New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-16

Ea,ecotes 70 the district convention TO be helu on
saturdav next. but they were defeated III nearly
avery instance At the present time IL looks as
thouch the delegates to the state convention from
Yates nill be for Cornell. and to the Congressional
ronveption they will be for Wadsworth' so that II
no 10 not nominated for state Office at Saratoga he
Ia almost certain of being returned to Congress
MIR Wadsworth's friends in Buffalo estimate that
be will get nearly seventv-ive votes TO start with
In the convention. and that these men will stuck
by him until either the Cornell or Folger forces
como over TO them. or else force the nomination VI
o new man.
Mr. Wadsworth said before he left this place OH
Monday that he would not make any effort 10
secure the nomination, but would accept IL II ten
rered him. He could get almost ever, BODY he'o W
aid him if they could be of any use ana ne "an'eu
their services but he does not. There is one lacS
which the friends OF Cornell and oleer au" ",
that is that Mr. Nadsworth eIecuohi % nne,nies
would ln n very easy matter lie mas 70 ono iar
10 sneak of IN either wing. His record Is cigaIf;
The Stalwarts and Democrats, VINO are hlia l y,
Mr. Wolsworths strength. have been making sIcat
10 o,er the alleged fact of his having drawn
double pay while Controller ana CONGRESSMAN;
His friends here assert that nus actloh al C Enn'
matter leaves ground for complaint. Non
gresham though paid by the year, Is IN reaIIty
pad for the services he performs while IN attend
ance upon the sessions of Congress. Hence tney
assert that the pay from the time or the resignation
of Mr. Lapham was due To MIR. Nadsw0Tth because
he attended the sessions and earned ~ ne WAS
entitled to the pay of Controller mp to December j.
when Congress convened because he attended 10
the duties of that once. but during the month ol
i,ecember he did not draw any pay as ControlIer
because Congress was In session ltls IePoit.eu
that in accordance with this same lued DII
Iapbam and Mr. Miller drew the back pay attached
10 the Office OF Senators from the time OF the IeSe
nations Of COnkling and Platt until the tlhe Oh
their erection TO succeed them although during the
same time Lapham and Miller drew pay as Hem-
bers OF the House OF Representatives, -,
The Nadsw orth family is a very old one. Ihere
are 800 male representatives OF the family now
living in the United States. ali OF whom descended
ron two brothers William aud christopher Wads-
worth. who landed in Boston on september 10;
1852. William went to Hartford, Conn, ana
settled aud among his descendants we're captain
Joseph Madsw Orth of Charter Oak fame, General
Daniel WadsvOrth. who founded The NausWOIln
AthenRum in Hartford, and Genera James ,.
Wordsworth, who was killed at the battle OF Ine
Wilderness and lis son. Congressman james W.
WadswOrth, who is now talked oi TOT Governor.
C.neral lanes : Wadsworth was of the
founders of the Republican iparty and was us can
didate for Governor IN 1867, though deieatVu ny
HoratI0 Seymour Congressman James W.. Naus-
worth was corn in Philadelphia on October II,
1916 lie was early sent TO school where he con
timed until his fathers death. Though only
seventeen years old then he lett the ale ScIentlhc
School and entered the army as aGede-c camp on
the ST ali of the late General arren, and continued
In active service till the close OF HE rebellion lie
then assumed charge of the family estates mere:
lie WIS soon elected n member of the Board OF
Supery isOrs of the county, which place he hIed
for three terms In 1875 lie was elected member
n member of the Ways and Means and othcl I'M
pOrtant committees, Ias well a. OF the hailfOad
Investigating Committee. lie distinguished MN
self in ,he LEGISLATURE by his fidelity, ludepen-
dence, courage and practical good sense. nc as
approved of the political methods OF Roscoe Conk,
ling and refused 10 vote for his return 10 the jntcd
States Senate. though every other Republican
member of the Legislature did 60. The lrehds OF
Mr.. COukluC did not dislike hun on tnat account
because. ~ they SAID, they always knew where
TO find Mr. NadSwOTth." He was a sworn i0c OF
extravaganza erywhere. and opposed the I'M
mense expenditures for the new CaPltol ana otheI
like schemes. lie introduced tie act Tor the iaAa-
tiOn of corporations, and when elected Controller IN
1879 was dble to put it in force and thus materially
reduce The tax rate.
Mr. Wadsworth is of medium size rather hand
some IN appearance. aud wears moustache Not
NlthsGaudng his wealth he Is an early riser ana a
hard worker. He is popular with his tenants, some
of whom have becn on the estates for thirty years;
though the leases are all renewed yearly. re hau
a hrOt ner in the who has since died. The re-
naming brother lives near Geueseo He has three
sisters. all married. One lives III Newly Or6, one IN
Philadelphia and the other in Ireland, where she
married Lord Adair. Mr.. W adsw OrtHs father
founded library this place, and left trust fund
with an income of $1,000 year for It's mainte
nance The children of William ellsworth, an
uncle of Congressman WadswOrth, also live here.
They also own some SIX or seven thousand acres OF
land
MIR Nadsworth has not been long enough IN Con-
gress TO take much part there. nut he is known 10
hold sroug views on leading public questions. lie
is strongly opposed TO the spos system OF p0lltics
md in favor of civil serslce reform, ana ms
friends assert that if he is elected Governor oil th7
State such a thug "A State political machine Will
be unknown under his administration, and That
the party will become united ana harmonious so
far as state affairs are concerned In answer
to the objections made to his nomination because
of his age il is said That lie old as Roscoc
COnkliug was when he was elected 10 the senate,
and that many men have been shining nights IN eX-
cutive Offices OF equal Importance at hucu carrier
age.