New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-10
THE STATE CANVASS.

In many of the interior counties the Pro-
hbitoniss endeavoring pledge candidates for he
Assembly to vote for amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting the sale manufacture Of spiTituous liquors
within the limits Of the State. Ezra Graves ex-Stste
Inspector recently asked Assemblyman Ross Of
Herkmer County who has been nominated TO give such
pledge Mr. Ross declined to comply with the request
General Alexander s. Diven, of Elmira, who
has been acting with the AntiMonopolsts lately, has
withdrawn from the League He declares that he
plainly the hand Of monopoly manipulating the Sara
toga Autobiography Convention" and that he was
placed at Saratoga the Committee Resolutions. and
TO his amazement found set OF resolutions already pre-
pared "indorsing all the floating Of the times"
which he could not accept.
John Kelly assures the country Democrats
that intends Loyalty support the Democratic state
ticket and If possible union Of the Democrats
Of this city local ticket Mr.. Kelly writes John
III. Colby, OF Troy. who was chairman OF the Kelly
Democratic State Committee In 1879 have read the I-
erview printed In the Troy Press which you had With
reporter of that paper, and glad TO that you ook
upon the success OF our ticket SO fayoraby Our Pops
agree with and have to believe that Co'e
Land will receive large majority In this city. We are ~
present endeayorng TO make unio ticket ON our oouh
ty officers ana hope 10 Dc able to accomplish II"
The XXth Congressional District, which
consists OF the Counties of Fulton Hamilton. Montgom
cry. Saratoga and Schenectady is known In State affairs
the XyIIIth Senatorial District. AS a Congressional
district tho counties named elected George West Re
publican, two years ago but Senatorial. distres
last winter they elected Alexander Is. Baucus, "a DchS
crat, Senator. Mr.. West has been renominaed ior
Congress- and his friends ee confident Of his reeleco.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Bsucuss recent The facs
that the Democrats recently carried the district now
ever makes Mr. Vests friends energetic. Their candr
date Is very popular which Tact was shown oon.
clusively in 1880 when he elected TO Congress "
5,2O3 majority the largest ever given IN the district
The debate over the Free Canal Amend
ments still goes brsky the newspapers, and may
be expected the stump" IL is argued BY TIE
supporters OF the amendments that the great cities ta
will be benefited by free canals will actually pay neArS
all the money for the FIGURE maintenance OF the canals
II the tolls should be- abolished. The brooklyn I'M"
states that OF every dollar OF collected by tne
state, New-York CITY, Brooklyn and Buitalo-the cus
chiefly benefited by the canals.pay 62a cents the 'u
land canal cities pay 27l2 cents ana the remainueI
the state only 10 cents on the dollar. Consequently
the cities which derive the chief benefit from frame %
the canals, anu that would most directly be bcheh
by free canals viii pay almost the whole OF the TAX "
quired for their maintenance"
In view of the declaration by the Exanih-
ing Commission that the gorgeous Assembly Chamber "
the costly Capitol is unsafe and must be remo1n
there IL demand by many newspapers for cessouoA
Of work the Capitol There Is also some pHu
talk The Osrego Times, edited by ,snA'
Auditor Place, who Is OF tho New Cspit"i oo
mssoners, says "while We do not see thai Asv
advantage should be taken politically OF tids "
fortune to ths Assembly 0hAmber after IL" WV