New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-22
POLITICAL.
rnE INDIANA sENAToRsnIr.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 81. - Two ballots
were Joint of the Legislature, at 70
O'Clock day, for United States Senator each result
ng Cumback, 81; Hendricks, CO Frazer, Is. The Con-
vonton adjourned until o'clock this afternoon.
An indianapolis dispatch OF the 10th says:
LicutenantGoy. cumDack IN Ihe Journal OF this morn
nc publishes explanation OF the reason that led him
TO write the celebrated letter OF Jan s. 1903 to Gov
Baker IN his card appears tho following statement Of
'N' BlrEs HousH, Jan, 10. 1850.
ss Of h proposition Coz, Bi, f% made ne .s G
o1 yoP 'fI D Oa Win S,lS lie G s, h. i 1 ~,
ATTEND thai had f spoken Of oa as proper person % be
The senate and moving Tat was feId be wished
that Camback would withdraw om the contest agan hh
nomination Zoe Governor and take be second place re position
you now hoh Or sn .s5 place on % s s 1 70 S1 Ss @
use l na99ne to secure yGa election 1, P9 SS,ts s @
state and saw the sane dag and told YoS
Rev. C. r. suns also makes statement that GOV Baker
assured him. for CumDaek, that Mr. O. might approaeh
linn fully and frankly personal aud political Trend
This was long before the lettor was written
In reply to this card Gov Baker issued the following
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10. 1852
It Is due to myself md TO truth to say that such
teryew that which Is detailed In tho letter OF John W
ever took place. aud that neither at tine time mentioned
by Mr. Burson, ut any other tne did any such con
versation or any like conversation occur between
us whole statement from beginning TO end Is with
out tho shadow OF foundation To Mr. Bursous state
n0H' in'oiP o'' ny CONRAD BAKER
alt therefore" says tho correspondent OF TIE Cne
matt 6Gsen t Us opffoba6e there & no man IN the State
Whose statement would be readily believed Than
that OF Mr.. Burson."
The Indianapolis Mirror Opposed 60 CumbaeD SAYS
The name OF Mr. A. W. Hendricks has been mentioned
with nderabe favor for tho high Office 81 Senator OF
the United States Mr.. ii. In wol-knOwu TO many OF
our citizens that IL would be supcrnuous 20 speak OF him
IN detail Barring this fact, however Mr. Hcndflcks Is
about IS years Of age, OF tho finest lawyers 10 the
State OF Indiana and Is scholarly ana highly cutNhtc
gentleman. He Ia not political nspirant ana mas hhu
but very little experience IN politics ne mas hWhle
Identified Win the Republican organization, but n
not radical his views II elected 20 the Senate. he VIII
pursue a mild. conservative, dgnihed course.
REFLECTION OF SENATOR TIPToE or NEBRASKA.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.--1he Democrats Omaha
dispatch says the Hon. T. w. Upton yesterday
reelected United States Senator.
THE Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE
HARRISBURG, Jan. 2l.-In the Senate to-day
Mr. Hurst u)emJ who had contested with Mr Hart the
election 20 Judge o. the District Court In Philadelphia
withdrew from the contest affirming that he was salts
fed that Hart had nghtfuy elected. In the House
motion 10 reconsider tho vote by which tho bill had
been passed extending the term OF the Receiver OF
Taxes having been been agreed to- IL moved TO sub
stute bin which had already passed the Senate on tho
same subject The object understood TO be the
ing Of the time and trouble Of transmitting the House
bill back to the Senate for them 10 repass IT. NOtwh
standing tho irreguariy Of this proposition 10 was car
RED The rushing Of this matter through the Legisla
ture caused great excitement among the Republicans
Many OF the best tho party earnest the de-
nuncatiOn OF It's spirit and the means employed