New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
THE ASSEMBLY CLERKSHIP.
FOUR CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE NOW
IN ALBANY.
CHAIRMAN HACKETT THINKS GEORGE w. DUNN
OF BINGHAMTON, WILL BE ELECTLD-M''
YoUNGs's sUPPoRT-AsPI IAANTS FOR
OTHER LEGISLATIVE OFFICES.
OTHER LEGISLATIVE OFFICES.
rsY rrrEoRApn TO TIE TnlBuyn.l

Albany. Dec. 2s-The fact that the Legislature
will soon meet made evident to-hls"' ~ -
presence in the corridors of the DelaVe" 4i''0
of a large number Of leading Republicans, a''o"s
them a few Senators and Assemblymen Mo'eoN'''
several candidates for Clerk of the Assembly hau
arrived and opened headquarters for a camPals"
for votes in their own favor. Apparently the oi'F
contest which will be made-and that VIII DC -
friendly nature-will be that over CLERK Oh .'e "
sembly Charles T. Saxton, in the opinion oi "."'-
tors Donaldson and Stapleton, who arrived He'e
this evening. is the unanimous choice Oh '"e ''e
nubIcan Senators for president pro tenn
George K Malby. of st. Lawrence county mas
seen his rivals for the post of Speaker OIL Asse'-
bly, Danforth T.. Ainsworth ana haih'l'oi '9"'
successively withdraw as candidates iedNihs MIN
the only named for the hohor' Assem-
blvmen Hobbie Siebert. Wrsy and Eairbrother' VINO
arrived here to-day and who represent every part
of the State Eastern and Western New-fork all
said that Mr. Maby would be nominated ior
Speaker by acclamation in the Repubhcah Asseiii-
bly, caucus AS for the Democratic senators anu
Assemblvmen who reached here they SAID lhat
Tammany Hall could .gan obtain the reins OF
leadership bv the reelection of Senator Cantor as
the Democratic leader in the senate ana VIE
lam Sulzer the present Speaker Of the Assembly,
as the Democratic leader in the Assempy'
But over the clerkship of the Assembly there
promises to be quite struggle, athough poSSip''
by Monday it will be so evident that one OF me
dates will withdraw. The candidates now mere
are Charles A. Orr, of Buffalo; II. r. i'uck OF
steuben County William j. Yopngs' OF SIbanv 2SsgTS
County Moreover, it is known that George re- Mi Wi
Dunn of Binghamton is candidate ana h ne ofSc Mli
he here tomorrow To make contest lol the Jill.
Charles " Hackett. OF Utica, the chairInaun u OF OF
the EIeenve who nrrved here this morning
presses the opinion that Mr.. Dunn mas 'ar no' ioc
sHPpor!StS op 6f courss sq s said Mr Hacket tonight ~
am not here aboring for Mr Dunn cor OF ,bat U I ,ny
judgment upon the matter is merely pasTJ pre
what | hear from certain Assemo? nnrt ,,vm ~ The
Republican Assembymen from the souihe'n iI uck st
of counties 70 man opy nns in the southern tier
Mr. Dunn has a good record. and tnerei0re III III
TnS RmSfaIo Who has had considerable Grand Army
Mr' orr Mr.. Youngs and Mr.. cunningham oH,, dg
clared Tonight that they thought that they eaI1
had more votes than Mr. Dunn. ana tnereI ,,i "a
should have demonstrated more strength. a,
supported said Mr, or Dy T tne INV NV a large pro-
portion the Republican n hayc iTc Come TO
aibanv SUPPORTED by the nine Republican Assem-
blymen-elect Of Kings County by ne Two and h
Nf" Wr Hjebie Of Suffolk county That makes twelve
votes in all and | have other supporters IN M tne
thnk that. having done 50 well by the Republican
party the last year they should oe hoS' S ,pe AZ
sSmbIy The nine brooklyn Republican Assembly,
men held s msGnG sI16rt as 80 ldTe me S last ''''
Assembivman Wray. of Brooklyn and Assembiy-
men Fairbrother and Tachcron Of Queen Vr.s h"hnif
'baro are So few OF the Republican Assembiymth
here is impossible to determine fa 'ne rcrk AND
wbat adds TO the difficulty of gaining nus mo
nation is the circumstance ihat s2% % 1 bey ,n' have
,,osJa no choice for the place and have gwen no
hedges Tomorrow more Of the hellpliioAtn ,, ~,
semhlymen will be here. and clearer insight mo
the cjerkship situation will be ohtainable
. Iohn $ Kenyon. Of syracuse th' ser,', tH 20
an dne He s the unanimous choice ~ the Repnh-
ljcsn Senators for clerk ol The senate. W.Jfe ~
Bath have arrived here. and announce tnat 'hIy
30 candidates for stenoeraphor OF the Sehalo. -
49, az, o. ~ lanes : Manville. Of washington
Tonntv would be elected the sarseant-ai-armS oi
tha Assembly.