New-York tribune., 1874-03-26

DAWES GAINS ONLY THREE VOTES OVER noAR-HTs
SUPPORTERS sAvAGE-TIIR DEMOCRATS STILL
UNITED-BANKss CuAScEs-A DISASTROUS cAU-
CUs.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSR.l
Boston, March 25.-TO-day has brought Mr..
Dawes another bad defeat. All he has gained In the
effort concentrate the scattering votes OF yesterday Is
nne twenty being the least claimed for him In advance
His gain upon Judge Hoar just three votes This Is
second disappointment 10 hs friends They were
last night, they to-day. Veryugy talk
is heard and they threaten give the State Butler in
the Autumn. The Hoar men stand firm and are not
frightened. Speaker Sanford voted for Hoar to-day.
which puts him of the list OF compromise candidates.
The name Of eIGoY. Emory Washburn is suggested but
his time has not yet come.
There will probably be little II any change in the vote
tomorrow The Democrats stick closely together and
hold the entire party with exception but their Sc
cret desire said DO for Banks, though this is also
strongly denied Banks himself still votes for Whittier.
There is rumor that Dawes viii withdraw from the
contest tomorrow next day, from which the Hoar
men gain some encouragement but they are generally
not confident.
LATER-The caucuses OF last night and tonight have
both been managed by tho Butler wing OF the Dawes
party and that OF this evening even moro disas-
trous to the aud the party than the abortive
effort OF last night At tho meeting tonight
there were only about So members present, and
spoke about their candidates special claims on account
OF his long services. Then Mr.. Phillips OF Salem,
friend OF Mr. Hoar told truths which were pretty
npalatable 20 the other side. He was friend OF Mr.
Dawes, and voted for HIM last year. but the men who
opposed last year the Federal myrmdon hrelngs were
now lobbying for him Mt Dawes should be opposed on
that account, II for no other Only that
day member from his own County OF Essex said the
speaker told him that he had been eased and urged and
Impored by Federal officials to for Mr. Dawes He
wanted 1t 10 be understood that the Republicans OF
Massachusetts would take advice from mlnlons OF
the Government The friends of Mr.. Hoar put forward
no claim services but urged him account OF his
great talents and ability.
This address inaamed the gathering, aud heated and
bitter speeches made on both sides Hoar was
taunted with representing the upper classes, while
Dawes was OF the people, and some or his champions
went almost far as 10 claim that he was
"a poor boy" The meeting broke up
without bayng accomplished anything except TO
widen the breach between the two factions and 10 rem
der It almost impossible that either Of their leaders
should receive the nomination. There is active can
wasting tonight who the third mani shall be, but
no man can name any one who has any good show Of
success.
The following letter Senator II. Leonard OF Pit.
field explains itself -, - -
NJ DEAR LEONARD do not desire 10 give the slight
est din ,ctions but am content tht you VINO are on .s
best to you. have had "a very strange letter, =;
however from Blank and fear IL may be the ground OF
some proposition made TO my friends have no doubt
Mr. Blank writes FREUD but his letter cuts me 70 the
quick The short OF it all is this: Elect Judge HOar
for the short term; then, II Dawes behaves we'll during
the Summer, may eSt him for the long term mas
nuch az Judge Hoar dob't want it, shall telegraph
You n the morning that prelor TO be slain In an open
field. Yours truly, H. l." DAWES
The changes in vote today are shown in the following
| statement:
Dawes gained six from Sanford and one each from ex-
Gov. Clifford. Joshua b. Smith, Judge Deyens Charles
Hale. Wendell Phillips, and Charles Francis Adams.
Hoar gained five from Sanford two each from Washourn
Joshua b. Smith, and Speaker Sanford and one from
Dawes Curtis gained one from HOar and one from
| Adams. Banks gained two from Sanford,
RESULT OF THE JOINT BALLOT.
BosToN, March 24-The joint ballot in the
Legislature to-day for United States Senator re-
| suited as follows:
Dawes, s7 Hoar s2 Curtis, "a; Adams 10; Banks, s;
scattering, 90.
| Sanford Whittier, Wendell Phillips, and Bullock had
one or two votes each. The total vote was 2l.