The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-18
Governor Washburn Elected to
the United States Senate.
THE FARCE FINISHED.
A Choice Reached by the Massachusetts Legis.
laturo on the Thirty third Ballot.
SKETCH OF THE sENAT0R-ELECT

ooSAONt APaA AZ Aot1s
The contest for United States Senator ended
abruptly and Unexpectedly to-day BY the election
OF Governor Washburn to the vacant place. The
Dawes and H0ar parties had frequent secret con-
situations IN different rooms before the beginning
Of the voting and during the several recesses.
There was every effort made to prevent the result
by few who were determined to stand by Dawes
until the last.
The Convention was called to order at noon by
President Loring, and, Immediately thereafter,
Mr.. Noble, Of Westneld, with view to put stop
to further questions as to points Of order and
other Interruptions, which arose from lack OF
settled rules for the guidance Of the
Convention. moved that the rules of the
House be adopted as the rules OF the
Convention. Mr. Robinson, OF Cncopee,
raised the question whether the adoption
Of such motion would give one-nfth OF the men,
bers right to demand the yeas and nays upon
doubted votes, that question having been mega
lived on Thursday. The President ruled that it
would, and the motion was then tabled on motion
OF Mr.. Goldman, OF Boston.
HoAR's HOPE DEFERRED.
The roll was then called, the President having
previously instructed the members Of the Conven-
ton to reply as usual. AS the voting went on it
was evident that, In vulgar political parance,
"things had been fixed" to bring out the opponents
John I. Haskings from Adams back to his first love,
Hoar. caused quite buzz Of interest, and when
Ezra Stearns, persistent adherent to Curtis,
gave the name OF E. X. Hoar as his reply to the
call OF the Clerk the exclamation "That fixes it,"
from all sides, showed how closely the voters had
been counted. The result proved that his vote
gave Hoar Tor the first time q plurality over all
other candidates.
FIRST BALLOT OF THE DAY.
The Clerks return Of the vote was announced as
fOllows:-
Whole number OF votes. 265
Necessary for a choice. ..................... 1874
E. Redwood HOar, OF Concord. ................. 90
Henry L. Dawes, OF Pittsfeld.. 90
N. P. Banks, OF Waltham.
Charles Francis Adams, OF Quincy. .............
William b. Washburn, Of Greenfield. ............ l
John IT, Whittier, Of Amesbury. ................. /
THE CAUCUsEs.
After the announcement OF the vote Mr.. Robin
son. or Newton, moved that the Convention take
a recess until two O'Clock The motion was car
ried. Members, instead of descending to the
depths where .'baked beansu and sboiled apple
wlthn are served to them for lunch, passed again
to the rooms numbered 10 and IA. No sooner were
the doors closed than Dame Rumor again began her
ing stories are given, they being current during
the recess 1t was reported that the Dawes party
had Withdrawn his name by 80 to % and would
vote solid Tor "Lorng as Butler man." Another
SOLID for on the first Dno
a compromise candidate" One story was good
until another was told, and all Of them found some
believers.
At two O'Clock the Convention was again called
to order, and upon motion OF Mr. Goldman, OF Bos-
ton, another vote was taken, resulting as fol-