New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-28
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
POLITICAL TALK AT ALBANY.
EXPECTATIONS OF CLEvELASD's FRIENDs-THn
sPEAKERsHIP CONTEST.
IBr TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUSE.l

Buffalo on Saturday morning. HIS friends promise
a reform administration. A Democratic reform
administration" usually ends ts golden career by
disappearing with all the portable State property.
Thus IL happened, when Governor Cornell came
into office after the Democratic reform admin
J istTation of Governor Robinson, that there
was only one pillow In the Executive
| Mansion for himself and family and all
the bedding had disappeared. Dishonest servants
had no doubt stolen the articles nnder the pleasing
deusion that Democrats wOud never again be
trusted with the care of the States properly.
General Joseph B. Carr, the Republican Secretary
of State had a similar xperience in 1880, There
not a scrap of official paper to he fonnd in his
office when he took charge of 1t. All Of il had been
stolen. With view of assuagipg his grief, evil
IDENTIFY, q bouquet had been placed on the desk
of each Of his clerks. In other departments Of
the State Government there also evidence
that the Democratic officials Of the lower class had
made "a clean sweep" of everything loose before
they had finally left Albany. Governor Cornell
and Mrs. Cornell will endeavor to transfer the Ex-
ecutive Mansion to Mr. Cleveland perfect in ali its
appointments. At present the House is comp etcly
ready for occupancy. There even coal in the cell
lar lor the fires.
Mr. Clevelands friends here declare that his adj
minstratOn will be a truly reform one, and that
there will be no stealing. Some of them have been
in Buffalo recent Y. and sketch his plans IL s
plain from their talk that Mr.. Cleveland disrnsts
the advice given him by men who are politicians
only. Men who can take only the politicians views
of State affairs Will not be able TO guide hIm. He
has higher views. Politicians who cannot sympa-
thzo with HIM in this respect will apparently not
ave much influence. The politicians view WAS
we'll expressed by q Democratic Senator of New
York lately, when h. said regarding the Demo-
pledge to abolish the useless offices of Canal
Auditor and Canal Appraiser: "lt is after eee-
ton now, and we want those Offices. If we cut
them OF there won't be enough TO go around among
| the bovs'
| There is the best authority for saying that Mr..
Cleveland will in his annual message, earnestly urge
the abolition of these Offices and then will all his
influence in the Legislature to the passage of
bills to accomplish this result. The choice of a
Speaker of the Assembly he will also it is sad try
TO affect that there shall be elected Of pure
| character apd good ability. The Tiden Democrats Of
| Albany are confident that Mr.. Cleveland sees such
] man in Alfred c. Chaplin, of Brooklyn. Mr..
| Chaplin is unquestionably man of much ability.
His character is above suspicion, but is he the Gov
ernOr's choicef Ii is said that of tho Demo-
cratic Assemblymen from Buffalo has pledged his
support to Mr. Chaplin. This among some politicians
| is regarded as an unmlstakable sign that Mr.
| Chaplin Is to have the Governors support.
|
are obstacles to his success. They say that no
| is cold in manner and that he will
mako no pledges of important committee
positions while the other candidates
are ready to make such promises in profusion Dis
reputable New-York and Brooklyn politicians de-
mand for their disreputahle representatives. in the
| Legislature some Of the most important committee
| positions Still Mr. Chapin is SAID TO have sufficient
support among the country Democrats to his
| election. Tho New York and Brooklyn politicians
have less influence than for many years. owing TO
| the singular circumstance thai the country Demo-
cratic members have majority in the Assembly
with out the aid Of the New-York and Brooklyn
members. The opposition TO Mr.. Chaplin from
the city members is, therefore, not
of as DANGEROUS character as i6
would have been IN past years. His strongest op-
gonents for the SpeakeTsiip are country members.
These arc William A. Poucher. of Oswego County,
and Thomas f.. Benedict OF Ulster County.
MIR POucher last year was chairman Of the Judi-
ciary Committee of the Assembly. 1t dId more work
t1ai anv other committee and did 1t well. Unior-
tunatey for Mr. POucher in the last part of The
sion the committee was required to investigate the
Court. As is well known. majority Of
the commlttee, reported against imPeachlng
report For this act he is now assalled by the men
who favored impeachment. Mr.. Chaplin, who
signed the minority reOort IN favor OF lmpeaching
the judge is of course supported by thes men.
Mr.. POucher is heartily supported. IL is said by
John Kelly and the Tammany Hall Assemblymen.
This is support that Is not altogether TO his ad-
vantage as It recalls the fact that he was a Kelly
member of the Democratic State Committee IN
1879. AS most of the country Democratic Asesn-
blympn are lilden men, II IS easy to how they
be pre- jutlced against hlnf.
Mr. Benedict comes from ster County with tho
hearty support OF all the leading politicians there
ex-Attorney General schoonmaker, Judge West
brook, senator Jones and COngrcssm L-elect Bag
ley. lie has been M honest, hard-work king legIs-
latOr. IIis friends say thaG he has much support.
Ii is CLEARLY their intention, however. 10 push him
as 4 compromise candidate. Erastus Brooks may in
the end receive The support of the iden einocrats
Nj. Brccks, by h's long experience III the Assembly,
his uublemished character and his ability. is enc
titled to the Office Of Speaker. Unfortunately for
hnI, he has not the support 81 the leading Demo~
cratic politicians at present, and he rs too prOud q
man to seek the Office He has made canvass tor
votes.
iHere are three other candidates for Speaker. but
politicians here eGard them as merely nominal
candidates, namely: Michael {. Murphy and
gins of Niagara County. These three men, il is
suspecte , are seeking Chairmanships OF committees.
The forty-three Republican Assemblymen ~ The
for Speaker either Nr. Erwin, of st. Lawrence,
Mr. Roosevelt of New-York, Mr.. Scott, of Living
stou,, or Mr; farrar, of Onondags. 1t has been
decided by the Democratic leaders to reorganize tho
Senate. In other words, John w. VrOoman, tho
Republican Clerk, is TO TIE tnrned ont of office and
al tne offices in the Senate are TO Dc filed with
Democrats. Maurice +. lIolahan, the present
Tammany DeButy Clerk Of the Senate, is said to be
a candidate for The Clefksnp.
Assembiyman James lfaggerty, OF NewYork, one
OF tie candidates for Speaker, arrived tonight. lt
il his belief that the thirteen Taminany members
will be apt TO aet independently of each other in
the contest for tho SDcakcrbr. Mr.. li.ggenS re-
CARDS himself especially the candidate oi tho
Ant MonopolIsts Tho other New-York membo 70
Will probably come to this city Tomorrow.
John Kelly il in asserted, will not attempt to in
hnence the choice of the TammaIy members for
Speaker lIo said he would not yesterday and
added regard the poSitiOn of the Democratic
members of the Legislature ono OF great RESPONSE
blIty. there s any bad legislation It Will bo en-
tirely their fault for they have tho power to pro-
,,,ut ;fs accnn, nj sb 1hsv bavs tho onnortn-