The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19

title "An act in relation to the local government of
energetic wirepullng and political pipeaying haunt
the minds OF the statesmen as they look forward
from this starting point to the usual legislative raid
on metropolitan municipal affairs.
OUTLOOK FOR LOBBY.
Inc commercial gentlemen" who come to Albany
''advice" TO Senators and Assembymen who may
happen TO want that particular article have already
put III an appearance. Like good generals they are
engaged in surveying the grounds. mapping out
the campaign placing their pickes and directing the
movements OF file leaders The small specuators.
inch who claim to have Influence in all sorts or
quarters-have too commenced operations. With the
adjournment of the Legislature last week they took
their Hight; but to-day their cunning artfu faces
may be seen occasionally around Stanwix Hall the
Delavan and Kenmore House. These three hotels
viii be the great and secret wire
pulling during the session. Speaker Alvord Senator
Wagner and other prominent legislators have taken
Stanwix Hall which establishment been
refurnished from top to bottom A gentleman named
A. ID. Barber, from Utica, somewhat known in legsla
tive experience viii also make his headquarters at
the Stanwix That suave and enterprising gentle
man, Mr.. ED Phelps, is also one OF the most fire.
quentvisitors to this hotel Surely the green Assem-
year with such abundance of talent ready to
advise him at every step in the progress OF his
Legislative career That such 'aivce will be freely
offered seems pretty evident.
SENATE LEADERSHIP.
On the democratic side is conceded that Mr.. John
c. Jacobs will lead and advise his party in the Senate
and Mr.. Erastus Brooks in the House. Mr. Jacobs is
considered one of the ablest aud by tar the most
perienced members of the Senate. In debate he is
orcible striking right at the issues before him without
vcrbosity attempt to date at wearisome ength--a
fault with most speakers. When Tilden was Governor
Jacobs vigorously supported that genteman's admin
stration 1t will be also recolected he Chair
man of the Utica Convention. in 1876. which elected
delegates to the National Convention of that
year At st. Louis he the parliamentary
adviser of General McClernand permanent presi.
dent of the democratic Convention, and did
much toward steering that turbulent body through
the breakers OF dssenson liable to break out at any
moment between the Tilden and anti rden factions.
The gentleman has since acted with Governor Robin
sons friends as against the viruent attacks of Tam
many Hail. being foremost in the ranks of that pow
erfu contingent at the recent boisterous Syracuse
State Convention.
The twenty republican Senator's will doubtless give
way in the matter of leadership to Mr. Theodore M.
Pomeroy, the successor to William b. Woodin. The
circumstances of Mr.. Pomeroy's election to the
Senate are familiar to ALL Mr. Woodin had been
nominated from the Twenty-hfth district III 1877.
the sworn testimony of William NJ. Tweed the
effect that Woodin had received some S6OOOO for his
vote on the famous New York charter of 1870.
Woodin apparently afraid to go before the people
while those charges RING in their On the eve
OF battle lie declined to run and substituted Pomeroy
| in his place. Before and shortly after election
socially and politically. They breathed through the
same telephone and argued from the same stand
points: in fact. Woodin was Pomeroy and Pomeroy
| Woo lin. They drew inspiration from each other.
two distinguished gentlemen fell out
| the impeachment of Insurance Superintendent
Smyth last year. woodin was anti smyih and Pom
eroy pro-Smyth. The conviction of Smyth meant q
severe blow to the Conkling Interest," his acquittal
victory for that side 1t is said that Pomeroy prom
ised to vote in favor of the removal OF Smyth. The
| pledge, they say, was given to Woodin. Ii such a
pledge given it was broken by Pomeroy when the
final test came. Four democratic members of the
present Senate Joined in the alleged unhoy compact
to let Smyth go free-Ecclesine, Wagsta, Hogan and
Pierce The first named has since become anti
Kellyte and reformer of the very first magnitude
| He may have acted entirely from conscientious mo-
tives but there people here uncharitabe enough
to speak differently. The same may be said OF the
other three grave and reverend Senator'S"
The palm OF leadership is also to be contested it
| POmerOy Hamilton
| Albany, who, the politicians say. wants to become
the leader his party in the Upper house. and that
Pom roy the successor OF Woodn and the vindicator
| of Smyth, may be compelled to take back seat.
GOD SAVE THE PEOPLE
These are the principal gentlemen, in both Senate
and Assembly who propose to lead the forces in pass
ing laws and preventing legislation whenever and
wherever circumstances may direct. That the Legis-
lature will require watching nobody seems to doubt
SO large republican majority in the lower House
has never assembled in Albany before. 1t conse-
quently follows that there personal claim
ants to satisfy than usual Alvord, Hustled. Strahan
and company will consequently have a hard time in
keeping the Assembly managerie in order from now
until the final adjournment.
PECULIAR HINTS IRON GOVERNOR ROBINSON
Abiding to the probable career OF the present
Governor Robinson made use of the following terse
and vigorous language in his Message--'If the oc.
cupation of their new and gorgeous apartments shall
lead the two houses OF the Legislature to SO emulate
the exalted virtues which have different times and
on many occasions adorned the history of the old
chambers that they shalt enact only wise and good
laws that they shall honestly and faithfully execute
|
that they shall strictly obey the constitution and the
| laws, that they shall establish and maintain a
higher tone of public s,,an morality tn the rs snor
| in something better than money. But it,
on the other hand no such effects appear; if the La
mentxbe vices which have too often marked the
legislation OF the old building shall stain that of the
ii the extravagant expenditure made upon 1t is
to stimulate profuse and waseful appropriations to
other subjects il, instead of encouraging plain and
honest republican simplicity, it is 10 cultivate weak
and vain desire to initiate the manners OF European
..rfNa md
dor; nay, more. II bribery and corruption, following
naturally in the wake of such influence. shall soil the
the erection of such capitol AM to wish that the
earth might open and swallow it up.
LEGISLATURE AND FUTURE POLITICS.
With the large republican majority in both
branches of the Legislature the leaders OF that party
have evidently made up their minds that much care
must be exercised as to the complexion. effect and
character of the business to be transacted during the
next fve months. That the will be long
one-probably lasting until the LIST of June-nobody
who underst lands the peculiar workings of Lcgisa-
lures to doubt. OF course the usual bun
combe will be INDUCED in as TO the necessity for
quick work and close attention to public business:
but no matter how efficiently such suggestions
carried out the interests at stake and the ground to
be covered Just at this time Will necessitac
than usually long session.
1t must be recollccted that next year have
Presidential election. The vital Importance Of carry
ing the State OF New York next November in view of
that fact Is acknowledged by both parties Accord
ing TO present appearances IT Is the intention OF the
republican leaders to place A. H. Cornell ut the al
If their ticket for Governor. Chester A. Arthur
might be thought more available candidate when
the time tor action. The factious elements of
the democratic party will doubtless unite upon
Lucius Robinson AZ their standard bearer. al
though whispers are occasionally waftcd here
from Gramcrcy Park that samuel j. TDden
proposes to try conclusions once more
with the republican foe. However visionary this
latter idea may be 1t is perfectly plain that "Uncic
SamIny's' master hand Is observable III the rum
bnngs of revolt coming to US from New York city in
connection with Tammany Hall. should the gentle
man friends obtain control OF that organization in
the April election of sachcns. then the counted out