The New York herald., 1874-12-30
TIE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.

THE CAUCUS OF THE NEW YORK MEMBERS
CREATING BAD FEELNo-oCoNoR's CANDI-
DACY THE CAUSE.-THE HERMAN AND MUIR
PLY ADVOCATES AT WAR;
The action Of the democratic leaders in compelling
the democratic Assemblymen elect from this city
TO go into caucus on the United States Senatorship
question a few days ago bids fair to give rise 10
no small trouble IL is said that several OF the gen.
tlemen who attended the caucus were quite ioath
to go at frst but that the pressure brought to
bear upon them was such that they deemed
discretion the letter part OF valor for the time
being, and that there are a few VINO are seriously
considering whether they ought to stand by the
decision Of the caucus when they go to Albany.
1t is an undenable TACT that 1t was called together
quite suddenly, and that week before 1t tock
place the impression was general among the
members elect tnat they were to go to the Capt.
tol unfettered, at least SO far as the Senatorship
question was concerned. IL seems that the
HERALDs advocacy OF
THE CLAIMS OF CHARLES o'cONoR
threw the leaders into q terrible fright. 1t fell
ike a bombshell among them. They were afraid,
1t seems that If the delegation went to Albany
unpledged it was quite possible that many, If not
majority OF the members from this city, might
get 1t INTO their neads that Mr.. O'Conor ought TO
be their choice, and that II this tendency once
became known there 1t would rally to his support
large number OF members from the
country districts who are yet unpledged
as to any particular man. To bind tie
delegation, as 1t were, hand and foot before
they left New York therefore decided upon.
and so the very day after Mr.. O'Conor's name had
been proclaimed as candidate the caucus ar
rangements were perfected. However, most of
the members had an idea that the question OF the
Clerkship and the Speakership were alone 20 be
considered, and IL is stated by one OF the gentle
men who attended that when the Senatorship
question was brought up most decided and in
dlgnant protest was made BY several against the
delegation being bound before going to
Albany-in fact, strong attempt was
aae a 1t NOS is now Sven out enss strong
effort is to be made TO induce the leaders to have
the action OF the caucus reversed on the senator
tion do So it Is said, In order that the delegation
may not pc regarded as going to Albany to dictate
ports, are very Indignant over the action Of the
caucus, and are inclined TO look upon It as too
style OF dong business; as though It was
an attempt on the part o. New York
bers from the INTERIOR who have not caucused
on the question. In this connection IT may be
stated that the HERALD's table BY counties Of the
! ''standings' OF the Seymour kernan and Murphy
men has created quite lively excitement In pollt-
lcal circles, which was heightened by the revea-
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as yet decided which way to 60. 1t Is conceded,
too. that the members who say they are ior Sey.
| gentleman in their own>dlstrict out OF compliment
to HIM. know that IN the end they must
not run and the gentlemen that are to be
| comphmented have no chance OF getting elected,
Whom these members win vote for finally is q
very delicate question: and as most OF them will
not say VINO Their second or tnird choice 49, specu
are concerned. Without counting the two liber-
ais there Will be, all told, seventy three demo-
cratic votes IN the caucus, ana 1t Will therefore
| require iorty-three votes for
| THE BEST MAN TO WIN.
As there are including the men VINO cover their
real intentions by saying they will vote for Sey-
mour when tney feel certain he Will not be q can
didate, forty -nve members who can be considered
on the ence II is not surprising tnat the politi-
clans are beginning TO shake their heads ana are
be- such plain sailing in the caucus after all The
| Herman men are confident, but Murpny's friends
claim that he is gaining headway, l y,r every day,
IN TACT, Kernan's chances are not nearly
W Weeks sag ago They say that Judge cSurcn's trends
have not forgotten the slight put upon nim by Mr..
Canal ana or winch they
Tiiden as well, ana tnat they are consequently
say. viii not acsivey interiere with Murphys can
didacy, bat that he wants Kernan elected, belev-
Kelly. They contend tnat the commercial ana
financial interests centred in this section OF the
| S!8te demand tnat Tue SeuatOT Lulb lime SQOuQ
come from this section, and that MIR. O'Conor or
| Mr.. Murphy should be the man. 1t Is now settled
| mean war to the knife. and that all attempts to
| have but one name brought before the caucus
Mr. O'ConOr has many lrends among the sup
porters ef MIR. Murphy who would Willingly vote
ior him had his friends brought out his name
earlier, before they had begun to work for
the ex-Mlnister to the Hague. II the
fight Ia the end should become so bitter as
that between Herman and Murphy there are those
who believe Tllden himself might take hand in
for himself; but as matters now look, according
| to the politicians, there Is likelihood tof his
being dragged into the contest and that the
| fight Will really be between Herman and Murphy.
II 1ilden should enter the field at the eleventh
| hour satisfied that Herman could not win, II Is
| not unlikely that the Murphy men, If cOrnered,
| would concentrate their votes upon O'COnOr, ana
with the scattering votes carry the day.