New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-18
SUNNERS SUCCESSOR CHOSEN.

GOV. wM B. wAsHBURN CHOSEN SENATOR FROM
MASSACHUSETTS ON THE THIRTY-TEIRD BALLOT
CLOSING SCENES OF THE STRUGGLE.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
Boston, April 1.-THE election of Gov Wm Is.
Washburn as Senator effected the third ballot to-
day. was sudden movement and brings surprise to
everybody. The voting began at noon with a severe
blow to the Dawes men, Judge Hoar being found to
lead Dawes one vote when the result of the first bal
lot was declared. One Democrat voted for Hoar,
giving him his majority. The Joint Convention
then adjourned for an hour. and tho Dawes men met
for council in demoralized state. They agreed TO
drop Mr.. Dawes by vote of So to %, but could
not SO readily agree upon any one to support
as his successor. DR.. George b. Lonng
proved the favorite, though ex-Goy. Bull
lock and Gov. Washburn had votes. Tho
Hoar men waited for proposition, but hearing
of DR.. Lorings strength adjourned without receiv-
ing it, and secuted the idea of voting for Dr. Lorng
The anti-Butler Dawes men, in the mean time,
had privately sent assurances Of their readiness to
vote for Gov Washburn When the next ballot
was taken some of them began to drop off to him,
and some of the Butler men went to Banks. The
original Adams men also left Judge Hoar and re-
turned to Mr. Adams Hoar led Dawes three votes;
with large number of votes scattered on other can
didates. On the next ballot the breakup" began
in earnest The Hoar vote was carried over entire
to Washburn, and the Dawes men, with the excep-
ton Of the most Of the Butler faction Joined with
them. This elected Washburn by considerable
majority. Adamss supporters stood firm to the last
| Gov. Washburn's election is the result OF COM
promise to keep the party together. 1t had been III
the power of the Dawes faction to bring 1T about at
any time since the first week of the balloting but
the Hoar men were masters Of the situation at last
+ha of ha n
factions having been reversed in the last two days
| Nobody is greatly pleased with the result except
| from feeling of relief that the long struggle Is
over and that Butler is beaten. His defeat entirely
apparent and his followers have not had the skill
| TO conceal it, The remainder of the Dawes party
came to an agreement because they found their posi-
ton untenabe before the people OF the State. They
feared too, that the period when a successful COM
| promise was possible was passing away for Adams
strength was increasing, and had the contest been
continued another week. it was quite probable that
with the aid Of the Democrats he would have been
elected.
Gov Washburn has been visited and congyatu-
lated by many people on his election He bears his
honors modestly, having never strven for the place.
His successor in the Goyernorship will be Thomas
Talbot of Bnerca, the Leutenant-Governor, who Is
a very wealthy manufacturer and has been Ions
prominent in the local politics of the State. He is
not likely to be q candidate for the office next Au-
turrn. The Senator-elect will leave at once for
| Washington.
| GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCH.l
| At a meeting OF the Dawes men before the session
opened at O'clock ballot for candidates other than
Mr. Dawes resulted for Dr. L0riDg and IA for
| Washburn a part of which were for Emory WashDurn
and part for Gov Washburn The rest scattering
Judge Bennett Of Taunton receiving some votes Dur
ing the recess between 2. and communication was
received from the Dawes men, proposing union on
| the name Of DR.. Lorng, which rejected by the
Hoar men by an almost unanimous vote Another prop
ostion was received from the Dawes that the Hoar
| men should pass a resolution complimentary TO Nj.
| Dawes, and the Dawes would then withdraw his
name. They also proposed that but one more ballot
should be taken today and that the Convention should
| then adjourn to Saturday.
Both these propositions voted down. Mr..
! sprague OF Birmingham moved that the Hoar men
should adhere Judge Hoar but finally withdrew the
| motion.
The thirty-thrd and final ballot was taken at ten
minutes past three, when the Convention assembled
after the recess. Mr. Goldman OF Boston moved to pro-
coed at TO ballot which was carried and the roll
was called After the roll first called there began
an immediate change Of votes which lasted nearly half
an hour all Of them in favor OF Gov Washburn. The
President then stated that lit appears that william b.
Washburn chosen Senator" and declared the COnven
adjourned The following table shows the result OF
| the last four ballots: ~
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