye controlled The .organi1ation aud
ndent OF his success He said t. ma to-day that
he would be willing 10 10 into caucus
here Mr. sloSn MA" snd his followers ef s ars
equally confident. Each side declares that
&S pross S3eF Il sT6Ss 6esa gRR@s G Ssf do n (
reach here In time for the caucus tomorrow
evening. that no caucus will be held. What
UNaFH. hsaWa B. .HFaN. Is
chamber on Tuesday and take the oath Of
offce. and then adlournments will be taken
from ume 20 time until all have arrived and the
The Democrats will undoubtedly name Erastus
irooks hs lheir candldate Tor speaker. ana viii
be ready 10 hold their caucus At any time.
II was suggested 10 the Hon. Jacob Sebacher
that. as Chairman of the Democrats caucus
die Hall for the caucus OF his party.
Wha! would be the use Of doing that ?" hs
Because there they can all be accommodated
in one OF the private bo1es.'
The storm Is likely to Interfere with he
arrangements Tor tho opening of the new Cnpt-
tol on Tuesday evening. by preventing hun
drcds from reaching hor Already there 10
new Capitol ana many Of It's appointments and
hnishtng are mercilt~sly ridiculed. The gAudY
painting and finishing lead some 90 compare u
70 lager beer gardon 81 tue most modern T.
tern. Othcrs declare that the acoustic qsali-
ties are such that I VIII be impossible 90 h ar
speakers, and fault ie found in many other pnr-
uculars. But there Is one doiot which
was pointed cm by u member from tho rural
districts to-day that will be sure 30 meet gem
c-al condemnation. aud that Is the arrange
mcut Of tho gallery for the public. Why"
said he. ] went up in that gallery To-day and
sat down in ono Of the front seats, and It was
impossibi To- sec the fioor Of the House at all.
The Speakers and Clerks desks. aud three seats
directly In front Of them. vas all / could see.
And this. ." he continued. is the aecomm mmuJa-
uon that II provided for the public TINT hus
paid the millions that have been wasted On that
building. IL ought 10 be found out who IL re-
epousible for this outrage and whether II 10
the Commissioners or the architects they ought
20 have q stone tied about their necks aud 10
chncked under the ice in the Hudson River"
Tonight the train from New ork brought
here n number OF politicians to take n hand in
the Speuk kership contest. Among them are cK-
United States District Attorney George lHiss.
tn, Hon sheridan Shook. Alderman Jacobus.
Gilbert Hunter. and eX-Assemblyman Cur-sL
ExShcrir Daggctt and Gen. Jgurdan
were nlong to look after tho Brook
lyn delegation. A train from Syracuse has
brought Congressman Frank Hscoek, Mayor
Brldcn Of Syracuse. and numbtr OF uther po-
litical workers. Most OF these nre here IN The
interest Of Alvord. and TO put the machine
pressure upon members. II Is said that Mr..
Cornell viii he hore tomorrow. All Of tho
Republican members from N"v YORK and Brook
lyn are hero. and most of the Democrats.