Year: 1875

Of State His past experience at the csp
tai in public affairs being cited in his favor
Senator Herman will try hard to secure him the coveted
honor. The friends Of Attorney General Pratt espe
ciay from this section of the State, will make strong
nght Tor MS rehomihoh anoush they leel that they
will be unsuccessful and that the Governor has set his
heart givngthe Attorney Generashp TO Charles H.
Farchild Mr. Pratts deputy, whom the Governor last
week used as an instrument to pay or
the old score ne owed Judge Amasa Parker
IL is whispered too. that the Governor and the At
tOrney General had little difference some time ago
about the legality Of certain methods suggested by the
for the attachment Of some of the Canal Rings
property, when the State was amply secured against
loss by money held back for the complete fufment OF
certain contract The Attorney General let the
Governor have his own way in the end though still
believing that tile case was weakened by the plan
adopted


Ii is quite possible that the Comptrollership will
before the Convention meets give rise to a very bitter
competition. Lueius Robinson Is mentioned in this
connection, and his past record Comptroller is adj
vanced as the very best possible claim that could be
brought forward to induce the Convention nominate
him.


GovERNoR's MEMORY


The Governor is said TO be quite favorable TO him,
though as yet not fully committed TO any particular
person. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Beach, of Jefferson,
has his eye ON the place. too, and as he did some
splendid work in the campaign last fall and Is very
popular all the state, he would stand
excellent chance OF bearing OF the palm If the
Convention had its own way. But the Gov
ernor never forgets a slight put upon him.
and some people think that when Boach's is
placed on the slate which will be made the night
before the Convention assemblies the Governor will re-
member how several distinguished persons some time
after Mr. Tilden was nominated last year called upon
him TO resign in favor OF Judge Church, because they
feared If he remained candidate the State would be
lost to the party and that among those distinguished
persons who thus begged him to stand aside Allen
c. Beach. The Governor may have forgiven all these
gentlemen the day after election when the pro-
claimed him Governor by 80, 900 majority, but has
ho forgotten, If he has forgiven That the ques
which Mr. Beach and his friends would like to feel
certain about


STATE ENGINEER.


There appears to be no doubt about the nomination
OF HOratiO Seymour, Jr, STATE Engineer and Sur
veyor, although in the opinion of many his youth and
ineXperence ought to be sufficient deter the Cover
and his friends from injuring his candidacy. STILL
not be said Of ''Perry' Cornell also quite young
man, whom the republicans the other day nominated for
the position


THE STATE TREAsURERsHIP


will, in all probability, be awarded to e. X. Apgar the
prudent Deputy and Secretary of the State Committee
Robert H. Waterman, ofAbany, and Charles H. Hughes,
of the Governors sta also seeking for the place,
but their seeking 1t is believed will be in vain unless
between and Thursday the Governor changes his
mind.


The strongest candidate thus far mentioned for the
State Prison Inspecorshp is Zenas Priest of Herkmer
county, who is also division superintendent on the
Central road Robert Earle, of the same county,
bankers after the Comptrollershp but is prob
able that little Herlimer Will be gwen two places on the
ticket it than likely that If he is put Priest
will be the lucky winner OF the prize he deserves But
everything will depend upon the Governor the
bers of the Convention being, has already been sad
completely in his power the friends of the
didates who have yet obtained his approval may
well consider themselves beaten.


1t is believed that the first day of the Conyen-
ton will be taken up with investigation of the rival
claims of contested delegations each Assembly dis
trct is to be considered by itself There will be no
danger OF the Governor not getting away from the Army
of the Cumberland celebration at Utica time to take
hand unseen in the arrangement of the ticket and the
resolutions