New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP OF THE STATE.

-v cox,s AuRrr,oS-JoHN o'BRIEN TO
rysIGx-cANDIpATRs FOR SPEAKER.
,v,ox A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IhiSoS-I
s,'n.rrsr. Aug. 29-The meeting of the Canai
- hora on Wednesday brought together large
N-.h.r Of Republican and Democratic pohnc'ans'
Nd GOOD deal of political gossip was set hoas'ns
hou. the hotel corridors. =" hear, sara eA-oon
-,a.smsn Orlando B. Potter, of New-York that .
20, has decided TO resign his post OF Minister u"
rr,rt.v and run for Congress from Puntzers uis"''
= N.w-york. His old district is now represented
.r;u, camnbell and naturally he doesn't want
20 compete with him for the nomination. besides "
ia cost him $40 900 to run in that district"
aIhoar said another Democratic politician. that
~, hos annlied To President Cleveland for leave Oh
h..roe desiring to come home and begin his canvass
"a that the President Is not disposed to grant the
Observation-Disclosures that Cox would embarrass tue
Administrators adhercnts in Congressn lie shouu
be elected to Congress-"
Nsarlv all the Democrats said that they had private
adyices from Albany to the effect that John o''V'
chairman of the Democratic State Committee "o
Resign his position when the committee met owing "
.Sosoanal created by his alliance with Squire ana
Flyun ia the New Aqueduct matter one Oe,HOO1s's
,,oI;,;,an said, aGovernor Hill himself was damagou
P.."n- 49, ,hss. charges against Squire. lie had
= rerove the man from office. O'Briens Resignation
Ill follow hear also that the Governor Is no longer
rr.bino Attorney General OBrieu for Judge OF the
Court of Appeals the latter having snsgested inc
.nnontment Of John Brieu as receiver oil tue oroau
wav Surface Railway Company. The virtual With
Sr.~al Of the Attorney General a. candidate leaves
,bs nomination to Judge Peckham. OF the supreme
Court have heard the suspicion expressed seFe'A
times that the Cleveland men inspired the aVacA ou
John D'Bren Maurice FLYNN aud RoHin H. squire
+b view of breaking tho boom of Governor Hill for
nd moi
mounting out that Hill reorgsnized the Board oil Aque
auct Commissioners in the interest Of Obr1en fiynn
and souire and left one with the thought ths' 10
nust have known of their plans II they thought 'na'
tbsv could smirch Hills record In that way NO"
aver they have been oheckmated by MN oy Jus
prompt removal Of Squire The retirement OF " preu
4o,n IN. Democratic State Committee will also help
Mr. Hill No State Convention Is to be heid oy the
Danocrats; 80 that there will be no danger OF COL
us,on between the Hill men and the Cleveland men,
IT, s,sts Committee now has Of Hills sup
,er. than il has of Clevelands its members 1t Is
therefore Nc Hills interest perpetuate the prese Mt
Ct Committee whose lite will be prolonged till
-. VAR If no State Convention is held. That brings
the committeeman pretty close to the Presidential
election Of 1883"
Congressman Henry O. Burlegh. of Whitehall. was
bappv with the belief that he will be renomnated by
The Republicans Of the Rensselaer, County and Wash
,rr+on Comfy District At time it appeared as If
,ber. would be a contest in the Canal Union Commit
Toe on ORGANIZATION between the friends Of Mr. Bur
isigb and George Clinton for the presidency OF the
union Mr. BuIleighs friends were in the majority
hut tbey did not elect him owing 70 an urgent
petton by Buffalo gates that Mr. Cnton soouId De
chosen Ii was a strong argument IN favor OF MI
toms SO ecion that he grandson oil DeNut Oiih,
ION the statesman who planned the Erie Canal ana
maj he himself had for years worked hard ana sue
cs.sfllv TO improve the canal system pom Oehg as
srrsd also that Mr. Clinton differed from the other
Buffalo delegates on the Federal aid proposition
being opposed to it. Mr. Burleigh's friends deter
mined not TO elect him president. MI CLINTON )
election unanimous. ~, NJ,
When | was in New-TOTk last week" said MI
purleigh. . heard that Speaker Hustled. OF the
Assembly was going back TO that BODY. nope Tue
news is true for fear that if re isn't candidate IN
the Hid Assembly District OF Nestchester Countv
that we will lose the district. The news OF Hustled
Intentions however will not be pleasant reading Tor
the Republican candidates fOi Speaker. there IL
good batch of tbem-Erwin Of ST. Lawrence ruse,
of Cattaraugus; Baker, of Steuben; Arnold OF
Otsego; Batcheller, Of Saratoga van Alien, oi
NewYork and ManviDe, of Washington nearu
N. other dav though that Erwin tavors Arnold, OF
Otsepo If that is true, one candidate Is gone.
Shaehan of Buffalo will undoubtedly be the SpeaheIr
Ii the Democrats carry the Assem6y-a me man, anu
Ne would make a good Speaker. 81,
John Place. of Oswego. brought tne news 'n ,
w Nutting who is Republican candidate LOT the
nomination for Congress the district consist
nj tbe Counties Of Oswego, Wayne and Cayuga, VIII
he snnnorted bv the OswcgO County delegates ne
nresent Congressman Serene Z. Payne Will have the
delegates of bis own county. Cayuga County. wayne
County therefore, will decide the contest