New-York tribune., 1880-01-01
TMfNEW sTATEoOVERNMENT

GOFERNOR CORNElL AT HIS Posi-,
THE CANVASS FOR SPEAKER DrCUN-TYE. 1ffTAL
- FULL OF MOVEMENT AND INTEREST.
Allis hustle and excitement at Albany in
view, of the change in the. State Government
which goes into effect to-day. The canvass
fOR Speaker has already. begun.I Several
prominent politicians are at tile. Capital. The
Departments are ready to transact business
Go, nor RobnsOn.ha cancelled the charges
preferred against Register Loew. Governor
CG.nell has not named his Secretary yet.
PREPARING FOR THE INAUGURATION... &.
The NEW STATE OFFICIALS 'AssEMBLING-TIIE
sPEAKERspIP.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l =
ALBANY, Dec. 81 Every train that arrived to-
day brought prominent politicians, of1ice-hoders.
and members of the new Legislature. Still the
total number Of arrivals was not very large
sud the corridors Of the great hotels. were
not crowded with strangers tonight as had been
anticipated. Two Of the incoming State officers
ved-Lieutenant-Govcrno Hoskins and Attor-
nay, General Ward. The others, Controller Wads-
worth, Treasurer Wendell and Secretary of State
Carr. have been ct their offices for several days
past. Informing themselves about their coming
duties. The members of Governor COrnells staff
all rushed here to-day and during tho evening
held fraternal meeting of an informal character
with the members of Governor Robinson's staff
u tho corridor of the Dcievan House. In
Tho throng were the Paymaster General. lIoys-
radt. General Lloyd Aspinwall, Engneer-in-Chcf;
udgc-Advocate General Russell lnspec tor-Gcneral
Barnes. and the aides-de-camp, COlonels Mott Var
mum and Watson. Among the United States officers
who arrived were Collector Merritt, Special Treas
ury Agent Curtis and Marshal Payn, Of New-YOrk.
Ehe following Senators have arrived: Rock well, Of
Gfens Falls Murtha of Kings; jacobs, of Kings
Fowler, Of Kingston. and Braman, of Cohoes
The two candidates for Clerk of the Senate john
VI. VrOoman, Of Herkimer, aud IT, W. Gliddcn, of
Orlcans-whO were present this afternoon, had few
Republican Senators to petition for support.
1t is already evident that the chief matter Of in
telcst 20 every one in the organization
Of the Legislature will be the choice of
Speaker Of tho Assembly. This was the
main subject Of conversation in .hc hotc. orr;dors.
tonight. although there were f. members If the
Legislature to listen. -Four candidates Tor Speaker
arrived during the dayGrncral George II.
shatpe Of CIrtsr Genrrnl Jamc W. nld" ln'@d
Archibald kcnnady, OF Livingston. There was
already present in the city another candidate,
Charles X. skinner. OF Jefferson wo other cauGi-
,!ats., rbomas g; Alvord Of Ooondaga, and
o. w. Terry. Of Washington. are yet absent.
Among these seven men the nincty-one votes ot the
Republican members will be divided. The support
gwen 10 Mcssrs Baker and kcunadY Is not yet
evident /; Mcssrs Ayord and Terry have no repre-
sentatives here yet to speak Tor them, that their
position III the contest cannot safely DO dcttI-
mined. Generals Sharpe aud liusi"d ale
iident of success; II il the opinion of the
multitude tonight that these two men are the lead
lug candidates Tor Speaker and that Mr. Shinprr
may have sufficient VOTES pledged 10 him toh"ld The
balance of power between them. General
Sharpcs plrtisans wrr" in the majority to-
| night. aud they controlled the. sentiment Of
the hotcis in has favor, bat there was no .Op?or-
| tunty to tcst the claims made IN bchait Of the
| data Ill. inn
! are tho sonly members OF the Asserlhly yet
IN the city ; E,ir.s and Tuthiil, If CayuSl.
Andrews Of Broomc. Gorsllnc of Iirgkmcr,
=, akcr OF Slonroc, Nmnun OF Ncw-lork. Gialy OF
I~OncIda. r'uci or schuyler, Ilti!s of iomrkins,
| sharpe OF C!Htc5. Wren vi Kings. Kennedy "f liv
ng-ton, u IitrE ~ Oi hingr llustrd oi kOCkland,
| SkIiI.c of Jefferson.
lnc stIcdu, % l"'l..icaHs who will support the
scy, raj candidates Tor speaker has already begun
10 flow III. Among the politicians of this elias, who
| arrived to-day j. u. NnIIrn, ft!Itor ui Ih'
| Conmcrciai .iGrtTi,ser. of Buffalo, W. B Surrct,
County treasurer oi Ere County. ext congressman
| Dayy OF Monroe County jacob NJ. Patterson jr..
| and Michael Crccau, of New York. cx-ASscmblyman
| Burleigb, OF Whitehall, and eX-Congrcssmau Swari.
| OF Washington County.
Democratic politicians of prominence visited Gov
| ernor Robinson to-day. namely, Henry Il. Ildcn
and Lester Bradnrr Faulkner. chairman OF the Dem
| ocratic State Committee. Mr.. Faulkucr loudly
pressed his hope that Governor Garccou, of Maine.
would maintain the position that he had
| election to many Republican members oi the Legis-
laturc Oh the ground Of defects III Tho election re-
| turns Mr.. Faulkner If the opinion that Gov
| ern0r Garce0r WAS riHbt III declining as hc sup
posed to ask the opinion of the SupIcInc Court oi
| the state about the matter.