New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-10
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THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.

TIE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER
SHIP OF THE AssEMBLY-LEssER PLACES.
[FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF rHR rRrBuSeI
ALBANY. Nov 9.-The Senate of 1SS4-'S5 will
contain many men who have had considerable
legislative experience.
Senator Mccarthy, of the Onondaga-Cortland
District, has arleady served eight consecutive years
In that body. He has also served in Congress and
in the Assembly Henry r. Low who is to repre-
sent the Orange-Sullivan District returns after
seventeen years absence. He was in the Senate
continuously frem 1862 to $685. Messrs. Bowen,
of the XlXth, Lansing, of the XXIst, Thomas, Of
the XXIVth, Ellsworth of the XXXth, and
Vcdder, of the XXXIId, have each been Senator
for one term. Messrs. Bowen and Vedder
have also represented their respective counties
for several terms in the Assembly. Mr.. Comstock,
of the XVIth, Mr.. Gilbert of the XXtb, and Mr..
Baker of the XXIXth, will be new to the Senate,
but each of them has service for three years in
the Assembly These on the Republican side On
the Democratic side Mr.. Jacobs, of the IVth-in
his seat is not successfully cOntested-will be
the veteran. He was in the Assembly from 1887 to
1873 and has been in the Senate ever since.
Kieaan Of the IId Nelson, of the XIIth and Titus.
OF the AAAlst, have each served a single term.
Messrs. Murphy of the Yth District, Campbell, Of
the With, and Robb of the Xth are without Senate
rial experience, but all have served in the lower
House. The Assembly of 1884 will contain two
exSpeakers, Hustled, ofWestchester and LittlejObn,
of Oswego. Over a fourth of the members
have sat in this branch of tine Legisla-
tuTe befOTe-sOme of them for several terms
Speculation has already begun in regard to the
candidates for the leading offices of the Senate and
Assembly. For President pro TEN. of the Senate tbs
names of Mr. Mccarthy, Mr.. Low, Mr. Lansing and
Mr.. Gilbert would seem to be most prominent. They
all fitted for the chair. For Clerk of the Senate
the man most talked of is John w. Yrooman, the
present capable and experienced incumbent of that
position. Charles K. Dayton, former clerk may
conclude to make a canvass, and John 5. Kenyon,
who has been Journal Clerk, has already
nounced that he will make contest for the Clerk
ship. Is, Gage Berry, of Chenango County, is als9
q candidate The Democrats of the Senate will
doubtless present Mr.. Jacobs as their choice for
President pro tem For the equally barren honor Of
a nomination for Clerk, no names have yet been
suggested on the Democratic side.
For Speaker of the Assembly several members
have been already suggested; New-YoIk is likely
to present Mr. Roosevelt or Mr.. Howe; 0swego, Mr..
LittejOhn: WestchesteT, Mr.. Hustled; HerkImer,
Mr.: Sheard and Franklin, Mr.. O'Neil. 1t is impOs-
slDe to conjecture as yet with any degree OF cer-
tainty who will be the winner. Mr.. Sheards
friends have begun an active canvass and have
succeeded already in pledging to his support
many strong and influential Republicans, including
not a few of the members-elect. Mr.. RooSevelts
friends are also moving in his behalf What the
friends of the other candidates are doing has noe
yet come 10 the surface but it is safe 10 conclude
that they are working ndustriOusly. The Assem-
bly, is to be congratulated that il possesses much
good material from which to make Speaker For
Clerk of the Assembly Il. NJ Johnson is frequently
mentioned Mr. johnson has held the position
for several years Colonel Jacob &. Cuyer Of Al
bauy, who has served as deputy clerk, is also said
to he an asprant for the position 1t IS undeItood
that H.. ID. Cunningham, of New-fOrk, who devel-
Oped such strength in his impromptu canvass few
years ago, declines to run this time. The Democrats
npObghlU nDmIu1tn
Lyman B. Smith, of Buffalo, or Hiram Calkins, OF
NewYork, may receive the nomination.