New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
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UOpK- GOVERNOR SEYMOUR'S HOME.
,x,ov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
AIRANy. June Elm scanning the state
papers and In conversation with politicians one sees a
there is new Republican candidate for the 1oNern
ship, namely George 3. sloan, OF OsweSo' As nc,'e
OF the Assembly. as chairman OF the Conmt'ee Oh "s
and Means of that body, Speaker OF the Assembly, NO
did the good work that one would expect from ah
honest man. and he would have been formuapo
candidate for the nomination for Governor IN
1879 IL he had not declined and afterward peeome u
pleasantly involved in controversies growing ouV vi ~
Saratoga Convention Of that year. the iactionai u'
ions In the Oswego district have also proved
to any candidate from that city III shouiu DO sau '
while Mr. soans friends urging his nomination ior
Governor he himself has not yet consented 10 pecoo
candidate.
william Reach better known In Syracuse as Billy
Reach tho leader of the unterred Democracy OF Cenra
York, said. as he looked about the paror Vi ""
Executive Mansion yesterday: Mr. Ilideh saiu '"e
in this parlor that shall awaysrememoer nc wa"
lounging against the mantelpece there AT the Ie' ~
fairly see his attitude 1t while he was Governor
and he was fighting the canal ring thieves. Couun
Won make head against themn SyracuseP he said you
recolec, Governor answered, that the chiefs OF 'no
canal ring live there and that for many years ney @ o
ruled the politics OF the place All ae tu vom rot some
young osn s'H men Young men, a hCd and ~ 9 ,d, sns
0r,,nt And the young men dld take .h, aUa anu A ~
redeemed Syracuse from the canal thieNes'
s,rors at the Capito find hard at work in the Leuten-
ant-Goyernors room midde-aged man. looking much
like a student The suspicion that he Is not an onci
by the fact that the table of which he es
writing is covered with histories ana uocu-
ments grimy with age. The gentleman Il.
b. Proctor, author OF the Bench ana bar VI
New-York" Olives OF Eew-York Chancellors." ana
other New.York historical works. He is now writing
here history of the politics OF the state .n ps of
Nav Xnrk Mr. Proctor
book In better chronological order ana VIII auu ,h
aioy notes HAMMOND @ alS IN the story in
that and continue to the RIs'' eom Sny The
historian has come to Albany from his
home in 6ansvie for the purpose Of ,a eaylHs
collection OF historical documents. Mr. Proctor mas
been aided n the composition Of his history ny IorT
State officers and eminent politicians, VINO nave sup
piled him with many documents and interesting facts
obtainable from no one but themselves. nc hu,io
among his ultimate friends exGoyernors sey mo"i anu
FentOn.
"Mr Seymour has charming home at Deerhed'
said Mr. Proctor to-day plain house. but ample ana
admirably arranged and filed with curious hsVtoA'
furniture His favorite chair onco Deiohseu "
Daniel webster-t came from Marshhed. lie looks out
of n window that came from Faneu Hail. and his grate
Gre burns within fireplace OF tiles and brick and stone
that was the house OF John Jay at Aloany M
Seymour says that winter evenings, as nc e n"ne
that Jay and other OF the early Gays Oh NOV"
IOrks history are present.
Mr. ProctoFs book viii contain many anecdotes OF .he
famous men OF the State Doubtless this one about Jhuge
Martin Grover will be deemed too political TO De al
mitted to the volumes Grover went to Bath ana
there met r. L. Hill IA Republican, Editor OF AtHoe"-
ellie Courier Gates penurious man and fellow Dem
ocrat Of Grover, invited the judge and Hill to din
ner After dinner Gates treated them 10
whiskey Of the kill-at-fortyrods Kind IL
was the worst whlskey probably In the United states
Hill smacked his lips and sail: well, that's nne
article Judge Grover replied Wei; when q i'e.
publican and especially Republican editor, calls that
good whskey, must say he Is about ready 10 DO au-
mitted to the Democratic party
Governor Hill will give hearing on the Metropolitan
Transit bill tomorrow morning.